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<title><![CDATA[How to get free HDTV]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:TVFool.com)If you bought your TV within the past few years, and you live anywhere close to a city, chances are you can get better HDTV than you've ever seen, for free. The key, of course, is you need one little thing that you probably already have.An antenna. All TVs sold in the United States after 2007 are required to have an ATSC tuner. TVs larger than 36 inches have had ATSC tuners since 2005. So if you bought your TV after this, you probably have a tuner. The next step is getting a signal to it. Most of you reading this will remember the good old days of screwing on the thick coaxial cable to the back of the TV. Same thing here. If you still have an antenna in the attic, give it a try. It will probably work. Digital signals are rather finicky. I remember watching channel 56 in Boston growing up, and it would barely come in, with lots of snow and noise. How that infuriated my parents (&quot;you'll ruin your eyes!&quot;). Digital signals aren't like that. Check out my article on how HDMI cables work (and how all perform the same), because over-the-air digital broadcasts have a similar perfect-or-unwatchable failure. You either have all the signal, and it's perfect, or you fall off the digital precipice, and you've got dropouts, visual artifacts, or just a blank screen. The problem with digital OTA signals is there are a number of factors that could lead to poor signal quality in your home. If you're in a big city, the buildings can cause a problem. If you're way out in the country, distance could be the factor. Just because you had watchable channels in the old days, doesn't mean you'll have watchable digital channels. The tuner in your TV is also a big factor' some are better than others. In most cases, you can get better signal quality by either turning your antenna, or getting a better antenna. Better signal The CEA and NAB have an excellent Web site (antennaweb.org) to help ensure your antenna is facing the right way, and to give you pointers on what kind of antenna you need. Also check out the FCC's page on Antennas.From 1060 West Addison, most of the transmission towers are south, with some to the northwest. Reception is expected to be excellent, with the potential of catching a lot of channels.(Credit:Antennaweb.org)From 10236 Charing Cross Road, tucked as it is in its own grotto, reception isn&amp;39't as good. A big antenna might only be able to get a few channels. (Credit:Antennaweb.org)You'll also get a listing of all the channels in your area. Once you figure out what antenna you need, Amazon sells them, as do places like antennasdirect.com. It's also worth checking out DTV.gov and its handy DTV Reception maps.If you're really hard-core, check out TVFool.com. This awesome site has beautiful maps (image at top and below) and takes into account mountains/line-of-sight from the transmission towers. If the basic maps of Antennaweb.org aren't detailed enough for your area, TVFool should help out a lot. It's also nerdy-cool, and I know nerdy-cool. Here's a color-coded map of KNBC's coverage in Los Angeles. Sorry Burbank, no OTA Jay Leno for you.The Online Coverage Map Browser from TVFool.com. The redder the better. Purple means very little signal. (Credit:TVFool.com)HDTVUnfortunately, even if you can get digital channels, it's not a guarantee that they're HD. That's up to the individual broadcast stations. All have to be digital, but they don't have to be HD. Most stations will broadcast one HD signal, and one or more SD stations within their allotted bandwidth. So it's possible to have many more channels available than the old broadcast days, even if the total number of broadcasters hasn't increased.  Many TVs have different picture settings for different inputs. Unless you can convince your local broadcaster to transmit test signals (not totally beyond the realm of possibility), your best bet is to either try to set it by eye or copy the settings from a calibrated input, or both. (Credit:TiVo/CNET)But, but, but, my DVR! If you've become accustomed to the convenience of your DVR (and who hasn't), the switch to over-the-air may seem jarring. After all, there's no DVR, right Turns out, there are lots of options.If you're computer-savvy, you can build an HTPC that will act just like a DVR. I love my PC, but incorporating one into your living room isn't like plugging in a Blu-ray player. Many swear by it though, and I'd love to hear from them in the comments on their best strategy. For the rest of us, there's TiVo. The latest DVRs from TiVo offer streaming like Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand and Hulu Plus, and are available for less than $100. So free HDTV over the air, plus the pay services for the shows you missed on cable. Not a bad way not to pay for cable. Though who knows if you'll really save money. David Katzmaier also liked the Channel Master CM-7000PAL as a TiVo alternative that doesn't have a monthly fee. Over-the-air reception devices ruleOne of the most common complaints I hear from people about getting OTA HD is that their homeowner's association won't allow rooftop antennas. Legally, they're not allowed to have this restriction. Whether you want that fight with your neighbors is the bigger question. Check out the FCC's page on the topic here. It goes for apartment dwellers too.Lots more information:Cutting your cable can work, if you're a TV snobHow to get 'free' HD with a QAM tunerFee-free cable cutter-friendly TV gearRecap: Diary of a cable TV cord cutter<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple retail employee group working to unionize]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple employees preparing for the launch of the iPhone 4 last year at Apple&amp;39's flagship store in San Francisco.