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<title><![CDATA[Web-friendly solar installer Sungevity widens net]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sungevity designers use software and satellite imagery to design a solar array and generate a quote.(Credit:Screen shot by Martin LaMonica/CNET)Residential solar installer Sungevity said today it raised $15 million which will allow it to offer its services across the country.The Oakland, Calif.-based start-up specializes in offering a quote to homeowners for solar photovoltaic systems within 24 hours. Rather than send out a technician, Sungevity employees use satellite imagery to view rooftops, design a system, and generate a quote.The company also offers a solar leasing program in which people pay a monthly fee, rather than pay the cost of solar panels up front. It's a model developed only a few years ago but which has led to the creation of few fast-growing companies, including Solar City and SunRun.With the money, the company will be able to expand its quote and lease offerings in regions outside California, where it works now. &quot;Broader resources will allow this company to serve an exploding market for solar leases, enabling more U.S. homeowners to get the benefits of solar without having to front the full cost of their systems,&quot; said board member A. George Battle, who also serves on the boards of Netflix, LinkedIn, and OpenTable. The investment in a solar installer reflects the current direction of early-stage solar investing. With fierce price competition around solar panels, investors appear to be showing more interest in taking cost out of the installation and service side of the business.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No silver lining in Chrome OS delays]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A Chrome OS delay might not be the worst thing in the world if it gives Google time to hone its pitch.(Credit:Google)Google executives like to say they celebrate their failures, reasoning that when something fails, at least they've learned something. Perhaps with Chrome OS, they're learning how to set expectations. It's looking pretty clear that Google is going to miss its fourth-quarter target for the launch of Chrome OS, a lightweight Web-based operating system that is designed for Netbooks. The company hasn't said as much, but Google CEO Eric Schmidt referred to the Chrome OS launch as &quot;a few months&quot; away in mid-November, and Jim Wong, senior vice president for Acer, told reporters last week that Google is planning a consumer launch in 2011. Wong, whose company was among the original Chrome OS hardware partners, also suggested that Google may be planning to duplicate its corporate holiday party gift bag from last year, when attendees received Nexus One phones several weeks before they made their formal debut. Google has long said that it plans to have its employees use Chrome OS internally, and may jump-start the process with a free Netbook as a Christmas gift: a company representative would only say &quot;we are very happy with the progress of Google Chrome OS and we'll have more details to share later this year.&quot; But what to make of Chrome OS The idea is solid: a Web-based operating system that doesn't tax a battery, allows for extremely fast boot times, and provides security with no local data or locally installed applications. Yet smart ideas often fail from a lack of execution as well as shifting tastes among those once willing to jump on board. It's just hard to see exactly where Chrome OS Netbooks fit among the hardware scene of late 2010 and early 2011. It's increasingly clear the tablet device is here to stay, and those companies not named Apple that want to target that category are using Android--not Chrome OS--in order to get going.Schmidt reiterated at the Web 2.0 conference in November that Android is optimized for devices where touch-screen input rules, while Chrome OS is meant more for devices with traditional keyboards. The last time Google provided a significant update about Chrome OS, Sundar Pichai, the leader of the Chrome OS project, said Google was drawing up specific Netbook hardware requirements for partners that were likely to involve larger screens and keyboards than the industry standard Netbook.Acer, a prominent Chrome OS supporter, is investing heavily in tablets (such as the ones showcased last week) and using Android, not Chrome, on those devices (click for larger image).(Credit:Acer)But hardware makers just aren't investing in Netbooks the way they were a few years ago, when they felt compelled to produce a lower-cost product amid a huge economic recession despite the drain on their operating margins. Tablets are more friendly to those margins, and companies thinking about tablets this year and next need to go with the software that is tested and mature--Android--as opposed to the development project that is Chrome OS. One big advantage that Chrome OS has for the cost-conscious hardware maker is, of course, the cost: it's free. But even with that selling point it's obvious that the buzz surrounding the Netbook market a few years ago has dramatically faded with the rise of the tablet, perhaps demonstrated quite well by Acer's massive tablet unveiling last week in New York, where not a Netbook was to be found. Almost since the day Google revealed plans for Chrome OS, a persistent unanswered question has been &quot;why develop another operating system&quot; Google thinks that the answer to such questions is &quot;because we can,&quot; believing that if enough smart people gather to work on big important projects that some truly excellent work will result. It's starting to become clear, however, that this creates confusion both internally and externally. When asked earlier this year about the overlap between Google Wave and Google Buzz, Lars Rasmussen, the co-creator of Google Wave (who has since departed for Facebook), said &quot;If we required every product we launched not to have any overlapping functionality, that would dramatically slow down our innovation. I wish I could tell you there was a grand master plan, but that's not how it works at Google.