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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung T259 review: Basic, but good]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What use are the basics if you can't get 'em right It never ceases to astound us when simple candy bar and flip phones--their one job being to make calls and send text messages--botch call quality or offer up a cramped dial pad or keyboard for composing messages.The Samsung T259 is thankfully one of its breed that does live up to expectations, as modest as they might be. It offers clear and loud call quality on both regular calls and speakerphone. Its dial pad is generous and easy to use. The few extras--like a music player and e-mail--are intuitive enough, and the microSD card slot is easy to access.The handset isn't without its drawbacks--we tackle those in the review--but they're peccadilloes, and not grievous enough for us to shoo you away. The T259 may not be a flashy or exciting phone, but these days competence is its own reward, and the T259 scores high in its category.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: Samsung announces minor update to NX10 ILC]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Samsung USA)Jumping the CES gun by a little bit, Samsung decided on an early announcement for a couple of its 2011 cameras. In addition to the WB700, the company is adding the NX11 to its interchangeable-lens camera line. Ostensibly a follow-on, rather than replacement for the NX10, the NX11 seems to offer minor tweaks and a different kit for a slightly lower price.The main change over the NX10 is support for the i-Function lens system that was introduced with the NX100. i-Function allows you to use one of the lens rings to adjust shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, white balance, and ISO sensitivity, while Lens Priority works in conjunction with the body to choose among scene presets based on the lens' characteristics. The NX11 also has some design tweaks, including an updated grip and ways to more directly access the i-Function and Lens Priority capabilities. It will ship as a kit in February with the new 20-50mm i-Function lens. Priced at $649, it lists for only $50 less than the NX10. That's a sign that the NX10 will likely disappear pretty soon. Samsung hasn't updated the camera's 720p video or, presumably, many of the other issues I had with it, including a so-so EVF and poor default settings, so I have to admit to some disappointment with this announcement. We'll see in February.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LG unveils Bluetooth-compatible LSB316 sound bar]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Theoder</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[LG&amp;39's new LSB316 sound bar offers compatibility with Bluetooth audio sources and headphones.(Credit:LG)CES 2011 is less than a month away, but LG is getting a jump on the big show with its CES Sneak Peek announcements in New York City. In addition to a snazzy &quot;Nano&quot; TV, the company has taken the wraps off the new LSB316 sound bar. Its distinguishing feature is the ability to stream audio from Bluetooth-capable devices (which includes nearly any smartphone,iPhone,iPad, and neweriPod Touch models). Here are the key details LG announced today: Key features of the LG LSB316:2.1 channels280-watt outputSlim design, capable of wall-mountingDesigned to fit under a 42-inch HDTVWireless subwooferBluerooth capable, for streaming audio from compatible phones/digital audio playersCan also transmit audio to compatible Bluetooth headphonesTwo optical audio inputsOne minijack inputUSB port for MP3/WMA playback That's the extent of details released so far, with both pricing in available still unknown. LG is promising more details at CES 2011 and we'll keep you updated. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung goes where Apple won't]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Theoder</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[PALO ALTO, CALIF.--The Samsung Galaxy Tab has found a sweet spot theApple iPad will miss--apparently. Steve Jobs was wrong: a 7-inch diagonal is fine. Samsung Galaxy Tab on right.(Credit:CNET Reviews)I'm writing this on Wednesday during a brief sojourn in Silicon Valley. I had some time to burn so I spent about 30 minutes using the Galaxy Tab at a local Best Buy. Granted, that isn't a long time by product review standards, but it was long enough for me to realize that I was hooked on the size. Let me be clear, I have no gripes about the 10-inch screen on the iPad (which, by the way, I use all the time and frighteningly at the expense of my MacBook Air--but that's another post for another day). And I'll confess that I have a bias for small, light designs: the smaller and lighter, the better. To a point. Seven inches is that point. Without descending into tedious punditry about the merits of a 7-inch design, suffice to say that it just feels better in my hand and the screen size is more than adequate. And on-screen typing presented no problem for me. In fact, if Apple came out with a 7-inch iPad, I can say with pretty much certainty that I would be in line to buy one (and I think that would be a long line on product launch day). That said, Steve Jobs has already apparently precluded that possibility, proclaiming--as I have touched on before--that Apple isn't interested in offering a 7-inch model. Is this a giant opportunity for the Android camp We'll see of course. Preliminary reports claim that the Galaxy Tab is not exactly flying off the shelves--what Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Rodman &amp; Renshaw, has characterized as the Galaxy's &quot;poor sell through.