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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First look: 12.1-inch Samsung Series 3 laptop, a sibling rival to the Series 9]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The 12.1-inch Samsung Series 3: Samsung 9's newest competition(Credit:Scott Stein/CNET)The Samsung Series 9 laptop: sexy, yes. Expensive, heck yes. Starting at $1199 for the 11-inch model, it's not for the faint of wallet. And yet, the very same Samsung surprised us at NY press event with a 12.1-inch laptop, part of the Series 3, that feels nearly as lightweight and, according to Samsung, will cost far less: about $749.A slim profile (ignore the USB broadband antenna on the side).(Credit:Scott Stein/CNET)The Series 3 will actually represent a vast range of laptop sizes, from 11.6 inches all the way up to 15 inches and higher. However, the 12.1-inch Series 3 on display caught our eye the most. Its metallic trim and clean lines almost give it the feel of a Sony Vaio or an Asus ultraportable, brands we continually see reflected in Samsung's laptop looks.The unit felt surprisingly lightweight in our hands. Even more surprising According to Samsung reps on-hand, this little 12-incher has a full-voltage Core i5 CPU, unlike the low-voltage Core processors in the Series 9. It will also be enabled for Intel Wireless Display.The Series 3 (right) side-by-side with the Series 9 (left).(Credit:Scott Stein/CNET)With a 13-inch Series 9 sitting right next to it for comparison, it was clear that the Series 3 is thicker. The Series 3 is likely to have a magnetic hard drive as opposed to SSD, too.Battery life is our biggest question: can a small laptop with a big CPU last long enough to be a must-buy Color us fascinated. The Series 3 will be available later this year. More to come when formal details arrive. <br/><br/>802 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Zhip: Nifty hanger and stand for smartphones]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>restaurantlancpa</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=the-zhip-nifty-hanger-and-stand-for-smartphones</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We're used to seeing smartphone accessories geared toward certain platforms, so it's nice to come across something like The Zhip (pronounced &quot;zip&quot;), which can be used with a variety of smartphones, as well as theiPod Touch. I'm not going to spend too much time explaining the thing (the video above speaks for itself), but basically you insert your smartphone into The Zhip's clamps, then use the retractable line to attach the whole package to the back of a headrest in acar, the latch on a tray table on an airplane, or the top of a treadmill while working out at the gym. Since the cord retracts, you get a nice secure hook up. Pretty nifty.It's also worth mentioning that The Zhip, which was developed by a small company called Randem Joe (formerly SurfShelf LLC), can also be used as a stand and it folds relatively flat when you're not using it with your smartphone. The Zhip costs $24.95 and is available at the company's website or Amazon.The $24.95 Zhip accommodates most smartphones and the iPod Touch.(Credit:thezhip.com)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Apple no longer the BMW of tech]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>restaurantlancpa</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=is-apple-no-longer-the-bmw-of-tech</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apple, so the story used to go, will never be cheap. The company will do everything possible to ensure that its products are more expensive and more exclusive.And yet rumors persist that there will soon be smaller, cheaper iPhones. Today, the Wall Street Journal followed up a report earlier this week by Bloomberg, by suggesting that Apple was working on aniPhone that will be half the size and half the price of current models. (Another rumor offered today was that MobileMe storage would suddenly be free.)There are some who believe Apple is all about elite sexiness. They will be appalled at the idea of a shrunken iPhone. Every time they hear the phrase iPhone Nano they will reach for the pill drawer. They might even curse that Apple will no longer be the apogee of high design--the BMW of tech.Perhaps they should go for a run, drink a lot of pomegranate juice, and salute the sun, if they can find it.Are they about to shrink your iPhone(Credit:Josh Lowensohn/CNET)Apple knows smartphones are becoming ubiquitous. It knows that its own inventions, especially theiPad, are leading the way in making Apple products not merely more inventive, but also more accessible.Grandmothers dig their iPads. And Apple chose to advertise them in the least elitist way possible. There was little suggestion of coolness. The laps in the ads could have been anybody's. The ads, while promising magic, also promised universality. These were products for everybody, because the mysteries of