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<title><![CDATA[Study: Pirated content sites attract billions a year]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Web sites hawking pirated software and other digital goods are luring in about 53 billion visits each year.That's according to a report (PDF) released yesterday by MarkMonitor, a company that protects online brands for its corporate customers.Piracy sites made up the majority of the 53 billion visits, while those selling counterfeit goods such as fake prescription drugs and luxury items accounted for a considerably smaller amount of traffic: about 92 million visits a year.MarkMonitor identified 43 sites as engaging in digital piracy. Among them, three sites--Rapidshare.com, Megavideo.com, and Megaupload.com--accounted for about 21 billion visits per year.Of course, such sites would argue that they discourage the uploading and sharing of copyrighted material through their respective terms of service. In response to MarkMonitor's findings, RapidShare.com issued the following statement, which it e-mailed to CNET:&quot;We have read with incomprehension the study of American enterprise brand protection company MarkMonitor which names RapidShare the world's biggest online piracy platform. This defamation of RapidShare as a digital piracy site is absurd and we reserve the right to take legal action against MarkMonitor. RapidShare is a legitimate company that offers its customers fast, simple and secure storage and management of large amounts of data via our servers.&quot;The site also faulted the authors of the MarkMonitor report for concluding that RapidShare is the biggest digital piracy site based on page visits, ignoring the fact that most individual customers and businesses use the site for legitimate reasons to share files with friends and colleagues.&quot;Of course, that does not mean that we are turning a blind eye to the fact that some people misuse our service to upload copyright-protected works to our servers,&quot; RapidShare added. &quot;However, these users are in the absolute minority compared with those who use our services to pursue perfectly legitimate interests. Furthermore, we take a great many steps to prevent and combat copyright infringements&quot;In other findings, MarkMonitor identified 48 sites as selling counterfeit goods. Of them, 26 sites were found to offer counterfeit prescription drugs and grabbed about 51 million visits each year. Another 21 sites were discovered hawking phony luxury goods and drew in more than 36 million visits per year.The company conducted the study after discussions with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.&quot;Online intellectual property theft--whether it is the sale of counterfeit shoes and fake drugs or the illegal distribution of movies, music, and software--steals jobs, threatens consumers, and hinders our economic growth,&quot; Steve Tepp, senior director of Internet counterfeiting and piracy for the Global Intellectual Property Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. &quot;We have known for a long time that rogue websites, those dedicated to piracy and counterfeiting, were flourishing at our expense. Now we begin to see the staggering scope of this problem--more than 53 billion visits on rogue sites.&quot;MarkMonitor conducted its study last year, starting with a sample of 22 brands from such categories as prescription drugs, luxury goods, music, films, and athletic equipment. The company said its automated scans found more than 10,000 suspicious sites that were then filtered to include only dedicated e-commerce and digital content delivery sites. Those sites were ranked by traffic using data from Alexa. MarkMonitor said it then analyzed the sites further to pinpoint the ones that met specific criteria for hawking pirated content or fake goods, which narrowed down the finalists to 90 unique domains.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Friday Poll: Most divisive tech battle of 2010]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Motion control systems were just one battleground in 2010. (Credit:CNET)So here we are, looking at the end of 2010, a year that's been fairly exciting in the personal-technology world. Led by theiPad, tablets became a common sight, sounding a warning call to the Netbook business. E-readers got more affordable and more widespread, and many phone makers stepped up to take on theiPhone 4, which was leaked in the spring, dramatically, after an Apple tech left a prototype in a bar.  But where there's innovation there's often conflict. Companies like Apple and Google and Microsoft are again going head-to-head in many markets. Motion control gaming systems, digital TV, and even e-books were competitive battlegrounds. The comments on Crave have at times been like combat zones, too, with our wonderfully engaged readers going back and forth over which tech is best, worst, most promising, dumbest, and so on. It's said that you pick your battles, and this is your chance to do just that. Which of these tech battles of 2010 got you most riled up Or maybe there's one we missed. If so, let us know in the comments section. