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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple's stock surge makes its secrets a big target]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[It's no surprise that Apple secrets were so highly coveted. Check out the two-year chart.(Credit:Screenshot by Larry Dignan/ZDNet)A massive insider trading probe focused on expert networks illustrates just how valuable Apple's secrets--product road maps, new features, and forecasts--have become.Yesterday, the feds arrested four people in an insider trading probe. According to the Associated Press, the U.S. government alleges that James Fleishman, an executive at Primary Global Research, used four consultants employed by public companies to deliver confidential information. The companies were AMD, Flextronics, Dell, and TSMC. The Holy Grail for traders looking to game the system, however, were details about Apple's plans via Flextronics, a contract equipment manufacturer.The AP says a government complaint details how Primary Global Research clients were told about Apple's trade secrets including sales forecasts, newiPhone features, and a project known as K48, which became theiPad. The complaint was filed, but is sealed. There was an order to unseal the complaint on Dec. 16, according to the court's electronic filing system.Read more of &quot;Apple's stock surge makes its secrets a big target&quot; at ZDNet's Between the Lines. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What it takes to judge Web culture's best (Q&A)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[If it's the end of the year, that must mean it's awards season. And in the world of Web culture, there's one site that hopes to have the final word on the best of the year's offerings.(Credit:Courtesy of Kelly Reeves)That would be Urlesque, an AOL site that is becoming a must-visit for those interested in the latest and greatest Internet memes. In 2008, the site launched the Urlies, its first Web culture awards, and now, it is in the middle of collecting readers' votes for the best of 2010. As you might expect, there are plenty of cat videos to peruse, and anyone who loves--or hates--Justin Bieber can look to an entire category dedicated to memes related to the Twitter trending topics stalwart. The other categories include best overall meme, best video, Facebook trend of the year, best celebrity Photoshop meme, and several others. Yes, the double-rainbow video is well represented.Since Urlesque is currently in the middle of Urlies voting, it seemed like a good time to talk to Editor in Chief Kelly Reeves about the awards, and about Web culture in general. Yesterday, Reeves sat down for a 45 Minutes on IM interview to discuss just that. Q: Thank you very much for doing this, I appreciate it. I want to start by being honest with you--an entire Justin Bieber category. That makes me laugh, and cry. Why do thatKelly Reeves: Ha ha ha. I have a lot to say about Justin Bieber. I want to hear it! Reeves: Justin Bieber and all the fandom (and anti-fandom) surrounding him on the Web was so huge this year that it was impossible for us to ignore him. As the team was planning the categories and nominees we found ourselves including Bieber-related items in several categories. (I'm probably to blame because I'm a total fan.) Since he's so polarizing and we didn't want to Bieb-ify the entire Urlies, we decided it was better (and possibly more funny) to stick it all into one category. But it's kind of interesting because the majority of the nominees are actually kind of negative or making fun of him. And also a whole category is nice Bieber fan bait. (Credit:Urlesque)Well, another category I wished you'd broken out, but didn't, was cat memes, which got lumped in with &quot;animals.&quot; Don't cats deserve the same respect as Justin Bieber Reeves: Oh man, cats get their fair share of coverage on Urlesque. In fact, we honored Cats with a Lifetime Achievement award in our first Urlies in 2008. And, earlier this year we had &quot;Catfight&quot;--a seeded, tournament-style competition to see who is the strongest Internet cat. But yeah, to be honest, there weren't a lot of strong individual cat competitors this year.Well, let's step back a little. Explain the Urlies for those who aren't familiar with them, or might confuse them with other Web awards.Reeves: Much like other categories have their awards ceremonies to recap the best of their world for a year, the Urlies are the reflection of the best in Web culture for the year. For now, every category and nominee are hand-picked by our trusty Urlbot editors to ensure that we highlight the biggest and best stuff from the year. First, we allow Internet fans to pick their favorites and after voting ends we will announce our picks as well. We mostly focus on the fun things we couldn't get enough of throughout the year.Also, it's surprising how quickly internet time moves. Something that blew up early in the year can seem like years ago, so it's fun to recap these things for our readers and bring them back into the spotlight.Back to this year's honorees, I have to admit that I'm amazed that in current voting, Double Rainbow is only in fourth place for best video. What does that say to youReeves: I'm surprised that one is so far