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The Complete Guide To Disrupt Beijing (Day 2) Top
DisruptTechCrunch Disrupt Beijing kicked off its second and final day with a bang last night, with Sarah Lacy chatting with Lei Jun (Angel Investor, Co-founder of Xiaomi), on how he plans to take on the likes of Apple in the mobile phone industry. Next up was Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, who talked about the photosharing startup's international efforts and how it plans to deal with the onslaught of clones. In an "Attack Of The Clones" panel, a few of Groupon's fiercest Chinese competitors discussed the daily deal space and how it is maturing in China. Additionally, a number of panelists from e-commerce companies in China ventured into what the future of online retail is in the country.
 
Google Cleans Up Gmail With New Design And Better Search Top
controlGoogle is rolling out a new design for Gmail over the next few days. It features more white space, less clutter, threaded conversations, new themes, and better search. Messages aren't as bunched up as before and easier to read. Adding a social element, Google is adding profile pictures beside each message, and the labels pop out more. The density of the text also adjusts depending on your screen size and resolution, making it easier on the eyes. The new design is in line with some of the changes Google just made to Google Reader in terms of spacing and overall feel.
 
GarageBand Arrives On The iPhone And iPod Touch Top
mzl.geivjksa.320x480-75GarageBand, Apple's music creation app, is now available on the smaller screens of the iPhone and iPod Touch, after its introduction on the iPad earlier this year. Like the iPad version, the new app has Touch instruments like keyboards, pianos, organs, drums, guitars and basses. It also allows you to plug in your electric guitar to record music or a mic to record vocals.
 
Sprint Inks Deal To Become Official Wireless Carrier Of San Diego Top
sprintSprint is no stranger to forging big-name partnerships -- the NASCAR Sprint Cup comes to mind -- but this time the folks in Overland Park have struck a deal with a rather unexpected party. Sprint has just announced that after nine months of competition, they have been named the official wireless provider of San Diego, California.
 
(Founder Stories) How Dropbox Got Its First 10 Million Users Top
Ooyala Backlot Web-4Dropbox co-founder Drew Houston has one of the hottest startups in the game. With $257.2 million in funding and a $4-billion valuation it's poised to triple an already impressive user base of 45-millon. So when did Houston know he was sitting on something pretty? Erick Schonfeld finds out in episode III of Drew Houston's Founder Stories interview.
 
Verizon Doc Points To November 10 Launch For The Droid RAZR Top
RAZR launch, smallRemember that one time Motorola and Verizon announced the new Droid RAZR, but failed to offer up any in-store availability dates? A date as vague as "November" can only tide over the masses for so long, which may be why Verizon "passed along" this internal document (full-size below) to Droid-Life, which details in-store availability across "all channels" on November 10. The beastly 4G-LTE packin' RAZR will go for $299.99 on-contract.
 
Trustpilot Raises $4.5m To Scale Up Trust Ratings For Shopping Top
Screen Shot 2011-11-01 at 15.52.44Trustpilot, a site which rates the trustworthiness of shopping sites via a toolbar, has raised €3.3 million from two Nordic venture funds, SEED Capital and Northzone Ventures. The money will be used to scale internationally. Right now it's available in 10 European countries but plans further rollouts.
 
Google's GoMo Launches To Help Businesses Go Mobile Top
gomo-main-logoAs was previously leaked, Google is now launching its new GoMo service, which aims to help businesses easily create a mobile-friendly website. The website for the service was discovered earlier this week, but the details sat behind a password-protected front page. Today, Google is making GoMo available to the public.
 
AT&T Announces Availability And Pricing For New BlackBerry Line-Up Top
BlackBerry Bold 9900Despite RIM's successive screw-ups (including a massive server outage that left thousands of customers without BBM or internet service... twice), there are still some hardcore BlackBerry fans out there. If you're one of them, feel free to breathe a sigh of relief because the only news I bring you today is the announcement of three new BlackBerry models for AT&T: the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the BlackBerry Torch 9860, and the BlackBerry Curve 9360. Then again, it's not even noon yet.
 
CanIStream.it Shows You Where You Can Stream, Rent, Download Or Buy Movies Top
canistreamit-logoAdd this site to your bookmarks because I guarantee you, at some point, you're going to need it. CanIStream.it is a new search engine that shows you where you can stream, rent, download and buy movies. The site checks the libraries at Netflix, Amazon, iTunes and Hulu and provides links to the appropriate listings. And if a movie isn't available, you can sign up for CanIStream.it, set a reminder and the service will email you when the movie's availability changes.
 
TapBuy Deals: Mobile Shopping, Without The Hassle Top
tapbuyshotThe future may be mobile, but trying to shop at an online retailer from your phone is often a surefire way to get a headache. Sure, online stores are now much better about offering mobile-optimized sites than they were a few years ago — but even then, plugging in your credit card information on your phone's keyboard is a pain, and quickly buying multiple items from multiple stories is basically out of the question. There are a few good experiences to be had (I've used Amazon's mobile apps plenty of times, and they generally work well). But it's the exception, not the rule. That's why Kima Labs built TapBuy, a new mobile app (and platform) with a focus on making the mobile shopping experience as good as it should be. You enter your credit card information once, and can use it across multiple stores. There's no shopping cart — you just tap and buy, without having to go through a lengthy purchase/shipping flow. You can download their first app, TapBuy Deals for iOS, right here.
 