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The hack felt 'round the Web (week in review)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A data breach at Gawker Media last weekend had a ripple affect for sites all over the Web.Gawker's Web site and back-end database were compromised, and passwords, usernames, and e-mail addresses for about 1.3 million user accounts were posted on the BitTorrent site Pirate Bay. Passwords were encrypted with technology, but weak passwords can easily be cracked.People who use the same password on multiple sites are at risk of having their accounts on those other sites compromised. This happened already on Twitter, with some accounts being used to send spam shortly after the Gawker breach was publicized. (To find out how to check if you are at risk and get more details about the incident read this FAQ.)Professional-networking site LinkedIn said it would disable passwords of users whose e-mail addresses were included in the customer data that was exposed in an attack on the Gawker blog sites. Yahoo asked some of its e-mail users to reset their passwords but did not say whether it was related to Gawker, while World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment said outright that it reset user passwords because of the Gawker breach.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' How Facebook saved some Gawker subscribersMcDonald's warns customers about data breachCompromised data was in computer system of database management firm hired by a marketing business partner of the fast-food company.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' How far did McDonald's-tied data breach rippleMore headlinesJulian Assange leaves London jail on bailWikiLeaks' now-famous spokesman emerges from Wandsworth Prison and tells crowd of journalists and supporters that he hopes to &quot;continue&quot; his work.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' WikiLeaks could be vulnerable to Espionage Act&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' WikiLeaks editor faces grand jury indictment&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' WikiLeaks.info rebuts malware warningsMark Zuckerberg named Time's person of the yearFacebook founder beats out world leaders and controversial figures for the title, bestowed on the person who has &quot;done the most to influence the events of the year.&quot;&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Yes, Zuckerberg deserves to be person of the year&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Facebook named best place to work&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Facial recognition comes to Facebook photo tags&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Facebook confirms outage amid new design rolloutAppeals court: Feds need warrants for e-mail Rebuffing the Justice Department, judges insist on warrants because e-mail records give police &quot;the ability to peer deeply&quot; into someone's activities.Google proclaims Chrome business-ready Chrome accounts for nearly 10 percent of browser usage. Google would like more and is looking to corporate use for further adoption. &amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Chrome 9 beta to bring faster, fancy graphics Yahoo slashing products like Delicious, MyBlogLog As it cuts costs and head count, Yahoo is also shutting down a number of social-media services that have fallen out of use or never made the company much money.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Yahoo confirms much-rumored layoffs&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Bartz's layoff memo to beleaguered Yahoo troopsIBM's Watson set for 'Jeopardy' battle Program powered by an IBM Power7 server will compete against &quot;Jeopardy&quot; superstars Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a contest to air in February.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Taking IBM's supercomputer to Final 'Jeopardy' (Q&amp;A)Home solar costs falling with industry scaleA study of 10 years of data shows that falling solar PV panel prices and more competition among installers are resulting in lower prices, with dramatic price drops in 2010.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' California says yes to molten solarAlso of note&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Is Pandora taking over our Christmas carols&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Comcast testing combo TV-Internet service&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Paul Allen's lawsuit against Apple, Google dismissed.postBody h3, .postBody h4{font-size: 1.2em'margin: 10px 0 0 0 'padding: 0px'font-weight: bold'border-bottom: none'}<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Carriers creating Isis mobile payment network]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AT&amp;T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile are creating a mobile payment network designed to help consumers more easily pay for items at stores using their cell phones, the trio announced today.