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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 07:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Popular console emulators removed from Android Market]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sonic no longer rolls on the Android Market, at least not via Yongzh&amp;39's Gensoid emulator. Retro gamers who use Android devices to play classics from old-school systems like Atari, Nintendo 64, and Sega took a hit this week when emulator apps for those consoles and a handful of others were removed from theAndroid Market.Yongzh's (also known as Yong Zhang) emulators have been among some of the most popular and highest rated in the market, but the emulator creator reports that his developer account has been terminated without warning. The removal of yongzh's account comes just weeks afterPlayStation emulator PSX4droid--the work of another developer--was also deleted from the market in the lead-up to the release of Sony's Xperia Play. Yongzh, who lives in China, took down his Genesis emulator last month after receiving a complaint from Sega, but apparently it wasn't enough to placate Google and/or those console makers who may have lodged complaints with Mountain View. CNET has contacted Google for comment and we will update this story when we hear back.While emulators on their own are not necessarily illegal, using the game ROMs that give them actual value apparently is, at least that's what Nintendo's lawyers claim in a company FAQ.Yongzh says he's now out one of his main sources of income' he's posted the emulators on alternate app market SlideMe, where he's made them available for free so existing customers don't have to re-pay for the apps. N64oid alone has already registered more than 23,000 downloads from the site since Sunday.Of course, if you've really got a hankering for Tetris, you could just head outside, get a little exercise, and build a brick wall.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook confirms $1.5B funding, leaves $500M on the table]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Facebook announced today that its widely-reported deal with Goldman Sachs, which values the company at $50 billion, has closed. The funding included $500 million raised from Goldman and previous investor Digital Sky Technologies in December, as well as another $1 billion raised from Goldman clients outside the United States.For the most part, this just marks the official acknowledgment of what has been reported already. The company described the deal as a4Aan attractive opportunity to bolster its cash reserves and increase its financial flexibility with limited dilution to existing shareholders.&amp;''Facebooka4a4s press release does include two interesting details &amp;8212' that Facebook had the option to accept $1.5 billion from Goldmana4a4s clients, but decided not to accept the last $500 million, and that Facebook plans to start publicly disclosing its financial numbers by April 2012.Why did Facebook leave money on the table Fortune had earlier reported that Facebook was using the money, in part, to buy back shares from its employees, and that the amount it accepted from Goldman would be determined by employee interest in the buyback. Today, Facebook only said:Facebook made a business decision to limit the offering to $1 billion a4 There are no immediate plans for these funds.  Facebook will continue investing to build and expand its operations.Another possibility is that Facebook was unhappy with how Goldman handled the deal, specifically the fact that Goldman cut out US investors at the last minute. The supposed reason was that the funding was getting so much publicity that it risked looking like a public offering to regulators. So if Facebook didn&amp;'t really need the money, this could have been a way to slap Goldman on the wrist.As for the public disclosure in 2012, this confirms earlier reports that Facebook planned to cross the Securities and Exchange Commissiona4a4s 500-shareholder threshold soon, which would require it to disclose more financial details publicly. Is that a sign that an initial public offering is coming in 2012 That looks like a real possibility, but as noted earlier, it&amp;'s not guaranteed &amp;8212' other private companies have started disclosing their numbers publicly without having an IPO right away.Next Story: Gamification gets popular, but it&amp;'s still finding its feet Previous Story: Coda bags Chinese car launch pro as new CEOPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Companies: Facebook, Goldman Sachs          Companies: Facebook, Goldman SachsAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site 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. 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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