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<title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the Verizon iPhone (FAQ)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Verizon iPhone will go on sale starting February 10.(Credit:Screenshot by CNET)It feels like we've been talking and writing about the potential of Verizon selling aniPhone forever. And now that it's finally here we know you have questions. Here's everything we know so far about the iPhone 4 from Verizon's press conference this morning. Add any other burning questions you have in the comments below.How is Verizon's iPhone 4 different from AT&amp;T's In terms of hardware, Verizon will have almost the exact same device. The major difference is the CDMA chips inside the Verizon iPhone that will allow it to run on Verizon's network. On the outside, the most eagle-eyed observers will notice that the Verizon iPhone 4's ringer/mute switch on the top left side has been moved slightly downward. Apple says it was done to accommodate the CDMA chips on the inside, and consequently iPhone 4 cases and bumpers currently on the market will not fit correctly.The Verizon iPhone's software is slightly more advanced too: it's running iOS 4.2.5, while the most current release for all other iPhones is iOS 4.2.1.Verizon iPhone hands-on (photos) In terms of wireless service, CDMA technology currently does not allow voice and data to be sent over the network simultaneously, which means you can't, for example, make a phone call while checking e-mail or using the maps app. The CDMA Development Group has said this capability will be available to all CDMA operators sometime this spring. One feature Verizon will offer that AT&amp;T does not, though, is the ability to use the iPhone as a Wi-Fi hot spot. Verizon says up to five Wi-Fi devices can connect to the iPhone's Internet connection at the same time.How much will the Verizon iPhone cost Verizon is offering the iPhone 4 for the same price as Apple, AT&amp;T, and others: $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB. Both include a two-year contract.We don't know much about pricing on plans just yet. Verizon COO Lowell McAdam said at Monday's press event that he wasn't ready to give details. When can I buy it If you're a current Verizon customer, congrats, you get first crack at it. You can pre-order it starting February 3. The rest of us have to wait until February 10 for the official launch.Will I finally be able to buy a white iPhone 4 then The answer is no, for now. A Verizon representative told CNET a white iPhone 4 will not be available next month. The official line from Apple remains in effect: the white model will be available sometime this spring. (Here's additional background on the saga of the white iPhone 4.) Do I get a free bumper case with this iPhone 4 Sorry, no. Apple ended its guarantee of a free bumper for all iPhone 4 customers at the end of September. What's the Verizon iPhone's SARThe iPhone 4 on Verizon has a SAR (specific absorption rate) of 1.18. The iPhone 4 on AT&amp;T has a SAR of 1.17. Since the difference is so small, it's basically the same.A cell phone's SAR is a measure of the amount of radio frequency (RF) energy absorbed by the body when using the handset. All cell phones emit RF energy, and the SAR varies by handset model, even if it's the same phone across different carriers.Is Verizon the only one who can sell a CDMA iPhone Nope. Apple COO Tim Cook told reporters today that while Apple and Verizon have a &quot;multiyear&quot; contract, it is not exclusive. That means other CDMA carriers like Sprint could potentially be next to sell the iPhone.Verizon&amp;39's Lowell McAdam (left) and Apple&amp;39's Tim Cook seal the deal on the first iPhone to be offered by Verizon.(Credit:Sarah Tew)If Verizon is pushing its LTE network so hard, why is the iPhone still on CDMAApple's Tim Cook said there were two main reasons that the iPhone isn't on LTE: the first generation of LTE chipsets &quot;forced design compromises,&quot; and &quot;Verizon customers want the iPhone now.&quot;Can I use my existing AT&amp;T iPhone 4 on Verizon's network Unfortunately, the iPhone 4 that is designed for and sold by AT&amp;T will not work on Verizon Wireless' network. The reason is that the AT&amp;T iPhone is based on a technology standard known as GSM, while Verizon Wireless uses a technology standard called CDMA. These are different technologies, and they are not interchangeable. So if you want to use the iPhone on Verizon, you'll have to purchase the new CDMA iPhone 4 designed specifically for Verizon Wireless. If I want to switch carriers, should I cancel my current contract  Don't even think about it! The best way to lose your cell phone number forever is to cancel your contract with your current carrier (AT&amp;T, Sprint, T-Mobile, or others) before signing on to a new one. Instead, walk into any Verizon retail store with your current phone in hand and sign up for a new