The Eatery: A Photo App That Promises To Improve Your Health Top
tomato eateryPeople take photos of food with their mobile phones all the time. But to what end other than to gain cred on Foodspotting or brag about your gourmet meal on Instagram and Twitter? The Eatery is a different type of photo app. It is about you, and taking photos to make yourself aware of what you are eating so that you can change your behavior and eat healthier foods. The Eatery is the first app from Massive Health, co-founders Sutha Kamal's and Aza Raskin's startup which wants to make people healthier by arming them with better data about what they doing to their bodies. The iPhone app is simple. You take pictures of everything you eat and rate it on a scale from "fit" to "fat."
 
Pontiflex Brings Its "Signup" Mobile Ads To iOS5, Android Tablets Top
iphone4_big_newsdkMobile advertising Pontiflex is releasing an update to its AppLeads Smart SDK today, which brings its online "signup" platform to iOS5 devices and Android tablets, including the Kindle Fire. Previously, the system worked on older versions of iOS and Android smartphones. These signup ads are a different type of mobile advertising - one where the click-through is not the goal, but getting the customer to opt-in to hear more from the advertiser in question, is.
 
CakeStyle Is A Personal Shopping Service For Women Top
cakeWe've written a number of times about Trunk Club, a personal shopping service for men. The model is pretty simple-professional stylists on staff coordinate with clients via phone and email, and actually purchase goods for clients from retailers. A FedEx package is sent to clients with the hand-picked styles and the men can keep what they want and send back the clothes that don't work. Today, CakeStyle is launching a similar service, but for women. CakeStyle buys fashions and accessories from designers, like Kate Spade, Elie Tahari, Rag & Bone and more, at wholesale prices and stores them in its warehouse. Personal stylists coordinate with clients via email and phone on what their style and preferences are, and will curate a collection of clothes for each season.
 
Samsung Asks Apple To Hand Over iPhone 4S Source Code Top
Screen shot 2011-11-01 at 9.37.16 AMIf Apple was a melody and Samsung was a beat, their legal battle would be the song that never ends. It's been more than six months, spanned more than half the continents, and is still in its formative stages. Final decisions have yet to be made in almost all of the cases, and in predictable fashion, the duo are igniting new battles at what feels like a daily rate. This time, Samsung is asking for some juicy deets in its Australian counter suit against Apple. After Apple won a preliminary injunction on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung vowed to get more aggressive. And so they have, filing for a preliminary injunction against Apple's brand new iPhone 4S. In doing so, Samsung has requested the source code for the iPhone 4S, as well as details on Apple's subsidy deals with Australian carriers.
 
Seva Search Raises $1.3 Million To Connect Consumers With Local Businesses Top
sevaCallHighResLogo1D.C.-based Seva Search has raised $1.3 million in Series A funding for its first product, Seva Call, a search engine that lets consumers connect with local businesses in near real-time via the phone. On the Seva Call site (and soon, mobile app), you'll be able to search for local businesses like plumbers, contractors, computer repair techs, taxi cabs or any other type of business relying on incoming phone calls for new work. To use the service, you'll enter in the dates and times that are convenient to you, plus your name, phone number and a description of the service you need. Then, the businesses call you.
 
FyreTV Now Streaming Porn To Boxee For $10 A Month Top
fyretv-logo-e1320082003351Porn sells. That's the dirty truth of the Internet and Boxee is adding a new source of adult material on its streaming platform. FyreTV (NSFW LINK) joins YouPorn, Husler, PinkVisual in serving up, ummm, NSFTW (not safe for the wife) material on both the Boxee app and the standalone Boxee Box. For $10 a month, the FyreTV app opens a door to 15,000 movies from over 100 studios. Take that, Netflix!
 
Ad Network Adknowledge Acquires Facebook Ad Management Platform AdParlor Top
adparlorAdknowledge, which bills itself as the operator of the world's largest privately held Internet advertising network, has acquired AdParlor, a Facebook Ads management platform that manages over one billion impressions per day on Facebook. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. AdParlor, which has never taken any outside funding, manages large ad spend on Facebook for companies like Groupon and Ubisoft, and offers a self-service platform for companies to manage ads on the social network.
 
iPhone 4S Continues World Tour, Hits 15 New Countries On November 11 Top
4sWhile most of the furor over the the new iPhone has died down around these parts, Apple has announced that a few new markets will soon be able to get their proverbial hands on the iPhone 4S very shortly. The 4S is poised to hit 15 new countries by November 11, including major Asian markets like South Korea and Hong Kong.
 
Kindle Fire Code-Base Baffles Developers: Android, KF8, Or Both? Top
KindleWith two weeks to go before Amazon ships its highly anticipated Kindle Fire to the first 500,000 pre-order customers, folks in the developer community are finding it hard to sort out just what flavor of Android will run on the platform. One thing is for sure, Mobi is out - as Amazon embraces both HTML5 and CSS3 in the new format. Today Kindle Format 8 powers the book reader on the Kindle Fire device, and Amazon is now telling developers that KF8 will be available on all Kindle e-ink devices in months ahead, and importantly, KF8 will be available on the free Kindle reading apps as well. This means KF8 should be available on the iPad—which could be very interesting.
 

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