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<title><![CDATA[Gaming on the Sony Xperia Play phone (hands-on)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Sony)We've seen plenty of the upcoming Sony Xperia Play phone, otherwise known as thePlayStation phone, but less so far of its gaming capabilities. I finally got a chance to spend some hands-on time playing games on an Xperia phone at this week's Game Developers Conference, and while it's closer to a handheld gaming console than one might have initially thought, it's still a far different animal than Sony's current PSP or upcoming NGP, and in fact feels a bit more like gaming on aniPhone oriPad than anything else. That's in part because many of the first batch of games optimized for the system come from game makers such as Gameloft, a major producer of games for the iPhone and iPad. That means you'll see titles such as Asphalt (from Gameloft), Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior, and Galaxy on Fire 2, all of which were at today's Sony event, which was billed as the Xperia Play's U.S. debut.  Having played all three of these games previously on the iPhone or iPad, the experience was very familiar, even with the completely different control scheme. Instead of a set of on-screen and accelerometer controls, as on the iPad, the Xperia phone slides its screen up to expose twin four-way directional pads (actually, one is a traditional D-pad, the other Sony's four familiar PlayStation buttons, but the effect is the same) and central touchpad with two indented circles at either end that simulate the effect of analog thumbsticks. The different games adapted to the Xperia work in different ways. Galaxy on Fire 2 was able to use both the D-pads and analog touch controls, but also kept its original on-screen controls, as you'd see on the iPhone. That was probably the most impressive gameplay demo, with a very smooth frame rate and responsive controls. Bruce Lee looked and felt a lot like the iPad version of this fighting game, but this time there were no on-screen controls, and no analog controls--you could only use the D-pad controls. Asphalt on the iPhone/iPad was a generic but pretty auto racing game, and the Xperia version felt very similar. With the split-second timing needed to steer a speeding vehicle, this was probably the best test of the Xperia's controls. The analog controls felt under-responsive, and you really needed to lean on them to make a sharp turn. The D-pad controls ended up feeling much more natural for steering, and were no doubt helped by the tactile feedback actually pressing a button gives you--both the iPhone/iPad on-screen controls and the Xperia's analog sticks have the same problem with lack of tactile feedback. As an Android phone, there's no doubt the Xperia's game library will grow quickly, but Sony will also have to convince game makers to produce Xperia-specific versions of games that take advantage of the unique controls and hardware. The launch lineup currently stands at about 50, with more on the way, and a handful (including a version of the PlayStation classic Crash Bandicoot) will ship pre-loaded on the phone when it launches on Verizon in the U.S. this spring.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo may ax 650 jobs tomorrow (report)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Struggling Web portal Yahoo may cut up to 650 jobs, or 5 percent of its workforce, as early as Tuesday, according to the New York Times.The layoffs come as the company struggles to reduce costs and grow revenues in its online advertising business. A spokeswoman at Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., declined to comment to the New York Times, which cited sources with knowledge of the situation.Yahoo&amp;'s product units are expected to take a lot of the hit. The group designs and builds consumer services, largely supported by advertising, and is run by Blake Irving, a former Microsoft executive.At the end of October, Yahoo had 14,100 employees. Carol Bartz, the tough-talking chief executive at Yahoo, has been trying to reinvigorate Yahoo. But she is still continuously hit with questions such as &amp;''What is Yahoo&amp;'' as posted by Web 2.0 Summit host John Battelle. Bartz replied at the event in November that Yahoo&amp;'s focused on five areas: &amp;''content, communications, media, technology and innovation.&amp;'' How any company can compete in five distinct areas of business is a little vague, and that&amp;'s part of why the stock hasn&amp;'t been doing that well. Investors feel that Yahoo is treading water while rivals such as Google and Facebook are racing ahead in growth.Under Bartz, Yahoo has exited search and is relying upon Microsoft for its search engine and related ad system. It remains a large player in display advertising, serving something on the order of 18 billion ads per day.Previous Story: Does the slate computer work for MicrosoftPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: web portalCompanies: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YahooPeople: Carol Bartz          Tags: web portalCompanies: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YahooPeople: Carol BartzDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.