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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kimball steps down as RealNetworks CEO]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[RealNetworks' former CEO Robert Kimball(Credit:RealNetworks)After a little more than a year at the helm, Robert Kimball is stepping down as RealNetworks' chief executive.&quot;After 12 amazing years at Real, it is time for me to find new challenges and opportunities,&quot; Kimball said in a statement. &quot;I took on this role to lead a restructuring and transformation of RealNetworks into a more lean, efficient, and effective business and we have completed that phase of RealNetworks' transformation. Over the past year we have simplified our business, removed more than $70 million in annualized operating expenses and created an entirely new, award-winning product called Unifi.&quot;Mike Lunsford, Real's executive vice president, will serve as interim chief executive officer while the board searches for Kimball's replacement. Lunsford worked at EarthLink from 1999 to 2007, including a stint as the Internet service provider's interim chief executive.Kimball took over as president and interim CEO for the media software company in January 2010 when founder Rob Glaser resigned after 16 years as chief executive. Kimball, who was previously the company's general counsel, was officially named Real's CEO in July 2010. Glaser, who still serves as Real's chairman, praised Kimball's tenure running the Seattle-based company.&quot;We deeply appreciate Bob's strong leadership through a difficult transformation,&quot; Glaser said. &quot;As CEO, he accomplished a lot in a short time. He has established a strong foundation upon which the company can build in the years to come. &quot;Shares of Real closed up 3 cents today to $3.94, or 0.77 percent. The company's stock price has declined 18 percent in the past 12 months. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What will a more powerful iPad get you]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jeandanis123</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[With the upcoming iPad expected to have better performance, an analyst expects multitasking to help change theiPad experience--for the better, of course. &quot;My guess is that we'll see a general improvement in responsiveness but big improvements in multitasking will come from changes to the software,&quot; said Joe Byrne, an analyst at chip consultant The Linley Group, responding to an e-mail query. But better software alone does not a fastertablet make. A higher-performance processor means a tablet is capable of more heavy lifting for applications. &quot;Usually the CPU (central processing unit) is fast enough that it can process each piece with time to spare, giving the appearance of simultaneity. What happens a lot, though, is that the system has to go do something that cannot be interrupted. Everything just grinds to a halt then,&quot; he said. The iPad is currently not designed for true multitasking. Which leads to thoughts about the possibility the iPad 2 will have a dual-core processor and what this could mean. Byrne continues. &quot;With a second [processor] core, the system can process pieces two at a time. If a task arises that cannot be interrupted, one CPU can handle that task while the other can keep the round-robin process going--making for a much more responsive system.&quot; And reviews of the dual-core-packing Motorola Xoom bear this out. The Xoom excels at processor-intensive tasks such as multitasking, fast loading of multiple Web pages, and gaming. If the iPad 2 follows suit with a beefier processor, it will be in good company. All upcoming tablets from top-tier companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Research In Motion, Toshiba, and Samsung will sport dual-core processors, as Motorola has already done. RIM, like Motorola, claims the extra processing power makes a big difference. &quot;At its heart, the BlackBerry PlayBook is a multitasking powerhouse,&quot; according to a statement last year from RIM, adding that this results in &quot;a highly responsive and fluid touch-screen experience for apps and content services.&quot; There is one head-scratching development that shrouds Samsung--the manufacturer to date ofiPhone and iPad chips--in mystery. Samsung's consumer arm opted for an Nvidia dual-core design in its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Honeycomb Tablet, not its own ARM chip.  Meanwhile, Samsung Semiconductor has announced its own dual-core design that is expected to go into production this month. What this means exactly for the iPad 2 isn't clear. But we should know soon enough. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cisco sees 26-fold wireless data increase in 5 years]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wireless carriers will see mobile data traffic increase 26 times between 2010 and 2015 according to Cisco's latest Visual Networking Index Forecast. Will wireless operators be ready for itThat's the big question. The prediction of steep increases in traffic load are not entirely unexpected. Wireless carriers have been preparing for traffic increases by adding more capacity not only to their radio networks, but also in the back-haul networks that carry the traffic from the radio towers to the Internet. By 2015, Cisco says that mobile data traffic will grow to 6.3 exabytes of data or about 1 billion gigabytes of data per month. The report indicates that two-thirds of the mobile data traffic on carrier networks in 2015 will come from video services. This trend follows a similar trend in traditional broadband traffic growth. And it suggests that as wireless networks get faster, devices get more processing power with bigger and better screens, people will increasingly watch more video on the go.&quot;What we're seeing here is true convergence,&quot; said Doug Webster, Cisco's senior director of worldwide service provider marketing. &quot;We've talked about this for a long time, but it's really starting to happen where people are doing all the things they used to do on broadband connections at home when they're on-the-go.&quot;But according to Cisco's results, mobile data traffic is actually growing faster than traditional landline-based broadband traffic. In 2010 data traffic grew 159 percent, which is roughly 3.3 times faster than traditional landline broadband. And it was higher than the 149 percent growth rate Cisco had predicted in earlier Visual Networking Index reports. But over the next five years, the growth should taper off, Cisco's report indicates. For example, annual growth rates are expected to go from 131 percent in 2011 to 64 percent in 2015.So what exactly is driving the growth The first main driver is the proliferation of mobile devices, said Suraj Shetty, a Cisco marketing vice president. Last year, Cisco's Index predicted that the smartphone installed base would increase 22 percent in 2010, but Informa Telecoms and Media data indicates that the number of smartphones in use grew by 32 percent during the year, Cisco said. In addition to the increase in smartphone adoption, there was a sharp increase in those smartphones that have the highest usage profile: iPhones and Android phones. The number of iPhones and Android devices in use grew 72 percent in 2010, bringing the combined iOS and Android share of smartphones to 23 percent, up from 11 percent in 2009.And the trend is only expected to continue, especially as devices other than smartphones are added to the mix. By 2015, there are expected to be 5.6 billion mobile devices and 1.5 billion machine-to-machine devices in the world. These devices will include mobile phones, as well as Internet-connected cameras, Net-connectedcars,tablets, laptops and more devices. In addition to simply having more devices connected to wireless networks, more of these devices will also have better computing capabilities, Shetty added. We're already starting to see this with smartphones running dual-core processors. The screens on mobile devices are also getting bigger and sharper. Not only are tablets coming on the scene, but smartphones themselves are getting larger and will have greater computing capacity than devices available today. Network speeds are also increasing as wireless operators move to new generations of technology. In the U.S. wireless operators are talking about their &quot;4G&quot; wireless networks, which can offer download speeds anywhere between 5Mbps and 20Mbps, depending on the technology used. T-Mobile USA and AT&amp;T have their HSPA+ networks. And Verizon Wireless has its LTE network. (AT&amp;T also plans to launch an LTE network this year.) And Sprint Nextel has its WiMax network. Cisco's report indicates that network doubled in 2010 and speeds will only increase over the next five years with the average download speeds expected to increase 10-fold by 2015.The faster speed networks, more capable devices with better screens, and the plain fact that there will be more connected devices in five years, means that wireless consumers will use more resources.&quot;There will be more devices with bigger screens and better processors that allow for multiple apps to run simultaneously, and the predominant type of network traffic will be video,&quot; Shetty said. &quot;These trends are all coming together and will have a significant impact on the network.&quot;What it means for wireless operators is that they need to find a way to keep up with the growing demands on their networks. In the wireless world, the need to keep up with growing demand means a need for more wireless spectrum. Carriers such as T-Mobile say they have enough spectrum today to meet current growth projections. But they say more is needed down the road. This is why the Federal Communications Commission is working to get an additional 500MHz of wireless on the market in the next decade with a plan for 300MHz spectrum to be freed up in the next five years.But adding more spectrum takes time and it will not be enough to solve the capacity crunch that wireless operators will likely face in the next few years. Shetty said that wireless operators will have to get more efficient in how they use their network resources. Shetty said that Cisco has technology that can help wireless operators improve network efficiency.&quot;There are lot of demands and challenges that carriers face to keep up with demand,&quot; he said. &quot;Cisco can help them better engineer the network. And allow them to scale the network.