contract. Verizon reps will do all the heavy lifting for you.Will I need to sign a new contract  Yes, unless you wish to buy the iPhone 4 at the no-contract price, which typically costs much more up front. Again, the 16GB model will cost $199 with a two-year contract' the 32GB model will sell for $299.How long will it take to port my number  The timing varies, but you could get use of your number on your new phone in as few as three hours, or up to a day. If the volume of requests is too high, the port could take as many as four days. Patience is a must.What do I do to activate the porting  You won't have to do a thing. When the porting is complete, you'll receive a text to your new phone. The porting process is identical from all carriers.Will I be charged extra fees to switch from AT&amp;T to Verizon There is typically an activation fee for new two-year contracts. In addition, you're responsible for paying your previous carrier for the final service charge before you canceled. If you duck out of a contract, you'll also face an early termination fee (ETF). If you bought your iPhone after June 1, 2010 you will be subject to at most a $325 early termination fee. AT&amp;T prorates its ETFs, so that penalty is reduced by $10 for each full month you complete of your service. Do you think that there will be a mass exodus from AT&amp;T's network to Verizon's network for the iPhone 4I have no way to predict the future, but I don't think that there will be a mass exodus from AT&amp;T to Verizon Wireless. While there is significant pent-up demand for the Verizon iPhone, I think that most of the initial customers will be existing Verizon customers. These are likely people who are loyal Verizon subscribers. There are also lots of subscribers who abandoned Verizon for AT&amp;T to get the iPhone. There is a good chance that Verizon will win some of these customers back. And Verizon could also win customers from Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA--those who wanted the iPhone but were unwilling to go to AT&amp;T because of the network issues. But given the fact that the Verizon iPhone is essentially the same phone that has been offered by AT&amp;T since June 2010, I don't think that existing AT&amp;T customers who are moderately satisfied with the AT&amp;T service will jump ship yet. For one, a good portion of these customers, especially those who just bought the iPhone 4, are still under contract.What do you think AT&amp;T will do to compete with Verizon Will it reduce data service pricesIt's too early to say if AT&amp;T will launch a price war to retain customers and to win new ones. Verizon hasn't announced its data plan pricing yet for the iPhone, but if it chooses to price the service more aggressively, AT&amp;T may be forced to respond. This means that AT&amp;T may offer a cheaper service plan to compete. Or AT&amp;T may end up reinstating an unlimited-data plan, if Verizon decides to keep its own for iPhones. AT&amp;T eliminated its unlimited-data plan in June for new customers, replacing it with a tiered-service offering.A price war between AT&amp;T and Verizon would be great news for consumers. The new competition for the iPhone is also likely to put even more pressure on AT&amp;T to improve its network. Now that the iPhone is also on Verizon, AT&amp;T's biggest rival, AT&amp;T will need to find new ways to compete more aggressively with Verizon. AT&amp;T is improving its network, but just how quickly it can add capacity and improve reliability is crucial, as it competes head to head with Verizon. Again, this level of competition is great news for consumers because they will likely see continued improvement in AT&amp;T's network performance.Do you think that Verizon's network will be able to handle all the new iPhone subscribers Verizon's executives say they are ready for the iPhone. Verizon Wireless CEO Daniel Mead said during the presentation Tuesday that Verizon has been working with Apple since 2008 to develop an iPhone for its network. He said the network has been tested, and he is confident that consumers will continue to have the same reliable service with the Verizon iPhone that they have come to expect with other Verizon devices.Verizon Wireless Chief Technology Officer Tony Melone also said in an interview with CNET at CES last week that the network is ready.&quot;I feel very confident about our 3G and 4G networks,&quot; he said. &quot;We have seen tremendous growth over the past 18 months on our network with the Android devices and other smartphones. We are adding more capacity to the 3G network in 2011 to meet whatever demands customers put on us.