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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft offering cash to Salesforce switchers]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-offering-cash-to-salesforce-switchers</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-offering-cash-to-salesforce-switchers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As part of a new incentive program, Microsoft is offering companies that are currently customers of Salesforce or Oracle's CRM services a cash bonus for switching to Microsoft's own Dynamics CRM Online.Companies that make the switch will be given $200 for every user that's a part of the transition. That amount can also be put towards the subscription itself, or service add-ons, Microsoft said in a statement. There is some fine print though. For instance, companies need to be of a certain size: anywhere between 15 to 250 users. If it's outside those two numbers, there are no incentive credits to be had. Along with that, companies can't just cut and run after getting the rebate, as there's a two-year licensing agreement involved. The program itself also runs through the end of June, so companies in the middle of a contract with another provider may miss that window. Microsoft began testing the 2011 edition of its Dynamics program back in September as part of a public beta. It's available both as a software tool and as a hosted service, the latter of which will be available in more than 40 countries when the service is launched internationally next month. To work that back into the new rebate program, Microsoft will be offering the $200 in whatever the local currency works out to be. The dig at Salesforce is of special note given the the two companies' recent legal fracas. Back in May, Microsoft sued Salesforce over the infringement of nine of its patents, seeking monetary damages and injunctions. The next month Salesforce sued Microsoft back. The cases were settled back in August for an undisclosed sum, with the two companies ending up cross-licensing each other's patents. Clearly though, some bad blood remains.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's new Game Hub socializes Web games]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsofts-new-game-hub-socializes-web-games</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsofts-new-game-hub-socializes-web-games</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&amp;39's Game Hub adds social features such as game invitations and social-networking updates to casual Web games across three of Microsoft&amp;39's online-game properties. (Credit:Josh Lowensohn/CNET)Following the single-focus of social networking found within Games for Windows Live,Xbox Live, andWindows Phone 7, Microsoft has brought the beginnings of a central gaming network to its casual gaming sites. The company today put out what it's calling the &quot;Microsoft Gaming Hub,&quot; which is a system of social-networking features that have been built around each casual game and spread across three of Microsoft's online-gaming properties: Bing Games, MSN Games, and Windows Live Messenger. More than anything, the feature has been created to unify the social-gaming experience on each of those sites.Included as part of the gaming-hub interface are a friends list, game invitations, high scores, and integrated status updates from places such as Windows Live Messenger and Twitter. These features sit outside of the game, meaning that developers don't have to build those elements into their game's user interface--though that's certainly something that could be the next step for this system.Microsoft's Gaming Hub works with both Windows Live IDs, as well as your Facebook log-in. Either one is needed to access the social features, but not to play the games. Microsoft says 35 titles can be found on all three of the company's gaming platforms, though all games now appear to have the feature enabled.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi Direct lets devices talk to each other (podcast)]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wi-fi-direct-lets-devices-talk-to-each-other-podcast</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wi-fi-direct-lets-devices-talk-to-each-other-podcast</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Screen from video by Wi-Fi Alliance about Wi-Fi Direct(Credit:Wi-Fi Alliance)It's long been possible to connect Wi-Fi-enabled wireless devices to each other via a network or an access point, but the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that is has begun certifying Wi-Fi Direct products &quot;capable of making device-to-device connections.&quot;&amp;nbsp' In other words, instead of your laptop sending documents to your printer via your network as is now the case, the new technology will make it possible for the laptop to speak directly to the printer.To find out how it all works, I spoke with Wi-Fi Alliance spokesperson Kelly Davis-Felner.Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe now:  iTunes (audio) |  RSS (audio)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Skyfire previews its Flash video-streaming iPhone browser]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=skyfire-previews-its-flash-video-streaming-iphone-browser</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=skyfire-previews-its-flash-video-streaming-iphone-browser</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Skyfire&amp;39's browser comes to iPhone.(Credit:Skyfire)It isn't in the App Store yet, but we got a peek at Skyfire for iPhone and iPod Touch, which themobile browser company submitted to Apple in September.Skyfire foriPhone looks and operates much like its Android sibling. It's built on the WebKit browser and uses the Skyfire servers to push down the Flash video that has for so long been forbidden on the iPhone. The workaround isn't and has never been perfect, but it does work. When you get to a site that plays video, Skyfire will display the usual error message or symbol and then pop up a thumbnail with a &quot;Play&quot; button on it. That's what you press to launch the video playback.Not all videos will play in Skyfire. We're getting together a list of the video types that are accepted, so stay tuned. In addition, Hulu blocks access from mobile phones, even if you're set to Desktop mode. As with most video-streaming apps and services, bandwidth strength defines the experience. Our experience was sluggish, and weaker Wi-Fi strength and load on AT&amp;T's 3G service--notorious in San Francisco--most likely contributed to the plodding loading times. We'll be able to say for certain when we've spent a little more time with Skyfire.Other than video, Skyfire differentiates itself with a fun, upbeat interface and a social networking bent. New to iPhone, you can check in with your Facebook account. The app also includes search functionality that shows you tweets, images, headline news, and so on around your topic of choice. Unfortunately, there's no history functionality, so you'll need to retype your search query anew every time. There's the usual bookmarking and sharing. One nice touch is that Skyfire will set the user agent to Desktop mode, so that you'll be able to see full Web pages, like CNET.com and ESPN.com, instead of the mobile-optimized sites.A peek at Skyfire browser for iPhone (photos) Although Skyfire has been around for years in several guises (it underwent multiple face-lifts and identity changes beginning as a Windows Mobile browser start-up), the current construction debuted last April with Skyfire for Android. That version brought Flash video playback to Android, albeit a month before the first Android phones were to receive it.Although Apple relented early last month on certain restrictions against Flash-derived apps, the iPhone,iPod Touch, and iPad do not natively display Flash video. Stick around for even more hands-on impressions to come. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple to follow Google with mobile payment technology in iPhone 5, iPad 2]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-to-follow-google-with-mobile-payment-technology-in-iphone-5-ipad-2</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It  looks like 2011 will finally be the year in which near-field communication  (NFC), a short-range communication technology used for mobile payments  and information transfer, will finally make a splash.Apple is apparently integrating the technology in the iPhone 5 and iPad 2, following Googlea4a4s release of the Nexus S with NFC built-in, Bloomberg reports.The  news, which has been rumored for months, comes from analyst Richard  Doherty, director of consulting firm Envisioneering Group, who cited  engineers working on the upcoming Apple devices. Apple is  specifically interested in letting consumers use the iPhone 5 and iPad 2  to make purchases &amp;8212' for example, by paying for a restaurant bill with their phone &amp;8212' and will potentially revamp iTunes to take advantage of  NFC. Apple is also testing a payment terminal for small businesses using NFC, Doherty said.The  technology could also be used to improve targeted advertising,  according to Richard Crone, head of financial industry advising firm  Crone Consulting. It would allow ads to know exactly where you are and  potentially fetch higher rates in the process. Since NFC requires close  contact to transfer information, it could be much more useful to targeted  ads than GPS alone, which notoriously has trouble locating  users in busy cities and indoors.AT&amp;amp'T, Verizon and T-Mobile are collaborating on their own NFC-based mobile payment network dubbed Isis,  and Google likely has something planned as well. I suspect wea4a4ll see  many NFC-enabled devices this year, but it will likely take mobile  payment operators, as well as small businesses who would best take  advantage of the technology, months to get a handle on it. By 2012, with  NFC handsets common and more mature mobile payment networks available, I suspect the technology will explode in popularity.Next Story: Solar Universe nabs $7M to install your panels, poaches SolarCity exec Previous Story: Jason Calacanis loves the pivot, announces Mahalo 4.0PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: iPad 2, iPhone 5, mobile payments, NFC, smartphones, tabletsCompanies: Apple, AT&amp;amp'T, Google, T Mobile, VerizonPeople: Richard Crone, Richard