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<title><![CDATA[ITC to probe Apple patent claims against Motorola]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=itc-to-probe-apple-patent-claims-against-motorola</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=itc-to-probe-apple-patent-claims-against-motorola</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. International Trade Commission is officially stepping in to investigate Apple's claim of patent infringement against Motorola.The ITC announced yesterday that its probe will examine a complaint that Apple filed with it on October 29 against Motorola. The charges are detailed in two lawsuits by Apple against Motorola in which Apple alleges that the sale of Motorola's Droid,Droid 2, Droid X, and other smartphones and related software violate several Apple patents.In one of the suits against Motorola, Apple cites patent No. 7,479,949, which covers methods by which touch screens detect contact with fingers. The two other patents included in this suit are Nos. 6,493,002 and 5,838,315, both of which refer to elements of the graphical user interface. The other suit refers to patent Nos. 7,812,828, 7,663,607, and 5,379,430, which also focus on technologies for the touch screen and GUI.In its complaint with the ITC, Apple is specifically charging that Motorola has violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which covers patent violations of products imported into the U.S. Apple is asking the ITC to issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order, which would stop the import of the devices in question.Motorola initially sued Apple in early October, claiming infringement over 18 different patents related to wireless communications.The patent courts have been busy this year with a slew of lawsuits flying back and forth between some of the major tech players. Earlier this year, HTC and Apple launched patent suits against each other. In September, Apple filed a suit against Nokia in the U.K. after Nokia launched its own suit against Apple in 2009. And Microsoft recently filed two patent-related suits against Motorola, while Motorola just opened its own complaint with the ITC against Microsoft.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wheego showing Life at LA Auto Show]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wheego-showing-life-at-la-auto-show</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wheego-showing-life-at-la-auto-show</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You&amp;39've probably never heard of it, but the 2011 Wheego Life will debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and will be in dealerships mid-December.(Credit:Wheego)Little-known EV-maker Wheego debuts the 2011 Life--its 100-mile-range electric two-seater--at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show this month. It's the first highway-speed vehicle for Wheego, which launched a similar-looking low-speed electric vehicle called Whip in 2009, around the same time it split from parent company Ruff N Tuff. Since then the Georgia-based e-carmaker has been flying under the radar, albeit unintentionally, while it developed the Life, which has a top speed of 65 mph.That's huge progress for a start-up with only five employees, and the Life is just the beginning. Wheego president Jeff Boyd says the company will introduce a highway speed crossover and truck in late 2011, which would bring its total electric product offering to four vehicles before many automakers have one on the market. But let's start with the Life. At 118 inches, it's a foot longer than the Smart ForTwo and 3 inches wider, but uses a 115V lithium battery pack to power a 60-hp electric motor and delivers an approximately 100-mile range. It takes about 5 hours to charge thecar from 50 percent to 100 percent using a level 2 charger. And yes, the mini car has been crash tested. Wheego has developed the car to meet the 2011 automotive safety standards as set by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA), including airbags, antilock brakes, and tire-pressure monitoring system. In addition to self-certifying that it passes all crash tests, Boyd fully expects NHTSA to choose their vehicle for its own independent testing when it hits its network of 30 dealerships in mid-December. They've also received their electric vehicle certification from the California Air Resources Board, which means it qualifies for the state's $4,000 tax credit in addition to the $7,500 federal tax credit. In Georgia, the compact EV will earn state taxpayers a $5,000 credit.And buyers will definitely want those credits to help them offset the Life's $32,995 price tag, and that's before the $1,995 optional air conditioning. But if you want an electric vehicle, your pickings remain slim, especially if you want that vehicle sooner rather than later. The consumer will also face stiff competition with the federal government, which is looking for bids from EV makers to supply the General Services Administration with 1,700 electric vehicles--100 of which Boyd expects will go to the White House. Nissan, which is building the 2011 and 2012 Leafs in Japan, has the capacity to manufacture 50,000 Leafs annually. With demand coming from government and fleet contracts, which are crucial to helping manufacturers lower production costs until advances in battery technology makes it more attractive to the mass market, there's room for EVs of all shapes, sizes, and price tags. Besides, the Life isn't in competition with other electric vehicles. Says Boyd, &quot;We're in competition with the internal-combustion engine.