&quot; Google struggles with the classic big-company problem of how to generate innovation when it takes so much longer for ideas to bubble up from the rank-and-file to the senior management level. And so, it allows overlapping projects to develop as to give talented employees an outlet for their creativity, figuring that even if the project is a bust--like Google Wave--it can at least find uses for that code somewhere. That strategy can backfire, however, when external partners have to depend on your guidance. Netbook makers who have been thinking about working with Google as a hedge against Apple and an alternative to Microsoft have had to navigate quite the maze. Android, in fact, was originally pitched as suitable for Netbooks, until it became clear that smartphones and tablets were the smart hardware bets in 2010. Chrome OS has been discussed as suitable for tablets, but Schmidt's comments indicate that it's not really meant for that kind of device. Andy Rubin, head of Android development, said the two operating systems will follow separate paths, while Google's Sergey Brin suggested that Android and Chrome OS will simply merge over time. So Google's main Chrome OS problem may not be that it's not going to be ready for the holiday season. It's that it may be a product that's both behind the times (too late for the Netbook craze) and ahead of its time (too early for the coming era of HTML5-based Web apps), with no coherent explanation as to why it's necessary now. Google has some time to figure this out, now that the pressure of meeting the holiday season deadline has passed. It's extremely important to the future of the project, because if the industry doesn't understand why it needs Chrome OS, it's hard to imagine how consumers will.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dear Microsoft, Hotmail Is Down For Me And It&'s Been More Than An&nbsp'Hour]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dear Microsoft,Remember me I&amp;'m that guy at TechCrunch who actually defends you and your products, when appropriate, and whenever people start talking that crazy talk about you. I would like to genuinely thank you for your part in making Web-based email popular with Hotmail &amp;8211' now called Windows Live Hotmail I see &amp;8211' and all. My wife still proudly hands out her @hotmail.com address whenever someone asks her how she can be reached, even though she is known to occasionally use Facebook and Skype. And yes, I still think she rocks.I was planning to dive into her Hotmail account to answer some messages on her behalf earlier. She asks me that from time to time, and who am I to refuse to help her out once and a while, since I spend so much time on my (Windows 7) PC anyway. Least I could do, rightYour Hotmail service is currently down for maintenance, I notice, just like some people are experiencing problems with Gmail today. Yes, right when both Facebook and AOL are launching their takes on modern digital messaging no less. It happens, no biggie.I totally dig that you&amp;'re apparently improving your (free) service, even though I know it&amp;'s probably a little white lie and you&amp;'re actually experiencing problems over there. I accept your apologies for getting in my way, too, and I will try again in a few minutes, no problemo.But seriously, can you please NOT ASK ME to get in touch with you if Hotmail happens to be down for me longer than an hour (and then actually ask me to wait for 4 hours before voicing my complaints via some online message board) How about this: you just keep improving your service and/or fixing the anomalies that prevent you from offering your online service, so I don&amp;'t need to get in touch with you in 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours to tell you about it. I&amp;'m assuming you know when your service isn&amp;'t working, or at least not for everyone, and that it&amp;'s in your best interest to get things back up and running as soon as you possibly can, not just because your users beg you to.Don&amp;'t even bother responding to this post immediately, dear Microsoft, and keep doing whatever you&amp;'re doing to fix Hotmail instead. I&amp;'ve been trying for more than an hour now, and I still can&amp;'t connect, so this is just me telling you me and my wife are still waiting.CrunchBase InformationWindows Live HotmailInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&amp'A Site Formspring Lands Another $10&nbsp'Million]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Q&amp;amp'A sitea4sFormspring, which raised $2.5 million in Series A funding back in March, reportedly closed its Series B this morning in a $10 million round led by Geoff Yang at Redpoint Ventures.a4sThis most recent financing pegs the company at a $45 million dollar valuation.Formspring