HQ Trivia shuts down after acquisition falls through – TechCrunch
HQ Trivia is dead. Today the company laid off its full staff of 25 and will cease operation of its trivia, sports and word guessing games, a source close to...
Living with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip – TechCrunch
The Galaxy Z Flip ships with the same “Care Instructions” as the Fold. It’s a five-item list with the following basic points: Don’t scratch the screen with a pen or...
Tinder founder funds sex tips app Lover – TechCrunch
Want to spice up the bedroom without paying for pills or awkward visits to a sex therapist? A new app called Lover lets you take a sexual personality quiz, explore...
Instagram prototypes “Latest Posts” feature – TechCrunch
Instagram users who miss the reverse chronological feed might get a new way to see the most recent pics and videos from who they follow. Instagram has been spotted internally...
Web traffic increases in 2019 were driven by mobile; top 100 sites saw average of 223B monthly visits – TechCrunch
Mobile adoption around the world is having a significant impact on the web’s traffic. According to a new report from SimilarWeb, out today, mobile web traffic has jumped 30.6% since...
Netflix fights new streaming rivals with Samsung partnership – TechCrunch
As the streaming battles heat up, Netflix is hoping a new partnership with Samsung will help it fend off rivals. At Samsung’s Unpacked event this week, the mobile device maker...
Phone manufacturers eye their next move as 5G goes mainstream – TechCrunch
For two years running, Samsung played the same trick and front-loaded its annual event by announcing a new foldable. Last year’s announcement of the Fold was a huge one —...
Mobile World Congress is canceled – TechCrunch
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GameSnacks, from Google’s Area 120, brings fast, casual online games to developing markets – TechCrunch
A new project called GameSnacks is launching today from Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, with the goal of bringing fast-loading, casual online games to users in developing markets. Billions of...
Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets federal judge approval – TechCrunch
The U.S. mobile landscape is on track to look a whole lot different. A hotly contested $26 billion deal between T-Mobile and Sprint just got the go ahead from a...