Doherty          Tags: iPad 2, iPhone 5, mobile payments, NFC, smartphones, tabletsCompanies: Apple, AT&amp;amp'T, Google, T Mobile, VerizonPeople: Richard Crone, Richard DohertyDevindra 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[Feds charge five tech consultants with illegal insider trading]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=feds-charge-five-tech-consultants-with-illegal-insider-trading</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors charged five Silicon Valley workers with illegal insider trading today, alleging that they used information they obtained about technology companies such as Dell, Apple, Advanced Micro Devices and Flextronics to profit on their shares.The charges stemmed from a three-year investigation' in the past few weeks, federal investigators have raided several hedge-fund and mutual-fund operators in connection with the probe. Those charged worked either as consultants or employees for Primary Global Research, a Mountain View, Calif.-based company that bills itself an &amp;''expert network,&amp;'' an operation which connects investors with knowledgeable professionals paid a fee for their advice. The five charged stand accused of passing information about their employers or other tech companies to fund managers.The probe was first reported by the Wall Street Journal last month.What&amp;'s stunning about these allegations is that smart people would do this. There are plenty of legal ways to make money in Silicon Valley. But it also shows that the temptations are great for suppliers with inside information to signal to investors when they have concrete information on the next hot gadget &amp;8212' especially when big companies like Apple and Google are tight-lipped about such news. Some of the leads for the case came from the investigation of the Galleon Group, which was hit with insider-trading charges last year.&amp;''The information trafficked by the four &amp;8216'consultants&amp;' went way beyond permissible market research,&amp;'' FBI official Janice Fedarcyk said Thursday to the Journal. &amp;''It was insider information.&amp;''Primary Global is a go-between that hooks investors up with &amp;''actionable intelligence&amp;'' about the companies. Those arrested were James Fleishman, a vice president and sales manager at Primary Global' and consultants Walter Shimoon, a senior director of business development at Flextronics in San Diego' Mark Anthony Longoria, a supply-chain manager with AMD' and Manosha Karunatilaka, an account manager at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Daniel DeVore, another consultant, was a former global supply manager at Dell' he pleaded guilty to charges on Dec. 10 and is cooperating. In other words, the insider information was gleaned from the suppliers for big companies and it was used to generate profits via stock trading. The charges included wire fraud and conspiracy. The consultants allegedly received more than $400,000 for their information. The consultants spent a lot of time on the phone with investors' over 60 days in 2009, he participated in 40 phone calls with investors. Attorneys for some of the consultants weren&amp;'t available, the Journal said.Shimoon of Flextronics reportedly disclosed highly confidential details about sales forecasts and product features for an upcoming iPhone. From August 2007 to November 2010, he was paid more than $22,000. Flextronics said he had been terminated. Longoria resigned from AMD in October. He reportedly disclosed AMD revenue information, average chip prices, product sales figures and gross margin information. He was paid $200,000, prosecutors said. AMD said it is cooperating with the U.S. Attorney&amp;'s office. An attorney for Longoria said he was cooperating as well.[Photo: Market Guardian]Next Story: Can mobile startup BreezyPrint end your printing headaches Previous Story: Facebook&amp;'s new login for the Web could ruffle feathersPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: insider tradingCompanies: advanced micro devices, Amd, Apple, Dell, FlextronicsPeople: Daniel DeVore, James Fleishman, Janice Fedarcyk, Manosha Karunatilaka, Mark Anthony Longoria, Walter Shimoon          Tags: insider tradingCompanies: advanced micro devices, Amd, Apple, Dell, FlextronicsPeople: Daniel DeVore, James Fleishman, Janice Fedarcyk, Manosha Karunatilaka, Mark Anthony Longoria, Walter ShimoonDean 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[Amazon Banning One Vile Ebook: A Victory For&8230'. What&nbsp'Exactly]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=amazon-banning-one-vile-ebook-a-victory-for8230--whatnbspexactly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well, that was exciting wasna4a4t it Less than 24 hours after we, and twenty billion other media outlets, reported on the presence of a a4Aguide to pedophiliaa4 on Amazon, it looks like the retail giant may havea4sdecided to withdraw it from sale.If the reports are true then parents can sleep easy in their beds: with the removal of one putrid, misspelled ebook,a4sthe Internet is now completely free of pedophiles.Except, of course, it isn&amp;'t.I was going to leave this story alone. Partly I wanted to avoid the frothing ire of the