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<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NPD: Don't blame iPad for weak PC market]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Apple)Though the consumer PC market may be in the doldrums, you can't pin the blame on theiPad, at least according to the folks at research firm NPD Group.Many analysts have attributed the latest slump in portable PC sales to cannibalization by the iPad, claiming that consumers are opting for the popular tablet instead of buying notebooks and Netbooks. But in a report issued yesterday, NPD's Stephen Baker disagrees, saying that the rate of cannibalization has actually dropped in recent months.Surveying Apple iPad owners in March, NPD's &quot;Apple iPad Owner Study II&quot; report found that only 14 percent of early iPad buyers (those who've owned one six months or more) chose an iPad instead of a PC. And over the recent holiday season, that number dropped to 12 percent, according to Baker.Related links&amp;149' 2010 PC growth sees slowdown, tablet cannibalization&amp;149' Has Apple's iPad finally killed the Netbook&amp;149' The 'post-PC era' might be closer than we think&amp;149' Tablets are the 'post-PC era' I beg to differLooking further, the cannibalization of Netbooks by the iPad has actually fallen by 50 percent among recent iPad buyers compared with the earlier adopters. Overall, more than 75 percent of the people polled said they bought an iPad without any intention of buying anything else. So if the iPad isn't the culprit, what's to blame for the downturn in PC sales Baker looks a bit farther back in time.&quot;The explosion of computer sales whenWindows 7 launched, as well as the huge increase in Netbook sales at that time, are much more to blame for weak consumer PC sales growth than the iPad,&quot; Baker said in a statement. &quot;Overall it appears that the vast majority of iPad purchases to-date have been incremental to the consumer technology industry.&quot;Windows 7 went on sale in the fall of 2009, by which point Netbook sales had been surging for months. Apple's iPad first arrived in consumers hands in April 2010--and immediately became a hot seller.In fact, it's been the higher-priced notebooks more than their less-expensive cousins that have taken the biggest hit. NPD's Retail Tracking Service found that sales of notebooks under $500 actually grew by 21 percent over the six months that ended in March. &quot;The conventional wisdom that saystablet sales are eating into low-priced notebooks is most assuredly incorrect,&quot; said Baker. &quot;The over $500 Windows consumer notebooks market is where PC sales have been impacted the most, with a 25 percent decline from October 2010 to March 2011.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nissan Leaf opens door for electric cars]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Josh Miller/CNET)Taking a big risk, Nissan pushed ahead of the pack to release the first mass production electriccar. Although some people might find the limited range of the Nissan Leaf makes it impractical for their needs, it will fit into the lifestyles of many suburban commuters. And clean air aside, it has the advantage of costing about 70 percent less to run than an equivalent gasoline-powered car.We drove the Leaf through the urban and suburban landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area, and found its 100 mile range enough to cover quite a bit of ground. It felt comfortable running down the freeway, drove easy in city traffic, and even charged up steep hills accelerating continuously. But one drawback that will affect the car's usefulness in many areas of the country is the fact that using climate control shaves more than 10 percent off the range.Nissan fitted the Leaf with its standard cabin tech, including navigation and a Bluetooth phone system, the only real news here is that navigation comes standard with the car. But in the Leaf, the navigation system serves the very important purpose of helping you find charging stations, adding any place you happen to recharge to the vehicle's database.Check out our 2011 Nissan Leaf review.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Porsche Cayenne S combines sports car and SUV]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Josh Miller/CNET)Automakers started using the term crossover this decade referring to vehicles that combined the comfortable ride of acar and the carrying capacity of an SUV. But Porsche's idea seems to have been to combine SUV qualities with the handling of a sports car. The new Cayenne S uses an array of handling and stability technology to attack turns with almost the aggressiveness of a 911.The 2011 Cayenne S sees some important tech updates, such as the inclusion of torque vectoring on the all-wheel-drive system, putting a little more twist on the outside wheel when cornering, and some really lush 3D maps on the navigation system.Check out our 2011 Porsche Cayenne S review.