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<title><![CDATA[Bing's iPad app takes aim at Safari]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsoft today is releasing its firstiPad application, a version of its Bing mobile application that's been specifically designed fortablet users. And make no mistake about it, Microsoft is trying its hardest to encourage people to use it over the built-inSafari browser when searching and exploring the Web. It's a bold claim, so let's take a look at some of the things that the Bing iPad app does to back up that claim. As you'd imagine, the app revolves around searching on Bing. No matter what you're doing in the app there's a search bar in the top--just like in Safari. The Bing app makes that bar considerably larger, as well as adding voice search powered by TellMe, and a jump list on the side with suggestions, related searches, search history, and a category filter to pick between Web searches, and news, video and image search. Bing&amp;39's iPad app home screen.(Credit:Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Each time you search, a tile swoops in from the right side of the screen, acting as a tab of its own. You can zoom, pan and navigate through these just like you would a tab in your browser, with the addition of a highlighting tool to hunt for words or phrases on Web pages that's easier to find and to toggle on and off than its Safari counterpart. These Bing results pages stack, so if you want to go back to a previous search, you can just slide your finger across the screen to jump to a different page. This type of UI is similar to Twitter's iPad app, but lets you stack together a bigger group of preview pages. As an unfortunate side effect, pages that have loaded get purged from the iPad's memory pretty quickly (at least on the first-generation iPad), so it's not nearly as seamless as having multiple open tabs on your desktop browser, or using a third-party iPad browser with tab support that does a better job saving page states to memory. Nonetheless, the system has been designed for you to tear through searches, then hop back and forth between the results and destination pages. These stay persistent from session to session, using your Bing history as a frame of reference, so that you can come back and go through past searches just by continuing to swipe backwards in time. Those in a hurry can also hop to a dedicated history section that lists all your past searches. Results pages and destination pages stack on top of one another, so you can head back and forth between them with a finger swipe.(Credit:Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Where the line begins to blur, though, is that the app doubles as a content aggregator. Just like with the iPhone version, you can view weather, movie listings, and news, but the iPad app places these items as tiles at the bottom of the app's home screen. Clicking on any of them will fire up a specially formatted page for the iPad. You can also customize certain ones like finance and weather to use your favorite stock symbols, or location so they'll give you that info from their thumbnail. Considering the iPad doesn't ship with first-party apps for weather or stocks, this is a nice two-for-one. Adding to this is a dedicated news reader, which breaks down the top stories by category and gives you a thumbnail, headline, who published it and when it was published. You can tweak what sections are included in this reader, as well as where they appear. Once again, the swiping UI comes into play, so once you're done reading any of the articles you've clicked on, you can simply swipe it off the screen to find another story to read, or swipe in the other direction to bring it back. The news story view is a bit different from on the Web, and on the iPhone. The iPad app offers a grid you can parse through with thumbnails, headlines and timestamps. (Credit:Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET) To break out specific points of interest, there's the trends tab, which breaks down the day's trending search topics as a jumping off point for searches. This is exclusive to the iPad application, though Bing.com keeps a shortlist of trending topics on its front page that changes throughout the day.Each day in the trends section gets a grid of 10 thumbnails, and the app lets you go back for the past seven days to see what was trending. Depending on what kind of content it is, it will open up in a different type of Bing search results page. So if you click on something like a celebrity who's been in the news, you'll get taken to a page that tells you who they are, shows you what they look like, and serve up any related news stories about them. Whereas if you click on something like a music video, it will deliver you to a video player page (which it's worth noting was not working through the in-app browser when I gave the app a spin).  