behind, It was hilarious! It's possible that the current leader, Antoine Dodson, had so much more exposure that by awareness alone he's getting the votes, despite the hilarity of quality of the video for itself. This year was a particularly interesting year for choosing meme of the year nominees vs. video of the year nominees as the Gregory Brothers and the popularity of their resulting remixes have really made an impact on viral videos. The editors had to stop and think, is it the original video that should be nominated or the resulting remix. I imagine that a lot of voters are thinking of the Gregory Bros.' &quot;Bed Intruder&quot; remix when they're voting for the original clip. Though I could be wrong.This is the third year you're doing this. What have you learned from the previous two UrliesReeves: The major thing we've learned is not to assume the readers will agree with who the editors think should win. The first year, we solely had editors' picks, and boy, did we get a lot of feedback saying that we picked the wrong winners. After that, we opened up the people's choice vote so readers could have their say. It's great because oftentimes the winners that we choose are different from the winners that the readers pick. What's your personal favorite categoryReeves: This year, I love the celebrity Photoshop meme category. We change up the categories each year because the Web is always evolving. It was great to see the prevalence of really funny Photoshop memes involving celebrities this year since it has such a mainstream appeal. And all the nominees are just so funny. I'm so happy that Sad Keanu stuck around for so long this year. He was like the gift that kept on giving.This category is great because it's easy for anyone to understand, you can enjoy this meme with your mom even though she may not know what a meme is, and everyone can have a good laugh because it's a celebrity you recognize in a funny situation.Tell me this: What do you think of the current state of Internet memes Getting better Same old, same old RegressingReeves: I hesitate to say this, but I feel like it's becoming mainstream. The timeline of when a meme starts to bubble online and when it's covered by different facets of media is getting shorter and shorter by the day. And of course I include Urlesque in that bucket, too. When the site started in 2008, we would be reporting on trends and videos that would never see the light of any other medium, but now we (and all Web sites, really) are competing with traditional, huge, media outlets to be the first to cover and uncover the people behind these viral videos and memes that start spreading online. If a video starts to blow up, you can guarantee that &quot;Today Show&quot; staffers are trying to find the source for the next day's show. Or Rick Astley (CNET: Yes, you're being Rickrolled) pops up in the Thanksgiving day parade. It's bizarre.But the great thing about the Web is that memes will always be good and will continue to be reinvented because the Web and technology is always changing.What's your favorite Internet meme of all timeReeves: I think I have to say Lolcats because I am a cat lady.That's the right answer. Reeves: And also because it helps to explain and illustrate what on earth I do all day at work. And they never get old. Ever.Well, that makes me ask, How do you explain what you do for work to your parentsReeves: It's funny. My mom has become so Internet-savvy since I started working on Urlesque, though that was probably more of Facebook's doing. Believe me, it's become easier over the past few years. At first I would try to explain that I take the funny videos that they receive in their e-mail inboxes and put them on a Web site for all to enjoy. Things like Lolcats or Fail videos definitely make it easier to explain. But now that they &quot;get it&quot; and they're seeing viral video stars cross into their morning TV shows and news, they become fans of the site. They may not understand every post (and who can, really) but as Web culture becomes even more ingrained in pop culture or in real life culture, it'll just be culture. Though I imagine there will always be the subcultures.Your job sounds like a lot of fun. What advice would you give to someone who is interested in making a living writing about Web cultureReeves: It is! I'm so lucky. Honestly, the best advice would be to write about Web culture. Start a blog (they're free!) and do it. My favorite part about Urlesque and our bloggers is that no one is &quot;more qualified&quot; than anyone else. We're all just Web addicts that surf around all day to find weird and funny stuff. Pretty much all of our bloggers have been plucked out of the Internet because of work they were doing on their personal blogs. We wanted their particular sense of humor, their keen analysis, and their following or their ability to find things. Everyone has the ability to find the next big thing. We're all on a level playing field.But the thing I'd stress is to do something different--don't just post a funny video and call it a day. Anyone can do that. Do something to make your take unique, like tying it together as part of a larger trend, re-enacting it, or getting a baby or cat involved (guaranteed Internet gold). That's what will get you noticed.Well, we're out of time, so here's my standard last question: I love doing these IM interviews because IM lets my interviewees be more thoughtful and articulate than they might be face-to-face or over the phone, and because I get a perfect transcript. But also it's because IM makes it easy to multitask. So, tell me: What else were you doing while we were doing this interviewReeves: Hahaha. I checked my e-mail only once. I must've been typing slow. But I was also consulting the Urlies pages.Fair enough. Well, thank you so much for doing this. I appreciate it.Reeves: This was fun, thank you.