&quot;But carriers will also have to invest in other network technologies to help keep up with demand. This will likely include offloading traffic onto femto cells and Wi-Fi networks. It may also mean shifting business models to encourage consumers to use mobile data more efficiently. Last June, AT&amp;T eliminated its unlimited data plan and began offering a tiered data service offering with usage caps. Other wireless operators in the U.S. haven't followed yet. But Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless operator, has indicated that it will move to tiered pricing. Whether it gets rid of an unlimited entirely is still unknown. But it's likely the company will raise the price of unlimited if it keeps it all. The other wild card in this whole scenario are tablets and other connected devices. While more people in the world today have cell phones than have electricity, devices such as tablet PCs will eat up capacity even further, because they can do so much more than many mobile handsets.It doesn't take nearly as many tablets in the world to have a significant effect on network loads. For example, a smartphone generates about 24 times more data on a wireless network than a basic feature phone. But a tablet generates about 122 times more data consumption than a basic feature phone, according to Cisco.Webster said a year ago, tablets weren't even on the radar screen when it came to predicting future mobile data growth. But with the introduction of theApple iPad last year and now a growing number of tablet PCs, the category is expected to have a significant effect on data usage patterns in the next five years.  &quot;Last year there was zero data traffic on the network from tablet PCs,&quot; Webster said. &quot;And it went from basically nothing to being a significant contributor to mobile network traffic by 2015. This is just indicative of how dynamic this market is with one type of device ramping up so quickly. It has huge architectural implications.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google elevates PDF reading in Chrome 8]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Google helped make Adobe Systems' PDF files a first-class citizen on the Web years ago by indexing their content with its search engine. Now it's gone another step by building the ability to read them into its latest browser, Chrome 8, released yesterday for Windows, Mac, and Linux.That means when people click a PDF link, the document will open directly in the browser. Chrome's built-in PDF reader is also walled up within a sandbox, lowering the risk that security issues will escape a confined region of memory to facilitate a broader attack on a computer.The PDF reader is among 800 improvements in Chrome 8, including 12 security fixes, according to a blog post yesterday by Chrome team member Jason Kersey. Google paid out $1,000 to each of three discoverers of high-risk vulnerabilities and $500 to two discovers of medium-risk vulnerabilities.Chrome 8 also is the first version to support the Chrome Web Store, Google has said. However, there aren't any direct signs yet that it's tapping into the upcoming Google service for finding and selling Web applications, Chrome extensions, and Chrome themes.Adobe is working to improve PDF without Chrome, too. Its latest Reader 9 and Acrobat X software has a browser plug-in that hides the application frame that previously surrounded PDF documents viewed in a browser.The new Chrome 8.0.552.215 replaces both the earlier beta and stable versions. It arrives just about six weeks afterGoogle released Chrome 7' the faster release pace this year means new Chrome versions aren't necessarily as big of a departure from their predecessors. For those with a taste for cutting-edge features but less stability, there's the Chrome Dev channel, which is on the 9.x release version.New for Windows users of Chrome Dev is a sandboxed version of Adobe's Flash Player, an oft-cited culprit in browser crashes and security vulnerabilities. Building Flash and PDF readers into Chrome means, among other things, that they will be upgraded rapidly and typically invisibly whenever Google wants to distribute a new version for performance, features, or security reasons.Chrome's PDF reader appears to use the Foxit PDF SDK software, but the built-in Flash Player is from Adobe.&quot;For initial testing, the sandboxing code currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, andWindows 7. There are plans to make this available for all OS platforms once we are further along in testing and development,&quot; Adobe Flash team member Peleus Uhley said in a blog post this week. &quot;We hope that we can use this experience as a platform for discussing sandbox approaches with the other browser vendors.&quot;Also on tap for Chrome 9 is a lot of hardware acceleration work, including accelerated 3D graphics with the WebGL interface.