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Groupon chief tries to explain controversial Super Bowl ads (poll)]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=groupon-chief-tries-to-explain-controversial-super-bowl-ads-poll</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=groupon-chief-tries-to-explain-controversial-super-bowl-ads-poll</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As far as chief executives go, Andrew Mason is as informal as they come. But he just posted a serious non-apology on the company&amp;'s blog to explain why Groupon ran its Super Bowl ad, which he acknowledged has had a negative overall response.The Super Bowl commercial started out serious, highlighting the troubles of Tibet&amp;'s people and how their culture is in jeopardy. But then it switched from a Timothy Hutton (above right) voice over to a shot of the actor eating at a Tibetan restaurant in Chicago. He raves about their amazing fish curry and the great deal he got on it via Groupon. It was a jarring transition, and bunch of perhaps overly serious people have raked Groupon over the coals for its insensitivity in trivializing Tibet&amp;'s plight.It was a criminal misfire in humor, considering that Groupon spent around $3 million on the ad. Audiences reacted with puzzlement, anger, or laughter. It&amp;'s worth noting that Groupon&amp;'s business, where it offers discount deals in local regions for a limited time, depends upon the good will of the buying public.In the post, Mason said he wanted to &amp;''take a crack at explaining why we created this campaign.&amp;'' He said that the company took the causes it highlighted &amp;8212' saving Tibet via the Tibet Fund &amp;8212' extremely seriously. He noted that in the company&amp;'s short two years, it has raised millions of dollars for charities like Donors Choose and Kiva.Mason said, &amp;''Our ads highlight the often trivial nature of stuff on Groupon when juxtaposed against bigger world issues, making fun of Groupon.&amp;'' The problem was that the message of the commercial was sufficiently vague that many felt like it trivialized efforts to save Tibet.Mason added, &amp;''We would never have run these ads if we thought they trivialized the causes &amp;8212' even if we didn&amp;'t take them as seriously as we do. What type of company would go out of their way to be so antagonistic&amp;''Mason (pictured right) is perhaps the most unguarded CEO I&amp;'ve ever seen. At the Digital Life Design conference in Munich, Mason showed up in blue jeans and a casual short-sleeved shirt. He went on to call himself a &amp;''corporate douche bag&amp;'' for not being able to say more about why Groupon turned down Google&amp;'s $6 billion acquisition offer in December.But the serious blog post is probably a good move, given Groupon&amp;'s serious intentions. Perhaps the post doesn&amp;'t go far enough because he doesn&amp;'t actually apologize for the ad' he merely explains Groupon&amp;'s good intentions and how &amp;''the last thing we wanted was to offend our customers &amp;8212' it&amp;'s bad business and it&amp;'s not where our hearts are.&amp;''Mason correctly points out that the ad, if misunderstood, could seriously damage the perception of Groupon as a brand and actually hurt, rather than help its business. This means that, however whimsical Mason is as a person, he knows how to be a good CEO. The company took a risk. It got egg on its face and now it has to explain itself. Hopefully, this won&amp;'t make Mason gun-shy about backing future humorous ads.The interesting result is that the ad has caught everyone&amp;'s attention, and Mason is now trying to steer everyone over to SaveTheMoney.org to make a donation, which Groupon will match. It is quite possible that this ad may raise far more money than a completely serious ad might have. Now what&amp;'s the lesson in that Does it mean you can be controversial if your cause is a good one and it deserves attentionCheck out the commercial below and tell us in the poll/comments whether you think the ad was appropriate or not.Online Surveys &amp;8211' Zoomerang.comNext Story: Keith Olbermann may be joining Current TV Previous Story: Why Rupert Murdoch is wrong and Arianna Huffington is rightPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Super Bowl adCompanies: GrouponPeople: Andrew Mason          Tags: Super Bowl adCompanies: GrouponPeople: Andrew MasonDean 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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<title><![CDATA[Facebook investor Jim Breyer on LinkedIn IPO: Whata4a4s the hurry]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=facebook-investor-jim-breyer-on-linkedin-ipo-whatâÂ€Â™s-the-hurry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jim Breyer, one of Facebooka4a4s earliest investors through venture firm Accel Partners, just talked to Bloomberg TV about LinkedIna4a4s recently announced initial public offering. He said that if he were in LinkedIna4a4s board of directors, he would have told the company to wait a little longer:I don&amp;'t think there&amp;'s any rush to go to the public markets. And certainly the advice we give to our CEOs is take time, remain private as long as you can, build the business, build the profitability, and most