computing can now be deciphered by everybody. Their design was so beautifully simple.It's not as if Apple has never made cheaper products in order to attract truly mass audiences. TheiPod range offers variations from $49 to more than $200. But there is one unifying factor for Apple: Can the company make a product that is still recognizably Apple Can it make a product that, though inexpensive, still bears the design signature of the world's most confident and envied brand If it can, the iPhone Nano will come into being. If it can't, it will keep working on it until it can. Of course, there exists far more competition in smartphones than in MP3 players. Google is trying to ensure that its Android OS proliferates like Starbucks. The Nokia and Microsoft mutual makeover also gives two very large companies a potentially better offering to the masses. So if Apple can produce a new iPhone that acts as yet another entry point into its brand and is still something of which the company can be proud, it will strengthen Apple's resistance against its competitors.  You know, just like the BMW 1 series, but only 200 bucks, and with a cheap Sprint contract thrown in too. Oh, and free MobileMe. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FCC approves Motorola Atrix 4G, Samsung Vibrant 4G, more]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>restaurantlancpa</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=fcc-approves-motorola-atrix-4g-samsung-vibrant-4g-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The label ID of the Samsung SGH-T959V on the FCC&amp;39's website. This could be the Samsung Vibrant 4G.Mere weeks after the Consumer Electronics Show, it appears that the Motorola Atrix 4G has finally earned its seal of approval from the FCC. The model number is MB860 and yes, it does support UMTS 1900Mhz, which AT&amp;T is calling &quot;4G.&quot; Another 4G phone to get stamped by the FCC could be the Samsung Vibrant 4G. The Vibrant's model number is the SGH-T959, while the phone seen here has a very similar model number of SGH-T959V. On a non-4G note, it appears Huawei has also let slip its Ideos X6 on the FCC recently. Looks like there's definitely no shortage of smartphones soon, and we're looking forward to getting our hands on them once they're released.Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency's online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here are a selection of filings from the past week on new and upcoming cell phones. Click through to read the full report.Huawei Ideos X6LG A180aLG P970LG VP200Motorola Atrix 4GSamsung GT-C3300iSamsung GT-E2330BSamsung GT-S4570BSamsung GT-S5670LSamsung SGH-T330GSamsung SGH-T959VSamsung SPH-M260<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Skype's Android update zaps some bugs, leaves others]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>restaurantlancpa</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=skypes-android-update-zaps-some-bugs-leaves-others</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)Skype pushed out an update to Skype for Android today, its VoIP telephony app for Android smartphones.Skype for Android 1.0.1 makes a number of changes based on its user feedback, which has been lukewarm overall. Among the bug fixes are support for 320x240-pixel (QVGA) and 240x400-pixel screen resolutions, support for the hardware &quot;back&quot; button, and behavior that exits Skype when you sign out. In addition, Skype has made its installer smaller and has done some work to improve stability and decrease power consumption while idling. However, some known issues remain. For instance, Skype.com links won't automatically open in the native browser for Android 2.0 and 2.1 phones and speakerphone issues for some phones in the Galaxy S series. The full list is here.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Firm finds security holes in mobile bank apps]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=firm-finds-security-holes-in-mobile-bank-apps</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A security firm disclosed holes today in mobile apps from Bank of America, USAA, Chase, Wells Fargo and TD Ameritrade, prompting a scramble by most of the companies to update the apps. &quot;Since Monday (11/01/2010), we have been communicating and coordinating with the financial institutions to eliminate the flaws,&quot; research firm viaForensics wrote in a post on its site. &quot;The findings we published reflect testing completed on 11/03/2010. Since that time, several of the institutions have released new versions and we will post updated findings shortly.&quot;  The company had reported its findings to The Wall Street Journal earlier in the day. Yesterday, viaForensics went public with problems in PayPal'siPhone app, spurring the online payment provider to action.  