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Cloud computing sure has come a long way. TechCrunch is reporting that Dropbox is getting close to raising money which would value it at around $4 billion. Dropbox is a storage company that allows people to bring their files on any computer and no need to email the files as attachments. The...

If you thought you had a bad weekend, talk to Nokia; its weekend was probably worse. Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the troubled cell phone manufacturer that many insiders expected Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to acquire, is having a bit of trouble this morning following a hacker infiltration last week....

I'm updating my copy of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Word 2003 as we speak. It's official: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has added “tweet,” “crowdsourcing,” “social media,” “m-commerce,” “bromance,” “cougar,” “fist pump,” and “helicopter parent” (my favorite) to its long list of real (and...

Unique visitors soared in July. Surprised? Despite the previous studies indicating that young people were getting bored with social networking, TechCrunch reports that Facebook and Twitter did very well last month. In July, Facebook received 162 million unique visitors – a 1.2 million increase...

Should we be excited, and should Netflix be scared? TechCrunch is reporting that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has boosted its on-demand video library to 100,000 titles, giving consumers more viewing options than any other service available. While this is great news, only 9,000 of those titles are...

Coincidence? TechCrunch is reporting that full details regarding the U.S. launch of the Galaxy S II will be announced on August 29. The timing of this announcement is particularly interesting because the iPhone 5 is expected to be unveiled in America on September 7. While the Galaxy S II has...

As if we didn't already have enough ways to play and share music. There's a new Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chrome extension in town, and it's bringing music to Facebook much sooner than the official rollout. +Music is described as a “super simple way to stream online music,” allowing users to listen...

This might be the epitome of “strength in numbers.” oBaz, a new site whose name is short for “online bazaar,” is attempting to give wannabe-hagglers the opportunity to crowdsource their way to a better deal, TechCrunch reports. “oBaz uses group buying power to negotiate discounts for products and...

If Michael Arrington is crazy, America Online subscribers must be nuts. Arrington, the editor of TechCrunch (AOL's (NYSE: AOL) tech blog), is making waves for his rant regarding the company's silly expense practices. AOL is reportedly very strict with its expense reports, forcing employees to...

For that one guy that doesn't want an iPad 2, and that other guy who won't buy an iPad 3. Motorola (NYSE: MMI) is in the process of developing a new tablet, TechCrunch reports. Five domains – MotorolaKore.com, KoreMotorola.com, Moto-kore.com, MotoKore.com, and Motorola-Kore.com – were registered...

Can a financial promise, a new 24-hour hotline and doubled customer support be enough to save Airbnb? After one criminal severly tarnished the Airbnb business model, the company was faced with bad press on the news that one woman's home had been ransacked. Then on Sunday another Airbnb user came...

While Android (NASDAQ: GOOG) device sales are expected to surpass Apples's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS sales year after year, the return rate on some Android devices is between 30 and 40 percent, in comparison to the iPhone 4′s 1.7% return rate as of Antennagate in 2010, according to TechCrunch.

Motif Investing, a new vehicle that allows you to invest in ideas, has raised $20 million in Series B financing led by Ignition Partners with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. This brings the company's total funding to $26 million. Motif was founded by former...

myYearbook, a growing social networking site geared toward teens, has been acquired by Quepasa (NYSE: QPSA), a company that TechCrunch refers to as a Facebook for Latinos. The cash-and-stock deal gives myYearbook roughly $82 million in Quepasa stock and approximately $18 million in cash. According...

Spotify, the long-awaited, over-hyped streaming music service, has finally come to the United States. While its arrival has been promoted all week via YouTube (NASDAQ: GOOG), Spotify waited until today to open its doors to American music listeners. Upon visiting Spotify.com, users will be greeted...