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[RockMelt: A Browser Built For Sharing (First Hands On And 500 Exclusive&nbsp'Invites)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you are going to create a new browser from scratch and go up against the Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple, you might as well make it really different.  RockMelt, a company backed by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen which has been under wraps until today, is trying to build a new browsing experience from the ground up.  Are they crazy  &amp;''The big thing,&amp;'' says Andreessen, &amp;''is that the browser world is very much in flux right now.&amp;''RockMelt is built first and foremost for sharing.  You browse with your friends (the first thing you do is log into Facebook and your favorite friends and their latest status updates are always available along the left rail).  And there is a big &amp;''Share&amp;'' button up top, which lets you share any webpage, along with images and a preview, on Facebook.  You could call it a Facebook browser, but it really is more than that.  I&amp;'ll get into my full review shortly, but if you want to try out RockMelt for yourself, be one of the first 500 TechCrunch readers to click this link and you will get an invite before anyone else).The three biggest changes to the browser that you notice with RockMelt is that it is built around friends, feeds, and search results.  The left rail is for friend.  The right rail is for sites.  And the top rail is for search.Your Facebook friends browse with you along the left-hand rail. You can select your most important or closest Facebook friends, and their faces are always there with you along with an indication whether they are online or not.  If you hover over a face, their latest status update pops up. click on their face and you get a box showing their Facebook stream in the top half, and a chat box in the bottom.  So it acts as an IM client using Facebook chat (see screenshot below).  You even get inline images and video, which you don&amp;'t normally get in Facebook chat. If your friend is offline, you can send him or her a Facebook message.Along the right rail is where you organize all your news feeds and streams from your favorite sites.  This is kind of like a bookmark bar, but when you save a site here, it also includes notifications every time new content has been added.  This is very convenient for news sites, blogs, Gmail, Twitter, and your own Facebook profile.  (See screenshot below).  Click on a site icon, and you up pops an overlay window with an RSS feed with all the articles, or Twitter stream, or your email headlines, depending the site.  Click on a headline and it takes you to that page (or email or Tweet) in the main underlying browser window.  There is also a share button for every feed item, which works just like the big share button up at the top of the browser.When you do a search from the search box, instead of taking you to Google, you get a column with the first ten results.  You can tab through each result, which is pre-loaded into the browser, so you can actually see the Web pages behind each result in the full browser. This is designed to speed up searching, although at least initially I find myself tabbing through each link, if only for a second or two.Overall, RockMelt seems really fast.  It is built on Chromium, the same open source browser that forms the foundation of Google&amp;'s Chrome browser.   Given the fact that it is backed by Andreessen (and Ron Conway, Bill Campbell, Josh Kopelman, and Diane Green to the tune of $10 million) and its principle architect was also the principle architect of the Netscape browser, this is a pretty significant vote of confidence in Chromium as the future of browsing.  &amp;''Chromium is a newer codebase,&amp;'' explains Andreessen.  &amp;''It is state of the art.  The performance increase is unbelievable.&amp;''  He&amp;'s not one for nostalgia.The basic browsing functions are familiar, and the sharing, streaming, and search overlays don&amp;'t seem too obtrusive.  This is not Flock, the browser experiment which never really caught on because it strayed too far from most people&amp;'s browsing comfort zone.  RockMelt will face similar challenges, but at least it is starting out simple.The biggest change RockMelt is trying to introduce is to bring in different streams as a natural browsing experience and starting point.  