Specifically, viaForensics concluded that: the USAA's Android app stored copies of Web pages a user visited on the phone' TD Ameritrade's iPhone and Android apps were storing the user name in plain text on the phone' Wells Fargo's Android app stored user name, password, and account data in plain text on the phone' Bank of America's Android app saves a security question (used if a user was accessing the site from an unrecognized device) in plain text on the phone' and Chase's iPhone app stores the username on a phone if the user chose that option, according to the report.  Meanwhile, the iPhone apps from USAA, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Vanguard and PayPal's Android app all passed the security tests and were found to be handling data securely. As a result of the report, Wells Fargo released an update to its Android app yesterday, USAA updated its Android app today, TD Ameritrade's apps will be fixed in the next version, and Bank of America is addressing the issue in its apps in the next few days, according to the newspaper report. A Chase spokesman declined to provide CNET with comment. Spokespeople from several of the financial institutions told the newspaper that the supposed holes, in and of themselves, would not necessarily put users at risk because other safeguards are in place and that an attacker would need to know the user ID and password in many cases to access accounts.  ViaForensics did not immediately return a call and e-mails seeking comment late today. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-range undersea robot does its own research]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tethys floats at the surface in Monterey Bay.(Credit:Todd Walsh/MBARI)A new breed of undersea robot promises to give oceanographers a deeper understanding of ocean life by going faster, farther, and longer than its predecessors--and by doing a little thinking all on its own.Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute say their newest autonomous underwater vehicle, called Tethys, introduces a new class of AUV that will take their oceanic research to a whole new level.The two types of AUVs that researchers have relied on in the past both had their drawbacks. Propeller-driven vehicles could travel at a relatively quick pace and carry big payloads but could only be out at sea for a few days. Another type, called gliders, could endure weeks-long expeditions but were seriously lacking in the speed category. Traditional gliders top out at about 0.5 mph, according to the team's statement. MBARI&amp;39's Jim Bellingham, Thomas Hoover, and Bret Hobson work on Tethys in a test tank.(Credit:Todd Walsh/MBARI)Engineers at the institute said this week they've married the best traits of both those AUVs to create a new long-range underwater robot that can travel four times as fast as most traditional gliders, hover in place for weeks at a time, and carry a significant amount of scientific instruments. After four years of development, Tethys underwent real-world testing in Monterey Bay last month, successfully completing a four-day expedition with battery life to spare.&quot;In designing this AUV, we were actually trying to make a fundamental change in how we do oceanography,&quot; said MBARI Chief Technologist Jim Bellingham, who led Tethys' development and explained in a statement how the bot has already been used to track algal blooms.&quot;Tethys can travel to a spot in the ocean and 'park' there until something interesting happens,&quot; he said. &quot;Once a bloom occurs, Tethys can move fast enough to follow the bloom and watch it evolve, the way a biologist on land might follow and study a herd of deer.&quot;Tethys even has some decision-making skills of its own, giving it the ability to direct itself in response to the data it collects. That means the robot can carry on with a continuous expedition 24 hours a day without its human operators dictating its every move. So where traditional AUVs would collect data, send it back to oceanographers, and wait to receive its next set of orders--a process that took up copious valuable time--Tethys can actively follow a bloom as it drifts in the ocean currents.For now, Tethys is designed specifically to monitor algae, but Bellingham says the hope is to eventually develop other AUVs capable of studying organisms higher up in the food chain.Autonomous underwater robot hits the waves (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla opens doors to Model S factory]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tesla-opens-doors-to-model-s-factory</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tesla-opens-doors-to-model-s-factory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tesla Model S all-electric sedan.