The trends page is an exclusive to iPad users. It grabs trending searches and puts them in a 10-tile grid that users can tap to search.(Credit:Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET) The whole time this is going on, you're never jettisoned from the application or even given the option to open up some pages in Safari, as other apps have done. You can copy and e-mail Bing links, but if you want to bookmark them, or send them to a printer--as you can do in the iPad's browser--you're out of luck with the current version. By comparison, Google's search app on the iPad includes a link out to Safari, as well as letting you jump straight to URLs from its search bar without first having to venture to the search results page. All in all, Bing has made a graceful jump from the iPhone and iPod Touch to the iPad. What the Bing folks have managed to do with the additional screen real estate goes a long way toward making information gathering and entertaining oneself a seamless experience in a way that's familiar, but uniquely different from the desktop version of Bing. Is it a different enough one to make people choose it over the browser for ingesting content With the lack of a way to peck in URLs, bookmark sites, or quickly jump to specific open pages, not entirely. But considering how close the much more capable search bar is at all times, and all the stories, photos and videos at your fingertips, these omissions are not a major problem. Bing's iPad app hits the App Store today and is being offered as a separate entity from its iPhone and iPod Touch sibling. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BenQ EW2420 gets away with low price (review)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The EW2420&amp;39's price may be its biggest selling point.(Credit:Josh P. Miller)The BenQ EW2420 is the first monitor I've reviewed to feature the rare combination of an LED backlight and an AMVA (Advanced Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment) panel.Since I was made privy to the monitor's existence, I've been very curious as to what kind of performance I'd be seeing.AMVA-based monitors purportedly feature higher contrast ratios than even other MVA monitor types. I knew that going into the review, but I wasn't prepared for exactly how high. Thanks to its incredibly low black level, which averaged at about 0.04 candelas per square meters, we saw a static contrast ratio of over 4,000:1. Compare this with the Samsung PX2370 with its 948:1 and you can begin to feel the power of that difference.This didn't translate into perfect performance, however, as I detail in the full review.Still, as it's available for around $250, it's hard to be too disappointed by anything the EW2420 gets wrong' although, I do my best to find a way.More monitor reviews can be easily accessed from the monitor hub. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Prevail for Boost Mobile]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Prevail(Credit:Bonnie Cha/CNET)NEW YORK--No big surprise, but Boost Mobile made it official and introduced the Samsung Galaxy Prevail on Monday evening, its very first CDMA Android smartphone.Available later this month for $179.99 sans contract and with a $50 monthly plan that includes unlimited voice, text, and data (also eligible for Boost's Shrinkage plan), the Galaxy Prevail is a welcome addition to the carrier's smartphone lineup. We got a chance to check out the Android 2.2 device at the unveiling event this evening, and though the handset might not offer some of the higher-end features of its other Galaxy S siblings, we think it's shaping up to be a pretty good deal.The handset measures 4.4 inches tall by 2.26 inches wide by 0.47 inch thick and weighs a light 3.8 ounces. It's comfortable to hold with a soft-touch finish on back (something we'd actually love to see on the higher-end Galaxy S phones) and easily slips into a pants pocket. The display measures 3.5 inches diagonally and has an HVGA resolution, so you're losing a bit in size and sharpness, but it's also to be expected with such an entry-level device. Plus, the touch screen is still sharp and bright enough to get the job done.  