&quot;What will this mean forGoogle Android phone manufacturers Are they screwed There is no doubt that the Verizon iPhone will be stiff competition for Google Android phones. Verizon is the strongest sales channel in the United States for Android devices. And it has especially close ties to Motorola, which launched its Droid exclusively on Verizon's network. Android phones at Verizon were marketed as alternatives to the iPhone. But now that the iPhone is on Verizon, these manufacturers and Verizon will have to find new ways to differentiate the Android products and position them with respect to the iPhone. This could be a big challenge, given the strong brand recognition and loyalty to the iPhone.That said, Verizon showed last week atCES that it is still very much behind the Android platform. It launched 10 new products at the trade show, all of which are based on Google Android software. These new devices will be the flagship products for the new 4G LTE network that Verizon launched in December. Apple has introduced a new iPhone in the summer every year since 2007. Do you think that it will announce another iPhone this June And will the GSM iPhone for AT&amp;T offer anything the CDMA iPhone on Verizon won't have In the past, Apple has released a new iPhone every year. So I would imagine that it will also be releasing a new version of the product in early summer, as usual. Again, I don't have a crystal ball, so I don't know for certain what the company will do. But my guess is that Apple will release an HSPA+ version of the iPhone for AT&amp;T. This version, which AT&amp;T will likely market as 4G, will be faster than the current AT&amp;T or Verizon iPhone 4 phones. HSPA+ is the next evolution in the 3G standard for GSM networks. It has the potential to offer much faster download speeds, but it may not be as fast as LTE. When will a 4G LTE version of the iPhone be on the market That's a good question. Again, this is just a guess. But based on what Apple has done in the past, I think that it will be at least a year before Apple puts LTE chips in any iPhones, regardless of whether they are made for AT&amp;T or Verizon. (AT&amp;T is launching its LTE network this summer. And Verizon launched its LTE network in December.) I think that Apple will wait until the LTE chip market is more mature before it puts them in iPhones. There are two reasons for this. First, the cost of those chips will drop considerably over time and will reduce the cost of producing the devices. And second, I think that Apple also wants to wait until all the kinks on LTE devices have been worked out. I expect LTE smartphones to have some battery life challenges. Apple is all about creating the best overall experience for consumers, and that requires a satisfactory battery life. As you may recall, the very first iPhone worked on AT&amp;T's 2.5G EDGE network, even though there were already plenty of 3G handsets on the market. It took Apple another year before it introduced the iPhone 3G.CNET's Jessica Dolcourt and Nicole Lee contributed to this story. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[15 best Kindle covers and accessories]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Amazon&amp;39's covers are great, but there are plenty of alternatives.(Credit:Amazon)Updated 12/26When Amazon released its third-generation Kindle, it also put out its own line of cases, which dominate Amazon's top Kindle accessories list. But that hasn't stopped dozens of companies from selling various covers and accessories for the Kindle. In fact, there are so many to sort through, it's hard to figure out which ones are really good--and worth considering. And that's why we've tried to boil it down for you to just a handful of products.Of course, when it comes to protective covers, everybody's got their own taste, and we may have missed a few that you think should have been included. We'll be updating this list as more products arrive, so feel free to make any suggestions or criticize our picks in the comments section below.More: Amazon promises to replace problem Kindle covers, look into issueClick any image to begin the slideshow.15 best Kindle covers and accessories (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mingleverse picks up $1.4M in seed funding for video conferencing with cardboard cutouts]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Video-conferencing service Mingleverse announced today that it has raised $1.4 million in a seed funding round to help expand its social network version on Facebook.Think of Mingleverse as Skype meets Second Life: You get voice over IP with a silly avatar. Mingleverse users can chop their faces out of an old photo and duct tape it to any randomly generated avatar. The video conferencing service then drops all those avatars into one of a number of rooms.Those rooms can be either 2D or 3D environment, andMingleverse provides users with &amp;''3D voice chat.