This site is in pre-alpha, please bear with us. Thank you.
technews.am is a new community for breaking news across the technology sector. We are still in Alpha, so please bear with us.

YouTube Is Falling Apart Again

TechCrunch  Nov 07 09

The ads are destroying YouTube. At least this one is. It is a video ad for sustainable energy company from Spain called Acciona. Yeah, I had never heard of them either. The video starts with this Euro-dude in a suit starting to blow up and crack apart like he's made from plaster. Halfway through, the actual video player crack in half, and all of the surrounding parts of the site shake and fall away, while an annoying voiceover is saying something about rebirth. I don't know, maybe it makes more sense in Spanish. Full story...

More stories from techcrunch »

Founder Institute’s Monstrous Gets $400K To Make You Entranced

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

Monstrous Company is today announcing that it has raised a $400,000 round of angel funding to compete in the mobile gaming space.

Apple May Be On The Verge Of Kneecapping The Cable Industry. Finally.

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

The cable companies suck. All of them. Some suck less than others. But they all suck. We need someone to whip them into shape.

YouTube Gets Its Own Short URLs. Except They’re Still Pretty Long.

TechCrunch  5 hours ago

Looks like Google is really going full steam ahead with its shortened URLs. Only a week after the search giant launched its own Goo.

MySpace Reaches Out To Upset Imeem Users: Your Playlists Will Soon Be Resurrected

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

In the two weeks since it acquired imeem in a firesale, MySpace has been met with waves of frustration from outraged users who blame the company for shutting down the troubled music service.

Backed By Google Ventures, EnglishCentral Raises $3.5 Million For Video Language Learning

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

Video language learning website EnglishCentral recently raised a total of $3.5 million, according to an SEC filing.

Twitter Captures A Nexus One Unboxing And Another Video

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

A number of pictures have hit the web now showing the Nexus One, aka the Google Phone, in the flesh. But there haven't been too many showing its packaging, and it getting unboxed.

2009 As Told In Google Wave

TechCrunch  7 hours ago

Love it or hate it, Google Wave is proving to be a great way for people to express themselves creatively in the form of videos.

Appolicious Now Delivers Personalized App Recommendations To The iPhone

TechCrunch  7 hours ago

Appolicious, a comprehensive iPhone app directory with a social twist, is on a roll. The startup just raised $1.

Facebook Uses FriendFeed As A Testing Ground For The Next Generation Of OAuth

TechCrunch  7 hours ago

When Facebook bought FriendFeed a few months ago, no one was really sure what would happen to the service.

Facebook Says “FML,” “Twitter” Is A Top Status Trend In 2009

TechCrunch  9 hours ago

Facebook has just released its list of top status updates for the year, and they're pretty interesting.



Most read today »

Most read this week »

What's New on TechNews.AM