a4AYOUa4a4RE JUST DRAWING MORE PUBLICITY TO SOMETHING BADa4 crowd (yes, drawing attention to bad things is what we&amp;'re supposed to do). Partly, too, I didn&amp;'t want to write another post that puts me at odds with my esteemed TechCrunch collegues. Mainly, though, my reason for wanting to give the story a wide berth is because &amp;8211' for all the sound and fury over this sick, twisted little tome being on sale &amp;8211' I still havena4a4t heard anyone a4sadequately explain what all the fuss is about.Please don&amp;'t misunderstand me here. Ia4a4m not asking what the fuss is about pedophila  &amp;8211' thata4a4s an easy one, I hope &amp;8211' but rather Ia4a4m unclear what is achieved by forcing Amazon to ban a single disgusting ebook from sale. Or, indeed, what precise harm we think will resulta4sif they refuseAre we, as intelligent adults, really suggesting that other less intelligent adults who have until now never so much as considered the idea of molesting a child and going to download a copy of &amp;8216'the Pedophile&amp;'s Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover&amp;'s Code of Conduct&amp;'a4sand think to themselves a4Aby golly, this pedophile stuff sounds like fun &amp;8211' I think Ia4a4ll give it a trya4. Surely not. If wea4a4re concerned that a booka4sglamourisinga4sman-child love is going to bring down the downfall of society then wea4a4d better demand the removal of Lolita too. At least Nabokov could spell.Maybe, then, those supporting the ban are concerned that the book might act as a dummies&amp;' guide for the enthusiastic non-practicing pedophile: men who are already grotesque sexual devients but havena4a4t yet figured out the practicalities of turning thought into action. If thata4a4s the concern, then I fear that particular ship has sailed. I admit I havena4a4t looked &amp;8211' no-one needs that on their Google search history &amp;8211' but Ia4a4m pretty sure therea4a4s enough of that kind of information available on the web that doesna4a4t require a potential child rapist to plunk down his credit card information and thus leave a paper trail back to his lair.Or perhaps the concern is simply that the author is profiting from his vile fantasies. But then again, if that is the worry, maybe the YOU&amp;'RE DRAWING ATTENTION TO IT crowd has a point.Before the book hit the headlines today, its author claims it had sold precisely one copy. After we, the media, had done our work, it had shifted enough units to make the top 100 list. That&amp;'s annoying, but does this mean the nation is about to be overrun by newbie pederasts It seems unlikely: judging by the reviews of the book on Amazon, most purchasers ordered it only to determine the precise level of contempt they have for its author. By the end of the week it will have been forgotten about again and author Philip R Greaves IIa4swill return to his poverty' the only difference being that a few million people will know his name and the authorities will know to keep a very close eye on him, particularly when it comes to his proximity to schools.And thata4a4s exactly how things are supposed to work in a free society. Since the advent of the printing press &amp;8211' a4shell, since the advent of speech &amp;8211' morons and criminals have used words to espouse theira4sdespicablea4sviews. Meanwhile, right thinking people have had the choice to either ignore those views or listen long enough to dismiss or demolish them in public forums. We make laws to protect against specific incitement and certain types of hate speech, but otherwise our ability to debate broader ideas &amp;8211' no matter how abhorrent we believe them to be &amp;8211' is what separates us from the apes.Despite what some (including Amazon) have suggested, the company&amp;'s decision to pull Greaves&amp;' &amp;''book&amp;''a4sfrom their virtual shelves (if that&amp;'s what they&amp;'ve done) was neither censorship nor a curb on free speech, but rather a perfectly rational economic decision by a public company in response to a threatened boycott. And perhaps that alone is worth celebrating: however indirectly, Amazon was profiting from this vile little book (much as they do when they sell copies of Mein Kampf) &amp;8211' and now, it seems, theya4a4re not.But what the ban most certainly is not is an anti-pedophile victory of any meaningful kind, any more than YouTubea4a4s decision (under pressure, in part, from the British government) to remove hate speech by Anwar al Awlaki was a particularly meaningful triumph in the war against terror.a4sIn fact, if either ban has achieved anything (and it probably hasna4a4t) ita4a4s simply to drive another vile little man further underground, to join the thousands of other vile little men (and the occasional vile little woman) who ooze far below the surface of the Internet, in private chat rooms and IRC channels and password protected forums. Philip R Greaves&amp;' fetid little fantasies haven&amp;'t been destroyed, but rather will now be added to the countless other sick fictions and how-tos &amp;8211' not to mention the far more troubling, and illegal, images and videos of actual criminal acts &amp;8211' that lie in the darkest corners of the web, away from the glare of public derision.It&amp;'s that other material &amp;8211' the truly vile and illegal stuff, hidden from public view &amp;8211' that represents the true threat to the fabric of decent society. And ita4a4s that material that we need to figure out how to banish from the Internet before we start congratulating ourselves on a job well done. Anything else is just a self-congratulatory meme.a4sMisdirection accomplished.