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE creates home energy unit in smart-grid play]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[GE&amp;39's Nucleus software displays real-time and historical energy use. (Credit:GE)General Electric has created a Home Energy Management business in a bid to apply digital technologies to energy efficiency in consumers' homes and the electric grid, the company said today.The business unit, part of GE Appliances &amp; Lighting, combines &quot;smart&quot; appliances and an Internet-based home energy management system called Nucleus, which is set for release next year.By making a single business unit for home energy, GE is trying to focus its efforts on consumer interest in smart-grid technologies geared at using energy more efficiently, the company said. &quot;It makes economic and environmental sense for the world to better utilize the power we already generate rather than create more capacity to meet our escalating peak-power needs,&quot; GE Home Energy Management general manager Dave McCalpin said in a statement. &quot;If we can better manage when and how we use power, we can control the demand without compromising people's lifestyles.&quot;GE's vision for home energy management revolves around networked devices that can give consumers more information on energy consumption and communicate with the utility through a smart meter. The Nucleus home energy management system is a small gadget about the size of mobile phone charger and acts as a network hub, connecting to a thermostat, smart meter, and other networked appliances. Using a PC or smart phone, people can see how energy is being used and control appliances to, for example, program a thermostat or turn on the heat during a drive home.GE is developing a line of appliances that can be connected to a home network as well. Once connected, they can be remotely controlled from a smart phone or PC. But the energy savings from smart appliances comes from communicating with a utility via a smart meter. Utilities, which have regulatory incentives to use less energy, are eager to find ways to lower energy use during peak times, typically in the late afternoon and early evening. Through voluntary demand-response programs, a consumer can agree to have a clothes dryer, for example, take longer to complete its job in order to lower energy use. GE's hybrid hot water heater already has a Zigbee networking chip in it, and the company plans to introduce more appliances that can be connected to the grid.GE is enthusiastic about home energy management systems not only because it's a new business area that can help sell appliances, but because GE also makes power equipment to utilities, including smart meters and transformers. The company has said that with on-site power generation and an energy efficient home, a household could be a net zero energy consumer. GE plans to introduce thin-film solar panels next year as well as an electric-vehicle charging station. Photos: GE's smart-grid kitchen of the future (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Instagram Gains Suggested Users, 7 New Languages, And Yes, 2 New&nbsp'Filters]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An update to Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app for the iPhone, has just hit the App Store. And while the version numbering (1.0.6) may not make it seem like a big update, there are a few notable things about the latest version.First of all, in an effort to drive more social connections for new users, they&amp;'ve added a suggested users list. Second, they&amp;'ve added seven new languages (Japanese, German, Russian, French, Chinese, Italian, and Spanish). Third, they&amp;'ve fixed a number of bugs and increased performance. And finally, for the first time, they&amp;'ve also added two new filters into the mix.The suggested users feature may draw a bit of controversy given what it did for certain users on Twitter (like our TechCrunch account). But the reality is that it&amp;'s an obvious and easy way to get new users engaged. Co-founder Kevin Systrom tells us that the feature is partially algorithmic, based on your location and language. But going forward they hope to make it much more algorithmic and less about them selecting people.The two new filters are called &amp;''Sutro&amp;'' and &amp;''Toaster&amp;''. I&amp;'m sure you&amp;'ll be seeing them all over Twitter shortly. Humorously, the latter appears to be named after Kevin Rose&amp;'s new little adorable puppy.You can find Instagram in the App Store here. CrunchBase InformationInstagramInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[With Google&'s involvement, digital newsstands set to make their mark in 2011]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With Apple readying subscription options for digital newspapers and magazines, it was only a matter of time before Google took its own stab at a digital newsstand &amp;8212' and that&amp;'s exactly what seems to be happening now, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.Google is apparently trying to court publishers for a digital newsstand that would work across Android devices, the paper says. Publishers are already selling iPhone and iPad versions of their publications, but a proper digital newsstand would make it easier for consumers to find publications and for publishers to charge for their content.Given the buzz we&amp;'re hearing about digital newsstands at the moment, I wouldn&amp;'t be surprised if they end up making a big impact in 2011.At the moment, Apple&amp;'s