The Galaxy Prevail doesn't run Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, so you're getting a pure Android experience. The smartphone does come preloaded with a few extra apps, including Swype, Facebook, Twidroyd, TeleNav GPS Navigator, and ThinkFree Office. Of course, you can download more from the Android Market. There's only about 124MB of internal phone storage, but Boost ships the Prevail with a 2GB microSD card. There's a 2-megapixel camera on back, but it lacks a flash. I took a couple of quick sample photos though and was pleasantly surprised at the decent picture quality. Even though, the images were taken in dimly lit rooms, they were still bright. The Prevail's general performance also felt pretty responsive, with an 800MHz processor under the hood.Of course, we'll do much more testing in the days to come. We've actually got a review unit in hand, so definitely check back in a couple of days for our final verdict. In the meantime, peep our photo gallery below for a closer look at the Samsung Galaxy Prevail.Samsung Galaxy Prevail hands-on (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Canon gently updates its entry-level dSLR and accessories lineup]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Canon EOS Rebel equipped with the new 18-55mm IS II kit lens.(Credit:Lori Grunin/CNET)Canon EOS Rebel T3i photos With today's product announcements, Canon bookends its sub-$1,000 dSLR lineup with two new models--the entry-level EOS Rebel T3 and the slightly more advanced T3i--as well as introduces an updated version of its 18-55mm kit staple lens and two enhanced low-end Speedlite flash units. Rather than introduce new dSLR models at bargain-basement prices as Pentax and Sony tend to do, Canon traditionally lets its slightly higher end models gradually fall in price until they're the de facto entry-level models. But its current starter, the EOS Rebel XS, and which the T3 will replace, has been around since the summer of 2008 and even Canon must think it's looking a bit dowdy compared to competitors that, while old, aren't quite that old. Especially since the more expensive Nikon D3100 has overtaken it in sales. The T2i, however, is still quite competitive and selling well' Canon plans to keep that model in its line at a cheaper price.With the cameras, Canon is also rolling out an update to its current 18-55mm IS kit lens' the new IS II version basically adds a potential extra stop of image stabilization, from a maximum of 3 stops to 4. Here's an overview of Canon's sub-$1,000 lineup, including the outgoing Rebel XS. &amp;nbsp'Canon EOS Rebel XSCanon EOS Rebel T3Canon EOS Rebel XSiCanon EOS Rebel T1iCanon EOS Rebel T2iCanon EOS Rebel T3iSensor (effective resolution)10.1- megapixel CMOS12.2- megapixel CMOS12.2- megapixel CMOS15.1- megapixel CMOS18- megapixel CMOS18- megapixel CMOS22.2 x 14.8mm22.2 x 14.8mm (est)22.2 x 14.8mm22.3 x 14.9mm22.3 x 14.9mm22.3 x 14.9mm Image processor versionDigic IIIDigic 4Digic IIIDigic 4Digic 4Digic 4Sensitivity rangeISO 100 - ISO 1,600 ISO 100 - ISO 6400ISO 100 - ISO 1600ISO 100 - ISO 3200/12,800 (expanded)ISO 100 - ISO 6400/ 12,800 (expanded)ISO 100 - ISO 6400/ 12,800 (expanded)Continuous shooting3 fps 5 raw/unlimited JPEG 3 fps JPEG/2 fps raw n/a3.5 fps 6 raw/53 JPEG3.5 fps 6 raw/53 JPEG3.7 fps 6 raw/34 JPEG 3.7 fps 11 raw/34 JPEG Viewfinder (mag/ effective mag)95% coverage 0.81x/0.51xn/a95% coverage 0.87x/0.54x95% coverage 0.87x/0.54x95% coverage 0.87x/0.54x95% coverage 0.87x/0.54xAutofocus7-pt AF n/a9-pt AF center cross-type 9-pt AF center cross-type 9-pt AF center cross-type9-pt AF center cross-type to f2.89-pt AF center cross-type to f2.8Shutter Speed1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/160 x-syncn/a1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/160 x-sync1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/160 x-sync1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/160 x-syncn/aMetering35 zones63-zone iFCL35 zones35 zones63-zone iFCL63-zone iFCLLive ViewYesYesYesYesYesYesVideoNoneH.264 QuickTime MOV 720/25p/30pNoneH.264 QuickTime MOV 1080/20p' 720/30pH.264 QuickTime MOV 1080/24p/ 25p/30p' 720/50p/ 60pH.264 QuickTime MOV 1080/24p/ 25p/30p' 720/50p/ 60pManual aperture and shutter in videon/aNon/aNoYesYesAudion/an/an/aMonoMono' mic inputMono' mic inputImage stabilizationOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalLCD size2.5 inches fixed 230,000 pixels2.7 inches fixed 230,000 