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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft brings Azure tools to iOS developers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 07:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A stored JPEG image from Azure loading up on an iOS device.(Credit:Microsoft)In its quest to get developers on Apple's iOS platform more friendly with Microsoft technologies Microsoft this morning released a new toolkit that helps developers integrate the company's Azure platform into the guts of iOS applications. The open-source kit, which Microsoft has posted to Github, helps iOS developers build Windows Azure integration into applications at a very low level. Microsoft says this works on both theiPhone and theiPad, giving applications a way to plug into data and notifications from services running on Azure.&quot;Today, it's not just about how quickly a developer can create an experience, but how quickly that developer can build apps that work with unique devices across a dozen platforms,&quot; wrote Jamin Spitzer, the senior director of platform strategy for Microsoft, in a TechNet post. Spitzer said that the solution is to use cloud services as the &quot;common back-end&quot; to simplify those efforts.&quot;Using the toolkits, developers can use the cloud to accelerate the creation of applications on the major mobile platforms. Companies, including Groupon, are taking advantage to create a unified approach to cloud-to-mobile user experience,&quot; Spitzer said.Microsoft has set up the system to let developers plug their Azure account information directly into apps, or run that authentication through a proxy server. That first method is the easier and more self-contained of the two, but hinders access controls and authorizations, the company said. By comparison, the proxy method, which has applications validating access to Azure keeps the username and password information from residing within the app. Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform. The service, which turned 1 year old in February, lets developers write programs that live inside Microsoft's data centers. These applications can then take advantage of considerable processing power, making use of multiple processing cores and software that can be maintained and kept up to date without local hardware infrastructure. The iOS Azure toolkit joins a similar version for Microsoft's ownWindows Phone 7 platform. Additionally, Microsoft says it's working on a version for Google's Android OS, which should arrive next month.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using LCD projectors for... mind control]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>padrking</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have announced that, using inexpensive components from ordinary liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors, they're able to control both the brains and the muscles of tiny organisms such as worms.Hang Lu and graduate students Jeffrey Stirman (left) and Matthew Crane use LCD projectors to control the brains and muscles of tiny organisms.(Credit:Gery Meek/Georgia Tech)Until now, the field of optogenetics (combining optical and genetic techniques) had been limited to larger animals, with manipulation achieved only by placing optical fibers into animals' brains or illuminating an animal's entire body.The experiments out of Georgia Tech, however, demonstrate that it's also possible to control brain circuitry using the red, green, and blue lights from a projector. By using these lights to activate light-sensitive microbrial proteins genetically engineered into the organisms, the researchers can switch neurons and muscles on and off.&quot;This illumination instrument significantly enhances our ability to control, alter, observe, and investigate how neurons, muscles, and circuits ultimately produce behavior in animals,&quot; Hang Lu, an associate professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said in a news release.Described in the Jan. 16 edition of the journal Nature Methods, the system uses a modified LCD projector to cast a multicolor light pattern onto the organisms, with independent red, green, and blue channels activating specific color-sensitive cells and silencing others.Researchers at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt Institute of Biochemistry in Germany provided the light-sensitive optogenetic reagents for the Georgia Tech experiments, while Lu and her team (including graduate students Jeffrey Stirman and Matthew Crane) built the prototype system--with support from the National Institutes of Health and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation--to explore the &quot;touch&quot; circuit of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans.To track and record the behavior of the organisms, the team connected the illumination system to a microscope with video tracking' when an organism moved, any changes to light location, intensity, and color could be updated in less than 40 milliseconds.At first, the team illuminated the head of a worm at regular intervals as it moved in one direction, which produced a coiling effect in the head that resulted in a triangular pattern of movement. The team then scanned light along the bodies of worms, which guided the worms forward when neurons near the tail were stimulated first and backward when starting with neurons in the head.&quot;This instrument allowed us to control defined events in defined locations at defined times in an intact biological system, allowing us to dissect animal functional circuits with greater precision and nuance,&quot; Lu said.While this initial research only explores mechanical stimulation, the illumination system might also be used to investigate various small animal responses to chemical, thermal, and visual stimuli. Whether such a system can be used to manipulate the brains and muscles of more complex animals remains to be seen.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Venturegeeks will incubate startups in Israel]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>padrking</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Geekmedia, the company that operates Israeli technology blog newsgeek.co.il, is getting into the startup incubation business with a new program called Venturegeeks.Based in Tel Aviv, Venturegeeks sounds like it will be structured similarly to well-known US incubator programs like Y Combinator. Startups accepted into the program will receive $20,000, as well as three months of mentorship and office space, in return for a 10 percent stake in the company.Mentors include investors Eden Shochat and Udi Netzer, Soluto CEO Tomer Dvir, Delver co-founder Liad Agmon, Microsoft&amp;'s Zack Weisfeld, and Ayelet Noff of PR firm Blonde 2.0. After the program, Venturegeeks companies should be ready for their next round of funding, having created a working product or at least a prototype.Geekmedia said ita4a4s trying to tackle one of the big problems in the country&amp;'s venture capital industry &amp;8212' providing the early-stage money and support to turn a great idea into a real company. At the same time, the startups will not be required to incorporate in Israel or remain there after the program ends.Venturegeeks is funded by a $5 million US fund called GKVentures. The deadline to apply is Feb 28, and the program itself will run from the beginning of April until the end of June.[image via Flickr/Saul Adereth]Next Story: News Corp. exec: a4ANow is the right timea4 to sell Myspace Previous Story: Which is selling better: Chevy Volt or Nissan LeafPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: incubatorsCompanies: Geekmedia, Venturegeeks          Tags: incubatorsCompanies: Geekmedia, VenturegeeksAnthony 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[Room 77 and StackOverflow win Launch&'s big prize]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Launch conference, entrepreneur Jason Calacanis&amp;' event for launching startups and products, just wrapped up in San Francisco, and the award winners have been announced.There were a bunch of different categories, but three companies walked away with wins. Room 77, the new search and recommendation tool for hotel rooms, won the prize for best company launching for the first time. StackOverflow, the programming Q&amp;amp'A site that just launched a programming jobs service, won the prize for best existing company launching a new service.And GreenGoose, the company that uses stickers to turn exercise and healthy eating into a game, won the prize for best company that was plucked from the demo pit. The company won an even better prize on-stage &amp;8212' the judges, who are also investors, have already committed about $500,000 in funding.Previous Story: Gamification company GreenGoose to close $500,000 funding round tomorrowPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Launch 2011Companies: GreenGoose, Room 77, StackOverflow          Tags: Launch 2011Companies: GreenGoose, Room 77, StackOverflowAnthony 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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