The Latest from Basheera Khan
#XmasCrunch – Speakers and Pitches in video
<img src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/photo_1_4623833d844e67e31357775dfc8c4d73.jpg" class="shot2" />I'm not sure what the best part of the second annual TechCrunch Europe Christma
LeWeb: Shutl launches near-instant gratification for online shoppers
<img class="alignright" title="Shutl-logo" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0003/5973/35973v5-max-250x250.png" alt="" width="250" height="210" />Online shopping has come along in l
LeWeb: Storific riffs on hyperlocal, real-time conversation through social media
<img class="shot2" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0005/7166/57166v4-max-250x250.jpg" alt="" />[FRANCE] Another startup pitching on their home turf is <a href="http://www.storific
LeWeb: Sokoz turns real-time auctions into web entertainment
<img class="shot2" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0006/8933/68933v1-max-250x250.png" alt="" /> [FRANCE] <a href="http://www.sokoz.fr/">Sokoz</a> is a quick-fire real-time, revers
LeWeb: Cost-control for cloud computing from CloudSplit
<img class="shot2" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0005/8493/58493v1-max-250x250.png" alt="" />[IRELAND] <a href="http://www.cloudsplit.com/index.php">CloudSplit</a>, a real-time
LeWeb: Task.ly promises to-do management with added sexy
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[RUSSIA] Here's something that ought to get personal productivity geeks a little b
LeWeb: Tigerlily targets community management with Facebook Page tools
[FRANCE] <img class="shot2" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0006/8965/68965v1-max-250x250.png" alt="" />French startup <a href="http://tigerlilyapp.com/">Tigerlily</a> offers a wh
LeWeb: Stribe's plug and play social networks – with a difference?
<img class="shot2" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0005/8262/58262v2-max-250x250.jpg" alt="" /> [FRANCE/US] Stribe is a plug and play service to instantly create a social network
LeWeb: FriendBinder controls social network noise
[UK] <img class="shot2" src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0002/7019/27019v4-max-250x250.png" alt="" />With the mass of social networking sites and tools out there comes the dire nee
Say it isn't so – WhoSampled reveals the rip-offs in music
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Texas Instruments targets 3D gaming with Softkinetic-Optrima gesture recognition SDK
[Belgium] Earlier this week, 3D gesture recognition software developer Softkinetic and VUB university spin-off company Optrima, inventor of patented 3D sensing technology announced a joint venture off
Swedish startup RunAlong wants to make you sweat. With your friends. In the dark.
FOWA’s known for being a launching platform for startups. The joy of being surrounded by 600-odd web people though is that there are bound to be a few other startups in the house apart from the
FOWA 2009: Simon Wardley on what cloud computing standards mean for tech startups
Looking at the Twitter stream of Day 2 at FOWA 2009, it’s clear that Canonical’s Simon Wardley hit all the right buttons with his levelheaded and wryly humourous take on the ongoing evolut
How many iPhone apps has O2 banned from the App Store?
Today, 0870, a fantastic free iPhone app from freelance mobile developer Simon Maddox is at last available in the UK App Store, after a whopping 429 days in the approval process. And it appears that O
4iP makes £350k equity investment in MyBuilder.com
Channel 4’s 4iP fund has acquired a minority equity stake in former Seedcamp winner, MyBuilder.com for £350,000. As part of the deal, MyBuilder.com’s services will be integrated into Chan
Exclusive: Mixcloud launches 'the YouTube of radio' on Monday
Listen up, music lovers. Mixcloud, the on-demand radio startup that’s re-thinking radio for the digital age, opens its doors to the public at noon on Monday. The site launched in private beta at
PayPal debuts new APIs at Charity Hack Weekend
Okay, so I know events are not news, but this is one worth talking about. On 19-20 September, PayPal is hosting a Charity Hack Weekend, where the goal is for developers to build new ways to take donat
Teenagers show UK Govt how web/mobile services should be done
If we assume that the secret to successful tech startups is an elegant solution to a common problem, easily monetized and marketed to a receptive audience, then Young Rewired State probably saw the bi
Flirtomatic gets people paying to flirt Down Under
Flirtomatic, the freemium mobile and online flirting service from UK startup Handmade Mobile Ltd, has launched in Australia through ninemsn, one of the most popular websites in that country. The agree
Nokia's Ovi Store offers free trial of Shazam to drive Nokia Music Store sales
Forget Spotify – here comes another attempt to make money out of digital music borrowed directly from the shareware world. Nokia’s Ovi Store has hooked up with mobile music discovery app S