pixels2 inches fixed 230,000 pixels3 inches fixed 920,000 pixels3 inches fixed 1.04 megapixels3 inches articulated 1.04 megapixelsMemory slots1 x SDHC1 x SDXC1 x SDHC1 x SDHC1 x SDXC1 x SDXCWireless flashNoNoNoNoNoYesBattery life (CIPA rating)500 shots700 shots500 shots400 shots550 shots440 shotsDimensions (WHD, inches)5.0 x 3.8 x 2.4n/a5.1 x 3.8 x 2.4 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.45.1 x 3.8 x 3.05.1 x 3.8 x 3.0Body operating weight (ounces)17.618.5 (est)18.518.618.618.6 (est)Mfr. Pricen/an/an/a$549 (est' body only)$699.99 (est' body only)$799.99 (body only)$549.99 (with 18-55 IS lens)$599.99 (with 18-55mm IS II lens)$649.99 (with 18-55mm IS lens)$799.99 (with 18-55mm IS lens)$899.99 (with 18-55mm IS lens)$899.99 (with 18-55mm IS II lens)n/an/an/an/a$980 (est' with 18-135mm IS lens)$1,099.99 (with 18-135mm IS lens)Release dateAugust 2008March 2011April 2008April 2009March 2010March 2011EOS Rebel T3(Credit:Canon USA)Given this lineup, I can't imagine the XSi hanging around for too much longer either, at least not at its current price. The T3 looks like a moderately updated version of it, albeit with video, a slightly larger LCD and what looks like purposefully limited continuous-shooting performance. And the lack of a 24p mode for that camera seems an odd choice, unless the goal is to force people--most likely starving film students--up to the more expensive T2i.As for the T3i, it's more or less identical to the T2i with the addition of an articulated LCD and a few features for the auto-always crowd. Interestingly, there's now a Movie Digital Zoom capability, which may (or may not) provide the ability to crop into a 1920 x 1080 window in the middle of the sensor, which can help prevent artifacts like moir&amp;eacute' when shooting video (if it doesn't work that way, it's usually a don't-use feature). Canon also incorporates the Video Snapshot feature from its camcorders and some in-camera special-effects filters. Canon also claims automatic mode works better. Like everyone else. But it hasn't said anything about tweaked low-light performance at midrange ISO sensitivities, which is also in great demand.Here's how the T3i compares to some similarly priced competitors:&amp;nbsp'Canon EOS Rebel T3iPentax K-rSony Alpha SLT-A55Sony Alpha DSLR-A580Sensor (effective resolution)18-megapixel CMOS12.4-megapixel CMOS16.2-megapixel Exmor HD CMOS16.2-megapixel Exmor HD CMOS22.3 x 14.9mm 23.6 mm x 15.8mm23.5 mm x 15.6mm23.5 mm x 15.6mmFocal-length multiplier1.6x1.5x1.5x1.5xSensitivity rangeISO 100 - ISO 6400/12,800 (expanded)ISO 100 (expanded)/200 - ISO 6400/25,600 (expanded)ISO 100 - ISO 1600/12,800 (expanded)ISO 100 - ISO 12,800/25,600 (expanded)Continuous shooting3.7 fps 11 raw/34 JPEG 6 fps n/a raw/25 JPEG 6 fps (10fps with auto exposure) 20 raw/35 JPEG5 fps (7fps with auto exposure) 22 raw/45 JPEGViewfinder (magnification/ effective magnification)Optical 95% coverage 0.87x/0.54xOptical96% coverage 0.85x/0.57xElectronic 0.46 inches/1.2 million dots 100% coverage 1.1x/0.73xOptical n/a  95% coverage 0.80x/0.53xAutofocus9-pt AF center cross-type to f2.811-pt AF 9 cross-type (SAFOX IX)15-pt phase-detection AF 3 cross-type15-pt phase-detection AF 3 cross-typeShutter Speedn/a1/6000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/180 sec x-sync1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/160 x-sync1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/160 x-syncMetering63-zone iFCL16 segment1200 zone1200 zoneVideoH.264 QuickTime MOV 1080/24p/25p/30p' 720/50p/60p720/25p Motion JPEG AVIAVCHD 1080/60i @ 17Mbps' H.264 MPEG-4 1440x1080/30p @ 12MbpsAVCHD 1080/60i @ 17Mbps' H.264 MPEG-4 1440x1080/30p @ 12MbpsAudioMono' mic inputMonoStereo' mic inputStereo' mic inputManual aperture and shutter in videoYesn/aYesYesImage stabilizationOpticalSensor shiftSensor shiftSensor shiftLCD size3 inches articulated 1.04 megapixels3 inches fixed 921,000 dots3 inches articulated 921,600 dots3 inches articulated 921,600 dotsMemory slots1 x SDXC1 x SDXC/SDHC (SDXC requires firmware upgrade)1 x SDXC1 x SDXCWireless flashYesYesYesYesBattery life (CIPA rating)440 shots560 shots (NiMH batteries)330 shots1050 shotsDimensions (WHD, inches)5.1 x 3.8 x 3.04.8 x 3.6 x 2.74.9 x 3.6 x 3.35.4 x 4.1 x 3.3Body operating weight (ounces)18.6 (est)20.417.824 (est)Mfr. Price$799.99 (body only)n/a$749.99 (body only)$799.99 (body only)$899.99 (with 18-55mm IS II lens)$749.95 (with 18-55mm lens)$849.99 (with 18-55mm lens)$899.99 (with 18-55mm lens)$1,099.99 (with 18-135mm IS