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)A group of Apple retail store employees is working to form a union to fight for better wages and combat what it says is &quot;unfair treatment&quot; from the company. Macworld, along with several other media outlets were contacted earlier today by a group calling itself the &quot;Apple Retail Workers Union.&quot; The group, the size of which is unknown, currently has a simple placeholder Web site with the quote &quot;At Apple, our most important resource, our soul, is our people. Our Time Has Come,&quot; on its front page, along with a feedback form for other Apple retail store employees to get in touch about the effort. In its note to Macworld, the group described Apple's treatment of its retail employees as &quot;unfair&quot;: We are launching today to get fellow employees, shoppers, and the world know that we work in one of the most demanding retail environments while suffering through unfair treatment and compensation among many other various issues...We deserve better. Our time has come.In a follow-up message, the group said wages are the big target, as are Apple's &quot;break schedules, training opportunities,&quot; and &quot;the selection and hiring process for internal candidates for open positions.&quot;(Credit:Macworld)The timing of the effort is not a coincidence. Apple today celebrates the 10th anniversary of its retail stores, an operation that's grown to more than 320 locations around the world, and has helped push the company's record profits. According to Glassdoor, which tracks salaries across technology companies and other industries, Apple retail store employee &quot;Mac Specialists&quot; pull in anywhere from $9 to $16 an hour. The store's &quot;Geniuses,&quot; who provide support at the company's Genius Bar, pull in considerably more, at anywhere from $13 to $23 an hour. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why the FCC might ignore Congress' will on wireless]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Editors' note: This is a guest column. See Fred Campbell's bio below.Although it's running late, the Federal Communications Commission is on the brink of releasing its yearly report to Congress on the state of competition in the mobile wireless market. For nearly a decade, the FCC has found the wireless market in the United States to be effectively competitive.Last year, however, the FCC shocked the industry by refusing to even make a finding regarding competition in the mobile wireless market. The FCC instead said that &quot;because no single definition of effective competition&quot; would be adequate, it would only provide raw market data. But federal law requires the Commission to say &quot;whether or not there is effective competition.&quot; This unambiguous phrase mandates a determination one way or the other. So why did the FCC ignore the will of Congress and say nothing at allMy fear is that the agency wants to impose new and heavy-handed regulations on the mobile industry. The FCC telegraphed its intent in the last mobile wireless report. Rather than analyze competition, it said that it should instead provide &quot;data that can form the basis for inquiries into whether policy levers could produce superior outcomes.&quot; In other words, it believes that its regulations can produce better results than competitive markets. That's why the FCC has recently imposed Net neutrality regulations on mobile wireless providers (without a finding of market failure) and has proposed a host of other intrusive regulatory requirements. This new agenda includes proposals to regulate wholesaling arrangements &quot;to ensure competition in...mobile broadband services,&quot; make it more difficult to renew radio licenses, and collect quarterly information regarding service quality and pricing.These types of regulations aren't typically applied to competitive markets. Federal law presumes that competitive markets will be lightly regulated. By refusing to make a competitive finding, the FCC avoids this presumption and opens the door for additional regulation. If I'm right, the Commission will again avoid making any competitive finding in order to pursue an aggressive regulatory agenda.If the Commission were to make a determination, the facts would compel a finding that the mobile wireless market is effectively competitive. The FCC's data shows that, between the release of the 2008 report and the last report in May 2010, the mobile market became even more competitive in critical areas. The percentage of population covered by five providers increased from 64.9 percent to 73.8 percent. An entirely new competitor, LightSquared, announced its plans to enter the mobile broadband market. The four nationwide providers launched 67 new smartphones. Apple's