importantly keep the product passion that is the definition of all the great companies out there. The ones who don&amp;'t have the long-term, deeply intense 24/7 product passion hit the rails, and I would point to Yahoo and AOL as two that have certainly done that.Facebook is certainly a company that has taken its time before going public, although it looks like the IPO could finally happen in 2012. Breyer and other Facebook investors may have some incentive to root for a successful LinkedIn IPO, which is seen as testing the appetite for Facebook. If LinkedIna4a4s IPO goes badly, that could also lower the interest in Facebooka4a4s offering.Breyer touches on that issue in the interview, saying that LinkedIn a4Awill not be a flopa4 and that Accel isna4a4t really worried anyway: a4AWe really don&amp;'t spend a lot of time thinking about which company went public and which didn&amp;'t.a4Ita4a4s also interesting to see Breyer offering this perspective since he hasna4a4t always been so patient. In fact, as he admitted to journalist David Kirkpatrick in his book The Facebook Effect, in 2006 Breyer encouraged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to consider Yahooa4a4s $1 billion acquisition offer. Zuckerberga4a4s response was to point out that he controls a majority of Facebooka4a4s board: a4AHey Jim, we cana4a4t sell it if I dona4a4t want to sell it.a4Next Story: Marc Bodnick opens up about his move to Quora &amp;8212' on Quora Previous Story: RentPost aims to simplify rent for landlords and tenantsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: IPOs, social networkingCompanies: Accel Partners, Facebook, linkedinPeople: Jim Breyer          Tags: IPOs, social networkingCompanies: Accel Partners, Facebook, linkedinPeople: Jim BreyerAnthony 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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<title><![CDATA[As Egypt cracks down on protests, it shuts off the internet]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=as-egypt-cracks-down-on-protests-it-shuts-off-the-internet</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=as-egypt-cracks-down-on-protests-it-shuts-off-the-internet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Egypt is reportedly trying to eliminate protests by pulling the plug on the nation&amp;'s internet connection. It&amp;'s a kind of pre-emptive strike against the country&amp;'s planned demonstrations tomorrow. Protests have been escalating daily.Will it work The country could go in the direction of Tunisia, whose government sank under protests, or Iran, which successfully repressed opposition last year. As we&amp;'ve seen over and over again, social media has become a force for change in the world. You can date it back to the peaceful revolution in the Philippines, brought about by protesters using text messages.Now it&amp;'s starting to happen with increasing frequency. It&amp;'s reminder that technology can be used as a force for transparency, openness, and political expression. But as we&amp;'ve seen with surveillance technology in China, it can also be used as a force for repression and censorship.Egypt has already reportedly shut down social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google as well as Blackberry phones. The Arabist reported various internet shutdowns around the country and some are confirming that the blackout is complete.Reuters reported that the Egyptian Prime Minister&amp;'s office denied the shutdown, but it was contradicted by companies such as Twitter. Techcrunch reports that the major internet service providers in Egypt are TEDATA, Egynet DSL and Vodaphone. Foreign Policy has pointed out that blocking all internet access is one of the only ways to block access to a site like Twitter, which has lots of applications that let users post to Twitter without ever pointing their browsers at Twitter.com, which is blocked.Of course, by shutting down the internet, the government can turn the problem into an even bigger one, with the shutdowns affecting businesses, commerce, online banking etc. That&amp;'s a way to anger the business community, on top of the protesters who are already upset.Next Story: What you should know about LinkedIna4a4s IPO Previous Story: Sony throws the kitchen sink of gaming technology into NGPPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: BlackberryCompanies: Egynet DSL, Facebook, TEDATA, Twitter, Vodaphone          Tags: BlackberryCompanies: Egynet DSL, Facebook, TEDATA, Twitter, VodaphoneDean 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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<title><![CDATA[Google TV&'s first update brings improved Netflix, Android remote app]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-tvrsquos-first-update-brings-improved-netflix-android-remote-app</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-tvrsquos-first-update-brings-improved-netflix-android-remote-app</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two months after Google TV devices hit the streets, the platform is seeing its first major update, bringing with it an improved Netflix app, a remote control app for Android and more.I mentioned in my review of the Logitech Revue with Google TV that its Netflix experience had a lot of room for improvement. Google TV launched with a simple Netflix app that let you watch streaming video titles but didn&amp;'t offer the ability to search streaming titles or add them to