(Credit:BusinessWire)The three mobile companies are building the network, known as Isis, with the initial goal of setting up a mobile payment system in which people can use cell phones to pay for items directly at a retailer, known as point-of-sale purchases.The system will use a technology called near-field communication (NFC), which provides short-range and encrypted wireless communication between different devices. The companies said the system will include strong security and privacy protection.The new mobile payment service is expected to roll out over the next 18 months. No doubt not coincidentally, Google CEO EricSchmidt showed off an upcoming Android phone with a near-fieldcommunication chip yesterday, perhaps the NexusS. Isis has already tapped two major financial players to join the effort. Discover Financial Services will work with Isis to develop the overall infrastructure for the mobile payment network, while Barclaycard US, part of Barclays, will be the first credit issuer on the network. Meanwhile, Isis is leaving the door open to other banks, financial institutions, and wireless carriers that want to be part of the new venture.Former GE Capital executive Michael Abbott has been hired as Isis CEO. Beyond the initial work that Isis is planning, Abbott has lofty goals for the system.&quot;Our mobile commerce network, through relationships with merchants, will provide an enhanced, more convenient, more personalized shopping experience for consumers,&quot; Abbott said in a statement. &quot;While mobile payments will be at the core of our offering, it is only the start. We plan to create a mobile wallet that ultimately eliminates the need for consumers to carry cash, credit and debit cards, reward cards, coupons, tickets, and transit passes.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palm&'s Jon Rubinstein confesses: &''I&'ve touched an iPhone&'']]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm who now runs the business as a unit of computing giant Hewlett-Packard, has gotten endless ribbing for his claim that he&amp;'s never touched an iPhone.Rubinstein, before joining Palm, was a longtime Apple executive, including a stretch of time when the iPhone was under development.He defended his comment in an interview with AllThingsD&amp;'s Kara Swisher, explaining that he didn&amp;'t want to be &amp;''tainted&amp;'' by the user experience of another device in developing Palm&amp;'s WebOS devices.&amp;''Did I ever use an iPhone as my personal device No,&amp;'' said Rubinstein. &amp;''Have I touched one Yes.&amp;''Rubinstein went on to explain why he sold Palm to HP.&amp;''We saw a way to get to profitability, but we didn&amp;'t see a way to get to scale,&amp;'' said Rubinstein. &amp;''We&amp;'d be a small, successful company, but I don&amp;'t think that&amp;'s long-term sustainable. &amp;8230' HP has tremendous scale.&amp;''Rubinstein wouldn&amp;'t comment on the other companies who engaged in acquisition discussions with Palm, referring to them as &amp;''Companies A, B, C, D, and E&amp;'' &amp;8212' a nod to Palm&amp;'s SEC filings which had similarly vague references.HP &amp;''needs to be in mobile,&amp;'' said Rubinstein. &amp;''This is something they had to do. HP needs to be in control of its own future.&amp;''Next Story: One expert&amp;'s take on fixing wind energy: Think smaller Previous Story: The anti-shocker: Shocking Technologies uses nanotech to protect devices from static electricityPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: mobile operating system, webOSCompanies: Apple, Hewlett Packard, PalmPeople: Jon Rubinstein, Kara Swisher          Tags: mobile operating system, webOSCompanies: Apple, Hewlett Packard, PalmPeople: Jon Rubinstein, Kara SwisherOwen Thomas is the executive editor of 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[WikiLeaks reinforces infrastructure to evade cyber attacks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As it faces more business and political pressure, WikiLeaks has beefed up its web infrastructure so that it will become harder to take down.The WikiLeaks site has been under constant cyber attack since it published 251,000 secret U.S. diplomatic cables. CNET reported that the site has quietly shifted its infrastructure outside of the U.S. to a web provider in Toronto. It also uses 14 companies to direct users to the WikiLeaks.ch site, so that it has redundancy in case attackers take down one of the companies. U.S. companies from Amazon to MasterCard have been pressured to drop WikiLeaks because it posts &amp;''stolen content.