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Japanese electronics bigwigs team up for U.S. smart grid » VentureBeat

Monday, June 8, 2009

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A dozen well-known Japanese electronic companies -- Toshiba and Hitachi prime among them -- have announced that they are teaming ... More: Japanese electronics bigwigs team up for U.S. smart grid » VentureBeat

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Can the iPhone save Sirius XM? » VentureBeat

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Here's a first look at Sirius XM's forthcoming iPhone app, culled from a PowerPoint stack published in SEC documents today. ... More: Can the iPhone save Sirius XM? » VentureBeat

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Record revenue and earnings for Apple on huge iPod sales — but iPhone sales miss expectations

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Apple’s first quarter earnings came in today. Once again, Apple set a new quarterly revenue and earnings record for the company. Sales of the iPod also reached record levels for the quarter ending December 27, 2008. One number that didn’t beat many analysts’ expectations however: iPhone sales.Specifically, Apple posted revenue of $10.17 billion GAAP and [...]

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Sony Electronics holds a virtual trade show » VentureBeat

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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Sony Electronics staged a virtual trade show today for fans of professional broadcasting equipment. The company said thousands of people ... More here: Sony Electronics holds a virtual trade show » VentureBeat

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Silicon Image launches LiquidHD to network consumer electronics in …

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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Chasing after an elusive quarry, Silicon Image is launching a technology today to network electronics in the home. Dubbed LiquidHD, ... Credit: Silicon Image launches LiquidHD to network consumer electronics in ...

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Electronics Arts reports loss, will lay off more than 500 workers

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Electronic Arts reported a big loss today and said it would lay off 6 percent of its 9000-person work force, or roughly 540 people. The cutbacks come after a huge increase in the employment rolls thanks to acquisitions and EA’s focus on ... Excerpt from: Electronics Arts reports loss, will lay off more [...]

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John Doerr: 10 ways for companies to stay afloat in rough times

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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At VentureBeat’s Downturn Roundtable event this morning, Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr gave a rundown of the top 10 things startups should be doing right now to keep their companies afloat in hard times. The ten: Act now. Act with speed, get your business in order. Protect the vital core of the business. Use [...]

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Once again, Twitter’s death is laid out. Once again, users will fail to notice

Saturday, October 25, 2008

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In a post on its developer blog a couple days ago, Twitter API lead developer Alex Payne outlined what the service is doing with the vast amount of data it’s receiving everyday. Payne discussed the service’s use of application programming interfaces (APIs), feeds and pinging services to give third parties and users the information they [...]

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Windows 7: The search for a good headline

Monday, October 13, 2008

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When news broke today that Microsoft was officially naming the next iteration of its operating system “Windows 7,” all of the VentureBeat writers hanging out in our chat room had the same reaction: Really? Before long we had a rousing game of “write the best headline” going. VentureBeat’s Anthony Ha finally picked one for his [...]

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Microsoft invests in online video startup Move Networks

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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Microsoft just made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in Move Networks, a startup that helps companies offer high-definition video on the web. The investment should promote Move Networks’ integration with Microsoft’s Silverlight platform. The American Fork, Utah-based startup says its technology encodes high-quality video and cuts down on buffering delays. Microsoft, meanwhile, has [...]

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