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[UserVoice Brings Its Customer Feedback Service To Facebook&nbsp'Pages]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Get Satisfaction launched a Facebook application that brought the popular customer support service to the world&amp;'s most popular social network. Today, competitor UserVoice is launching an application of its own that offers many of the same benefits.a4sThe app will allow businesses to poll users on which features they&amp;'d like to see implemented and ask if they&amp;'ve had any issues a4&quot; with the data getting relayed back to the business&amp;'s UserVoice web presence in real-time.The appeal of these Facebook applications is obvious: brands and businesses are investing significant resources into developing their Facebook pages as a way to interact with their customers. If they want to get customer feedback on upcoming features or offer user support, it makes sense to do it directly from this same Facebook Page rather than redirect them to another site.The UserVoice Facebook application will be available for free through the end of the year' it will then shift to a premium feature available for UserVoice Bronze customers and higher (the Bronze plan runs $89 a month). If you do get it during the free period, you&amp;'ll have it grandfathered in and won&amp;'t have to jump to a premium account.You can see a demo of the app on the Hootsuite Facebook page. UserVoice is launching the app via a partnership with TC Disrupt Finalist AppBistro, though the application won&amp;'t be distributed exclusively through their marketplace.UserVoicea4salso recently launched an iPhone application and a new API (which is powering both the Facebook and iPhone applications).CrunchBase InformationUserVoiceInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Renewable chemicals get hot, Elevance raises $100 million]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Renewable chemicals companyElevance Renewable Sciences announced today it has raised $100 million in third-round financing.The company makes chemicals from natural oils. Using a Nobel Prize-winning technology called olefin metathesis, it makes specialty chemicals that can go in personal care products, detergents, fuels, lubricants and other specialty chemicals markets. The new funds will go towards expanding the company and creating biorefineries in Asia, North and South America.Elevance is playing in the renewable chemicals market, which is was one of the hot, growing sectors of 2010. The renewable chemicals market will be worth $60 billion by 2014, according to a recent report by the Cleantech Group, and venture dollars flowing into the sector skyrocketed in the first half of this year to $361 million in investments. Biofuels companies have also turned to producing chemicals as a quicker way get revenues going' biofuels have taken more time to and are harder to scale. Ls9 and Solazyme, for example, have deals to make ingredients for consumer care products' LS9 partnered with Proctor &amp;amp' Gamble, Solazyme with Unilever.In a similar vein, the algae fuel players have also turned into alternate, non-fuel uses of their technology. Aurora Algae changed its name from Aurora Biofuels and shifted its business to focus on producing oils for use in protein bars and lotion, saying it would give them a better shot &amp;''to be profitable from day one.&amp;'' Solazyme also recently signed a joint venture with Roquette Frres to create food ingredients based on algae science.Partnerships are key in the biofuels and biochemicals field, and it looks like Elevance has locked down a nice assortment of backers. It was founded in 2007, with more than $40 million in capital and technology invested by TPG, Cargill and Materia. It has also partnered with top food company Cargill and Dow Corning, which makes everything from lotion to cookware and is part-owned by top chemicals company Dow Chemical.Participants in this round of financing include Naxos Capital Partners (which led the round), TPG Biotech, TPG Growth and new investorsTotal Energy Ventures (the venture capital arm of French oil and gas company Total).[Image via Wikipedia Commons]Next Story: Sony Ericsson&amp;'s PlayStation Phone expected to debut in April (report) Previous Story: HP to show off its PalmPad webOS tablet next monthPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: algae, algae fuel, algal fuel, biochemicals, biofuelsCompanies: Aurora Algae, Aurora BioFuels, Cargill, Cleantech Group, Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, Elevance Renewable Sciences, Ls9, Materia, Proctor &amp;amp' Gamble, Roquette Freres, Solazyme, Total, Total Energy Ventures, TPG, TPG Biotech, TPG Growth, Unilver          Tags: algae, algae fuel, algal fuel, biochemicals, biofuelsCompanies: Aurora Algae, Aurora BioFuels, Cargill, Cleantech Group, Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, Elevance Renewable Sciences, Ls9, Materia, Proctor &amp;amp' Gamble, Roquette Freres, Solazyme, Total, Total Energy Ventures, TPG, TPG Biotech, TPG Growth, UnilverIris 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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