&amp;''WikiLeaks has also faced distributed denial of services (DDoS) attacks, which is the reason it was dropped by EveryDNS.net domain name service provider. WikiLeaks has turned to the Swedish Pirate Party for DNS service for server help. The number of mirror sites, which replicate WikiLeaks content, is now more than 1,000. With these measures, some say WikiLeaks may be immune to takedown.The reinforcements arrived as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces extradition on sex charges in Sweden. He was arrested yesterday in London and denies that he did anything wrong. He says a hearing is set for Dec. 14. Politicians are putting more pressure on businesses to sever ties with WikiLeaks, which some members of Congress want to designate a &amp;''terrorist&amp;'' organization. Meanwhile, hackers associated with the 4chan image site have attacked sites belonging to those who have cut off WikiLeaks.PayPal executive Osama Bedier said today that PayPal blocked WikiLeaks payments and froze its account because it complied with a governmental request to deny service to WikiLeaks. That request was not sent directly to PayPal. Rather, the State Department sent a letter directly to WikiLeaks.The odds favor WikiLeaks at this point. The internet was designed to withstand nuclear attack, with many communications routes in case one went down. WikiLeaks is now set up in the same way.Next Story: Technology 500: Tech industry is on an upward swing Previous Story: AT&amp;038'T and Elster announce smart grid offeringPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: DNSCompanies: 4chan, Amazon, Mastercard, WikiLeaksPeople: Julian Assange          Tags: DNSCompanies: 4chan, Amazon, Mastercard, WikiLeaksPeople: Julian AssangeDean 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[Tango brings its cross-platform video chat app to the iPod Touch]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mobile video chat company Tango announced today that it has updated its iPhone OS app to support the fourth-generation iPod Touch, which features front and rear-facing cameras like the iPhone 4.With this update, Tango is now a bigger threat to Apple&amp;'s own FaceTime video chat, which is built in to the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod Touch. The big difference with Tango is that users can also video chat over 3G (FaceTime is restricted to WiFi only), and they can video chat with friends on Android phones. Tango&amp;'s interface is as simple and easy to use as FaceTime, and it&amp;'s also easy to find your friends on the service as the app automatically combs through your phone&amp;'s contacts.We reported in October that Tango&amp;'s iPhone and Android apps were wildly popular, garnering 1 million downloads in a mere 10 days after they launched. Tango hit 3 million downloads by the end of November. The company tells me that its usage doubled over the Thanksgiving holiday.Tango says that 70 percent of its members perform spontaneous video calls with their friends and family, and they do so more than once a week. I argued earlier this year that the iPhone 4 would spur on innovation in mobile video chat, and we&amp;'re clearly seeing that happen with Tango&amp;'s apps.In a video chat interview, Tangoa4a4s executives mentioned that the service  is using peer-to-peer (P2P) technology to handle the video calls. That  means the service is highly scalable and doesna4a4t rely entirely on the  speed of the companya4a4s servers. Tango has six patents pending  surrounding its video chat technology, three of which are related  specifically to its P2P technology implementation.A recent Android update allows Tango&amp;'s app to take advantage of Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) technology, a feature of the Android OS that lets push notifications get sent for Tango calls without having to run the app in the background &amp;8212' saving precious battery life in the process.Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Tango has raised $5 million in funding from  individual investors including Bill Hambrecht, Michael Birch, Bill Tai,  and Daniel Scheinman.Next Story: Nvidia claims your computer will be brain-dead if it doesn&amp;'t use graphics chips Previous Story: Chumby Industries launches a web discovery app on Android devicesPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, FaceTime, iOS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch, video chatCompanies: Apple, Tango          Tags: Android, FaceTime, iOS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch, video chatCompanies: Apple, TangoDevindra 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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<title><![CDATA[Ustream shows off Verizon 4G Android video streaming, TV screen interface (video)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ustream has big plans for live