In fact, these stream overlays (your friends updates, feeds, and even search results) take over the screen more and more.A year and a half ago, when whispers of RockMelt first surfaced, I wrote a post with a wish list of features I&amp;'d like to see in a social browser. a4sI am happy to say that some of them made it into RockMelt in some form or another. a4sFrom that wish list:It would have multiple modes for browsing, search, following social data streams, and launching Web applicationsThe home page would be a stream reader which brings together real time streams from across the Web (which Facebook now has with Friendfeed).IM, email, and public messages (status updates and Tweets) would be always accessible in the toolbar or a sidebarIt would support a variety of Web apps which could be launched seamlessly within the browser without going to a Website and logging in.Real-time search and alerts from across the Web (social stream, news, finance sites, sports sites, etc.)Last week, I asked Andreessen if he thinks RockMelt is a harbinger of the end of the webpage.  He wouldn&amp;'t go so far:The webpage stays primary for decades to come. It is a universal canvas for any application or service. I think you want to retain that, but you want to enhance it.  That is why we keep the page front and center but draw in these things people care about: friends, feeds, updates, search results.Maybe that&amp;'s true for now.  But eventually, the stream takes over.  It is simply a more efficient way to browse.  But here&amp;'s the thing about RockMelt.  You log into it, and it knows everywhere you go on the Web, who all your friends are, and what your search habits. It also knows what you share with your friends. Combine those three: social sharing, search, and actual browsing behavior, and you&amp;'ve got one hell of a way to target ads at people.  RockMelt doesn&amp;'t do this now, and its founders tell me they will never do so because it would destroy whatever trust people place in them. (Damn straight).  &amp;''We are not going to run an ad network. We actually dona4a4t know where you go,&amp;'' says co-founder Tim Howes, &amp;''that information does not leave your browser.&amp;''  Hopefully, it never will.  CrunchBase InformationRockMeltInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lone TSA Twitter Account Fights Entire&nbsp'Internet]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In case you&amp;'re confused by @tsagov, @tsabloggerbob, @tsaagent, @TSAsupervisor, @tsablog and countless other parody accounts, the real Transportation Safety Administration is actually on Twitter at @TSABlogTeam and wow, talk about the worst social media job ever.For those of you who haven&amp;'t been following along, the Internet has been one big anti-TSA flash mob ever since the TSA implemented its new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) body scanning and pat down procedures on November 1st. Just take look at these @replies.It&amp;'s no surprise that the TSA &amp;''porn scans&amp;'' would get so much backlash &amp;8212' Nobody I repeat nobody is comfortable with their body, but especially those of us who spend most of our time online. As representative for the nerd contingent, software engineer John Tyner&amp;'s &amp;''Don&amp;'t Touch My Junk&amp;'' blog posta4swas the viral tipping point that unleashed the Pandora&amp;'s box of metaa4sOMG WTF TSA round ups like this one.Between &amp;''Cancer Surviving Flight Attendant Forced To Remove Prosthetic Breast During Pat-down,&amp;'' &amp;''Woman Says She Was Cuffed And Booted From Airport For Questioning Body Scanners,&amp;''&amp;''TSA pats down a screaming toddler&amp;''&amp;''TSA Agents Absolutely Hate New Pat Downs&amp;''a4sand this, the story is one of the messiest media fests I&amp;'ve seen in my lifetime.So what does the @TSABlogTeam account actually do Well, it used to spam reply people with defensive TSA blog posts but it seems to have given up in the past day or so.The guy who runs the account, a.k.a Blogger Bob, insists that the job isa4s&amp;''not that bad actually&amp;8230' It&amp;'s a challenge. I dig it.&amp;'' I&amp;'m willing to bet that tweeting every 12 hours or so is way better than being one of the poor schmucks that has to feel up obese people because the government made some deal with Rapiscan. Yes it&amp;'s actually called Rapiscan.&amp;''If something doesna4a4t change in the next two weeks I dona4a4t know how much longer I can withstand this taunting. I go home and I cry.&amp;'' &amp;8211' TSA EmployeeIn the meantime, here are some inspiring videos, and tweets to get you through however long it takes for the TSA to capitulate.