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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // September 19, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 19, 2012

With iPhone 5, Apple Has Chiseled The Smartphone To Near Perfection

You pick it up and it almost feels fake. That's not to say it feels cheap; because it doesn't — quite the opposite, actually. It just doesn't seem real.... read more

Live From HTC's New York Press Event!

Here we are, in New York City, prepping for HTC's New York press event. Three phones are expected, all of which will run the very capable Windows Phone 8 OS.... read more

iPhone 5 Shipping Estimates Slip To 3-4 Weeks

Hope you already ordered your iPhone 5. Apple just updated the shipping estimate, pushing the window for all variations from 2-3 weeks to 3-4 weeks. And with... read more

Twitter Announces Product News On The 'Today' Show. Tech Is Now Mainstream. Dur.

Our boss Jay Kirsch often refers to TechCrunch as "Forbes during the forties," a description that royally annoys me because I think TechCrunch is just... read more

Here Are The 10 Startups Taking The Spotlight Today At Founders Den: Screenleap, AnyPerk, And More

Founders Den, the "clubhouse for entrepreneurs" (it's like a co-working space, but classier) based in San Francisco's startup-heavy SoMa neighborhood, just... read more

Coming To A Car Near You: Linux Goes Automotive, Signs Up Harman, Intel, Toyota, Samsung's Tizen, More

If, one day, we really are all going to be carted around in driverless cars from the likes of Google and others, then we may as well have some apps on board to... read more

Your Online Ivy: Coursera Now Hosts 200 Courses From 33 Schools & Reaches 1.3M Students

For decades, the door to America's top-tier universities has been closing, and today your chances of being admitted to these prestigious institutions is slimmer... read more

Salesforce Debuts Rypple-Powered Work.com To Help Companies Manage And Reward Talent

Nearly a year ago, Salesforce acquired social performance platform Rypple, and revealed that it will be entering the human capital management (a.k.a. employee... read more

Samsung's Galaxy Note II Will Launch On All Five Major U.S. Wireless Carriers By "Mid-November"

Like the Galaxy S III before it, Samsung has just announced that the new Galaxy Note II will indeed hit all five major U.S. carriers -- AT&T, Sprint,... read more

PassRocket Lets Any Business Create Loyalty Cards For Apple's New Passbook App For Free

When it rains, it pours. Today, Apple is rolling out the new version of its iOS 6 mobile operating system, and already we've come across several companies... read more

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