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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple amps up 'Post-PC' chatter, actions]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs and other Apple executives had a lot more to say about the &quot;Post-PC&quot; era, as the iCloud replaces theMac and PC as the &quot;digital hub.&quot; At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference today, Apple executives picked up the gait--you might even call it the start of a sprint--toward the &quot;Post-PC&quot; era. And some of the biggest strides toward this future are happening in iOS 5 and iCloud. Scott Forstall talks about cutting the PC (and Mac) cord at Apple&amp;39's Worldwide Developer Conference. And CEO Steve Jobs had more explicit things to say about the &amp;39'Post-PC&amp;39' era. (Credit:Apple)Over the years, &quot;Post-PC&quot; has meant different things to different people. But here's the way Apple seems to describe it: increasingly, you will be using devices like theiPhone andiPad as your personal computer. And the gravitation to those high-mobility products will be facilitated by technologies like the iCloud which, in effect, serves as a common hard drive, accessible by--and automatically syncing--all of your devices.  That's the idea, at least, of an iCloud utopia. Google's implementation of this can be seen, of course, in the Android operating environment on smartphones and tablets and the Chrome OS on upcoming Chromebooks. Not to mention apps like Google Docs on the PC.  Below is a quick rundown of Post-PC-related statements made today by Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iPhone Software at Apple, and CEO Steve Jobs today.  Note that post-PC refers also to post-Mac, though Apple doesn't say that explicitly.  &quot;PC-Free&quot; This was one of the cornerstones of Forstall's iOS 5 presentation. &quot;We're living in a post-pc world...we're ushering in the post-PC world,&quot; said Forstall. &quot;We have a lot of customers coming to us and saying 'I want to buy an iPad as my only device'...And that's exactly what we're going to support in iOS 5,&quot; he said.  Forstall continued. &quot;We looked at all of the apps in the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch...We asked ourselves, what are the reasons that users go back to a computer today [Well] let's add that functionality right to iOS...You used to go back to a computer to create calendars or delete calendars. You can create and delete calendars right from iOS...[and] photo editing functionality right from iOS,&quot; he said, after giving other examples, such as mailboxes.  His conclusion: &quot;So, now, if you want to cut the cord, you can,&quot; he said. That cord would be the PC or Mac cord.  PC as digital hub is &quot;broken&quot;: Jobs was next. Using the word broken to underscore his notion that the twilight of the PC as the principal computing device is upon us. &quot;About 10 years ago, we had one of our most important insights. The PC was going to be the digital hub for your digital life...That's where you were going to put your digital photos, your digital video...your music,&quot; Jobs said.  He continued. &quot;But it's broken down in the last few years. Why Because the devices have changed. They now all have music. They all now have photos.&quot; Then Jobs described how frustrating and cumbersome it is to sync up content on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch via a PC or Mac. &quot;Keeping these devices in synch is driving us crazy,&quot; he said.  The solution &quot;We're going to demote the PC and the Mac to just be a device. Just like the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. We're going to move the digital hub into the cloud...For those people who want to be completely PC free, [there is] wireless backup to the cloud,&quot; he said.  So, the next big question is, how will Apple move this vision to the next phase We will we see a MacBook with more of the look, feel, and functionality of an iPad Or more iPad-like devices that commandeer the functionality of the Mac It will be interesting to see how this manifests itself in new Apple hardware in the coming months and years.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google looking for a few good mobile-app developers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>oghexzike</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Google is recruiting developers to work in-house on mobile apps for its Android operating system, a report says, as the tech giant continues its challenge to Apple's iOS and the popular devices that run on it.Benjamin Ling, a Google product-management director, has been supervising an attempt to coax software engineers, user-interface specialists, and product managers into the Google fold, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.The Journal added that some current Google workers have shifted their positions at the company to join the app project, which will be spread across Google's global offices and cover everything from Angry Birds-like games to Foursquare-like check-in apps. The resulting apps will probably be free, with ads included to generate revenue, the Journal said.The mobile battle has been heating up for Google and cross-Valley rival Apple. Google has been breathing down Apple's neck in the smartphone market, and some saytablets such as Motorola's Xoom, which run on Google's &quot;Honeycomb&quot; OS for tablets, might well give the wildly populariPad a run for the money.Apple, meanwhile, is finally offering up the iPhone on Verizon, and has a healthy lead when it comes to apps. More than 350,000 paid and freeiPhone and iPad apps are available in Apple's App Store, and more than 10 billion have already been downloaded since the store's launch in July 2008. It's a general industry rule of thumb that the more apps available for a given device, the more potential buyers that device can attract.Google's Android Market currently features less than 130,000 apps, but its stable of offerings reportedly grew more than 500 percent last year, compared with Apple's App Store, which saw offerings rise by about 110 percent. Developers, it seems, are warming up to Android.And apart from company rivalries and struggles between devices, the market for mobile apps is nothing to sneeze at. Gartner recently predicted that such apps will generate $15 billion in revenue this year, with downloads more than doubling, to 17.2 billion from 2010's 8.2 billion. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zynga buys social browser Flock &8230' or maybe just its engineering team]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Social Web browser Flock just announced that it has been acquired by social gaming giant Zynga, confirming an earlier report in TechCrunch.Chief executive Shawn Hardin wrote that the deal is a a4Aperfect fita4 and that a4AFlock will help Zynga in achieving their goal of building the most fun, social games available to anyone, anytime a4&quot; on any platform.a4 (Zynga has built its massive audience on Facebook, but is now trying to diversify.)The companya4a4s browser allows users to access their social networks while browsing other websites. Hardin said Flock had 10 million users worldwide, which is a substantial audience, but not exactly a huge hit for a five-year-old company that raised about $30 million in venture funding. (Flocka4a4s lack of success was one of the reasons to be skeptical when RockMelt, a browser with a similar concept, launched in November.)Last week, I complained about a4Amanquisitionsa4, where startups are a4Aacquireda4 as a way to hire senior team members while the product is abandoned. Is this the first manquisition of 2011 TechCrunch suggests that it might be, because Zynga, Twitter, and Google were all trying to acquire the companya4a4s engineering talent. Hardin is vague about the future of the Flock product: a4AWe thank our users for their unwavering support and dedication. Wea4a4ll have more news about our products in the month ahead.a4AThe terms of the deal were not disclosed. This marks Zyngaa4a4s eighth acquisition in eight months. It last acquired mobile game company Newtoy. (Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is pictured above.)Previous Story: Microsoft sells a staggering 8M Kinect motion control systemsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: manquisitions, social gamesCompanies: Flock, ZyngaPeople: Shawin Hardin          Tags: manquisitions, social gamesCompanies: Flock, ZyngaPeople: Shawin HardinAnthony 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.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[Solar Universe nabs $7M to install your panels, poaches SolarCity exec]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Solar financing and installation startup Solar Universe has raised $7 million in a second round of funding, led by RockPort Capital.The news comes as other companies in the rooftop solar service field are maturing and looking to expand, fueled by successes and a popular panel-leasing model. SolarCity announced yesterday it has acquired a solar installer andwill expand to the East Coast next month, and Sungevity recently raised$15 million in a third round of financing and is also eyeing the Northeast.In addition to its funding news, Solar Universe has also announced new executive hires, including executive vice president of operations Kevin Daugherty, formerly vice president of operations at SolarCity &amp;8212' one of the top players in the field in which Solar Universe is looking to cement a foothold.Solar has seen healthy growth worldwide and in the U.S. lately, and in some areas, state and federal subsidies and incentives allow startups to offer homeowners rooftop-generated solar power at competitive prices. Solar Universe&amp;'s model offers a lease-to-own solar option in addition to the solar leasing widely offered by its competitors. The company describes itself as a network of several independently run installation and service operators.Next Story: Verizon temporarily offering $30 unlimited iPhone data plan Previous Story: Apple to follow Google with mobile payment technology in iPhone 5, iPad 2PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Solar, solar leasingCompanies: Rockport Capital, Solar UniversePeople: Kevin Daugherty          Tags: Solar, solar leasingCompanies: Rockport Capital, Solar UniversePeople: Kevin DaughertyIris 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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<title><![CDATA[Solar power shines amid Japan&'s nuclear woes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Call solar power the second best thing in clean energy. Solar power stocks have soared since concerns about a nuclear meltdown in one of Japan&amp;'s nuclear power plants have sent investors running to alternative clean energy companies.The market move indicates that investors in clean energy prefer nuclear power as a first option over solar power. That&amp;'s because solar power, which uses flat photovoltaic panels that absorb sunlight and convert it to electricity, is still in infancy.Typical wafer-style solar panels can capture around 30 percent of the sunlight shining on them and convert it into electricity. Flexible, thin-film photovoltaic cells that can be placed on most surfacescan only capture anywhere from 15 to 20 percent of the sunlight shining on them.Nuclear power produces energy by generating controlled nuclear reactions that produce tremendous amounts of heat. That heats up water, which produces steam that spins a turbine. The turbine produces electricity. Nuclear power is considered cleaner than fossil fuel burning power plants, which use natural gas, petroleum and coal. Burning all of those produces greenhouse gasses.But a critical nuclear reactor nearly experienced a meltdown after an 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the northeastern part of Japan last week. Plant officials were able to halt the nuclear reaction by withdrawing the fuel rods that power the reactor, but residual reactions and heat were still causing problems as of Monday. Investors are basically betting that the media frenzy that has taken off as a result of the snafu will generate some additional buzz for solar power, another form of clean energy that has no negative byproducts.The United States solar power industryseems to be doing well and is on track to have a good year. Ita4a4s attracting investment from companies that want to buy up demand.Chinese player LDK Solar, for example, picked up a$33 million majority stake in Solar Power, Inc. There are a number of solar power companies that have already gone public. The U.S. solar power industry also grew 67 percent to $6 billion in 2010, up from $3.8 billion in 2009, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.Shares of FirstSolar, which produces thin-film flexible photovoltaic cells, were up more than 4.5 percent in midday trading. Shares of Suntech Power, a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, were up 3.4 percent in midday trading. Other solar panel companies, like SunPower and LDK Solar, were all up more than 1 percent.Next Story: Twitter says users send 1 billion tweets per week Previous Story: AltoBridge lands $12 million to bring mobile to emerging marketsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Fukushima Daiichi, Japan quake, japanese earthquake, nuclear energy, nuclear power, solar panels, solar powerCompanies: FirstSolar, LDK Solar, SunPower, SunTech Power          Tags: Fukushima Daiichi, Japan quake, japanese earthquake, nuclear energy, nuclear power, solar panels, solar powerCompanies: FirstSolar, LDK Solar, SunPower, SunTech PowerMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francisco, California. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron. 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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