lens)n/an/an/aRelease dateMarch 2011October 2010September 2010November 2010In a lot of ways, the T3i is too little too late compared to its main competitors. Burst speed performance is key for a lot of upgraders, generally for shooting sports and pets, and the camera still uses a years-old autofocus system. The 18-megapixel resolution simply doesn't matter in comparison to those. On the flip side, the T3i's video capabilities look like it will be the entry-level model of choice for shooting video' AVCHD remains a major pain in the posterior to deal with for creative shooting because it only supports interlaced video at 1080 and the standard bit rate is capped at 21 megabits per second (some manufacturers provide a proprietary 24 Mbps 24p mode). In contrast, Canon's H.264 QuickTime video tends to run around 44Mbps rates.The T3 also falls short in several respects. Here's where it fits in its market segment:&amp;nbsp'Canon EOS Rebel T3Nikon D3000Pentax K-xSensor (effective resolution)12.2-megapixel CMOS10.2-megapixel CCD12.4-megapixel CMOS22.2 x 14.8mm (est)23.6 x 15.8mm23.5 mm x 15.6mmFocal length multiplier1.6x1.5x1.5xSensitivity rangeISO 100 - ISO 6400ISO 100 - ISO 3200ISO 100 (expanded)/200 - ISO 6400/12,800 (expanded)Continuous shooting3 fps JPEG/2 fps raw n/a3fps n/a4.7 fps 5 raw/17 JPEGViewfinder (magnification/effective magnification)n/a95% coverage 0.80x/0.53x96% coverage 0.85x/0.57xAutofocus9-pt AF center cross-type 11-pt AF center cross-type11-pt AF 9 cross-typeShutter Speedn/a1/4000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/200 sec x-sync1/6000 to 30 secs' bulb' 1/180 sec x-syncMetering63-zone iFCL420-pixel 3D color matrix16 segmentLive ViewYesYesYesVideoH.264 QuickTime MOV 720/25p/30pNone720/24p Motion JPEG AVIImage stabilizationOpticalOpticalSensor shiftLCD size2.7 inches fixed 230,000 pixels3 inches fixed 230,000 pixels2.7 inches fixed230,000 dotsMemory slots1 x SDXC1 x SDHC1 x SDXC/SDHC(SDXC requires firmware upgrade)Wireless flashNoNoYesBattery life (CIPA rating)700 shots500 shots1,100 shots (lithium batteries)Dimensions (WHD, inches)n/a5.0 x 3.8 x 2.54.8 x 3.6 x 2.7Body operating weight (ounces)18.5 (est)18.824.0Mfr. Pricen/an/an/a$599.99 (with 18-55mm IS II lens)$549.95 (with 18-55mm VR lens)$649.95 (with 18-55mm lens)Release dateMarch 2011July 2009October 2009Though I'd technically place the D3000 as the T3's main competitor, for roughly $100 more (depending upon where the T3's street price falls to) you can get the D3100 kit or the Pentax K-x, both of which offer significant performance advantages and newer autofocus systems, while the D3100 has a larger (though lower resolution) LCD. Nor is it the cheapest model on the market' that nod goes to Sony's Alpha DLSR-A290. Though limited, the video capabilities still outdo the others, if only for the fact that it uses a real video codec.Canon's entry-level Speedlites (photos) Neither one of the new dSLRs blow me away, though they'll probably do well simply because they're fundamentally the same as a pair of very good current models. But Canon seems a bit more adventurous with the new flashes. The 320EX includes a built-in LED light for shooting video' a nice idea as long as you're not shooting people, 'cause those things are painfully blinding. It can tilt, but not swivel, for bouncing, and can remotely trigger the shutter for any Canon camera with wireless flash support. The 270EX II replaces the 270EX, adding the same remote trigger support, and both units can work as wireless slaves. The Speedlite 320EX ($249.99) is slated to ship in April and the 270EX II ($169.99) is scheduled for March.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kleiner Perkins adds Facebook to its social lineup]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Legendary venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp;038' Byers sat out most of the recent social networking craze, but ita4a4s been catching up quickly over the past year. And the latest addition is Facebook, the social networking crown jewel.Kleiner is buying as much as $38 million in Facebook stock from other shareholders (which usually means employees and early investors) at a $52 billion valuation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journala4a4s Venture Capital Dispatch. Thata4a4s slightly higher than the companya4a4s $50 billion valuation when it raised $1.5 billion from Goldman Sachs, DST, and Goldman clients in January.The firm appears to be taking a similar strategy to another big-name firm, Andreessen