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fancy &''iOne&'' camera chips will enable Android photo-sharing devices]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You probably haven&amp;'t heard of Ambarella. But the quality of your hybrid digital camera and video camcorder is far better than it used to be because of the company&amp;'s chips.Today, the company is announcing a new generation of iOne camera chips that will become the brains of next year&amp;'s batch of cool cameras and video recorders. And thanks to the triple-core processors that Ambarella is cooking up for Android devices, those new gadgets will have the ability to wirelessly transfer videos and photos to photo-sharing sites on the internet. And by making imagery easier to share, Ambarella could make those photos and videos far more useful to people.The iOne is a system-on-a-chip (SoC), or a master chip that integrates all sorts of functions. It is aimed at being the best image processor available, able to process and record high-quality still images as well as 1080p high-resolution video. The SoC also includes other functions such as built-in 3D graphics, connections to separate wireless radio chips, and 3D TV imagery.Ambarella has been making camera chips for five generations, using the expertise of co-founder Les Kohn and Didier LeGall, both of whom where instrumental chip architects at video processing pioneer C-Cube Microsystems. (LeGall, executive vice president, is pictured, left, next to marketing chief Chris Day, right).LeGall said in an interview that the designs have advanced so far that a single chip can serve as the brains of a hybrid camera that can produce both outstanding still images and great video. It can also operate on low power and transfer data wirelessly. Usually there is some kind of trade-off between these various functions.a4AThe iOne will fundamentally change the way consumers capture, create and share visual content,&amp;'' said Fermi Wang, chief executive of Ambarella.The iOne has three ARM processor cores, including a dual-core 1-gigahertz ARM Cortex A9 processor that has the horsepower to run Android applications. A third 533-megahertz ARM 11 processor handles real-time camera tasks and allows the camera to turn on in less than second. It also has a 3D graphics core from Imagination Technologies.The chip can process still images up to 32 megapixels and can capture 5 megapixel images at a rate of 30 frames per second, or as fast as a movie. The cameras with Ambarella chips will also work great in low light and have minimal motion blur. With dual-stream encoding, the chips will be able to record HD video and upload a second stream at the same time over Wi-Fi. And the chips are also very good at image stabilization, or keeping the image steady and clear while the photographer is moving.Samples of the chips are ready now, but cameras with the chips will likely appear in the second half of 2011. Ambarella has 350 employees. Current Ambarella chips are used in devices such as the Sony Bloggie video camera and a host of others.Rivals include camera makers who create their own chips, such as Canon or Nikon, as well as other makers of image processors.Next Story: 5 ways an Internet sales tax will impact your business Previous Story: Ex-Voodoo PC chief Rahul Sood joins Microsoft to design cool stuffPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: digital cameras, iOne, video camcorderCompanies: AmbarellaPeople: Chris Day, Didier LeGall          Tags: digital cameras, iOne, video camcorderCompanies: AmbarellaPeople: Chris Day, Didier LeGallDean 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.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[IBMa4a4s Watson obliterates humans in first Jeopardy round]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[After tying for first place last night, IBMa4a4s Watson supercomputer trounced its human competitors tonight in the conclusion of the first round of its Jeopardy challenge.Watson ended the night with $35,754, while former human Jeopardy champs Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings scored $10,000 and $4,800 respectively.Thata4a4s a huge divide, and it goes to show just how much IBM has progressed since its supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov in 1997. Ita4a4s difficult to imagine what the next generation of supercomputers will defeat humans in given another decade.IBM describes Watson as a4Aan analytical computing system that specializes in natural human language and provides specific answers to complex questions at rapid speeds.a4 That Watson can tackle a game as complex as Jeopardy shows just how much IBM has progressed since Deep Blue, which relied heavily on mathematical calculations. Watson instead has to interpret human language, a far more difficult task.Watson ruled the game for most of the night, winning