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<title><![CDATA[New York City invests in urban green tech]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday launched the Urban Technology Innovation Center, an initiative to test ways to improve building efficiency.The center is a partnership among the city, universities, and businesses that aims to identify effective green building technologies. A location has not yet been chosen, but Columbia University, City University of New York, and Polytechnic Institute of New York University will be involved.One of the better examples of energy efficiency retrofits through green technology is the Empire State Building.(Credit:Empire State Building Co.)It will be funded by $250,000 from the New York City Economic Development Corp., and the three universities will provide money in kind. The group is also seeking funding through memberships.  IBM will be involved in the research by providing computing technology to analyze building performance and evaluate products, said Florence Hudson, an IBM energy and environment executive who was involved in the project's formation.The center will be looking for &quot;test beds&quot; for building efficiency, she said today in a phone interview. A company could, for example, install more efficient windows and an upgraded heating and cooling system. By gathering information on how they perform, researchers can evaluate which products perform better than others.&quot;When you have more information about a building, you need to know what to do with it,&quot; Hudson said.There are already examples of how IT can tie into building management systems to optimize performance, though they are not widely used. Recently at IBM's headquarters in Armonk, N.Y., software found out that two compressors for heating were working at once, using more energy than was needed. The system sent an alert to the building manager who fixed the problem and thus saved energy.With the Urban Technology Innovation Center, participants are expected to share the results from test cases in New York to help improve understanding of effective building management techniques and technologies, Hudson said.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Verizon iPhone teardown reveals chipset for use on AT&038'T]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Verizona4a4s iPhone 4 contains a chipset that could have enabled it to work on AT&amp;amp'Ta4a4s network as well, a teardown by the repair site iFixit revealed.The  finding means that Apple could have created a true world phone by supporting both Verizon and AT&amp;038'T&amp;'s networks in a single device.IFixit  found that the Verizon iPhone 4 uses a Qualcomm MDM6600 chip that  supports the carriera4a4s &amp;nbsp'CDMA and EVDO network standards, but it also  includes support for GSM and HSPA+ networks which AT&amp;038'T and T-Mobile  use. The latter two standards are more widely supported internationally  than CDMA, which is used by Verizon and Sprint in the US. The same Qualcomm chipset is currently used in Motorolaa4a4s Droid Pro world phone.Difficulties developing an antenna that would work across the various standards and  frequency bands likely led Apple to limit the phone to CDMA only, according to iFixit.The finding tells us that Apple is at least one step closer to offering an iPhone that can work across all US cellular networks, as well as pretty  much anywhere internationally. I wouldna4a4t be surprised if Apple ended up offering that with the iPhone 5, as it would be much easier for it to produce a single device that can run anywhere, rather than multiple  iPhones with minimal network&amp;nbsp'differences.Via ElectronistaNext Story: Early Facebook execs back AI startup Vicarious Systems Previous Story: Nokiaa4a4s E7 smartphone finally starts shippingPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: CDMA, chipset, GSM, HSPA, iPhone, smartphonesCompanies: Apple, AT&amp;amp'T, iFixit, Qualcomm, Verizon, Verizon Wireless          Tags: CDMA, chipset, GSM, HSPA, iPhone, smartphonesCompanies: Apple, AT&amp;amp'T, iFixit, Qualcomm, Verizon, Verizon WirelessDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. 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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<title><![CDATA[Tello launches an app to rate customer service anywhere]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A new mobile application called Tello offers you a chance to weigh in on the good and bad experiences you have at a restaurant, retail store, or anywhere else.Think of it as a chance to speak to the manager without actually having to speak to the manager. Ia4a4ve certainly had customer service moments when I really wanted to complain about how badly Ia4a4d been treated or praise someone whoa4a4d done an amazingly good job (okay, more the former), but trying to find the manager seemed like too much trouble.Tello makes it easier. You just open up the app (which is available for the iPhone and iPad as a downloadable application, and for Android and other phones as a mobile website), select the location, then give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. If you want to put a bit more work into it, you can also identify the employee you worked with and write a little review.Ita4a4s like Yelp, but all about customer experience. If you were reviewing a restaurant on Yelp, youa4a4d probably spend most of the time talking about food. If youa4a4re reviewing it on Tello you focus on how you were treated. The goal is to help users figure out where they&amp;'ll be treated well and where they&amp;'ll be treated treated badly, and also tell them about who to seek out or avoid at a specific business. (Honestly is another people-review site, but ita4a4s more about reviewing colleagues.)The Palo Alto, Calif. startup launched a beta test version of its app at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in September. But founder and chief executive Joe Beninato said that Tello has rebuilt the app for its full launch, adding features like the ability to share reviews on Facebook or Twitter, and to request a response from the business being reviewed. The new app looks and works better, he added, because it was taken off the cross-device PhoneGap platform and rebuilt specifically for iOS devices.Another company called Gripe launched at the same conference, offering a slightly more attention-grabbing spin on a similar idea &amp;8212' users can take advantage of their social network connections to pressure businesses into treating them better. The Tello approach is less negative, Beninato said. In fact, 85 percent of the ratings were positive during the beta period.Tello has raised $1 million in funding from Jon Callaghan of True Ventures, Ron Conway of SV Angel, Mark Goines, Dave McClure of 500 Startups, Eric Paley of Founder Collective, Shervin Pishevar of SGN, Naval Ravikant of Venture Hacks, Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital, Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures (who also invested in VentureBeat), and Russ Siegelman. The company plans to make money by offering businesses extra data and features that will help them improve their customer service.Next Story: Google Translate: You speak the words, your iPhone translates Previous Story: Splunk (who) takes on Google, Microsoft and Facebook for talent in SeattlePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: customer serviceCompanies: TelloPeople: Joe Beninato          Tags: customer serviceCompanies: TelloPeople: Joe BeninatoAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. 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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