App Store went from having only 900 applications to over 100,000. And the annual Cellular Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.2 percent compared to a 3.8 percent increase in the overall Consumer Price Index. Increased coverage, new entry, market innovation, and lower prices are all signs of effective competition.In light of this evidence, it's ironic that this very same Commission has repeatedly issued orders during the past year finding the video cable market to be effectively competitive. The FCC has deemed cable markets to be effectively competitive when only three providers serve the market (that is, the cable company plus two competitors) and at least two providers serve more than 15 percent of subscribers--even when the cable company has more than 70 percent market share. The mobile wireless industry easily surpasses these metrics. Over 90 percent of the population is covered by at least four mobile wireless providers, and the two largest mobile wireless providers together have only 60 percent market share.Given its comfort in finding cable competitive under these circumstances, the FCC should have no difficulty finding that the mobile wireless market is effectively competitive.Yet last year the FCC avoided making any finding at all. The Commission must have some motive for ducking Congress, the evidence, and its own precedent by failing to make a competitive finding in the mobile wireless context. The only sensible explanation is the FCC's desire to increase its regulation of the mobile wireless industry. The FCC has historically avoided extensive regulation of the mobile wireless industry because effective competition is better at protecting consumers than bureaucratic regulation. If the FCC makes no competitive finding at all this year, this regulatory constraint no longer applies. That's why the Commission recently imposed Net neutrality regulations on mobile wireless providers. It's also why I think the FCC will again shirk its congressional mandate to make a competitive finding in the mobile context.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jolt of VC money for mom-and-pop home efficiency scene]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[After looking around for home energy efficiency investments for years, venture capital company General Catalyst decided to buy a majority stake in ClearResult, a sign of confidence in a relatively small, low-tech industry.General Catalyst said it has bought a majority stake in Austin, Texas-based ClearResult, which works mainly with utilities to design commercial and residential building-efficiency programs. General Catalyst managing director Hemant Taneja today declined to say how much it invested.A thermal imaging camera, one of the tools used by home efficiency professionals. That blue spot in the corner means there&amp;39's a gap in the wall insulation.(Credit:Martin LaMonica/CNET)Traditionally, venture capitalists have steered clear of service-oriented businesses, favoring instead entrepreneurs with unique technology which offers the potential for rapid growth. For example, Next Step Living, a residential home efficiency company, ended up raising money from wealthy individual &quot;angel&quot; investors after not finding interest with VCs.The appeal of ClearResult is the management team and the belief that home energy efficiency has the potential to grow far more, Taneja said. In addition to energy audits, companies can retrofit heating and cooling equipment or do on-site electricity generation, for example.&quot;We really believe this space has a lot of headroom to it. For all the talk about how energy efficiency is low-hanging fruit, it's a pretty small industry,&quot; he said. &quot;I think it's going to see a lot more sophistication.&quot;What's needed is for companies to make home efficiency services more &quot;turn key&quot; by offering financing for efficiency investments and ways to measure energy savings, Taneja said.Many building-efficiency service companies are small operations, but some large companies will emerge from the field, predicted Lyndon Rive, the CEO of SolarCity, which is a solar installer that bought a home efficiency services company last year.&quot;Five years ago in solar things were very similar. There were hundreds of mom-and-pop companies and no established brand names,&quot; he said. &quot;We see the same thing happening in energy efficiency--over time, consolidation will occur to get economies of scale.&quot;Taneja told the Boston Globe that with the investment in ClearResult, General Catalyst hopes to expand its presence from 15 to 50 states.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[India still wants BlackBerry access but ban unlikely]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[India appears unlikely to implement its threatened ban on BlackBerry services, but the government is still demanding access to the data on Research In Motion's secure enterprise network--something RIM keeps insisting it cannot provide.RIM had been ordered to give the Indian government a permanent solution on access to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) by yesterday to avoid a ban on its services. India has been insisting on the access for the past several months as a way to monitor e-mails for national security reasons. But with the deadline past and no solution apparently in place, what does that mean for RIMA senior official with India's Ministry of Home Affairs told the country's Economic Times that no decision has yet been made on extending the deadline but that a ban on BlackBerry services was unlikely.However, that doesn't get RIM off the hook. Early last month, the company did provide an interim solution by giving India access to its consumer services, which includes BlackBerry Messenger and BlackBerry Internet Services e-mail. But that access did not extend to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server used by RIM's corporate customers. This hasn't pleased the Indian government.