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• Roundup: Dean’s upcoming Seattle speech, Windows 7 nearing launch, Facebook phished and more
  Dean Takahashi
  Apr 30 2009

  Dean Takahashi giving keynote speech at Login conference — On Tuesday, May 12, VentureBeat’s lead writer for digital media will give a speech at the online game conference Login in ...

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• Come to MobileBeat 2009 — an executive conference on mobile innovation!
  Matt Marshall
  Apr 30 2009

  We’re pleased to announce our second annual mobile conference, called MobileBeat 2009, on July 16, 2009 at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco. The event centers on the rise of the “mobile ...

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• N-Trig launching software to enable more versatile multi-touch displays
  Dean Takahashi
  Apr 30 2009

  From the iPhone to Microsoft Surface, multi-touch displays are one of the most fashionable new user-interface technologies. N-trig, an Israeli company, hopes to make these displays even more ...

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• Intel releases power management tool for data centers
  Agam Shah
  Apr 30 2009

  Intel on Thursday announced Data Center Manager software tool kit that can reduce the power drawn by servers in data centers by tapping into hardware resources. This software development tool kit ...

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• Via may seek greater role for Nano in servers
  Agam Shah
  Apr 30 2009

  Via Technologies may try to extend the use of its Nano processors from netbooks to servers in a potential challenge to Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, although the battle will be an uphill one, ...

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• Microsoft to bring BI to the cloud
  Eric Lai
  Apr 30 2009

  Microsoft Corp. will bring BI and analytic services to its Windows Azure cloud computing platform, though it is unlikely to arrive before 2013, an executive said Thursday. Microsoft BI software ...

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• Never leave Gmail again: Gmail Labs gets web search
  Anthony Ha
  Apr 30 2009

  Google has been busy using its Labs area (for experimental features) to integrate a bunch of its applications into Gmail. My favorite so far is probably the Google Calendar widget, which reminds me ...

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• Intelius buys Spock, the people search engine
  Matt Marshall
  Apr 30 2009

  Intelius, a company that performs background checks on people, has acquired Spock, a people search engine, for an undisclosed amount. The deal was signed today, VentureBeat just confirmed with ...

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• IDT reports fiscal 4th-qtr loss
  The Associated Press
  Apr 30 2009

  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Integrated Device Technology Inc. on Thursday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth-quarter due to a drop in revenue and a major writedown in the value of the company. For ...

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• Last hurrah: Sun updates Solaris with Nehalem features
  Eric Lai
  Apr 30 2009

  In the last major release before its acquisition by Oracle Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday made available version 10 05/09 of its venerable Solaris server operating system. Enhancements ...

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