is yet another player in the Q&amp;amp'A space piquing investor interest.a4sSince its launch in November, the service now boasts over 16 million registered members, 40 million monthly uniques and around one billion questions answered. Quora, another buzzed about Q&amp;amp'A site, is much much smaller at a modesta4s200,000a4smonthly uniques.Formspring plans to use the cash to focus on building out more social integration into its service. Its first financing round attracted such hot angel investors as SV Angel, Travis Kalnick, Kevin Rose anda4sDave Morin.CrunchBase InformationFormspringInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inside the race to green data centers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[This post is sponsored by Dell. As always, VentureBeat is adamant about maintaining editorial objectivity. Dell had no involvement in the content of this or other posts.When one thinks of green, the first thought that comes to mind probably is not a chilly warehouse packed sky-high with servers. Yet in the energy-efficiency world, that&amp;'s exactly what where an increasingly amount of focus is going to &amp;8212' data centers.Data centers are used by companies to store Web servers and associated computer equipment. And the behemoth buildings, which typically take up hundreds of thousands of square feet, are huge energy hogs, requiring large amounts to power the equipment, as well as air conditioning to keep the servers from overheating. In 2006, the government reported that data centers consumed 1.5 percent of all electricity in the U.S., costing $4.5 billion, and projected the energy use could nearly double by 2011, costing $7.4 billion a year.It&amp;'s enough of an issue that the EPA&amp;'s Energy Star program has launched a program to certify data center equipment as energy-efficient, as well as underscore best practices.And investors are taking note of the opportunities. Kevin Skillern, who heads up GE&amp;'s energy venture capital investments, thinks the official numbers may be behind the curve. He put the current consumption rate at three to four percent of U.S. energy output a year. That&amp;'s one reason why his company has backed green data center startups like SynapSense and JouleX.Companies like HP, Dell, Yahoo and Google have increasingly turned to greening their data centers. More and more pressure has fallen upon big companies to follow suit, as evidenced by the Facebook imbroglio this fall with Greenpeace over a data center in Oregon that will run on coal-burning power sources. (Facebook recently announced that it would place a green data center in North Carolina.)The area is already rife for innovation because of inherent inefficiencies. When data centers were first being built, energy was cheap, and not much thought was given to optimizing space or server efficiency, says Simon Mingay, analyst for technology research company Gartner.  But &amp;''those days are over,&amp;'' Mingay says.The lack-of-forethought point is underscored in approach of Nlyte, which makes a data center management tool that can tell operators the best place to put a new set of servers that avoids overheating issues, or predict how much capacity a company will need in the future &amp;8212' right now, most companies deal with that by over-provisioning, which also wastes resources and money, says Nlyte CEO Jon Temple.&amp;''Telling a customer what they&amp;'ve got, what&amp;'s being used and what isn&amp;'t being used &amp;8212' that in itself  is 10 percent savings on energy bill,&amp;'' Temple said. The rather shoot-in-the-dark approach Temple says organizations have taken in the past to data centers means that, on average, 15 percent of the assets in a data center are powered up and consuming energy without actually having anything to do &amp;8212' &amp;''other than pushing up your energy bill.&amp;''Other startups like Viridity, Power Assure and Sentilla also take a software-based approach &amp;8212' Earth2Tech notes that Sentilla could have an edge in its ability to identify underutilized servers as well as older equipment that wastes more power. Viridity makes a package called EnergyCenter that models and predicts energy usage for $500 per server rack.These days, a number of companies have emerged to compete in the greener data center space. Solutions range from the unusual &amp;8212' like GRC&amp;'s method of dunking servers in a bath of oil to cool them down &amp;8212' to architectural approaches to what&amp;'s called &amp;''freecooling,&amp;'' like Yahoo&amp;'s chicken coop-inspired, 155,000-square-footComputing Coop and HP&amp;'s 200,000-square-footWynard Center. Both companieslocated the centers in cool climates, then structured the buildings in a way that brought in chilly winds in to cool down servers, rather than fire up the air conditioning.Sensors also look like they&amp;'ll play an important part in data center efficiency. GreenBeat 2010&amp;'s innovation competition winner Redwood Systems uses sensors in networked lighting systems that can reduce data center energy usage &amp;8212' a4AWe can tell if a door has been left opena4 just by looking at its data from its sensors, the companya4a4s VP of marketing Jeremy Stieglitz told me, which in turn can be used to generate additional energy savings.SynapSense uses wireless sensors that feed into a system for data center operators to monitor and adjust heat and load. And JouleX monitors, analyzes and automatically adjusts energy usage of devices