&quot; That may be partially due to the reluctance to buy a tablet with Android apps that are not yet ready for a larger screen, as this CNET review says. But it's more likely due to price--the Galaxy Tab is not cheap--and to consumers being unfamiliar with any device that's not an iPad. Something akin to the I-want-nothing-but-an-iPhone-4 syndrome. Plus, not all reviews have been favorable. But Motorola, HTC, Dell, HP, and others would be well advised to follow Samsung's lead with similarly sized tablets. Sorry, Mr. Jobs, I think you're wrong on this one. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dueling solar cell technologies duke it out on cost]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Theoder</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Near the beginning of the decade, several solar start-ups set out to disrupt the solar power industry by producing a new generation of thin-film solar cells that were vastly cheaper to make than the incumbent silicon cell technology. Now, many of those thin-film solar companies are in a race for their survival, according to a report published today. Lux Research did an analysis of the competing solar cell technologies and found that polycrystalline silicon, the material used for about 80 percent of solar cells, continues to have staying power as prices decline and efficiencies improve. Meanwhile, solar panels made from cadmium-telluride, a thin-film material used by First Solar and General Electric, are less efficient than polycrystalline silicon but are the cheapest to produce of all solar technologies. This means that the cadmium-telluride technology will continue to be profitable, according to Lux Research analyst Ted Sullivan.Other thin-film technologies--thin-film silicon and cells made from copper, indium, gallium selenide (CIGS)--face a longer route to becoming profitable.&quot;The profitability of thin-film silicon is much dicier,&quot; Sullivan said in a statement. &quot;But CIGS is positioned to outplace crystalline silicon in profitability by 2013 as leading developers improve process stability.&quot; Taking into account materials, capital, and labor of making solar panels, Lux Research estimates that certain CIGS technologies will be able to drop the cost from $1.69 per watt to 76 cents per watt and improve efficiency from 10 percent to 14.2 percent, allowing manufacturers to become profitable.Oerlikon, which makes thin-film silicon manufacturing equipment, will be able to cut the cost per watt from 80 cents last year to 54 cents in 2015, although the efficiencies don't match polycrystalline silicon. The brute-force economics of crystalline silicon solar, meanwhile, have resulted in cutting the cost of a module, or panel, in half since 2008, according to Lux. In the report, Lux predicts that these crystalline silicon manufacturers and First Solar will continue to be profitable, but that thin-film silicon is in &quot;precarious position&quot; given its relatively low efficiency.Among the wave of CIGS companies, many funded by Silicon Valley venture capitalists, there will be a &quot;few spectacular successes and a number of stunning failures,&quot; Lux predicts. Its predictions single out Miasole as a long-term success, but questions the fates of Nanosolar, Odersun, and Sulfurcell.Consumers continue to benefit from these solar manufacturers competing on cost and efficiency. But rather than compare the relative efficiency of different solar cell technologies, consumers considering rooftop solar panels should look at different economic metrics--the installed cost per watt and how much energy, in kilowatt-hours, a set of solar panels can produce per year.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Apple buys wireless headphone maker Wi-Gear]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A view of the Wi-Gear iMuffs MB 210 wireless headphones.(Credit:CNET Reviews)Apple might have acquired wireless headphone maker Wi-Gear, a report from 9to5 Mac claims. Citing an unnamed source, 9to5 Mac claims Apple bought the San Francisco-based company two months ago for an undisclosed sum. Although neither Apple nor Wi-Gear have confirmed an acquisition, it's worth noting that the Wi-Gear site, while still live on the Internet, says that the company &quot;has ceased operations and is no longer in business.&quot; It also says that it won't &quot;respond to any inquiries.&quot; Wi-Gear designed wireless headphones that connected to Apple's iPod and phones via Bluetooth. They offered the user full control over the music player at a distance of up to 40 feet. Mobile phone owners could also carry on conversations with the headphones, thanks to a built-in microphone. To support its report, 9to5 Mac pointed to the LinkedIn page of Wi-Gear co-founder Michael Kim. He includes Wi-Gear as his past job, and lists &quot;iOS Bluetooth Engineer at Apple Inc.&quot; as his current position. He claims he's been at Apple for two months. The LinkedIn page of Wi-Gear president and CEO, Mark Pundsack, still lists that job as his current position. Wi-Gear&amp;39's message on the company&amp;39's Web site.(Credit:Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) The LinkedIn profiles of Wi-Gear's leaders don't necessarily indicate an acquisition. Kim's page especially can indicate that Apple did, in fact, acquire Wi-Gear, or simply that Wi-Gear went out of business, and he took a position with Apple after the company was closed. And until Apple makes an announcement to that end--it did not immediately respond to request for comment--there's no way to know for sure. CNET's Reviews team took a look at the Wi-Gear iMuffs MB210 back in 2007. The device received three stars out of five, thanks to &quot;good audio response.