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Voice Goes Down, Again (Update: And It&'s&nbsp'Back)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-voice-goes-down-again-update-and-itrsquosnbspback</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It was only three days ago that Google Voice had some serious issues making  outbound calls for some users a4&quot;a4syou&amp;'d place a call, and it would ring endlessly without ever actually reaching your contact.And now, it looks like the service is having more problems. For at least 20 minutes, some users (including me) have been unable to reach voice.google.com a4&quot;a4sthe service&amp;'s main hub, where you can send text messages and keep track of your conversations. I&amp;'ve also been unable to make outbound calls and some inbound calls from my phone, though the GMail/Google Voice integration still works fine (as it did during the problems earlier this week). A test text message a friend sent hasn&amp;'t reached my phone, either.Update: Voice.google.com and my calls are all working as of 2:25 a4&quot;we&amp;'ll update once we confirm that the issues have been resolved for everyone.Update 2: Google confirms that all issues have been resolved as of 2:35PM PST. Looks like there were around 45-50 minutes of downtime.I&amp;'m really hoping this isn&amp;'t the start of a trend. No, Google Voice is not a carrier, but it stands as a middleman between your carrier and your phones, and people aren&amp;'t going to put up with the service for long if reliability becomes an issue. As Michael wrote back when the service was still GrandCentral, if you want to be a phone company, you can&amp;'t go dead.We&amp;'re hearing that this not affecting everyone, but it&amp;'s unclear how many people are affected a4&quot; judging by how many are tweeting about this, it isn&amp;'t just a minor blip.Google has given us this statement'&amp;''We&amp;'re aware of an issue that&amp;'s affecting some percentage of Google Voice users and we&amp;'re working hard to resolve it.&amp;''CrunchBase InformationGoogle VoiceInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Video stories for kids, read by kids online - Springwise]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
<category>Entertainment</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=video-stories-for-kids-read-by-kids-online---springwise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It''s a frustrating fact of life for any parent of young children that a) kids are naturally drawn to computers, and yet b) most of the content online is not suitable for kids. Aiming to provide a4Aa safe online place for kids,a4 in the site''s own words, is UK-based Smories, which features a broad assortment of short videos featuring kids reading stories for kids aloud.Users of the Smories site can search for new video stories by age group a4&quot; stories range in suitability from the 3-to-4 age group up to those who are 7 or 8 a4&quot; or by category, including fairy tales, Aesop''s fables and nursery rhymes. Smories are a maximum of 10 minutes long, and they are accessible online via PC as well as iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Authors of new smories can even submit their unpublished stories as a sort of market test, read either by themselves or by children' all copyrights remain with the writer. If the person reading the story is under 17, however, the smory will have its own unique address rather than being publicly viewable through Smories.com. A new, free story is published on Smories.com every day, the site says.Whether parents like it or not, kids and technology appear to be a match made in heaven' why not help provide a safe place for story-telling Currently, Smories.com accepts only stories told in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Afrikaans' one to partner with or emulate for kids in other parts of the world (Related: Recordable charm for kids plays back a loved one''s voice a4&quot; ''Huggable'' case keeps iPhones safe from kids a4&quot; Remote (grand)parents read bedtime stories by web video a4&quot; Colour ebook reader for kids a4&quot; Online platform for long-distance bedtime stories a4&quot; Personalized books starring a child''s favourite toy a4&quot; Personalized e-stories for kids on iPhone and Kindle a4&quot; iPhone app narrates stories for young kids a4&quot; iPhone game gets kids into the (hidden) park a4&quot; Narrate-your-own storybook videos.)Website: www.smories.comContact: www.smories.com/feedback/Spotted by: Murray Orange <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Holding Special Mobile Event This&nbsp'Wednesday]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=facebook-holding-special-mobile-event-thisnbspwednesday</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Facebook has just sent us an invitation to a special event that&amp;'s happening this Wednesday. The theme Mobile.We don&amp;'t know what Facebook is planning to launch (though we&amp;'ll do our best to find out beforehand), but we have a few guesses. The most obvious is the company&amp;'s long-awaited iPad application (it still doesn&amp;'t have an official app).  