&amp;'' This means that the sound coming out of a user&amp;'s computer is similar to what they would hear if they were actually standing in the room with other users. The pitch and intensity of the sound is dependent on where their avatars are standing in the mingle room with respect to other Mingleverse users.Mingleverse lets users then display a number of things on the walls of the room. They can switch to a live webcam feed and plaster it on one of the walls. They can also display things from their computer, like photos and videos from YouTube and Justin.tv. If a business is using Mingleverse for its services, it can even slap advertising on the walls to generate a little bit of extra revenue.It&amp;'s a little surprising to see new entrants in the consumer video conferencing sector right now given that there are a large number of powerhouses. The obvious competitor is Skype, which allows free Skype-to-Skype video calls and conferencing. But companies like Cisco and Microsoft are also making a play to enter the consumer-facing video conferencing segment.Then there&amp;'s the obvious enterprise play here. For business users that are looking for a newer teleconferencing service, there&amp;'s a premium version that allows for a greater number of people to be present in one room and enables desktop sharing. The service is free for up to 5 people in a chat room, and then costs $5 a month for up to 25 people in one room. The cost goes up to $9 a month for up to 50 people in a video conferencing room. It&amp;'s still relatively cheap for a web service, but this is a space that Cisco has all but dominated for several years, and it will be difficult to crack into.This is the second round of seed funding the company&amp;'s been able to secure since it was founded in 2008. The Canadian company has raised $1.84 million to date, and this round of seed funding was led by Yaletown Venture Partners and a number of angel investors. Mingleverse&amp;'s co-founder, Ron Stevens, also invested a chunk of the $1.4 seed round a4&quot; although the company wouldn&amp;'t specify how much.Previous Story: Arianna Huffington criticizes the media worlda4a4s swinging dicksPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: teleconferencing, video conferencingCompanies: Cisco, Microsoft, Mingleverse, Skype, Yaletown Venture Partners          Tags: teleconferencing, video conferencingCompanies: Cisco, Microsoft, Mingleverse, Skype, Yaletown Venture PartnersMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francsico, Calif. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron.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[Hearst, Google, and Oprah check in to social TV app Miso]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bazaar Labs, the startup that created TV check-in app Miso, just announced that it has raised $1.5 million in its first institutional round of funding.The San Francisco company also shared some numbers about its progress today. Since it launched the first Miso application in March, nearly 100,000 users have registered  and they have created more than 2 million a4Aengagementsa4 (which include check-ins, comments, and likes), including 400,000 in the last 30 days. (Miso is now available on iPhone, Android, and iPad.)Now, thata4a4s not quite a runaway success on the level of some other social apps, but it shows that there is definitely viewer interest in the TV check-in concept. Somewhat analogous to location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla, which let people announce their location to friends online by checking in to physical venues, Miso&amp;'s TV check-in service allows people to inform their friends what they&amp;'re watching right now. (Competitor GetGlue, which allows users to check in to a broader range of entertainment media, said in July that it was seeing about 150,000 check-ins and reviews per day.) I expect that number will go up as Miso experiments with providing the right incentives to check in, such as deals and special content.The round was led by Google Ventures, which also participated in Bazaar Labs&amp;' seed round, with participation from Hearst Interactive Media. (One of the company&amp;'s  angel investors, Georges Harik, also invested in VentureBeat.)The company also announced that ita4a4s releasing an application programming interface that allows device-makers and application developers to add Miso check-in functionality. And it has signed up the Oprah Winfrey Network as its first network partner of the year, with a promotion for the reality show  Your OWN Show: Opraha4a4s Search for the Next TV Star.I&amp;'m going to be talking to cofounder and chief executive Somrat Niyogi later today, and I&amp;'ll update this post with his comments.Next Story: Assistly raises $3M to manage customer complaints on Twitter and such Previous Story: Intel&amp;'s netbook app store finally gets a blockbuster with Angry BirdsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: TV check-insCompanies: Bazaar Labs, Google, Google Ventures, Hearst, Hearst Interactive Media, MisoPeople: Somrat Niyogi          Tags: TV check-insCompanies: Bazaar Labs, Google, Google Ventures, Hearst, Hearst Interactive Media, MisoPeople: Somrat NiyogiAnthony 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.