&quot; The headphones were criticized for &quot;terrible call quality.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Astronaut logs one giant check-in for Foursquare]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Theoder</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The &amp;39'NASA Explorer&amp;39' badge on Foursquare(Credit:Foursquare)The first live Twitter messages from space were less than a year ago, but already astronauts have moved on to geolocation: Douglas C. Wheelock, commander of the Expedition 25 mission, earned the &quot;NASA Explorer&quot; badge on Foursquare for checking into the International Space Station on Friday morning.Foursquare business development rep Eric Friedman said on the company blog that Wheelock was &quot;the first human to ever use a location-based service from space,&quot; leaving open the possibility that aliens somewhere else in the universe may have developed their own social-networking services and consequently, as far as we know, may have been checking into interplanetary locations for thousands of years. (But do they have celebrity investors as hunky as Ashton Kutcher)The check-in was, in part, a promotion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as it encourages ordinary, non-space-based Foursquare users to follow its profile on the networking site and receive tips and points for checking into places like the Smithsonian National Air &amp; Space Museum, the U.S. Space Camp, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.As a result, ordinary Foursquare users can earn the NASA Explorer badge, too. That makes it a bit different from the last time Foursquare participated in a stunt involving a sponsored badge that could be obtained by checking in at an extremely difficult-to-access location: The &quot;Last Degree&quot; badge, a promotion in conjunction with an Arctic climate-change awareness campaign, can only be unlocked at the North Pole.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flyers get an early Christmas present from Google:a4sfree in-flight Wi-Fi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Search giant Google is once again giving flyers free in-flight Wi-Fi on Delta, AirTran and Virgin airlines for Christmas. The offer runs from November 20 through the beginning of next year.Google is partnering with GoGo, the in-flight Wi-Fi provider on U.S. airlines that&amp;'s part of Aircell, this year. Last year, Google only partnered with Virgin Airlines a4&quot; which operates a smaller number of flights compared to many other major airlines like Delta and AirTran.If you haven&amp;'t tried out in-flight, now&amp;'s probably a good time to start. Delta, the primary airline that runs GoGo, provides wireless that&amp;'s just about fast enough to stream online radio Pandora and browse the web, as well as chat with friends and others online. It isn&amp;'t quite fast enough to run online games like World of Warcraft or Call of Duty (I attempted both on a flight between New York and San Francisco).The partnership is good news for Aircell, which faces some heavy competition in the U.S. from in-flight Wi-Fi providers. Its competitors include Row44, Verizon Airfone and on Air. Aircell seems to be ahead of the pack in terms of funding, though a4&quot; it&amp;'s raised $176 million, compared to competitor Row44&amp;'s $58 million.In-flight wireless revenue could reach as much as $100 million this year, in no part due to the large number of providers and flyers craving the internet from 30,000 feet above the ground.Google gave out free internet access on Virgin airlines, as well as at a number of airports, last year and plastered the launch pages with Google Chrome advertising. It&amp;'s pretty likely that will happen again, as Google made a pitch for the browser in the blog post for its announcement today.Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: Coda CEO steps down, Fisker plans to raise up to $150 million before IPOPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: in-flight wifi, Wi-Fi, wirelessCompanies: Aircell, AirTran, Delta, Gogo, Google, On Air, Row44, Verizon, Virgin Airlines          Tags: in-flight wifi, Wi-Fi, wirelessCompanies: Aircell, AirTran, Delta, Gogo, Google, On Air, Row44, Verizon, Virgin AirlinesVentureBeat 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[Ustream Cuts 4.5% Of Its&nbsp'Staff]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We&amp;'ve gotten word this morning that online streaming video service Ustream has laid off 9 people from its 200 person staff. With social news site Digg having other notable layoffs this week, it&amp;'s crucial to remember that startups often shed staff when going through product and business goal realignments. This is also the case here according to Ustream VP of Communications Lynn Fox.&amp;''This is about us looking forward, we are totally pumped about our future and this is a way to get ourselves conditioned to meet our goals.