in a network to the tune of 30 to 60 percent in energy savings.Some startups, like Calxeda (formerly Smooth-Stone), aim to tackle the problem at its roots. The company makes chips that will result in servers that suck less energy and take up less space.Internet and computer titans have taken to investing or partnering with some of these companies. HP, for example, has a technical alliance with Nlyte, and also makes server management software that can cut energy use at peak times. Google has an entire website dedicated to green data center best practices, and in particular emphasizes using recycled water as part of the cooling process. The company notes thattwo gallons of water is consumed for every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced in the U.S., and has pledged to make recycled water 80 percent of its total data center water consumption by this year.The varied nature of all the competing solutions in the green data center space says something about the nature of the problem itself &amp;8212' that it&amp;'s complicated, a conclusion echoed by Nlyte&amp;'s Temple.&amp;''It isn&amp;'t going to be one vendor that provides a single silver bullet,&amp;'' he said. &amp;''IT is a complex environment that requires a lot of complexity to manage.&amp;''Next Story: Correcting the course of your companya4a4s culture Previous Story: Zynga links FarmVille and other games with American Express rewardsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: data centers, energy-efficient servers, freecooling, green data centers, Greenpeace, LED, lighting, wireless sensorsCompanies: Calxeda, Facebook, Google, Nlyte, Redwood Systems, Viridity, YahooPeople: Jon Temple, Kevin Skillern, Simon Mingay          Tags: data centers, energy-efficient servers, freecooling, green data centers, Greenpeace, LED, lighting, wireless sensorsCompanies: Calxeda, Facebook, Google, Nlyte, Redwood Systems, Viridity, YahooPeople: Jon Temple, Kevin Skillern, Simon MingayIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name).VentureBeat 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[Did Those Yahoo Layoffs Hit&nbsp'Early]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There&amp;'s been a lot of speculation around when these Yahoo layoffs will roll out. As we heard a few weeks ago, Yahoo plans to cut as much as 20 percent of its workforce. Other news outlets have reported that it&amp;'s around 10 percent a4&quot; either way, it&amp;'s going to be significant (10 percent of the company&amp;'s staff would around 600 employees). We heard that layoffs started taking place two weeks ago, particularly in the Yahoo Groups and Flickr product groups. Others have  reported that layoffs would actually be starting around December 13th, which is approaching next week. But it looks like Yahoo may have already started to hand out pink slips, according to this Tweet from Yahoo senior software developer Zach Graves.Graves writes, &amp;''The number of people carrying boxes out of Yahoo tonight is not surprising, nor the last of it.&amp;''  It&amp;'s unclear from his Tweet where these layoffs are taking place, but it&amp;'s just one of many reports that seem to confirm this. Of course, this report is anecdotal, but that fact that it is coming from a Yahoo employee (vs. an anonymous tip) does suggest that layoffs may have already started and are gradually being executed at the company.We&amp;'ve contacted Yahoo for comment and will update the post when we receive a statement from the company.UPDATE:  Zach Graves contacted us with a response: &amp;''I simply made an observation that a handful of my co-workers had made the decision, on their own, to leave the company. In no way did it imply the Yahoo! had started layoffs.&amp;''And Yahoo issued this comment, &amp;''We don&amp;'t comment on rumor or speculation.&amp;''Yeah, I guess we&amp;'ll continue to hear these &amp;''rumors&amp;'' until Yahoo is ready to actually publicly announce the fact that they are gradually making cuts. CrunchBase InformationYahoo!Information provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten Water Tech Startups To Watch, All 2010 Imagine H2O Competition&nbsp'Finalists]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ A competition for water-related clean tech startups, Imagine H2O, announced its 2010 finalists today. The competition focuses on water startups that save energy, especially in the areas of sourcing, distributing, treating and disposing of water. Sure, oil and water don&amp;'t mix. Neither do electricity and water. There&amp;'s still a serious connection between energy and H2O. We use huge amounts of power to get our water, and vice versa. According to the American Council For An Energy Efficient Economy: &amp;''Water and wastewater treatment and distribution in the United States is estimated to consume 50,000 GWh annually, representing 1.4 percent of the total national electricity consumption, and cost over $4 billion each year.&amp;''Further research by the River Network found: &amp;''On average, two gallons of water is consumed for every kilowatt of electricity used in the United States. This means that 170 gallons are used to run the clothes dryer, 55 gallons are used to run the computer and 73 gallons of water are used to run a TV in a typical American household every month.