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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 07:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel CEO on Android chaos, Apple control]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 07:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Intel CEO Paul Otellini sees &quot;chaos&quot; in the Android universe versus control in Apple's world, but he believes Google will gravitate to a more controlled model. Intel CEO Paul Otellini speaking at the company&amp;39's investor meeting on Tuesday.(Credit:Brooke Crothers)&quot;Apple's objective is to control everything end to end so they can control the experience and the pricing,&quot; Otellini said Tuesday at Intel's investor meeting in Santa Clara, Calif. Google's Android, however, couldn't be more different, according to Otellini. &quot;Google's model is to get as broad a base as possible because, how do they get paid They don't get paid by selling Android. They get paid by clicks. At the end of the day, the more pervasive Android is, the more money Google ultimately makes because advertising revenue can accrue from it,&quot; he said, responding to an analyst who asserted that Android's growth is being driven by the dynamics of fragmentation. Otellini continued. &quot;I think there is some growing pains that Android is going through...How do you create order out of chaos&quot; He compared Android today with Microsoft's past trials and tribulations when trying to impose order on Windows. Over the years, Windows has run on a variety of platforms, including DEC's Alpha, IBM's PowerPC, ARM, and MIPS before settling predominantly on Intel's x86 architecture.  Fragmentation will be rectified over time, he said. &quot;The notion of compatibility forwards and backwards, the notion of verification...is something you'll see imposed on the Android ecosystem over time. If you read the press about [Android's] anti-fragmentation agreements that's exactly what's happening today,&quot; he said. Otellini also tried to allay concerns about Apple shifting its Mac line to another chip architecture down the road. &quot;[Apple's] growth in Macs has quadrupled since they shifted to Intel, their market share has quadrupled since they shifted to Intel. And that value proposition has served them very well.&quot; &quot;I don't see theirMac line moving in any different direction anytime soon,&quot; he said. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia Ovi Store reaches 5 million daily downloads]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Nokia&amp;39's Ovi Store from the Web.(Credit:Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET)After announcing two new smartphones today, Nokia has released stats about its Ovi Store.According to the company, its app store is marking 5 million downloads each day. Owners of some of its latest phones, including the Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, and the Nokia E7, account for 15 percent of all the daily downloads in the Ovi Store.Nokia launched the Ovi Store in May 2009. Although it got off to a rough start--it was criticized for poor navigation and an overall subpar user experience--Nokia has done a fine job of making it more user-friendly by improving navigation.In addition, Nokia and AT&amp;T announced a $10 million contest last fall to promote the Ovi Store. The contest, which ran through the end of March, required developers to create applications and register. The companies are offering more than $4 million to 51 developers who create high-quality and popular applications. The four top winners will receive $5.8 million in prizes, including being featured in Nokia's 2011 marketing campaigns.All that effort at improving the appeal of its Ovi Store is seemingly paying off. Back in October, Nokia announced that its marketplace had hit 2.3 million daily downloads. Just over a month later, it reached the 3 million mark. At that time, just 92 developers had more than 1 million downloads for their apps. Nokia said today that that figure has grown to 158 developers.Nokia's store now has more than 40,000 applications, measuring an &quot;eight-fold&quot; increase year-over-year, the company said. About 1,000 applications are being added to its store each week.Even so, the Ovi Store is still easily overshadowed by the competition. According to Apple's Web site, its App Store has over 350,000 available applications. Google told CNET last month that its Android Market offers over 150,000 applications.Moreover, Apple's App Store has easily overshadowed Nokia's mobile marketplace in downloads. Apple announced earlier this year that less than three years after its App Store's launch, 10 billion apps had been downloaded. At the time, approximately 1,000 apps were being downloaded from Apple's store every three seconds.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Streamlining your gadget collection (video)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[ I remember a time not too long ago when my pockets were stuffed with my cell phone, a digital camera, and my MP3 player. Oh, and the glove box of mycar housed a GPS device. No longer. Thanks to the functionality of a smartphone, I've been able to carry just one gadget for all of my chit-chatting, photo-taking, music-playing, and navigational needs. Thank goodness, because those pockets were getting bulky and it was getting expensive to continually update each device. The accompanying video below is all about those gadgets that you no longer need to invest in--for example, a point-and-shoot camera--because either the technology has improved and rendered it obsolete or there are other, better multitasking devices out there--i.e., a smartphone. For example, once that desktop computer dies, don't bother replacing it, say many technology experts. CNET senior writer Donald Bell says, &quot;Having that there, taking up a big space in your home, isn't worth it these days. I lost mine years ago since so much of my time is spent on the couch.&quot; With laptops andtablet computers beefing up their speeds and memory, it doesn't make sense to tether yourself to a desk.Here's a short list of gadgets that tech experts suggest you get rid of: portable music player, point-and-shoot camera, GPS device, desktop computer, camcorder. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon: Kindle books outselling paperbacks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Yes, it's finally happened. The digital book has overtaken the paper book on Amazon.com. And this time that isn't only true about hardcover books. Now we're talking paperbacks.In reporting its latest earnings, Amazon said that it was selling more Kindle books than paperback books, though the score is still close. Since January 1, for every 100 paperback books Amazon sold, 115 Kindle books were sold. To top it off, the company says that since the beginning of the year it's sold three times as many Kindle books as hardcover books. Amazon noted that this data was from &quot;across Amazon.com's entire U.S. book business and includes sales of books where there is no Kindle edition.&quot; It added that free Kindle books were excluded from the tally.Yes, indeed, the sands are shifting.(Credit:Amazon)While Amazon has said previously that Kindle e-book sales were outpacing hardcover sales, this is the first time it's said that Kindle books were outselling paperbacks, which typically cost significantly less than hardcovers. As usual, Amazon didn't report exact sales and would only say that it had sold &quot;millions of third-generation Kindle devices.&quot;Some reports suggest Amazon sold more than 8 million Kindles in 2010. Combine that with all the people buying theiPad,iPhone, andiPod Touch, as well as millions of Android-powered devices, and you can see how Amazon's digital book sales got a huge boost. (Amazon, like Barnes &amp; Noble, offers its e-reading Kindle app across multiple platforms).   As for total numbers, all Amazon would say was that it currently has 810,000 books in the Kindle Store and that doesn't include the millions of free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books that are also available as e-books.What's this mean Well, it's not good news for brick-and-mortar bookstores. At the recently held Digital Book World conference, James McQuivey of Forrester Research presented some research findings before a CEO panel on Tuesday. He included the estimate that consumers spent about $1 billion on e-books in 2010 and that sales should reach at least $1.3 billion in 2011. McQuivey said that the consensus among those surveyed was that e-books would constitute half of all trade book units by 2014, and 53 percent said they expected print sales to decrease this year.At least one guy, Mike Shatzkin, a conference organizer and head of the Idea Logical Company, said that within 10 to 12 years brick-and-mortar bookstores would &quot;more or less disappear.&quot; However, some believe that the &quot;downsizing&quot; of brick-and-mortar superstores might actually bode well for independent bookstores, which in some ways are better equipped to tackle what may indeed become more of a niche business in the years to come. Comments  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The anti-shocker: Shocking Technologies uses nanotech to protect devices from static electricity]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It&amp;'s a real bummer when you lose an expensive piece of equipment because of electrostatic discharges. That&amp;'s why Shocking Technologies has used nanotechnology to protect electronic products from the accidental sparks that can ruin your iPhone or other gadgets.San Jose, Calif.-based Shocking Technologies is opening a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing plant today where it can make its plastic coating &amp;8212' a polymer nano-composite called XStatic 100 Voltage Switchable Dielectric &amp;8212' for as many as 200 million cell phones a year. The material can protect phones, handheld devices, displays, chips and other gadgets.The world learned the lesson of the dangers of electrostatic discharges when ESD allegedly brought down the Hindenburg blimp in 1937.The company can embed the XStatic material in an electronic circuit board or chip package to protect against discharges, which are the sparks that occur when a strong electric field creates an ionized conductive channel in the air. That gives a person a little shock but it can cause severe damage to electronic equipment.Traditional ESD protection includes providing surge suppressors in electrical outlets and inside products themselves. Those typically provide protection about 3 percent of the time. For smaller devices, protection is a lot more challenging because of the limited space and the device&amp;'s physics. That forces product designers to choose between reliability, signal integrity, and functionality. Shocking Technologies says it can give 100 percent protection while reducing the number of components in an electronic device.Feedback from potential customers has been good, said Lex Kosowsky, president and chief executive of Shocking Technologies. He said the company is now able to begin production, thanks in part to a $500,000 investment in capital equipment from the City of San Jose&amp;'s Redevelopment Agency.The XStatic material functions as an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage increases beyond a predefined threshold. The material reverts back to being an insulator after the voltage drops. The net result is that all chips mounted on a board are shielded from ESD voltage spikes that would otherwise cause damage. The material is coated around thin copper foil, which protects the boards and chips.XStatic also fits into a product design much more easily than surge suppressors. Typically, designers go through a trial-and-error process to find the right spot within a design for a surge suppressor. That takes a lot of time.The company was started in 2006 by chip and nanotech experts Kosowsky and Robert Fleming. and it has more than 100 patents and pending applications for patents. To date, Shocking Technologies has raised $32.2 million.Investors include ARCH Venture Partners, ATA Ventures, Skylake Incuvest, Vista Ventures, Baulch Hill Capital, and some angels. Shocking Technologies has 40 employees. Rivals include On Semiconductor, California Micro Devices, NXP, Cooper Bussman and Tyco Electronics.Next Story: Palm&amp;'s Jon Rubinstein confesses: &amp;''I&amp;'ve touched an iPhone&amp;'' Previous