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WiLAN sues Comcast, Time Warner, Charter]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Canadian wireless company WiLAN is firing up another round of lawsuits, this time against leading cable companies.Alleging patent infringement over technology in cable modems, WiLAN said today that it has has launched suits against Comcast, Time Warner, and Charter Communications in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.Ottawa-based WiLAN, which patents wireless products, asserts that the cable trio has been violating U.S. patent No. 5,761,602 by marketing and selling cable systems and modems. Issued in 1998, the patent in question covers &quot;hybrid multichannel data transmission system utilizing a broadcast medium,&quot; which specifically covers the broadcasting of data to a number of remote networks and computers.WiLAN said that it's being represented in its legal action by U.S. law firm McKool Smith, which is also handling the company's other patent infringement cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas--a popular court for filing such claims because of its reputation as being friendly to patent plaintiffs.WiLAN has a history of filing patent infringement suits against leading technology companies. Last month, WiLAN announced suits against Alcatel-Lucent, Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, and several others involved in mobile communications. The lawsuits claim patent infringement over certain wireless technologies.In April, WiLAN sued Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and a host of other top tech players over alleged patent infringement regarding the use of Bluetooth in PCs and mobile phones. A lawsuit filed in 2008 went after wireless handset makers, while a suit in 2007 targeted laptop and router manufacturers.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Trip-planning startup NileGuide raises $3.5M]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[UpdatedNileGuide, a travel startup that describes itself as a4Atravel agent, tour guide, and concierge wrapped into one,a4 has raised $3.5 million in new funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.When you look up a vacation spot on NileGuide, the San Francisco startup combines tips written by paid local experts with automatically-generated recommendations for restaurants, hotels, and more &amp;8212' based on your personal preferences. You can also print out a customized guide or make your plans using the NileGuide iPhone app.The company says it now includes 100,000 points of interests in more than 250 destinations. Back in May, NileGuide acquired travel Q&amp;amp'A site Localyte and used it to launch a new a4AAsk Localsa4 service.Ia4a4ve emailed the company for comment and will update if I hear back. The filing doesn&amp;'t say who invested in the current round. The company has now raised a total of $13 million, and its past investors include Austin Ventures, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Draper Richards, and KPG Ventures.Update: I just spoke to chief executive Josh Steinitz, who confirmed the funding and said the money came from NileGuide&amp;'s existing investors. He also said that my description of NilesGuide is a bit outdated &amp;8212' the company is now super-focused on travel recommendations, with 100,000 experts &amp;''chomping at the bit&amp;'' to answer questions through the Ask Locals feature and 130 local editors.&amp;''There are a million travel guide sites out there,&amp;'' Steinitz said. &amp;''We can bring local expertise in two forms, professional and community. We hit both and no one else does that.&amp;''Next Story: Samsung steals top Android phone manufacturer crown from Motorola Previous Story: Will Translattice transform enterprise computing with truly distributed applicationsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: travel, trip planningCompanies: Nileguide          Tags: travel, trip planningCompanies: NileguideAnthony is VentureBeat's assistant editor, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining VentureBeat in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter.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[Worried about your reputation Intelius now lets you track it online]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Intelius, a company that runs background checks on people via everything from iPhone apps to screening phone calls, today launched TrueRep, a new subscription service designed to help consumers track and control their online identity and reputation.The Bellevue, Wash.