your queue. The new Netflix app adds those features and also offers up personalized recommendations on what to watch, as well as the ability to add titles to your Netflix DVD queue.Google is also finally launching an Android Google TV app, which lets you control pretty much every aspect of the platform from your phone. In addition, you can use your phone to perform voice searches to find shows and movies, as well as push content (like YouTube videos or websites) from your phone to GTV. Both features were demonstrated when Google first unveiled GTV earlier this year.Google says that an iPhone version of the app is coming soon. You can find a demonstration of the Android app below.The update also fixes a common complaint with GTV&amp;'s &amp;''Dual View&amp;'' feature, which lets you watch TV content while browsing the web. Now you&amp;'ll be able to move the video window around the screen, so that it&amp;'s not in the way of content, and resize the window as you see fit.There are also new movie results pages that show you everywhere you can find a particular film &amp;8212' including TV, Netflix, and Amazon&amp;'s Video on Demand service. The pages include cast information, a summary of the film and related photos.The update will start rolling out today to Google TV devices and will continue throughout the week.Next Story: Spoken Communications gets $4M for call center voice recognition Previous Story: Why Mark Zuckerberg is like Hitler (and Stalin, too!)PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, apps, Google TV, iPhone, streaming, Watch InstantlyCompanies: Google, Netflix          Tags: Android, apps, Google TV, iPhone, streaming, Watch InstantlyCompanies: Google, NetflixDevindra 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.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[RIM&'s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to be under $500]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=rimrsquos-blackberry-playbook-tablet-to-be-under-500</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=rimrsquos-blackberry-playbook-tablet-to-be-under-500</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Research in Motion&amp;'s business-focused BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will retail for under $500, the company&amp;'s co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed in an interview with Bloomberg.The pricing move was to be expected. RIM&amp;'s 7-inch tablet is competing directly with the 9.7-inch $499 Apple iPad, and other tablets are aiming for a similar price range. Samsung&amp;'s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet is going on sale at Verizon stores for $599.99 tomorrow, and it&amp;'s available from T-Mobile and Sprint for $399.99 with a two-year contract.RIM is aiming for a first-quarter 2011 release for the PlayBook, and by then it will have even more tablet competition. Apple&amp;'s second-generation iPad may be revealed by that point (potentially at a lower price), and we&amp;'re expecting to see Android tablets from the likes of LG, Motorola and Asus.As we&amp;'ve written previously, the PlayBook has a 7-inch display, runs a WebKit browser (the same  browser framework used on the iPhone and Androida4a4s browser, not to  mention RIMa4a4s BlackBerry 6 OS), and it supports HTML5 and Adobe Flash.  Under the hood, it sports a dual-core 1Ghz processor and 1GB of RAM. The  Playbook has front (3-megapixel) and rear (5MP) cameras, both of which  support high-definition video. The company is aiming big with an entirely new operating system for the tablet as well as some heavy integration with Adobe&amp;'s Flash and AIR technology.Next Story: Hulu CEO: We&amp;'ll make $240M in 2010 Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: A123 posts sharp Q3 losses, Sage gets $80 million for smart building glassPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Blackberry, BlackBerry PlayBook, Galaxy Tab, iPad, tabletsCompanies: Apple, asus, Lg, motorola, RIM, SamsungPeople: Jim Balsillie          Tags: Blackberry, BlackBerry PlayBook, Galaxy Tab, iPad, tabletsCompanies: Apple, asus, Lg, motorola, RIM, SamsungPeople: Jim BalsillieDevindra 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.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[Google &''Nexus Two&'' Hardware Issue Delays&nbsp'Launch]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-8220nexus-two8221-hardware-issue-delaysnbsplaunch</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>erythitle</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-8220nexus-two8221-hardware-issue-delaysnbsplaunch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google is working with Samsung on a new Android phone that will have a &amp;''clean install&amp;'' of Android, and the release was at least initially planned to coincide with the launch of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The fact that the device will have a clean version of Android is why people are excited, and calling it the &amp;''Nexus Two.