Story: Google exec: Chrome OS and Android represent two visions of computingPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: electrostatic discharge, ESD, XStaticCompanies: ARCH Venture Partners, ATA Ventures, Baulch Hill Capital, California Micro Devices, Cooper Bussman, Nxp, On Semiconductor, Shocking Technologies, SkyLake Incuvest, Tyco Electronics, Vista VenturesPeople: Lex Kosowsky, Robert Fleming          Tags: electrostatic discharge, ESD, XStaticCompanies: ARCH Venture Partners, ATA Ventures, Baulch Hill Capital, California Micro Devices, Cooper Bussman, Nxp, On Semiconductor, Shocking Technologies, SkyLake Incuvest, Tyco Electronics, Vista VenturesPeople: Lex Kosowsky, Robert FlemingDean 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[Motorolaa4a4s Xoom tablet priced at $800 for Feb. 24 launch]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Forget the previously rumored launch date and price for Motorolaa4a4s Xoom Android tablet, it now looks to be headed to Best Buy stores on February 24 for a hefty $799.99, Engadget reports.Since  the news comes from a Best Buy sales flyer, ita4a4s more believable than  any other rumors wea4a4ve seen before. Ita4a4s also disappointing, since the  $800 price tag makes the Xoom horribly uncompetitive against the iPad or  other Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab.The Xoom was one of our favorite gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show last month, but therea4a4s little chance that it will be able to take off  now given the ludicrously high pricing. Additionally, Verizon is  apparently forcing customers to buy data contracts when they pick up the tablet, which makes it even more expensive for those willing to pay $800.Part  of the Xooma4a4s pricing problem stems from the fact that Motorola is only  offering it with 32 gigabytes of storage and 3G capabilities  (upgradable to 4G eventually). In comparison, Applea4a4s 32GB iPad with 3G  costs $729 (without any contract required). The Xoom is technically more  capable than the iPad &amp;8212' it sports cameras for taking photos and video  conferencing, as well as a higher resolution screen &amp;8212' but most consumers  will only see it as something more expensive.The Xoom will run Android 3.0, which means it will offer a spiffy new tablet interface and can also play some powerful 3D games.Motorola  would have been better off offering a WiFi-only unit with less storage,  in addition to the flagship 32GB model, to achieve a lower price tag.  Now I think most consumers will only be left with sticker shock.Earlier  today during the Super Bowl, Motorola also unveiled its first major  Xoom commercial, which takes some obvious swipes at Apple:Previous Story: AOL picks up The Huffington Post for $315M &amp;8212' so who&amp;'s nextPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, tablets, XoomCompanies: Best Buy, motorola, Verizon          Tags: Android, tablets, XoomCompanies: Best Buy, motorola, 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. 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[Bump co-founder doesna4a4t want his sharing app to be &8216'a tool for evil&']]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Social sharing app Bump co-founder Jake Mintz could make his application send out annoying push notifications to remind users to update it and use it a4&quot; but he&amp;'d rather focus on the user experience, he said.Mintz made the comments in a quick-fire interview on stage with VentureBeat&amp;'s Anthony Ha at the DEMO Spring 2011 conference in Palm Desert, Calif., today.&amp;''We all know apps like that, theycan also be used as a tool for evil a4&quot; an app that will send you a push notification every 15 minutes,&amp;'' Mintz said. &amp;''Some apps have used that mechanic and grown very quickly, and you have this really powerful opportunity to be a part of someonea4a4s life a4&quot; but in the long-term you have to focus on the user experience.&amp;''Bump lets iPhone users quickly share contact information, photos and other types of content by physically bumping phones together. The app connects the two phones via the Internet and opens up a quick-fire sharing channel. Early versions of Bump basically let users download the application and use it right away without having to register. But that left some features unused because it didn&amp;'t train users, Mintz said.The team behind Bump is looking into applying a very light registration process that will teach users how to use some of the more niche features in the application in a version coming out later this year. That version will include illustrations and more detailed instructions built directly into the application a4&quot; but shouldn&amp;'t get in the way of letting users download it and quickly use it.&amp;''Any registration is going to cause breakage and frustration,&amp;'' Mintz said. &amp;''But users aren&amp;'t going to use it as much as they should if they don&amp;'t get some kind of training.&amp;''It&amp;'s a simple concept that&amp;'s become extremely popular a4&quot; it&amp;'s the eighth most downloaded application on the Apple App store, Mintz said. iPhone users have downloaded the application 27 million times, and there are around 8 million active monthly users, he said. That&amp;'s up from around 2 million active monthly users in July last year. Users download the app around 100,000 times every day, Mintz said.Bump also has a serious dose of venture capital funding from investment firm Andreessen-Horowitz. Investing titan Marc Andreessen joined Bump&amp;'s board of directors after leading a $16.5 million round of funding for the company. It&amp;'s raised around $20 million to date.Next Story: Ning launches Mogwee, a mobile social app of its very own Previous Story: MyLikes raises $5.6 million for social endorsementsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: DEMO, DEMO Spring 2011, jake mintz, social networkingCompanies: Bump          Tags: DEMO, DEMO Spring 2011, jake mintz, social networkingCompanies: BumpMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francisco, California. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron. 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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