-based maker of DateCheck &amp;8212' a smartphone app that lets subscribers rapidly search public records for information for a background check on their dates (and a winner at DEMOfall 09) &amp;8212' now essentially lets you run a background check on yourself.The beta launch today will help people track their online &amp;''footprint&amp;'' and gain greater control over the information available about them through public records, social networking profiles and other sources that could affect someone&amp;'s reputation.TrueRep does this by assigning subscribers a &amp;''Reputation Score,&amp;'' which only they can view. The score is tallied based on 15 different parameters created by Intelius from an subscribera4a4s public profile, and the company will then score a person on three key areas: stability, trustworthiness and safety. TrueRep then explains to each subscriber what their score means and how they can influence it based on personal preferences.Intelius&amp;' intense focus on scrutinizing the reputations of just about everyone, everywhere has not come without controversy. Founded by Naveen Jain, the infamous former chief of Infospace who left the company in disgrace after multiple violations of insider trading laws, Intelius was under the gun in 2008 when TechCrunch alleged the company was scamming millions from users through a subscription-service-posing-as-a-survey grift.Regardless of the rumors buzzing around Intelius&amp;' IPO that year, it has managed to bounce back by offering a full suite of &amp;''information-based&amp;'' products for both individuals and businesses alike. To date, the company says it has 12 million unique customers who use its information to reconnect, with 30 million unique users visiting its sites each month.The company is currently allowing both existing and new customers to test out its newest tool, with new customers able to sign up via Intelius&amp;' website for $9.95. The beta period will last until this spring, during which time TruRep will add more features and tools, the company said.a4AEach of us has a digital footprint that begins to take shape the day our first baby pictures are posted on the web,a4 said Jim Adler, chief privacy officer at Intelius. a4AAs that digital identity grows with public records and commercially available information added year after year, the pool of information from which people can formulate a judgment about us continues to evolve. We have reached a point where we can no longer ignore our digital persona but must be aware of it and take steps to control our reputation, online as well as off.a4Previous Story: Blogging startup Tumblr apologizes for growing painsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: DEMO, iPhone, privacy, smartphones, social networkingCompanies: Intelius, techcrunchPeople: naveen jain          Tags: DEMO, iPhone, privacy, smartphones, social networkingCompanies: Intelius, techcrunchPeople: naveen jainRiley McDermid is a contributing reporter to VentureBeat. She was previously the online editor at institutional investing and trading forum Markets Media, which she joined in 2008 from Dow Jones/MarketWatch in New York. Her work has appeared in the The New York Times, the Associated Press, Portfolio Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Barrona4a4s. She has won awards from the American Society of Business Publishers and Editors, the Magazine Association of the Southeast, the Mississippi Press Association and the Atlanta Press Club, and was a finalist for the Pacemaker Prize for excellence in news reporting.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[Live from Moscow: TechCrunch Moscow]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Today TechCrunch Europe is coming to Moscow, Russia, for our first ever TechCrunch Moscow (to be held in English). The Live video stream is here.TechCrunch Moscow is at the first Russian private tech incubator, the Digital October Center, located in a historical manufacturing building Krasny Oktyabr (or &amp;''Red October&amp;'' / Aa4a4a4a4a4 Aa4a4sa4a4a4a4A in Russian).  The event is sold out but all attendees will enjoy a full day packed with speeches by the leaders of the industry, networking opportunities and a chance to preview promising Russian tech startups.Co-organised by TechCrunch Europe together with Kite Ventures and Telemarker, our partners have also put together a dedicated event web site and a dedicated Twitter feed. We&amp;'ll be using the hashtag TCMoscow.The conference will focus on the key issues regarding tech entrepreneurship in Russia. TechCrunch Moscow is about supporting the startup and venture capital eco-system in Moscow and Russia. It&amp;'s also about uncovering the trends and the hottest companies and startups in the market right now. Speakers include Arkady Dvorkovich, assistant to the President of Russia' Arkady Volozh, CEO of Yandex, Russia&amp;'s leading search engine' Annelies van Den Belt, CEO of SUP/Livejournal' Semyon Voinov, founder of Zeptolab and creator of &amp;''Cut the Rope&amp;''' Demyan Kudriavtsev, CEO of Kommersant' Oskar Hartmann, founder and CEO of KupiVip, and many others.