&amp;'' The Nexus One was a clean install Android device that Google sold directly to customers. The additional layers of software carriers and handset manufacturers put on their phones are generally a mess, in our opinion, and detract from the user experience.One thing that we&amp;'re certain about is that the Samsung press event on Monday, November 8 isn&amp;'t (and never was) a launch of the Nexus Two, despite rumors that it was. Those rumors weren&amp;'t all that ridiculous, though. Samsung will be unveiling a new Android phone on Monday, it&amp;'s just not this phone.The phone was set to be launched imminently, perhaps on November 11. But we&amp;'ve heard that during dogfooding a serious hardware issue was discovered and that the phone will be delayed while that issue is fixed. We don&amp;'t know how serious the issue is, or how long it might take to remedy.The phone, though, is a beauty, we&amp;'ve heard, as is Gingerbread.CrunchBase InformationGoogleAndroidInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Confirms Gmail Speed Issue, Says It&'s Now&nbsp'Fixed]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-confirms-gmail-speed-issue-says-itrsquos-nownbspfixed</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-confirms-gmail-speed-issue-says-itrsquos-nownbspfixed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we posted about horrible latency issues many Gmail users have been experiencing over the past couple of weeks. When I reached out to Google about the issue a few days ago, they told me that they weren&amp;'t aware of anything wrong, but would look into it. Well, those of us who noticed it aren&amp;'t crazy. Sure enough, there was an issue, and Google says they have now fixed it.Google reached out to us today with the following statement:We recently experienced an issue in one of our datacenters which increased latency for a small percentage of Gmail users (approximately 2%). Issues like this can cause temporary slowness for small fractions of users from time to time. Speed is of utmost importance to us, and we are always working both to prevent these kinds of issues and resolve them as soon as possible.That sounds about right since, as we said, everyone wasn&amp;'t noticing the issue but plenty of users were, and it was only happening some of the time. 2 percent of Gmail&amp;'s user base still is about 4 million people.And before I even got this message from Google, I did notice Gmail running significantly more smoothly this morning. I asked some others on Twitter if they noticed an improvement as well, and it was more of a mixed bag a4&quot; but plenty who were having problems said they&amp;'re now resolved.As a somewhat humorous sidenote, Google also confirmed that they recently added 2 pixels to the line height of the inbox view of Gmail. This was something I had asked them last week and I think they thought I was crazy. Again, I wasn&amp;'t, a UX designer made the change.Dear Gmail: Speed up please!<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Demand Media: Content farm What content farm]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Demand Media had its first earnings call as a public company this afternoon, and chief executive Richard Rosenblatt took the opportunity to fire back at critics who have accused the company of being nothing more than a content farm churning out articles targeted at search engines.Rosenblatt had to endure a lot of criticism in silence due to the quiet period before Demand Mediaa4a4s IPO and its first earnings report. Now, however, he said ita4a4s time to respond. First, he acknowledged that Demand Mediaa4a4s articles often address somewhat arcane topics, but he said that doesna4a4t mean they arena4a4t serving a real need for readers.As examples, Rosenblatt offered two articles that have run on Demand Media sites. First, the company estimated that nearly 100,000 people search for a4Ahow to make a paper lantern,a4 and that 20,000 of them ended up reading the Demand Media article on that topic.a4AI dona4a4t have a use for that article, but lots of people do,a4 Rosenblatt said.And with the snowy weather, the company estimated than 12,000 people recently searched for how to rake their roof, with thousands of them reading Demanda4a4s article on that topic. The second big criticism is about Demand Mediaa4a4s quality. But Rosenblatt argued that the companya4a4s editorial team has a strong quality control process in place, outlined on a new a4AContent Mattersa4 website. In fact, he said the company a4Amatches or exceeds traditional media companies.a4During the analyst question session, Rosenblatt also talked about Googlea4a4s new efforts to cut down on spammy content in its search results. That wona4a4t hurt Demand Mediaa4a4s traffic, he said &amp;8212' in fact, reducing duplicate or bad content in results actually helps the companya4a4s traffic.Rosenblatt was thinking about these criticisms earlier in the call when he talked about Demand Mediaa4a4s flagship site eHow, where he said direct traffic is growing faster than search engine traffic. The implication: Demand Media isn&amp;'t entirely beholden to Google.I don&amp;'t think that a few sound bites and a corporate website are going change Demand Media&amp;'s image, but hey, at least the company is making its case.As for those earnings, Demand Media reported $73.6 million in revenue and $1 million in net income, beating its earlier estimates.[image via Flickr/B Garrett]Previous Story: Apple iPad 2 said to be unveiled at March 2 eventPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: content farms, search engines, spamCompanies: Demand Media, GooglePeople: Richard Rosenblatt          Tags: content farms, search engines, spamCompanies: Demand Media, GooglePeople: Richard RosenblattAnthony 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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