&amp;''At utilities and in the home, where consumers use a significant amount of energy to heat their water, reducing water consumption almost always leads to lower costs, reduced energy consumption and less air pollution. Imagine H2O seeks to halt a widely anticipated global water crisis, but also views global water problems today as an estimated $500 billion market opportunity for providers of water products and services.In 2009, Fruition Sciences took the Imagine H2O grand prize for a system that monitors vineyards with wireless sensors, weather stations and software, ensuring that vines are irrigated efficiently, leading to optimal berry (or grape) yields.The Fruition Sciences website explains: &amp;''[The company''s] real-time sensors [are placed on vines, and] send a wireless reading of a vinea4a4s transpiration rate, providing a precise measurement of how much water is moving through the vine&amp;8230'This gives an indication of the vinea4a4s water needs. A slow rate of transpiration indicates a vine is low on water (stressed) and potentially at risk of berry dehydration.&amp;''This year&amp;'s IH2O grand prize winners will receive at least $20,000 in cash, $15,000 of in-kind legal services and the same amount in consulting services. IH2O&amp;'s second and third place winners will each receive at least $10,000 in cash, $7,500 of in-kind legal and the same amount in accounting services. They will be chosen by and announced in March 2011. A list of the contenders, with company-provided descriptions, follows below: Agua Via develops a 1-atomic layer thick nanotech membrane that enables desalination at a 66% energy reduction and 50% cost reduction, providing energy-efficient purification and wastewater remediation.BlackGold Biofuels &amp;8211' Recovers energy from wastewater streams, creating lucrative renewable energy assets from pollution liabilities.FogBusters Inc. &amp;8211' Treats petroleum, biofuel and food processing wastewater a4Abetter, faster, cheaper, cleaner and greenera4 while capturing the FOG (fat, oil and grease) to make into biodiesel.Hydrovolts a4&quot; Makes portable floating turbines that make renewable energy and clean water from an untapped global resource of hydrokinetic energy in water canals.mOasis (no website publicly available yet) &amp;8211' Harnesses water on any land in the world so that plants grow and the planet can restore its ability to sustain life.NLine Energy, Inc. a4&quot; Converts wasted energy found in water transmission and distribution systems into renewable energy.Pilus Energy a4&quot; Harnesses genetically enhanced bacteria in scalable electrogenic bioreactor and harvests the electricity and biogases from their metabolism of organics like those found in wastewater.Puralytics &amp;8211' Solves critical water contamination problems with environmentally superior products.Solar-Machines &amp;8211' Innovative, non-PV based technology directly and efficiently converts solar energy into mechanical work for water pumping applications.Water Resources Management Co. (WRMC) a4&quot; Helps water utilities realize the full benefits of their investments in advanced meter reading, system control and asset management.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[App developers: Show us what you&'ve got for VentureBeata4a4s Mobile App Spotlight]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Youa4a4ve got mobile apps, and we want to feature them. VentureBeat has partnered with Intel for our Mobile App Spotlight, a place where we can showcase cool and innovative apps.The first Mobile App Spotlight winner was Didiom,  a slick app that lets you listen to your music library on your phone  from your computer. Next, we chose The Cartographer, a gorgeous app for managing custom and offline Google Maps.Both developers reported that being featured in our App Spotlight helped to surge downloads. The free and paid versions of Didiom saw a 370 percent and 67 percent increase respectively in downloads during the week following our feature. Similarly, downloads of The Cartographer spiked when it was featured. Your app could be next!Herea4a4s how it works: If you have a new app, submit it for consideration to the Mobile App Spotlight.   VentureBeata4a4s editors will pick three apps to profile over the coming   months, and theya4a4ll be highlighted on VentureBeata4a4s homepage. (Note: To   qualify as new a4&quot; at least to our audience a4&quot; the app must not have   previously been written about in VentureBeat. If this program isna4a4t a   fit, you can still keep us in the loop with your news a4&quot; wea4a4re glad to hear from you.) Apps written for any major smartphone platform are welcome.If you already submitted an entry last month, therea4a4s no need to resubmit unless youa4a4ve made some major changes to your app.Wea4a4ve seen some exciting entries so far, but wea4a4re always looking to be blown away by cool new apps. Submit your app today!The Intel AppUp developer program is sponsoring VentureBeata4a4s Mobile App Spotlight. However,   VentureBeata4a4s editorial staff selects apps for the program according to   its customary editorial standards, without input from Intel.Next Story: NYC Turing Fellows Program imports elite tech students Previous Story: Streaming ad network TargetSpot raises $8M to jam ads into online radioPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, apps, iOS, iPhone, Mobile App Spotlight          Tags: Android, apps, iOS, iPhone, Mobile App SpotlightDevindra 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.VentureBeat 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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