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Why can’t mobile phone companies design hardware and create services that are as awe-inspiring as those created by Apple?
Aricent, a communications software maker, is trying to address that question by launching what it calls “Experience Engineering,” which is a holistic way of looking at mobile gadget design that focuses on delivering a truly delightful experience [...]
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It was a big year for cleantech. After a dismal start in the first quarter, things picked up, leaving it in prime position to be one of the largest areas of investment in 2010. Overall, 2009 saw 356 deals totaling $4.85 billion, according to a new report released by Greentech Media. That’s six [...]
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Another day, another Apple rumor. Today, we’re told that Apple expects 10 million of its as-yet-unannounced tablet computers in its first year of release.
But this one comes from Kai-fu Lee, the former Google executive, who made the prediction on his blog and said that a friend familiar with the project told him that.
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Japan’s ADM has purchased the Israeli startup Explay for $550,000. Investors put an estimated $7 million into the maker of pico-projectors, which can be used in cell phones or other devices to project bright images on walls. Texas Instruments, which makes digital light processing chips, is a leader in this market.
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Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture capital firm Pacific Lake Partners is still looking to raise $35 million for a rather interesting new fund. The fund will specifically target young entrepreneurs looking to buy and turn around other people’s startups — a fairly uncommon approach for investors.
The firm says it will give recipients between $300,000 [...]
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Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture capital firm Pacific Lake Partners is still looking to raise $35 million for a rather interesting new fund. The fund will specifically target young entrepreneurs looking to buy and turn around other people’s startups.
The firm says it will give recipients between $300,000 and $500,000 to aid them in their [...]
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O2, the mobile division of Spanish telecommunication company Telefónica, confirmed today that it’s acquiring Israel-based Internet phone company Jajah for 145 million euros (that’s $207 million).
This seems to be  part o growing interest in VoIP technology on the part of the big telecom and tech companies. In November, Israeli financial news site TheMarker reported that [...]
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First Solar seems to be on a roll. The largest solar company in the world, it recently projected 2010 revenue far exceeding analyst expectations, backing it up with the grand opening of a major plant, and plans to expand its manufacturing operations. But, today, there’s new evidence that the Arizona company may not [...]
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Livemocha, the fast-growing site that lets people learn other languages for free — by matching them up with other native speakers online — has raised $8 million more in a second round of funding.
The Bellevue, Washington company is shaking up what its investors say is a $83 billion market worldwide. It’s the first [...]
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Content deals with Google and Microsoft, plus renegotiated rates with the telecom companies that carry its members’ tweets, have combined to make Twitter profitable,  BusinessWeek veteran reporter Spence E. Ante wrote in an article published today.
The Google deal and Microsoft deal, both announced this fall, make Twitter members’ content available to Google’s search engine and [...]
Real estate site Redfin announced today that it has raised $10 million more in a fourth round of funding.