(Credit:Tesla Motors)Tesla Motors will officially open the doors today on what may be the only automotive factory left in California.The Fremont, Calif., plant was formerly a New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) facility that had been opened in 1984, but closed in 2010. Tesla bought the plant and has plans to renovate it to accommodate assembling its Model S electriccars. The Model S is the Tesla Roadster luxury sports car's practical sibling. The all-electric sedan will have a range of 160, 230, or 300 miles on a single charge depending on which Model S Tesla battery pack option is chosen. It can go zero to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and has a top speed of 120 mph. But at $56,400, that &quot;practical&quot; car is still very pricey compared to other hybrid and electric options available in the U.S. While the all-electric car does qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit, it's clearly targeting the upmarket car consumer. Tesla claims that, once fully operational, this Tesla factory will be the first automotive assembly plant in California dedicated solely to mass-producing all-electric vehicles, and the only automotive assembly plant in the state in operation.Tesla has posted several full-time and temp job opportunities for engineers, supervisors, technicians, and maintenance staff for the Fremont, Calif., location. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Senator Dianne Feinstein, as well as several other officials, are scheduled to take part in today's official opening ceremony.Editor's note: CNET News will have full coverage of the plant opening and tour this afternoon, so check back later for more details.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comcast earnings down but sales up]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=comcast-earnings-down-but-sales-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Costs from its pending acquisition of NBC Universal and lower subscriber growth took a bite out of Comcast's third-quarter earnings.For the quarter ended September 30, the cable company reported net income of $867 million, an 8.2 percent decline from $944 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income per share was 31 cents for the quarter just ended, compared with 33 cents a year ago. Earnings were impacted by the $66 million in total expenses that Comcast was forced to take in relation to its NBCU transaction. But the third-quarter profits were also hit by a 3.5 percent decline in video subscribers.Sales showed a healthier picture, rising 7.3 percent to $9.5 billion. Comcast saw gains in the number of Internet subscribers (6.5 percent) and the number of voice customers (13.2 percent), while the number of Triple Play customers (video, voice, and Internet) rose by 2.5 percent.Third-quarter sales also got a boost from growth in advertising dollars and higher revenue per subscriber. Even though the number of video customers dropped by 3.5 percent, Comcast's average monthly revenue per video customer rose by 10.4 percent to $129.75. Overall revenue from the cable division grew by 6.9 percent to $8.98 billion. Revenue from the company's business-class services rose as well, by 55 percent.&quot;Our results mark the third consecutive quarter of accelerating growth in revenue and operating cash flow, driven by overall customer growth, a robust advertising market, and continued strength in Business Services,&quot; Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said in a statement. &quot;As we near completion of our All-Digital and DOCSIS 3.0 deployments, we are increasing the pace of innovation and new product introductions to our customers.&quot;Comcast is still awaiting government approval of its intended acquisition of NBCU, which it has said it hopes will happen before the end of the year.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BaubleBar Raises $1.1 Million From Accel, Founder Collective, And Lerer&nbsp'Ventures]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, jewelry flash-sale site BaubleBar officially launched.  Previously known as Eight1six, BaubleBar offers fashion jewelry at deep discounts for limited periods of time.  The company was founded by Daniella Yacobovsky and Amy Jain, two recent Harvard Business School grads who previously worked in investment banking.  The New York City startup also raised $1.1 million in a series A financing led by Accel Partners.  Founder Collective, Lerer Ventures, and hedge fund &amp;''fashion maven&amp;'' Julie Macklowe.It competes with other flash-sale sites like Gilt, ideeli, and HauteLook, which sell a broader array of apparel and accessories, including jewelry.  But by focusing only on jewelry, BaubleBar hopes to distinguish itself.  (Last year, Ideeli raised $20 million and HauteLook raised $31 million earlier this year).BaubelBar won&amp;'t sell diamonds or precious jewelry, only generally items below $1,000a4&quot;usually baubles which go for around $50 to $80.  These are more impulse buys driven by the season&amp;'s fashions, but they still bring in incredible margins.  Mark-ups on this type of jewelry in retail stores are typically 300 percent or more, so there is a lot of room for discounting while still operating at a healthy margin.  