most question buzzes and giving its competitors little time to score. In an early Daily Double question, Watson wagered an oddly precise $6,435, which drew laughs from the crowd. Jeopardy host Alex Trebek previously noted that Watson had a habit of odd Daily Double wagers, which has befuddled its IBM researchers.Watson also showed the limits of its cyberbrain in Final Jeopardy. In the category of U.S. Cities, the competitors were given a clue about a city whose largest airport is named for a World War II hero, and its second largest is named for a World War II battle. Watson ended up guessing Toronto, but wisely it bet less than $947, so it didna4a4t take away from its lead too much.According to Stephen Baker, author of Final Jeopardy, a book about the Watson Jeopardy challenge, the supercomputer has difficulty with the Final Jeopardy portion of the game because it cana4a4t refuse to answer if it has a bad guess. With a normal question, Watson can just choose not to answer and look smarter in the process. Baker spoke to All Things Digital about Watsona4a4s mistake, where he elaborated on how it can appear both smart and stupid at the same time. IBM has also put up a blog post that delves into Watson&amp;'s Final Jeopardy trouble.Video of the match isn&amp;'t available online yet, but you can check out a preview match between Watson, Jennings and Rutter (where the humans were also destroyed).Previous Story: Nvidia, Qualcomm in mobile race to power holiday gadgetsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: ai, Deep Blue, Jeopardy, supercomputer, WatsonCompanies: IBMPeople: Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings          Tags: ai, Deep Blue, Jeopardy, supercomputer, WatsonCompanies: IBMPeople: Brad Rutter, Ken JenningsDevindra 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. 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[SmartSynch raises $25M for smart grid via cell phone networks, aims for $33M total]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Smart grid wireless communications and software player SmartSynch has raised $25.6 million out of a planned $33.4 million round.The world is expected to see $200 billion in smart grid investment by 2015. Startups like SmartSynch and major companies like Cisco and IBM are all looking to gain a foothold in growing smart grid markets like China, as well as government and utility-funded projects in the U.S. One aspect of the smart grid is enabling two-way, secure communication between smart meters and the utility, which allow users to track their energy usage and potentially save money with applications like time-of-use pricing.SmartSynch has long championed using cellular networks for smart grid communications between the home meter and utility. The company has partnerships with the likes of AT&amp;amp'T, Qualcomm and Sprint, and recently introduced a new 3G communications platform. Other players opt to use proprietary networks or WiMax.Cellular carriers, too, are moving aggressively to capture smart grid-enabled opportunities like home energy management. AT&amp;amp'T andMotorola both made acquisitions last year that position them for moves into home energy markets.SmartSynch isn&amp;'t alone in looking towards partnerships with cellular companies, though.Last year, Grid Net partnered with Sprint for a 4G offering, and AT&amp;amp'T also ironed out a wireless smart grid offering last year with smart meter company Elster.Last month, SmartSynch debuted a plan for pay-as-you-go electricity, enabled by smart meters. The company raised $12 million in a third round of financing back in 2005. Its investors include Battelle Ventures, JPMorgan Partners, Siemens Venture Capital, Kinetic Ventures, Nth Power, Endeavor Capital, OPG Ventures, Lime Rock Partners, Cinergy Ventures and GulfSouth Capital.Next Story: A cheaper, greener fridge Phononic grabs $10M for thermoelectric cooling Previous Story: KarmaKey uses phones to build better loyalty programsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: cellular networks, Smart Grid, smart grid communications, wireless carriersCompanies: Battelle Ventures, Cinergy Ventures, Endeavor Capital, Gulfsouth Capital, JPMorgan Partners, Kinetic Ventures, Lime Rock Partners, Nth Power, Opg Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Smartsynch          Tags: cellular networks, Smart Grid, smart grid communications, wireless carriersCompanies: Battelle Ventures, Cinergy Ventures, Endeavor Capital, Gulfsouth Capital, JPMorgan Partners, Kinetic Ventures, Lime Rock Partners, Nth Power, Opg Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, SmartsynchIris 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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