&quot;Just like they [BlackBerry makers] have given a solution to [monitor] messenger service, we will insist that they also give us a solution to enterprise service,&quot; Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram recently told reporters, according to the Economic Times.RIM's position almost from the start has been clear and oft repeated. The company has insisted that it does not hold the keys to the encrypted data flowing through its enterprise server network and therefore cannot provide the keys. Those keys instead rest in the hands of its customers. RIM again stressed its position late last week just before the deadline. Speaking to reporters in India, Robert Crow, the company's vice president for industry, government, and university, said &quot;there is no solution, there are no keys to be handed.&quot;RIM has tried to conjure up ways to skirt the issue, such as suggesting that governments directly ask its customers for the encryption keys. But even RIM acknowledged that countries may be wary of taking such an extreme measure for fear of alienating the very companies that generate local business.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China likely bright spot in Asia climate action]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE--The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico held this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with China a likely bright spot in 2011, a senior analyst at a leading U.S. think tank said. The talks helped put the troubled U.N. negotiations back on track but failed to agree on a broader pact meant to avert every more extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, and rising sea levels. Across the region, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Taiwan are working on myriad policy steps to put a price on carbon emissions, drive more investment in solar and wind as well as greater energy efficiency. But domestic pressures, such as resistance from big business lobbies fearing higher costs, has led to some plans being put aside for more study, such as Japan's decision this month to shelve, though not scrap, its planned scheme. &quot;The outcome from Cancun should hopefully boost the prospects of action in Asia as it does show a level of collective will in tackling the climate problem,&quot; said Jennifer Morgan of the World Resources Institute in Washington. There was cause for some optimism in the United States, she told Reuters in an e-mail interview, despite Congress's failure to pass emissions trading legislation in the world's second largest carbon polluter. Morgan, director of WRI's Climate and Energy Program, pointed to California moving ahead with emissions trading and the federal Environmental Protection Agency stepping up efforts to regulate emissions of power stations and refineries as mandated by President Barack Obama. &quot;WRI analysis shows that, if the Obama administration pursues its authority thoroughly, it can get close to its 17 percent commitment,&quot; she said, referring to the government's commitment to cut emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, a target many green groups still regard as weak.China rising China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, has pledged to reduce its carbon intensity, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each dollar of economic activity, by 40 percent to 45 percent by 2020 compared to 2005. The government is likely to include this in its 12th five-year plan from 2011 to 2015 and could outline fledging market-based steps to curb carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels. &quot;It has begun to engage provinces and municipalities in strategies to achieve the target. This is very exciting and shows the level of focus of the government on reducing carbon intensity,&quot; Morgan said. But China's emissions are still set to grow for some time, as the economy burns more coal, oil, and gas to fuel growth and drive factories that export goods around the globe. Despite the policy setback in Japan, the world's fifth-largest emitter, Australia has pledged to announce in 2011 how it will put a price on carbon, most likely a tax and then a limited carbon dioxide trading scheme, after initial efforts stalled. But the emergence of unconnected schemes also had risks. &quot;Having different national schemes to meet targets is not an issue and provides flexibility for countries to develop the best policies and measures for their economies,&quot; Morgan said. The challenge occurred if countries wanted to join an international carbon market. &quot;If so, then international accounting standards are needed to ensure that all credits are robust and not 'junk credits.' In addition, international accounting standards are essential to be able to compare level of effort and actions across countries,&quot; she said. Over time, policies would also need to ramp up to achieve deeper emissions cuts, she added. &quot;If those targets and policies are not strong enough then a high-carbon infrastructure will be built which will be much more costly to replace later. It is thus essential that countries increase ambition now to save resources and funds later.