A quick caveat up top. This isn’t a review. TechCrunch does reviews. This isn’t one. There are several reasons for this. First, last week was Disrupt — I was busy […]
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Back to news homeCruz Foam’s chitin-based packaging brings in $18M as industries scramble to go green
The best way to remove plastics from the ecosystem is to make sure they never get there in the first place, and Cruz Foam is well on its way to […]
China’s smartphone shipments slumped 23% in Jan-Aug
Smartphone shipment is often seen as the bellwether of China’s consumer spending, and right now, the picture isn’t very rosy. The world’s largest market for smartphones shipped 175.1 million handsets […]
Apple exec says future iPhones will comply with EU’s USB-C mandate
There has been a lot of consumer demand and regulatory push on Apple to change the iPhone’s charging port from the lightning connector to USB-C. Earlier this month, the European […]
Pantheon Design alleviates supply chain uncertainty with factory-grade 3D printing
In the midst of the pandemic, Pantheon Design, a maker of industrial 3D printers from Vancouver, BC, suddenly found itself getting orders from factories in the Midwest, the center of […]
Apple’s new Apple TV 4K gets a performance upgrade and lower price
Apple announced the newest Apple TV 4K today, featuring a lower price, better performance, and more storage. Plus, the A15 Bionic chip delivers up to 50% more CPU performance and […]
Cyberdontics raises $15M for robotic root canals
It’s been more than 20 years since the da Vinci Surgical System received FDA clearance. Pretty incredible when you think about it. Robotic surgery and automation in general have come […]
The Shure MV7 is a nearly perfect USB microphone
Around late-September/early-October each year, I get a Slack message from Greg asking whether I’m interested in writing a gift guide (or two). “Sure,” I say, never anticipating just how much […]
Repairable laptop firm Framework introduces refurbished program
Framework is at the vanguard of a growing movement to make electronics more repair-friendly. Some have done so by choice and others have been…nudged in that direction by looming right […]
Living with Apple’s iPhone 14 Plus
What constitutes a big phone in 2022? It’s been a moving target for a number of years now — albeit a target that has been steadily moving in a single […]