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysts neglect to ask about Steve Jobs&' health]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple&amp;'s conference call with analysts just ended, and the surprise is that no one asked about Steve Jobs&amp;' health and when he might return to the company.Peter Oppenheimer, chief financial officer, and Tim Cook, chief operating officer, didn&amp;'t volunteer any information about Jobs either. As a result, the specter of an Apple without Steve Jobs went unaddressed. That seems like a rather large omission.Apple has long maintained that it has a succession plan, a deep management bench, and that no single person can determine the fate of the company. But Jobs is an icon of the industry, operates in a hands-on manner with all of Apple&amp;'s key products and is viewed as one of the best leaders of a company anywhere.On Monday, Apple announced that Jobs was going on a medical leave of absence and that Cook is taking over in the meantime. It&amp;'s the third time Jobs has had to relinquish control of the company for medical reasons. I&amp;'m dumbfounded that the analysts didn&amp;'t ask. Maybe they knew they wouldn&amp;'t get an answer. Maybe they couldn&amp;'t figure out a way to get beyond a &amp;''no comment.&amp;'' It says a lot about how they are focused on numbers, numbers, numbers. But clearly it&amp;'s to a fault.I have to believe that just about everybody else in the world of business and technology wants to know more about Jobs and whether he is OK or not. Cook seemed to occasionally veer toward the subject when he talked about how strong Apple was, noting that &amp;''excellence has become a habit&amp;'' with every member of the team.Next Story: Adobe beefs up its ad targeting by acquiring Demdex Previous Story: By the numbers: Apple&amp;'s fourth quarter resultsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: iPad, iPhoneCompanies: ApplePeople: Peter Oppenheimer, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook          Tags: iPad, iPhoneCompanies: ApplePeople: Peter Oppenheimer, Steve Jobs, Tim CookDean 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[HP ready to launch laptops, but Intel chips are in short supply]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Doreen93</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard is unveiling a bunch of consumer laptops today, but it has no idea when it&amp;'s going to ship some of them because they use the flawed Intel chip set that now has to be replaced.The line-up of new laptops is important for HP&amp;'s spring sales, but it isn&amp;'t clear exactly how long it will take to get replacement chips. HP, much like every other computer maker, is anxiously awaiting delivery of Intel&amp;'s latest chip sets, which don&amp;'t have the previously announced flaw. Intel said it can ship chip sets in configurations that skirt the actual flaw' those shipments will resume in mid-February. But it will take longer to ship the actual replacement chips.One of the common threads in the new laptops is the spreading of technologies that HP once used in only one or two special models. For instance, it uses better audio and cooling technolog across a broader number of laptops.HP is updating a number of laptops across it Pavilion line-up, with the designs drawing inspiration from culture, art and fashion. The laptops stem from its MUSE philosophy, short for materials, usability, sensory appeal and experience, said Kevin Wentzel, technical marketing manager at HP. Introduced in May 2010, the MUSE philosophy aims for innovations in product design by offering a blend of alloys, metals, plastics and artisan-like elements for a sensory appeal. The new laptops can be personalized with a choice of 17 wallpapers designed by six artists from around the world.Wentzel said the models use both Advanced Micro Devices&amp;' Fusion chips and Intel&amp;'s Sandy Bridge processors, which combine graphics and a microprocessor on the same silicon chip. Intel said it has won more than 500 designs for Sandy Bridge, but it delayed the shipment of new chips because of a flaw in a chip set. Intel is busy replacing chips as soon as it can, but the company says delays of weeks may result.The new models include the dv6 (15.6-inch screen) and dv7 (17.3-inch screen). Both are available in what HP calls a &amp;''dark umber&amp;'' metal finish, using elements of its much-admired Envy line of laptops originally created by HP&amp;'s Voodoo PC designers. The machines also include HP&amp;'s Beats Audio four-way speakers, HP&amp;'s CoolSense cooling technology, and faster universal serial bus (USB 3.0) ports. The chips use second-generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, with an option for AMD Radeon 6000M graphics. The models also have HP SimplePass, a fingerprint reading technology that can quickly confirm your identity. Availability for the dv6 and dv7 is to be determined, as is the pricing.HP is also launching new versions of its g-series laptops, including the g4, g6, and g7 notebooks. Those notebooks will be available on March 13 for $499, $449, and $599, respectively.Previous Story: Mobile cyber threats are getting worsePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: flaw, Intel chip set, PavilionCompanies: Hewlett Packard, HP, IntelPeople: Kevin Wentzel          Tags: flaw, Intel chip set, PavilionCompanies: Hewlett Packard, HP, IntelPeople: Kevin WentzelDean 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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