&quot; Story Copyright (c) 2010 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Software bug testing on the go: uTest heads to the iPhone, iPad]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Crowdsourcing is proving to be highly useful these days, whether it&amp;'s used for getting real-time traffic data, providing accurate business listings, or testing for software bugs, which is the business the Southborough, Mass.-based uTest is in.Now the company is taking software testing truly mobile, as it has launched a native testing app for both the iPhone and the iPad (available free on the iTunes store).The company&amp;'s idea is to outsource software testing, a time-consuming activity, to testers around the world, thus enabling small start-ups to use ad-hoc quality-assurance teams, even though they couldn&amp;'t afford traditional QA testing.Larger companies &amp;8212' uTest says it has some Fortune 500 software companies signed as customers a4&quot;- can also benefit from harnessing the power of the crowds by speeding up the testing process as well as by cutting down the costs of testing. Some of the statistics uTest boasts are impressive: the company says there are over 30,000 professional testers from more than 165 countries in its community, all looking for bugs and defects in software products.Previously, testers who had iPhones and iPads were not able to report a bug they found using their device. Instead, they had to find a regular computer to do that when testing iOS apps for bugs. Now, testers can conceivably spend their commutes and other downtime earning a little bit of money. (Testers are compensated through a pay-per-performance model, getting money for bugs found or for useful feedback.) Testers can report bugs directly from an iPhone or an iPad, and uTest&amp;'s customers can receive the test reports directly on their iPhone or iPad anywhere they are, provided there&amp;'s reception.For crowdsourcing to be effective, the community has to be engaged and the process has to be as effortless as possible for the tester. For its part, uTest seems to have this in check, and business appears to be growing fast: the company closed a $13 million third round in financing and had a 300 percent increase in year-over-year revenue in the third quarter of last year. In total, uTest has raised over $20 million in three rounds since the end of 2007.[Photo credit: edrodzen]Previous Story: Facebook holds off on controversial address and phone sharing featurePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: crowdsourcing, software testingCompanies: Apple, UTest          Tags: crowdsourcing, software testingCompanies: Apple, UTestVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asus looks to Chrome OS/Android for $200 netbook]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>OliviaPearl</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Computer  manufacturer Asus is betting therea4a4s still a pot of gold to be found in  the netbook market, despite decline due to growing competition from  tablet computing devices.The  company will team up with Intel on a $200-$250 light-weight netbook  featuring either Googlea4a4s Chrome operating system or Android Honeycomb  3.0, according to a Digitimes report based on sources from an Asus components maker.The  line of netbooks, the report states, will target people seeking a  low-cost device primarily for work or Internet browsing and is said to  have a June 2011 launch date. Asus plans to ship six million in 2011.With iPad 2 launch sales close to 1 million in its first weekend, ita4a4s arguable that Asusa4a4 netbook strategy is too  late to make a large enough impact to translate into success.A  low price point is perhaps the biggest advantage netbooks have over  tablets to stay competitive. At roughly half the cost of wifi-only  versions of the iPad 2 ($499) and Motorola Xoom ($599), an Asus low-cost  netbook could reasonably grab a portion of the market.But while it might be cost-effective to use Chrome OS &amp;8212' which hasna4a4t been in the news much since Google launched its Chrome OS pilot program &amp;8212' Asus would still be going on the assumption that people will want to use it.Previous Story: Everyone is confused by The New York Timesa4a4 paywallPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Chrome OS, netbookCompanies: asus, Google          Tags: Chrome OS, netbookCompanies: asus, GoogleTom Cheredar is a contributing reporter at VentureBeat and freelance journalist. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Journalism. In addition to covering technology, his work can be found at geeksofdoom.com. You can reach him on Twitter at @tched. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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