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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chip start-up Tilera lands $45 million in funding]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tilera, a relatively young chip company, said today it has raised an additional $45 million in financing from tech heavyweights such as Samsung and Cisco Systems. The San Jose, Calif.-based company, which designs many-core processors, received a new round of financing led by Artis Capital Management that includes new investment from WestSummit Capital Management, Comerica Bank, Cisco Systems, and Samsung Venture Investment. Existing investors include Walden International, Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital Broadcom, NTT Finance, VentureTech Alliance, and Quanta Computer. The previous round of financing, announced back in March 2010, raised $25 million. Founded in 2004, Tilera has made its mark by designing processors with up to 100 cores. Intel, by comparison, has high-end processors that top out at eight cores. As described previously by former CNET contributor Peter Glaskowsky, Tilera's design allows its cores to operate independently, theoretically allowing each core to run a different operating system. &quot;More commonly, groups of tiles will be combined to run a single task that is part of a larger workload. In this way, one chip can operate like a cluster of multiprocessor systems,&quot; he wrote. Samsung Ventures, as an example, is targeting cloud computing, network security, and wireless and multimedia applications, the company said. &quot;With many customers in production today, the company is operating near break-even and expects to reach profitability later this year. This $45 million round of funding provides a very strong balance sheet to take the company through a robust growth phase,&quot; the company said in a statement. Quanta, for instance, announced a server in June that packs up to 10,000 cores. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITU blesses U.S. data networks as 4G]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winterlimmedicusdriver</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[For most of this year, &quot;4G&quot; has became the latest war-of-words battleground for U.S. carriers. But even as Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless rushed to outboast each other with claims of operating the best high-speed data network, the International Telecommunication Union declined to officially acknowledge their respective technologies as 4G. The carriers, of course, never acknowledged that tidbit--admittedly, &quot;not quite 4G&quot; doesn't sound as exciting--but two weeks ago the ITU decided to cut them some slack anyway. At its December 6 meeting in Geneva, the ITU, an international standards body that officially designates wireless technologies, changed its stance and gave its blessing to Verizon's LTE and Sprint's WiMax networks.&quot;It is recognized that [4G], while undefined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these technologies, LTE and WiMax, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed,&quot; the ITU said in a statement. An ITU spokesman in Geneva did not return calls for additional comment by the time of this writing. A carefully worded statement, to be sure, but it also means that T-Mobile's HSPA+ technology will get a 4G designation as well. Though that likely won't sit well with T-Mobile's rivals, the carrier welcomed the news today even as it issued a statement claiming it had the latest data network in 100 markets. &quot;We are pleased to see the ITU clarify its position,&quot; said Mark McDiarmid, T-Mobile's senior director for engineering and operations. &quot;The ITU is a standards-setting organization and not a marketing organization. From our perspective this won't change how we talk to our consumers. People can walk into our store or any of our 4G competitors' stores and see for themselves that the Web experience is very different from what could be done on a mobile device seven or eight years ago.&quot;Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge-Walsh told CNET she also was pleased with the news. &quot;The ITU's view on WiMAX and LTE,though only one perspective, is consistent with the prevailing views throughout the U.S. wireless industry,&quot; she said. &quot;Sprint has created a major revolution in wireless that's a generational leap from one level of technology to another.&quot;Updated on December 20 at 10:04 PT with Sprint's statement.        Kent German     Full Profile E-mail Kent German   E-mail Kent German If you have a question or comment for Kent German, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response.   Submit your question or comment here: 0 of 1500 characters       Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Honda Civic concept looks Hyundaish]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winterlimmedicusdriver</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Honda released this sketch of its Civic concept, to be unveiled at the 2011 Detroit auto show.(Credit:Honda)Honda released a sketch today teasing the Civic concept it will show off at the 2011 Detroit auto show. Concept sketches are not entirely reliable, but this one shows the standard Honda grille bracketed by deep-set headlights.The artist chose to show the coupe, emphasizing the sporty lines. The angle of the beltline from front to rear is very reminiscent of Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture design language. One notable element is the roof, which appears to be glass. We would not expect Honda to offer a glass roof standard, but it may be an option. Also interesting is that the artist chose normal-size wheels, a nice change from all the concept sketches with ridiculously oversize wheels.The sketch, and the Civic concept to be unveiled at the beginning of January, herald the 2012 Honda Civic, which looks like it will be heavily restyled. Honda also tends to show off concepts that are not far from what the productioncar will be like, so the new Civic, at least the coupe version, could have a very sporty look.