Horowitz &amp;8212' since they missed out on most of the social networking superstars early on, theya4a4re willing to put a lot more money into them now, at tremendous valuations. And if they cana4a4t invest directly, theya4a4re willing to buy shares on the secondary markets. For example, last fall Kleiner led a $200 million round in Twitter that valued the company at $3.6 billion. Andreessen Horowitz didna4a4t participate in that round, but it recently purchased more than $80 million in Twitter stock from existing shareholders.Kleiner was less active on the social Web (with the notable exception of an investment in social gaming giant Zynga) until last year, due to its funding of Friendster and a focus on cleantech investments. Now, however, in addition to these bigger deals the firm has been investing in what it hopes will be the next wave of social networking hits through its sFund, which Facebook has also invested in. (In the photo above, Kleiner partners John Doerr and Bing Gordon bookend a lineup of sFund participants including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.) In fact, Kleiner and Andreessen Horowitz are the two firms that have a stake in Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, and Groupon.Next Story: Netflix finally lands on the Boxee Box Previous Story: HP snaps up real-time data management provider VerticaPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Companies: Facebook, Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp;amp' ByersPeople: Bing Gordon, John Doerr, Mark Zuckerberg          Companies: Facebook, Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp;amp' ByersPeople: Bing Gordon, John Doerr, Mark ZuckerbergAnthony 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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<title><![CDATA[Applea4a4s largest store yet coming to Grand Central Terminal]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple  is set to make New York City&amp;'s Grand Central Terminal even more of a chore  to walk through. The company will build its next major Apple Store at  the station, and the new store will have the honor of being Apple&amp;'s largest retail  space in the world, several sites are reporting.Last week, the New York Observer and IFOAppleStore both reported that Apple was eying the space, and today Cult of Mac says it has confirmed the news via its own sources.The  new store will be only a mile away from the companya4a4s iconic  cube-shaped Fifth Avenue store and will apparently serve to offload some  foot traffic from there.Ita4a4s  yet another sign of Applea4a4s retail dominance. Microsoft started opening  its own stores a few years ago, which are definitely heavily inspired  by Applea4a4s. But thus far, Microsoft has managed to open only eight stores across the country. Therea4a4s still no Microsoft store in New York City (although New York may get one of six new stores the company is opening this year).This  year is the tenth anniversary of Applea4a4s first store, and it looks like  the Grand Central location will be the new shining jewel on Applea4a4s  retail crown. It will be bigger than Applea4a4s current largest store,  located in Covent Garden, London, which according to IFOAppleStore  features around 16,300 square feet of space available to the public (the  store itself is around 40,000 square feet over four floors). When it  comes to measuring the size of a store, public space is what matters.The  real question is where Apple will find more than 16,300 square feet of  retail space in the crowded Grand Central Terminal. According to the  Observer, Apple isna4a4t expected to take any space away from existing  retailers, which include Kenneth Cole and Rite Aid. Grand Centrala4a4s leasing plan (PDF link) doesna4a4t offer up many other available locations. Instead,  Apple may place the store right in the terminal, which seems like an  even more impossible task. A source tells Cult of Mac that walls may  have to be taken down to make that happen.Photo via Randy LemoineNext Story: SolarCity makes another buy, outlines expansion plans Previous Story: 5 ways to beat Google in the intern-recruitment racePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Apple Store, Grand Central Terminal, New York City, NYC, retailCompanies: Apple          Tags: Apple Store, Grand Central Terminal, New York City, NYC, retailCompanies: AppleDevindra 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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