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<title><![CDATA[CES: Huawei Ideos X5 runs stock Android]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Huawei Ideos X5--photos LAS VEGAS--Just as we reported yesterday, Huawei introduced a new phone for the U.S. market at this year's CES, the Huawei Ideos X5. This midrange Android handset is no stranger' it's already been released in Asia. The U.S. timetable is much murkier--Huawei is keeping the U.S. launch date, carrier, and price under wraps until later this month.In that sense, the specs are no surprise. The slim, trim Ideos X5 has a nice 3.8-inch screen with a WVGA display (800x480 pixels). It looked bright in our hands and we liked the dark gray brushed metal rim that gave the phone a more premium feel. Multimedia aficionados will appreciate the 720p video recording and playback that comes alone with the smartphone's 5-megapixel camera. The Ideos X5 accepts up to 32GB expandable memory, with 512 MB RAM inside.It runs on the stock version of Android 2.2 (Froyo), so there aren't any proprietary skins to stand between the handset and updates. We also happen to favor the simpler Google-envisioned interface. Froyo means it's also got hotspot support and Flash 10.1 support as well as standard Android features like e-mail and voice navigation. The keyboard comes preloaded with Swype. We're cooking up a video--check back to see our hands-on.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: Amimon demos WHDI connectivity's full potential]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Playing an iPad game on the big screen TV using WHDI wireless display solution.(Credit:Dong Ngo/CNET)LAS VEGAS--Amimon, which is the strongest supporter of the Wireless Home Digital Interface display standard and announced the Asus WAVI earlier this week, demoed atCES 2011 a variety of solutions through which WHDI-enabled devices could potentially change the way we interact with in-door entertainment.Similar to Intel's WiDi and SiBEAM's WirelessHD, WHDI is a technology that allows devices to connect to a HDMI TV wirelessly and transmit audio and video at full HD quality (1080p). The strength of WHDI is the fact that it has almost no latency and, therefore, other than hi-def movies, enables interactive applications, such as a game playing, from your laptop on a big screen TV. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Finch flingers don't flock to Angry Birds Day]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nowmaal</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Screenshot by Christopher MacManus/CNET)ATLANTA--Not many birds of a feather flocked together for Rovio's official Angry Birds Day meetup yesterday--in Atlanta at least.  Rovio promoted the event, scheduled to mark the first anniversary of the popular game for mobile devices, as a celebration of 3 trillion popped piggies and the chance for fans to meet, play, and compare scores. And while enthusiasts signed up for meetups in 65 countries, poor planning and only a couple of show-ups made the event here in Atlanta seem rather lackluster despite 28 people expressing interest on the meetup site. New York enjoyed the sight of Angry Birds fans in costume. (Credit:Flickr user Caniba) Our nest ended up being a brewery just north of downtown that had recently gone through a name change, which probably added to the confusion. (My fellow Crave contributor Matt Hickey reported that no one showed up for the meetup in rainy Seattle, though New York and Los Angeles enjoyed the sight of fans in Angry Birds costumes).  Still, despite the tepid showing here in Georgia, we managed to have some finch-flinging fun. After checking in and grabbing a pint, I came across David Moore (aka Cap'nDave), a mild-mannered thirty-something who secretly moonlights as an Angry Birds enthusiast. He was eager to talk about his passion for the game, and we were comparing scores and strategies after a few minutes.  It wasn't long before he revealed the depth of his superpowers. Moore has completely beat the game with three stars on all levels, has all golden eggs, a 97 percent achievement score, and was one of the top-rated players in the area (according to the built-in leaderboards). I knew I had found the superfan I was looking for. Moore has been launching birds for about seven months, and continues to play &quot;because it's fun, and addictive. I like to defend the title.&quot; He boasted that he was the top player for level 3, but his rank goes back and forth because he's locked into a &quot;score war&quot; with another major player in the area. His favorite level is 7-7, because &quot;it's set up like a burger and a drink. It's fun to throw the bomber bird in there and blow the buns off.