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Wi-Fi killing trees Maybe. Maybe not]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winterlimmedicusdriver</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Wi-Fi may not be a tree killer after all.Or it might be.In any case, recent headlines about a connection between Wi-Fi signals and an increase in tree sickness were apparently not the place to look for an answer.According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, Dutch researchers have called into question data that prompted the widespread reports that Wi-Fi signals were to blame for a jump in poor-health indicators among urban trees in the Netherlands and perhaps elsewhere.The people behind an investigation in the Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn say that numbers involved in the study were improperly characterized and that an experiment conducted as part of the inquest did not include adequate controls.&quot;We cannot draw conclusions&quot; based on the findings, Andre van Lammeren, who conducted the experimental aspect of the inquest, told the Journal.Van Lammeren, an associate professor of plant cell biology at Wageningen University, was called in after a city official in Alphen aan den Rijn noticed stress-indicating bumps on the bark of many of the city's trees.In 2007, a survey found that 11 percent of the trees had the bumps, the Journal reported. This year, the figure had risen to 30 percent--and 70 percent of the trees bore some sort of irregularity, including, but not limited to, the bumps. Some media outlets reported that signs of damage had jumped from 10 percent to 70 percent in the course of a few years, when in fact there was no earlier number for the mix of irregularities covered by the 70 percent figure.The media also reported on the experiment van Lammeren devised as a way of testing the city official's theory that Wi-Fi signals might be the cause of the irregularities.Van Lammeren placed a number of small trees in a cabinet along with several Wi-Fi hotspots. He also placed trees in a box without hotspots. After three months, the Wi-Fi exposed trees showed leaf damage (though the damage was never precisely measured).Van Lammeren told the Journal that the experiment was &quot;preliminary,&quot; that each tree should have been placed in its own cabinet as a more strict control, that the leaf damage that was discovered might not have been all that serious, and that it was difficult to apply the findings to the trees' normal outdoor environment. He also said he regrets the study was publicized and that at the time his university had issued a statement cautioning against sweeping conclusions. The Journal also suggested that poor computer-aided translations of Dutch media reports added to the confusion.It's not the first time Wi-Fi has been pegged as the culprit in a crime against nature. Some have speculated that Wi-Fi signals, cell phone transmissions, and the like may be the cause of a spike in honey bee deaths. Evidence, however, remains inconclusive, with some saying the deaths are the result of a combination of factors, and some contending that the villain is a lethal mix of a fungus and a virus.The Journal quoted an arborist with the U.S. Forest Service as saying that other problems facing urban trees, such as soil compaction, would have to be screened out in order to determine the true effect of Wi-Fi.Other researchers have found connections between Wi-Fi signals and poor health in trees, but not all those studies have been peer-reviewed, the Journal said, adding that the city of Alphen aan den Rijn plans to host some of these researchers at a symposium on the topic early next year.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo Sharing Is The Next Evolution Of Social&nbsp'(TCTV)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winterlimmedicusdriver</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[While photo sharing has always been a popular feature of social networks like Facebook and Myspace, we&amp;'ve recently seen an explosion of services that specifically revolve around sharing photos. In the past couple of months apps like Instagram, Picplz, Path all have made huge debut splashes and are scaling fast.DailyBooth CEO Brian Pokorny holds that the sudden focus on photo sharing can be traced to three things 1) An increase in quality of cameras on mobile devices. 2) Ease of in-app photo consumption. 3) A 3G Internet Broadband connection that allows for faster photo uploading. Because of the confluence of these factors, &amp;''Photos rather than text have become a mode of communication for their users.&amp;''Pokorny holds that DailyBooth differentiates itself from the other photo sharing apps because it is a &amp;''front of the phone&amp;'' app i.e. it exists primarily to capture user faces which is faster than making a phone call or sending a text if you want to communicate a sentiment. &amp;''Inherently there&amp;'s friction in writing text, taking a photo is the quickest and richest way to share something,&amp;'' he explains.CrunchBase InformationBrian PokornyDailyBoothInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[From The North Face To Vegas: A Facebook Deals&nbsp'Roundup]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winterlimmedicusdriver</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[It&amp;'s been less than one month since Facebook launched its new deals service on top of its still-nascent Places platform. But that hasn&amp;'t stopped it from lining up some of the US&amp;'s biggest brands in time for the holiday season.  A few minutes ago, the social network posted a note that shows just how many companies have already climbed on board to offer deals over the holidays.    Note that some of these have already been announced (including the charitable Southwest Deal that donates $1 per check-in to the Make-a-Wish Foundation), but seeing them in one place makes it easier to gauge how much traction the feature is getting.So why is this important As we&amp;'ve discussed before, these location services are in a race to snap up deals with as many national brands as possible, in addition to the longtail of local businesses. Some of these brands want exclusivity (they don&amp;'t want to be on the same location service as a competitor), and brands will probably work with one or two location services instead of taking a shotgun approach so as to minimize shopper confusion. And many people are just trying out location apps for the first time a4&quot; if they start associating deals with Facebook (or Foursquare or SCVNGR or Gowalla) then that might the app they turn to first in the future.Of course, Facebook isn&amp;'t the only service with big brands on board. Foursquare is currently doing some very interesting things, with Safeway and Pepsi, and had plenty of deals lined up with national brands for Black Friday today, with offers from the likes of Toys R Us and RadioShack. And SCVNGR recently signed up Coca Cola for a big holiday promotion.Here&amp;'s the Facebook overview, via the note posted to Facebook&amp;'s Places page:Southwest Airlines: Donating $1 per check in towards air travel to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.Hard Rock Caf: Donating $1 to WhyHunger to fight childhood hunger and poverty worldwide.  