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In 2019, Spotify began testing a hardware device for automobile owners it lovingly dubbed “Car Thing,” which allowed Spotify Premium users to play music and podcasts using voice commands that began with “Hey, Spotify.” Last year, Spotify began developing a similar voice integration into its mobile app. Now, access to ...

While punk owners we talked with are keeping an eye on these newly reemerged projects, they’re also skeptical that Etheria’s older status will do much to impact CryptoPunks’ value to NFT history.n “On paper it looks cool but it didnu2019t actually do anything for the community,” says user Daniel Maegaard. ...

Holler, described by founder and CEO Travis Montaque as “a conversational media company,” just announced that it’s raised $36 million in Series B funding. You may not know what conversational media is, but there’s a decent chance you’ve used Holler’s technology. For example, if you’ve added a sticker or a ...

Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft experiences an outage and Coinbase is going public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade expands with classic games Until now, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles, but today it’s introducing ...

Detour, a startup that provided walking audio tours of cities that was founded by Groupon co-founder Andrew Mason, seemed interesting but failed to take off with users. What makes you think this startup will click?n WS: I loved Detour. I ate up both of those.n I guess where I think ...

Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Greats. In the “App Store Greats” category, you can find some well-known iPhone games that have been released over ...

US iPhone users spent an average of $138 on apps in 2020, will grow to $180 in 2021 – TechCrunch Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 11 hours U.S. consumers spent an average of $138 on iPhone apps last year, an increase of 38% year over year, largely driven by the pandemic ...

20% off tickets right here.n”,”protected”:false},”excerpt”:”rendered”:” Boston Dynamicsu2019 transition from a decades-long research robotics firm to a company that productizes and sells hardware has been a fascinating one to watch. There have been some tough lessons along the way, including the very real lesson that at the end of the day, ...

Instagram launches ‘Live Rooms’ for live broadcasts with up to four creators – TechCrunch Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 4 weeks Instagram today announced it’s adding a much-requested feature to its app with the launch of “Live Rooms,” which allow up to four people to broadcast live together at the same ...

n”,”protected”:false},”excerpt”:”rendered”:” Welcome back to This Week inu00a0Apps,u00a0the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, withu00a0a recordu00a0218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year alsou00a0spentu00a03.5 ...