video streaming on Android phones using Verizon&amp;'s 4G network, as well as for viewing video streams on big screens.Yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show, the company gave me a brief demonstration of its new offerings. Ustream has developed a slick new Android app that can both broadcast live video, as well as view and interact with live video streams. Previously, the company offerred two separate apps that offered broadcasting and streaming capabilities.As you can see in the video below, the live video stream running on Verizon&amp;'s LTE 4G network looks smooth and surprisingly clear, even on a large TV screen. Ustream says that its Android app will be included in all of Verizon&amp;'s 4G phones. Other Android users can still take advantage of the new app, but Ustream says it was specifically fine-tuned to take advantage of Verizon&amp;'s faster 4G network.Additionally, the company has developed a large screen viewing interface meant for Google TV, dubbed the Ustream Lounge. It&amp;'s accessible by any web browser by simply visiting ustream.tv/lounge. Like YouTube&amp;'s Leanback and Vimeo&amp;'s Couch Mode, it&amp;'s meant to be consumed from the couch. The Lounge has the potential to open up Ustreams content to an entirely new set of users.The company also says that its programming will be integrated in Panasonic&amp;'s televisions with its Viera Connect IPTV software later this year. It&amp;'s also introducing an app for Boxee&amp;'s web video platform.Check out a demo of Ustream&amp;'s Lounge below, as well as the new Android app running on HTC&amp;'s upcoming Thunderbolt LTE 4G phone:Previous Story: Bugs feast on latest BlackBerry app from FoursquarePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: 4G, Android, HTC Thunderbolt, LTECompanies: ustream, Verizon          Tags: 4G, Android, HTC Thunderbolt, LTECompanies: ustream, VerizonDevindra 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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<title><![CDATA[Deals &038' More: Zeo gets $12.3M to help you get your beauty sleep, Jinni grabs $5M to find the movie that fits your mood]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Today&amp;'s funding announcements include gadgets for better sleep, movie advice and web-based learning:Zeo raises $12.3M to teach you how to sleep well:  The Newton, Mass.-based company has raised a third round of funding for its sleep tracking technology, according to a filing with the SEC. Started by sleepy students at Brown University, the company&amp;'s Personal Sleep Coach helps users track, analyze and improve their sleep using a wireless headband, online tools and personalized coaching. Best Buy Capital,iD Ventures America, Johnson &amp;amp' Johnson Development Corp and Trident Capital participated in the round.Jinni gets $5M to make TV and movie suggestions: The company has raised a second round of funding from telecom operator Belgacom and Israeli firm DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures for its TV and movie recommendation guide, peHUB reports. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company gives advice based on a viewer&amp;'s tastes and mood and can be integrated with popular services like Netflix, iTunes and Hulu.Presence TeleCare raises $3.9M to help kids learn from afar: The San Francisco-based company has raised equity funding to provide students around the country with web-based speech therapy, according to a filing with the SEC. The company, which previously received grants from the U.S. Department of Education, has already used its video conferencing technology to conduct more than 30,000 speech language pathology sessions in schools.OMGPOP scores $10.1M to play more social games: The startup has closed an add-on to its second round of funding from Rho Capital, Softbank, Spark Capital and Betaworks to invest in new games for Facebook, Android and iPhone. Based in New York, the developer of multiplayer social games says it plans to release five new games in the next six months and is racking up 50,000 new users daily.Next Story: The most intimate relationship youa4a4ll ever have a4 Previous Story: RIM can&amp;'t stop chat app Kik, which just reached 3M usersPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Companies: Belgacom, Best Buy Capital, Betaworks, Dfj Tamir Fishman Ventures, Hulu, ID Ventures America, iTunes, Jinni, Johnson &amp;amp' Johnson Development Corp., Netflix, Omgpop, Presence TeleCare, Rho Capital, Softbank, Spark Capital, Trident Capital, Zeo          Companies: Belgacom, Best Buy Capital, Betaworks, Dfj Tamir Fishman Ventures, Hulu, ID Ventures America, iTunes, Jinni, Johnson &amp;amp' Johnson Development Corp., Netflix, Omgpop, Presence TeleCare, Rho Capital, Softbank, Spark Capital, Trident Capital, ZeoVentureBeat 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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