Turning inventory over and offerin great deals is the key to getting repeat customers. When Jain and Yacobovsky were testing this concept over the past few months with Eight1six.com, they found that 40 percent of women who bought something once last June came back to buy another item.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Ventures Invest In HomeAway At $1.4 Billion&nbsp'Valuation]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-ventures-invest-in-homeaway-at-1-4-billionnbspvaluation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Ventures has invested in Austin, Texas based HomeAway, a vacation home rental service, at a $1.4 billion valuation, we&amp;'ve heard from a source. The New York Times first broke the story, but doesn&amp;'t have details on valuation or amount invested. Our source says Google Ventures invested somewhere around $25 million in the company.Google Ventures bought stock directly from existing shareholders and the money isn&amp;'t being injected into HomeAway. The valuation was set in the last round of financing, a massive $250 million raise in 2008.The company has been growing rapidly since launching in 2005, partly through acquisitions. We&amp;'ve estimated revenue to be in the $200 million range, with $70 million or so in profit.Around half a billion dollars has been invested in HomeAway to date.CrunchBase InformationHomeAwayGoogle VenturesInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel buys 4G wireless software firm SySDSoft]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=intel-buys-4g-wireless-software-firm-sysdsoft</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Intel said today it has bought most of the assets of Cairo-based SySDSoft as part of an effort to move into 4G LTE communications.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move is a shift for Intel, which has long supported WiMax as a strategic effort in high-speed, long-range wireless internet. But 4G LTE has caught hold, and carriers such as Verizon Wireless are deploying it in the U.S. The deal also shows that multinational companies are ready to place bets on Egyptian talent in the wake of the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.Intel will hire roughly 100 of SySDSoft&amp;'s engineers in Egypt. Privately held SySDSoft makes software for embedded wireless systems. Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital, the chip maker&amp;'s venture arm, said the acquisition is the first of its kind that Intel&amp;'s undertaken in the Middle East. Intel has huge operations in Israel, but not so much in the predominantly Arab countries.SySDSoft designs software for use in wireless mobile platforms related to technologies such as WiMax, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, CDMA-DO and LTE. SySDSoft will be part of Intel Mobile Communications. Intel still has a lot of WiMax efforts under way.Next Story: Amazon grabs exclusive on Angry Birds Rio for Android phones Previous Story: SuccessFactors looks to social learning with Jambok buyPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: 4G LTE, WiMaxCompanies: Intel, SySDSoftPeople: Arvind Sodhani          Tags: 4G LTE, WiMaxCompanies: Intel, SySDSoftPeople: Arvind SodhaniDean 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. 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[A tour inside Silicon Valley&'s newest (freezing cold) secret data center]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you pulled the plug on Silicon Valley&amp;'s data centers, innovation would grind to a halt. Web services companies, from social game makers to cloud computing startups, depend on computing power leased from independent data centers to host their applications on the internet. So it&amp;'s good to know that Equinix, one of the biggest data center hosting companies, just spent $103 million on the first phase of a brand new data center inside a vast warehouse building in San Jose, Calif. The data center will eventually be the host for the computer servers of hundreds of startups.Its very existence is an expression of faith in Silicon Valley ingenuity, said Steve Smith (pictured above), chief executive of Foster City, Calif.-based Equinix, which now has eight data centers in strategic locations in Silicon Valley.&amp;''We had to spend $103 million just to get the doors open,&amp;'' Smith said in an interview at the new data center on Friday. &amp;''But because of online games and cloud computing, we know the demand for this kind of facility will be big.&amp;''Silicon Valley startups need this kind of facility nearby so their engineers can drive to the location to install new servers or maintain existing machines. The location will serve a wide array of companies: telecommunications firms, web sites, mobility applications, video companies, enterprise cloud companies, financial services companies and virtualization businesses. Some require such quick response they have to be located within two kilometers of the building.