&quot; We finished things off with a contest to see who could beat the 11th level on the Christmas-themed seasonal Angry Birds app. My girlfriend, also an avid player, chumped us both so I ended up buying a shot for everyone. The drink of choice A Naked Yellow Bird shot, of course.  Did you attend an Angry Birds Day meetup in your city If so, how was it Angry Birds fans mark the first anniversary of the hit game in New York. Not all cities saw such lively celebrations. (Credit:Flickr user Caniba)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Google knows about Groupon]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As speculation mounts about an imminent buyout of daily-deals company Groupon by Google for a rumored price tag of $6 billion, one salient fact is being ignored: The two companies are already in bed with each other.And this must weigh on the minds of Groupon&amp;'s board members, who are reportedly meeting today to decide whether to take Google&amp;'s offer.How did Groupon get so big The prevailing theory is that the social features of its deep-discount offers for local merchants &amp;8212' a certain size group had to sign up in order for the deal to be &amp;''on&amp;'' &amp;8212' turbocharged its growth. I&amp;'ve long been a skeptic of this argument, which is pleasing to social-media mavens but has untested logic.You can&amp;'t go anywhere online these days without spotting a Groupon ad. The company is clearly spending a lot of money with Google. And as Sency founder Evan Britton recently pointed out, Groupon&amp;'s ads are distinctly effective on Google&amp;'s AdSense platform, because they are targeted to a specific city, feature a compelling offer to cost-conscious Internet users, and have easily tracked return on investment, allowing Groupon to constantly tweak its ads for the best results.The result: Runaway growth, with the two-year-old company estimated to have $500 million in revenues.The problem is that growth is dependent on Google, which is famously opaque about the workings of its ad systems. As much as Groupon may know about what works when placing ads with Google, Google always knows more. And Google could change the rules at any time.That information advantage may be what lets Google confidently bid $6 billion for Groupon. Google knows exactly what it&amp;'s getting and how profitable the company is. Right now, Groupon is arbitraging Google&amp;'s AdSense system, aggregating demand from customers and supply from local merchants, and raking in the difference. Google&amp;'s just getting its usual cut. Wouldn&amp;'t it be nice to own the whole shebangOne thing to keep in mind, though, is that Groupon&amp;'s success has been the human touch &amp;8212' hand-selecting deals, cajoling merchants to offer discounts, and crafting witty, catchy offers. Recent moves to offer self-service deals and expand into Asia won&amp;'t change that appealingly soulful core of Groupon&amp;'s business. Perhaps Google&amp;'s geeky hackerocracy should simply aspire to own Groupon, not run it.Next Story: LOLapps gives an inside look at the success of social game Ravenwood Fair Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: NRG looks to be big solar investor, the new GM is looking pretty greenPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: daily deals, e commerce, group buying, social buying, social commerceCompanies: Google, Groupon          Tags: daily deals, e commerce, group buying, social buying, social commerceCompanies: Google, GrouponOwen Thomas is the executive editor of VentureBeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SPARQCode Makes It A Snap For Local Businesses To Use QR&nbsp'Codes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MSKYNET, a company that allows businesses to create and analyze the usage of 2D barcodes called SPARQCodes, launched a service today helps local businesses connect their customers with their online presences, such as Facebook, Twitter, Gowalla, and Foursquare. MSKYNETa4sraised $550K in seed funding back in August.SPARQCodes are very similar to normal QR codes, but differ slightly because they link to a URL instead of embedding their payload data in the QR code itself. The new feature, which is called &amp;8216'Connect N Share&amp;', is very straightforward a4&quot; it makes it easy for businesses to generate QR codes that link to the business&amp;'s presence on Twitter and/or Facebook. The idea is to direct customers who are waiting in line or for their food to scan a code that they see on the wall, which leads them directly to the business&amp;'s Facebook page.Setting up your QR code printout using the new feature is actually pretty slick. First, you type in the name of your business a4&quot;a4sthe web app will try to automatically find the matching Facebook and Twitter accounts (you can tweak this if it guesses wrong). Enter your address, and it will try to pair it up with your Foursquare, Gowalla, and UrbanSpoon accounts. Add a logo, hit &amp;8216'Build it!