Through December 31 (or up to $100,000).JC Penney:  Check in to receive $10.00 off $50.00 purchase towards an assortment of merchandise and services.H&amp;amp'M: The first 2000 check-ins will receive 20% off any item of your choice.Starbucks: Donating $1.00 per check in to Conservation Intl to help protect 5,000 acres of forest.24 Hour Fitness: Donating $1.00 to KaBOOM! for every person who checks in using Facebook Places.The North Face:  Donate $1.00 to the National Park Foundation for every individual who checks in at one of Americaa4a4s nearly 400 national parks or visits a The North Face retail location.REI:  Supporting local conservation efforts, each time you check in at an REI store, REI will donate $1 to a local nonprofit.The Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas: Check in to receive an offer to extend your stay for one extra night at no cost. If you cana4a4t stay the extra night, receive a room upgrade.TAO and LAVO, Las Vegas: Check in at TAO Las Vegas or LAVO Las Vegas and receive complimentary admission for you and one guest on your next visit.Harrah&amp;'s: Offering a number of Deals at its various properties for people who check in at each location.Ballya4a4s: buy one Jubilee! ticket and get one free.Paris Las Vegas: buy one Eiffel Tower Ride pass and get one free.Rio: get free admission to the VooDoo Lounge.The Flamingo Las Vegas: buy one Paradise Garden Buffet and get one free.Oa4a4Sheas Las Vegas: buy one drink at the Dublin Up Bar and get one free.Harraha4a4s Las Vegas: buy one Flavors Buffet and get one free.The Imperial Palace: buy one Emperora4a4s Buffet and get one free.Caesars Palace: buy one Lago Buffet and get one free.Planet Hollywood: buy one Spice Market Buffet and get one free.CrunchBase InformationFacebookInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ViKi Raises $4.3 Million from VC All-Stars to Translate the World&'s&nbsp'Video]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[First it was distribution. Then it was monetization. The next generation of Web entrepreneurs&amp;' make-or-break challenge will be localization and a big part of that is language.The Web is so powerful today and the valuations are so high, because it is a billion-person-audience and growing. But more of them speak Chinese than English, and critical masses are developing around Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Bahasa Indonesian and other languages. The problem will only get worse as opportunity on the Web grows. Good translation can be incredibly expensive and just slapping Google translate on content isn&amp;'t going to be the answer.ViKi has an interesting, open-source-like solution for video, that could have implications for other kinds of content online too. It acquires the rights to a TV show or movie, and puts it on one of its channels and within the first 24 hours an organized, volunteer community has subtitled the content into twenty languages. In another 24 hours, there&amp;'s another 20-languages of subtitles. The company has played more than 1 billion streams of video and its community has subtitled more than 100 million words into 143 languages since its 2008 inception.Its biggest edge may be its software, which allows easy real-time collaboration between hundreds of contributors, spread all over the world. &amp;''You can do a couple of words, go get some coffee and come back and a scene is completed,&amp;'' says ViKi CEO and co-founder Razmig Hovaghimian.a4sTranslators work in teams, get to see their names in translation credits, and get to work on content they feel passionately about spreading to other cultures. ViKi&amp;'s software takes advantage of all sorts of ego, game theory, nationalistic and creative levers that push thousands of hard core users to do work that usually costs thousands of dollars per thirty-minute show for free.I&amp;'ve been watching ViKi for a while and today it is announcing a $4.3 million Series A with some big names: Saar Gur of Charles River Ventures, Reid Hoffman of Greylock, Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz, Joi Ito of Singapore&amp;'s Neoteny Labs, and some well-placed individuals like Rajesh Sawhney, President of Reliance Entertainment in India and Alex Zubillaga, former global head of digital entertainment for Warner Music.It&amp;'s an intense lineup and each of them was drawn to the company for a different reason, Hovaghimian says. Ito, for instance, was drawn to the Creative Commons-based a4scommunity translation, while Hoffman was drawn to ViKi&amp;'s potential to open up new markets for video in an incredibly cheap and fast way. And Gur was one of ViKi&amp;'s earliest supporters.The small, eleven-person company has been geographically all over the place&amp;8211' a lot like its army of free translators. It was started at Harvard and is headquartered in Singapore now, with an office in Palo Alto. It moved to Singapore to take advantage of the small city-state&amp;'s two biggest strengths: Generous government backing and its role as an easy-to-navigate pan-Asian hub. The founders have spent the last two years doing licensing deals, mostly in Korea, where Hovaghimian&amp;'s other two co-founders are from. It&amp;'s expanding now with movies from Bollywood, Japanese anime, and South America&amp;'s telenovelas&amp;8211' typically doing licensing deals for distribution in every country except the one where the content was made.What I love about this company is it&amp;'s in the middle of everything exciting about the emerging world: The artistic culture that defines it, the language that so often serves as a barrier to exploiting it and the massive opportunity of surging, middle class global eyeballs. It&amp;'s going to be exciting to see where this company goes and where it takes its audience.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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