It could also include more features that involve Places a4&quot; Facebook has recently been testing a Deals service that&amp;'s connected to Places, and mobile is obviously the best place for users to access those.And, of course, it could be related to the elusive Facebook Phone, though when we spoke with Mark Zuckerberg about this last month it sounded like the Facebook&amp;'s (unconfirmed) custom version of Android was still a ways off. Perhaps it&amp;'s a deal to integrate Facebook more deeply into some partner handsetsFacebook&amp;'s last big event was on October 6, when the company rolled out a totally revamped Groups feature.Oh, and try not to look too hard for hints on the invite. Everyone who did that last time was totally wrong.CrunchBase InformationFacebookInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech World Welcomes Digg Refugees With Open&nbsp'Arms]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tech-world-welcomes-digg-refugees-with-opennbsparms</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This morning most of us woke up to the disappointing news that social news sitea4sDigg, once a promising destination for Silicon Valley talent, was losing 37% of its staff as well experiencing key executive departures.While the usual armchair Twitter quarterbacks responded to the what the layoffs mean for the ailing site, another more positive trend was also evidenced' People making it clear that the kind of top tier engineering talent that worked for Digg was welcome at a spectrum of high profile startups and full fledged techcompanies.As I&amp;'m hearing that the talent pool of experienced engineers in the Bay Area is currently in short supply, this layoff might be a boon for local startups looking to add skilled staff. Some of the companies that have already expressed interest in hiring include Twitter (above), Groupon,a4sGDGT, O&amp;'Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures, a4sIGN, Styleseat, variousa4sFirst Round Capital portfolio companies and AT&amp;amp'T Interactive.It looks like SimpleGeo founder and former Digg Lead Architect Joe Stump is curating the tweets and offering support and introductions help to the 25 people laid off. If you hear of anyone else who is tweeting about hiring, please link to them in the comments.CrunchBase InformationDiggJoe StumpInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deals &038' More: DoubleDutch gets funding for enterprise check-in apps]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=deals-038-more-doubledutch-gets-funding-for-enterprise-check-in-apps</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=deals-038-more-doubledutch-gets-funding-for-enterprise-check-in-apps</guid>
<description><![CDATA[   Today&amp;'s funding announcements include enterprise technology for geolocation apps and social networking:DoubleDutch grabs funding to create check-in apps: The developer of mobile apps for businesses has raised a seed round of less than $1M from Charles River Ventures and others. The San Francisco-based startup, which announced its official launch at DEMO Fall 2010, is currently focused on building apps for enterprise events and field teams. One current implementation allows field technicians for a swimming pool company to check in to pools.SpeakerText lands $600K to transcribe online videos: The San Francisco-based startup has raised funding to grow its web-based transcription service. The company&amp;'s technology, which uses speech recognition, natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, helps publishers increase site traffic and engagement by making video text searchable.Socialware raises $3M for safe social networking: The software developer has raised funding from FLOODGATE and others to help businesses remain compliant while using social networks. Based in Austin, Texas, the company helps customers such as insurance companies manage social media while engaging with clients and partners.Massive Health brings in $1.6M to help people lead healthy lives: The San Francisco-based health startup has raised $1.6M of an expected $2.3M in a first round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. Founded this year and still in stealth mode, the company says it is focusing on mobile apps to help people manage their health.Next Story: Book Review: &amp;''Tell to Win,&amp;'' by Peter Gruber Previous Story: Apple working on smaller, cheaper iPhone to combat AndroidPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: DEMO, DEMO Fall 2010Companies: Charles River Ventures, Doubledutch, Floodgate, Massive Health, Socialware, SpeakerText          Tags: DEMO, DEMO Fall 2010Companies: Charles River Ventures, Doubledutch, Floodgate, Massive Health, Socialware, SpeakerText 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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