&amp;', and you&amp;'re done. The site will spit out a printout with your QR codes, directing visitors to your business to scan them.Businesses with more substantial social media presences can direct users to a list of sites that are relevant a4&quot;a4sa restaurant might also include Yelp in their mini-portal, for example. Founder Jesse Chor says that the company is mainly targeting small businesses and franchises, which tend to value a social media presence, but do not usually have the technical expertise to make their own QR codes.There is one caveat to this: customers will have to log into your Facebook or Twitter account to like or &amp;8216'follow&amp;' the business if they are not logged in already, so the experience may not be as seamless as &amp;8216'checking in&amp;' via a smartphone&amp;'s native Facebook application for example.The codes and the analytics that come with them will be provided free of charge, but businesses will have to pay to include additional social media services that may crop up over time. Chor also stated that MSKYNET will charge for a4Acustomer retention programs,a4 in the future, but did not elaborate on what they might be.MSKYNET is far from the first company to offer QR code analytics (see here for a good list of other services), and it isn&amp;'t the first to target local businesses either a4&quot; Google has its own business-facing QR code features, too, as do some other QR code companies.CrunchBase InformationMSKYNETInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile app revenue will hit $15B in 2011]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It&amp;'s good to be Apple. This is true in many ways, but especially in the mobile applications business. According to research firm Gartner, nine out of ten downloaded mobile applications in 2010 came from Apple&amp;'s App Store.Last year was a booming year for mobile apps. Mobile apps hit globally 8.2 billion downloads and $5.2 billion in revenue, but 2011 will blow those numbers out of the water, as Gartner predicts that worldwide mobile app revenue will triple this year, reaching $15.1 billion in 2011 with 17.7 billion downloads. By 2014, Gartner estimates over 185 billion applications will have been downloaded from mobile app stores worldwide.The staggering numbers are further proof that apps are an integral part of the mobile infrastructure and user experience, not just business. Like Gartner&amp;'s research director Stephanie Baghdassarian said in the release: a4AMany are wondering if the app frenzy we have been witnessing is just a fashion, and, like many others, it shall pass. We do not think so.&amp;''For the moment, Apple, which celebrated 10 billion downloads from its App Store last week, is far ahead of its rivals, like Google&amp;'s Android Market, Windows Marketplace, Nokia&amp;'s Ovi Store, Blackberry App World and GetJar. According to Gartner, Apple will remain the best-selling store at least until 2014, but its slice of the pie will diminish as the other app stores pick up in speed. In fact, Gartner says that this year&amp;'s surge in revenue will mostly be powered by the growing popularity of Google&amp;'s Android Market with both consumers and developers.As much as the numbers indicate a booming mobile app market, it seems that there is still room for more growth when it comes to making a buck: Gartner said that out of the 17.7 downloaded apps this year, 81 percent will be free downloads. The percentage of free downloads is expected to decrease, though, and Gartner believes users will pay for more applications when two things are in place: one, people see added value in mobile ads' and two, people become more trustful of mobile app billing mechanisms.In the meantime, advertising is growing, too. In 2010, mobile ads accounted for 16 percent of the $5.2 billion revenue in app stores worldwide, a share that Gartner expects will reach 30 percent in 2014.Calling all developers: We want to write up your app for VentureBeata4a4s Mobile AppSpotlight! If you have an innovative mobile app that hasna4a4t been featured on VentureBeat yet, submit it for consideration right away. The Mobile App Spotlight is sponsored by The Intel AppUp developer program.Previous Story: Verizon iPhone hot spot to cost $20 a month with 2GB of dataPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, Android Market, apps, iOS, iTunes, mobile applications, mobile appsCompanies: Apple, Gartner, Google, nokiaPeople: Stephanie Baghdassarian          Tags: Android, Android Market, apps, iOS, iTunes, mobile applications, mobile appsCompanies: Apple, Gartner, Google, nokiaPeople: Stephanie Baghdassarian 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[Genomatica raises $45M for renewable chemicals]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Renewable chemicals company Genomatica has raised $45 million for a demonstration-scale production and early commercialization plans for a green version of butanediol (BDO), a chemical used in spandex, automotive plastics and running shoes.