&amp;''This is a place where milliseconds matter,&amp;'' Smith said.The new data center is a co-location facility, where customers bring their own servers, lock them in cages, and tap into Equinix&amp;'s infrastructure. Security is extremely tight. You have to punch in a code and put your hand on a fingerprint recognition device three times just to get inside. Metal cages isolate one customer from another. And security cameras are everywhere. The building is near the West Coast hub of the internet backbone and is connected to one of Equinix&amp;'s older data centers, which houses the major fiber optic data highways connecting the biggest carriers and internet service providers. Equinix gave an inside look of the data center at its grand opening today after two years of planning.The newest data center features state-of-the art fiber optic cables, power generators, and refrigeration (set to below 55 degrees today) so that it can handle racks upon racks of servers, the computers that power web sites and serve web pages to increasing numbers of internet users. The vast warehouse inside a nondescript building with no signs is low-key because customers don&amp;'t want just anybody to know where they store their critical infrastructure.While most data centers have power drops and wiring under the floor, the new facility has overhead wiring, with big yellow pipes (pictured above, just above the head of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, center) carrying fiber optic networking directly into each section of the data center.The customers will include companies such as OnLive, a cloud-gaming startup that has to have split-second internet response times in order to deliver high-quality 3D graphics imagery to game players over broadband connections. OnLive needs servers in multiple locations to guarantee national coverage and fast response times.Full told, Equinix has 91 data centers across 35 markets worldwide. The company has built or acquired those data centers since 1998, when the company was founded by Jay Adelson (former Digg CEO) and Al Avery. Now with 2,000 employees, Equinix spends around $500 million a year building eight to 10 new data centers around the world. The new San Jose data center is one of the biggest, with more than 165,000 square feet that can house 2,600 cabinets of servers, when all phases are complete. All told, Equinix will spend $148 million on it. Big customers include Autodesk, Citrix Online, LinkedIn, and Pandora.Equinix aims at the startups doing the innovating. Those small companies grow up with Equinix. But when they get really big, they start building their own data centers. Apple, for instance, is building a $1 billion data center in North Carolina, which attracts a lot of investment because of cheap land, cheap labor, and low utility prices. The latter is important because power is the No. 1 expense for maintaining a data center. The vast refrigeration units are pictured right.OnLive requires servers with graphics chips so it can compute game imagery at lightning speed. But such servers are so densely packed with electronics that they generate a huge amount of heat and consume a lot of power. That&amp;'s why the infrastructure for the data center has to include cooling facilities and reliable electrical power.The place is so energy-efficient that it qualifies for big discounts from utility PG&amp;amp'E, with the savings amounting to $1 million a year or more. The building has plenty of steel girders to reinforce it against  earthquake risks, and customers back their data up to multiple locations  in case of disaster. It has its own power-generation capability (pictured right) for  backup power.Over time, Smith says, the company is looking for advances in both server and energy efficiency. In servers, low-power microprocessors with multiple computing cores are making it possible to pack more computing power in a given amount of space. The company has also looked at new solutions such as Bloom Energy, which sets up local power-generation units for small sections of the power grid. Equinix can&amp;'t yet use Bloom because of the need for backup energy and the ability to scale up the power needs quickly.Despite the huge size of the place, Equinix will be able to operate it with a crew of maybe 25 people. And while the place was freezing cold when I visited it, it&amp;'s not going to be that way for long. When the place fills up with heat-generating computer servers, it&amp;'s going to be a lot warmer.Next Story: Unsealed lawsuit reveals Dell lied about millions of faulty computers Previous Story: Scvngr won&amp;'t be outdone, gets its own major drink distributorPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: data centerCompanies: Apple, Equinix, Facebook, Google, OnLivePeople: Al Avery, Jay Adelson, Steve Smith          Tags: data centerCompanies: Apple, Equinix, Facebook, Google, OnLivePeople: Al Avery, Jay Adelson, Steve SmithDean 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. 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