&amp;'' said FoxUstream, which has $87.8 million in funding, just launched its own Open Pay Per View and Ad Free Broadcasting services. The startup also recently made some key hires, including Fox, in order to better adapt to the changing landscape of online video.While Ustream wouldn&amp;'t reveal what exact positions were laid off, if any former Ustreamers are looking for a job, there are plenty to be had here.CrunchBase InformationUstreamInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Even If Solar Grows 30X, It Will Only Be 4% Of America&'s Power&nbsp'Capacity]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For all the talk about solar, the US market for solar power still has a long way to go before it makes a real dent in the country&amp;'s overall power capacity.On Monday morning, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a major aggregator of green industry data released a few key projections: the US solar market is on track to grow 30x to 44 gigawatts by 2020 and could make up 4.3% of America&amp;'s total power capacity. Of this fraction, the bulk (or approximately 68%) will be in photovoltaics with solar thermal making up the remainder.a4s Furthermore, Bloomberg predicts that consumer traction will also move noticeably higher, with 2.4% of homes solar-equipped by 2020.Of course, that path to 4.3% of national power capacity is not cheap. In order to get there, the US market will need to attract $100 billion in investment dollars.The possible leap from 1.4GW to 44GW is an impressive growth curve, but these figures certainly highlight the simultaneous growth and challenge of solar installation.As Bloomberg New Energy Finance points out, the surge in solar capacity has been supported by two crucial trends: the drop in prices (the price of photovoltaic modules has tumbled from roughly $300 per watt in the mid-20th century, to less than $5 per watt today) and the heavy hand of government support. And yet, even as solar becomes more affordable, it&amp;'s still playing catch up to other sources of energy. That may be a well known fact but it often gets muffled in the bucolic vision for solar panel farms as far as the eyes can see.&amp;''The group&amp;'s latest analysis places the unsubsidized cost of best-in-class photovoltaic and solar thermal electrivity generation at just below $200/megawatt houra4&quot; nearly four times the equivalent cost for a coal-fired power plant ($56/megawatt hour)a4&quot; and between two and four times the cost of onshore wind power, &amp;'' according to the Bloomberg report.On the investment front, it will be interesting to see how the solar industry fares in the money race. Overall, the sector has been a major beacon for investment dollars but momentum has recently waned. According to a Mercom Capital report for the third quarer,a4s VC funding for the solar sector was $169.35 million on 11 deals, versus $922 million for 18 transactions in the prior quarter. On the flip side, there was strength in other funding sources (including credit lines from banks), which totaled a healthy $20.7 billion for the quarter.(Image: Flickr/Warm N&amp;' Fuzzy)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digg To Layoff 37% Of Staff, Product Refocus&nbsp'Imminent]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It was just a few months ago that Digg dropped 10% of its staff. Now the company is making much deeper cuts &amp;8211' 25 employees will be laid off, a little more than 37% of Digg&amp;'s total staff. This comes on top of news that Digg lost their chief revenue officer, Chas Edwards, earlier today.I spoke with founder Kevin Rose and new CEO Matt Williams about the cuts earlier this morning. The company will be refocusing the Digg product, Williams says, and more announcements will be made tomorrow. The company, with around $15 million in revenue, is also running at a loss today. With these cuts, says Williams, the company should reach profitability in mid 2011.Here&amp;'s the blog post from Williams:Team,When I joined Digg six weeks ago, we set an immediate focus on improving the web site. We listened carefully to user feedback and started making changes to generate momentum in our business.As I mentioned in one of our first all-hands meetings, another top priority was to take a hard look at the entire business, across product, sales, and operations. Through the time I have spent with each of you, Ia4a4ve been impressed by the commitment and enthusiasm youa4a4ve shown. Ia4a4ve also learned a great deal about what is working well at Digg, and what is broken.Many things are working well. The team is listening and acting quickly on the feedback from our passionate community. Wea4a4ve been able to deliver nimbly on the new platform, with over 100 bug and feature releases to the web site in the past two months. Our Diggable ads product has seen a notable increase in use by advertisers and clicks by users. Unfortunately, to reach our goals, we have to take some difficult steps. The fact is our business has a burn rate that is too high. We must significantly cut our expenses to achieve profitability in 2011. We&amp;'ve considered all of the possible options for reduction, from salaries to fixed costs. The result is that, in addition to lowering many of our operational costs, Ia4a4ve made the decision to downsize our staff from 67 to 42 people.Ita4a4s been an incredibly tough decision. I wish it werena4a4t necessary. However, I know ita4a4s the right choice for Digga4a4s future success as a business. Ia4a4m personally committed to help find new opportunities for everyone affected by the transition. Digga4a4s Board members have also offered to help find placements within their portfolio companies.Leta4a4s please use today to show our sincere appreciation for our friends and colleagues who will be moving on. Tomorrow, we&amp;'ll go forward with a new strategy for Digg. CrunchBase InformationDiggInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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