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[By the numbers: Apple&'s fourth quarter results]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple delivered a stellar fourth quarter by bringing in almost $27 billion in revenue during the holiday season a4&quot; another record for the iPhone and Mac manufacturer.But the numbers really do speak for themselves.Here are some highlights from the company&amp;'s announcement today of its fourth quarter performance ending in December:Those are some pretty staggering results. Apple, the largest consumer technology company in the world, has reached a market cap of $312.5 billion and is now the second largest company in the world a4&quot; and is fast approaching ExxonMobil, the largest company in the world with a market cap of nearly $400 billion.All eyes are on Apple&amp;'s next quarter, in which the company will be under the guidance of Tim Cook now that Steve Jobs has decided to take some personal time off.The company is releasing its iPhone on Verizon&amp;'s network next month, Applea4a4s iPad 2 is expected to ship around April, and the company is expected to field a new iPhone by the summer. Even without Steve Jobs and with the company on cruise control, Apple looks like it&amp;'s in good shape.Next Story: Analysts neglect to ask about Steve Jobs&amp;' health Previous Story: Two cleantech behemoths team up to tackle clean coal: GE and ChinaPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: App Store, iOS, iPad, iPhone, ipod, macCompanies: ApplePeople: Steve Jobs, Tim Cook          Tags: App Store, iOS, iPad, iPhone, ipod, macCompanies: ApplePeople: Steve Jobs, Tim CookMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francsico, Calif. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron.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[LVestus grabs $750M for no-money-down geothermal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Though geothermal energy is hardly common at the moment, one company is looking to change that &amp;8212' by offering geothermal heating and cooling systems for no money down.LVestus Energy announced today it had secured $750 million in initial project funding from Sundance Capital Group.The company offers a purchase agreement program called GeoTPA (thermal purchase agreement) that allowsmunicipalities, schools, buildings and  property owners to  install geothermal ground source heat pumps that can  replace buildings&amp;'  heating and cooling expenses. The GeoTPA program looks similar to a popular financing model recentlydeployed by fuel cell maker Bloom Energy and severalrooftop solar leasing companies, except LVestus says what it offers isn&amp;'t a lease so much as a utility-like contract.LVestus says the cash it has raised will go towards installing structures called geothermal loop fields that are used to extract heat from the ground in winter and reject heat in the summer (pictured, below).As we&amp;'ve written before, geothermal energy is rarely in the limelight when it comes to cleantech and has sometimesattracted the ire of environmentalists. It is, however, arenewable resource when managed correctly and has been mentioned in recent rhetoric from the government about thecountry&amp;'s renewable energy future.As in the solar model, geothermal customers of LVestus sign a 15- or 25-year power purchase agreement that lock in rates at today&amp;'s prices, the terms of which are partially made favorable by a 10 percent federal tax credit for the geothermal installation. The company says the net result is that customers can use geothermal energy and pay less than they would to install a fossil fuel-based system.a4AGiven the recent price instability in the energy sector, municipalities, institutions and corporate customers are seeking energy alternatives that provide affordable, stable and predictable long-term energy costs,&amp;'' said Michael Bowen, chairman of Sundance Capital, in a statement. &amp;''We saw such an alternative in LVestus Energy, a company that is going to be a tremendously innovative player in the geothermal market. &amp;''The company only does vertical installations, which minimizes real estate used. It only does commercial installations at this time but plans to expand to residential projects in 2012.[Top image via Fotopedia]Next Story: Y Combinator-backed Crocodoc launches online HTML5 document reader Previous Story: Verizon iPhone sales slower than expectedPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Geothermal, geothermal heat pumps, ground source heat exchange, ground source heat pumpsCompanies: LVestus Energy, Sundance Capital GroupPeople: Michael Bowen          Tags: Geothermal, geothermal heat pumps, ground source heat exchange, ground source heat pumpsCompanies: LVestus Energy, Sundance Capital GroupPeople: Michael BowenIris 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). 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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