iTunes store doesn&amp;'t support any sort of subscription model &amp;8212' consumers instead have to manually purchase new electronic newspapers and magazines when they&amp;'re released. A few publishers have put together subscription-like bundles, like Newsweek and the Economist, but those don&amp;'t offer the same benefits as real subscriptions. With subscription capabilities, publishers can offer discounts similar to paper subscriptions, and the digital content will be automatically delivered to users.Google has been in talks with publishers like Time Warner, Cond Nast and Hearst, according to those familiar with the discussions. The company has apparently tried to entice publishers by offering to take a smaller slice of sales (Apple currently takes 30 percent from all sales made on the iTunes store), as well as offering up personal data about app buyers.The latter point is troublesome given increased concerns about mobile app privacy. Apple is also considering something similar by asking users to share their personal data when they purchase iPad magazines. It sounds like Apple is considering an opt-in method for sharing user data, meaning users have to choose to share their information. We can only hope Google follows suit.Like the current battle for ebook supremacy, both Apple and Google face competition from e-reader companies like Amazon and Barnes &amp;amp' Noble when it comes to offering digital newsstands. It&amp;'s likely going to be a messy year for digital newspapers and periodicals, but hopefully it will lead to many options for consumers to purchase digital content and for publishers to sell their wares.Photo via Nicolas NovaNext Story: On the GreenBeat: Khosla backs Ciris Energy, new solar shelters provide emergency power Previous Story: Zynga&amp;'s CityVille becomes the biggest-ever app on FacebookPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, digital newsstand, ebooks, iPad, tabletsCompanies: Amazon, Apple, Barnes And Noble, Conde Nast, Google, Hearst, Time Warner          Tags: Android, digital newsstand, ebooks, iPad, tabletsCompanies: Amazon, Apple, Barnes And Noble, Conde Nast, Google, Hearst, Time WarnerDevindra 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[Smart grid&'s Silver Spring to unveil Prius charging technology]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the latest example of the opportunities created by the rollout of electric vehicles, smart grid networking player Silver Spring Networks announced it will unveil a prototype tomorrow of a charging station enabled with its technology for the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid (pictured).The company will show off the charging station at its headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. The charging stations are made by ClipperCreek and are a part of a smart grid and electric vehicles pilot announced last July, in conjunction with PG&amp;038'E and Electric Power Research Institute. The pilot aims to integrate electric vehicle charging with Silver Spring&amp;'s smart grid platform, allowing for the charging station to relay electricity usage data to PG&amp;038'E. From there, PG&amp;038'E can monitor energy usage of the charger (looking at it separately from the energy consumption of the home), and also give consumers a snapshot of their charger&amp;'s energy use.There has been some debate over whether or not electric vehicles will strain the grid, and this pilot is one of the ways companies are testing that out. GM executive Byron Shaw said at GreenBeat 2010 that it was a non-issue because most cars will charge at night. Others, like Ecotality chief executive Jonathan Read, say that advanced charging technology will allow customers to get time-of-use pricing, which could encourage them to charge them in off-peak hours (which Shaw and others say will happen anyway).Silver Spring Networks is best known for its smart grid communications systems, which are in use by utilities like PG&amp;038'E and American Electric Power. As the company has grown in success, it has expanded into other arenas, like demand response and, now, an electric vehicle charging station trial. Other startups have benefited from growing automaker, government and consumer support for electric cars &amp;8212' from electric car startups like Tesla and Coda to charging infrastructure companies like Better Place, Coulomb and Ecotality. Siemens and GE have also launched electric car chargers.Next Story: Sony doubles down on 3D experiences across the home Previous Story: Facebook may use Goldman investment to buy back sharesPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: electric cars, electric vehicles, plug-in Prius, PriusCompanies: Better Place, Chevrolet, ClipperCreek, Coda, Coulomb, ECOtality, GE, GM, PG&amp;amp'E, siemens, Silver Spring Networks, Tesla, ToyotaPeople: Byron Shaw          Tags: electric cars, electric vehicles, plug-in Prius, PriusCompanies: Better Place, Chevrolet, ClipperCreek, Coda, Coulomb, ECOtality, GE, GM, PG&amp;amp'E, siemens, Silver Spring Networks, Tesla, ToyotaPeople: Byron ShawIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name).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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