&amp;''It&amp;'s all about making the same chemicals that are made today from oil and gas, but from renewable feedstocks and at a cheaper cost,&amp;'' chief executive Christophe Schilling told VentureBeat last year.The company has developed organisms (pictured) that can make BDO from renewable feedstocks.It estimates that market to be worth $4 billion. The key with renewable chemicals startups is not that they charge a premium for the chemicals, unlike how some green products are priced. The chemicals must cost the same as the traditional option, Schilling said. The goal is to produce chemicals cheaply from renewable (and potentially cheaper-than-petroleum) feedstocks.Major companies with sustainability measures could opt to pay the same price for the same chemical that&amp;'s produced in a greener way' or buyers may just simply snap up the chemical because it&amp;'s molecularly the same as a chemical made from any other way and costs the same. The cheaper a company like Genomatica can make the chemical, the better its own profits.In this round, the company&amp;'s fourth,Genomaticasigned on new investors VantagePoint Venture Partners, which was the largest investor inthe round, Bright Capital, and Waste Management (which also holds stakes in biofuels startupEnerkemand has a partnership withGenomaticato research chemicals that can be created from synthetic gas, or a4Asyngasa4, captured at landfills). Existing investors joined the new round: Alloy Ventures, Draper FisherJurvetson, MohrDavidowVentures andTPGBiotech.The company will use the funds also for an engineering package to be used in construction of Genomaticaa4a4s first commercial-scale plant, planned to go online in late 2013. The investment will also &amp;''accelerate the development of additional major chemicals in Genomaticaa4a4s product pipeline,&amp;'' according to the company&amp;'s press release. The company has been producingbio-BDOat a pilot scale in 3,000-liter fermentations since the first half of 2010.Genomatica&amp;'s focus on chemicals reflects a potentially lucrative market that biofuels companies are increasingly turning to. Petroleum-derived chemicals are used in everything from the plastic in cell phones to detergent to tennis balls to car parts. Renewable alternatives also exist for palm oil, which is used in soap but considered environmentally unfriendly and can be volatile price-wise. And for startups, chemicals can be a lucrative market. While chemicals aren&amp;'t necessarily cheaper to make than biofuels, they can sell for a lot more money.And as oil supplies become expensive or even difficult to procure, chemicals buyers like Procter &amp;amp' Gamble and Unilever are looking increasingly towards the potential in renewable chemicals. Last year, renewable chemicals company Elevance raised $100 million for its work producing chemicals made from natural oils, which can go into personal care products, detergent, fuel and other specialty chemicals markets.Biofuels startups have moved to make chemicals and food additives part of their business. Solazyme has a joint venture with food ingredient company Roquette and is working to develop renewable oils for soaps made by Unilever. LS9 has a chemicals partnership with consumer goods titan Procter &amp;amp' Gamble.Gevo, which saw a$107 million IPO recently, is working on producing bio-based butanol, which is used in rubber and lubricants. The company, however, is being sued by a joint venture between BP and Dupont, called Butamax, that is also looking to make renewable isobutanol.Next Story: DEMO: Manage your documents online with HBMG Previous Story: DEMO: Pixable brings its personalized photo experience to the iPadPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: biochemicals, biofuelsCompanies: Alloy Ventures, Bright Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Genomatica, Mohr Davidow Ventures, TPG Biotech, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Waste ManagementPeople: Christophe Schilling          Tags: biochemicals, biofuelsCompanies: Alloy Ventures, Bright Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Genomatica, Mohr Davidow Ventures, TPG Biotech, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Waste ManagementPeople: Christophe SchillingIris 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). 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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