July semiconductor chip sales grew 37 percent from a year ago to $25.2 billion. But the monthly gain was just 1.2 percent above June sales of $24.9 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association . The chip industry’s trade group said that year-to-date sales are $169.2 billion, up 46.7 percent from $115.3 billion in the first seven months of 2009. The numbers are closely watched because chips are used in everything electronic, from computers to smartphones and consumer electronics. They are a bellweather for the overall economy. All monthly sales numbers represent a three-month moving average. In June, sales were up 47 percent from a year ago.
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CongressPro 5.02 Category: Reference Price: $29.99, Version: 5.01 -> 5.02 ( iTunes ) Description: INTRODUCING 111TH CONGRESS! Now you can have every member of Congress in YOUR pocket. This application offers all of the vital information you need to work with, lobby, or cover Capitol Hill.
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Marin Software , which sells tools for managing search advertising campaigns, says it currently handles more than more than $1 billion in annual ad spending. Now it’s looking to expand into a new market — Facebook. The San Francisco company announced its Facebook advertising product back in May and has been testing it out with a few early partners. But today it’s launching the service to its general customer base. Marin Search Marketer provides a dashboard where advertisers can monitor and automate their ad campaigns, and it brings a similar approach to Facebook
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DEMO is pleased to announce the DEMO showcase – a special networking program designed to give tech companies a chance to participate in the most influential launch event in the world. It’s an opportunity to get your innovation in front of the top press, VCs, angels, corporate buyers and more at DEMOFall 2010, September 13-15 in Silicon Valley. At the DEMO Showcase, you’ll be able to set up and display on a dedicated cocktail round in the DEMO Pavilion providing your team access to all the DEMO attendees, including the press, investors and deal makers. DEMO Showcase sponsorship benefits include: Two full conference passes (valued at $2,995 each) A display / cocktail round inside the DEMO Pavilion Supplied signage – to draw traffic to your display Supplied power WiFi access Your company name listed on DEMO.com Investment: $4,500 For more details or to register for the DEMO Showcase Program, contact Neal Silverman, General Manager and Senior Vice President, DEMO, at neal@demo.com .
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Google launched a new feature today that connects its desktop Chrome Web browser to phones using its Android operating system.
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Google’s Chrome connects your browser to your phone
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Mobile, Meet Cloud The conjunction of mobile computing and cloud-based services will unleash a new wave of product and market growth. Mobilize 2010 will bring together the thought leaders and practitioners of mobile web ecosystems for discussions, demonstrations and debate. Register today and save $50 as a VentureBeat reader! The Future of the Mobile Web The success of touch-based tablet devices is likely to see the addition of subscriber numbers
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(Editor’s note: Dr. Barbara Weaver Smith is Founder and President of The Whale Hunters. She submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Over the past few weeks, I’ve worked with several entrepreneurs who want to position their companies to emerge strong from the recession. Each company is seeing growth opportunities and signs of new business that have been absent for the past 18-24 months. The problem is they’re in hunker-down mode. To survive the downturn and preserve jobs, they’ve told their team to bring in every possible sale—no matter how small it is or how distasteful. That, in turn, has nurtured a business development culture where anything goes.
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A survey of the venture capital industry released Wednesday shows that the valuation of startup companies funded by VC firms improved in the second quarter over the first, but the amount of money raised by VC firms to fund those companies declined in the same period. The Fenwick & West Venture Capital Barometer, published by the Silicon Valley law firm, showed that the average increase in the valuation of start-ups receiving funding was 30 percent, up from 21 percent in the first quarter. Also, 55 percent of new financing deals in the second quarter were up rounds, where the valuation of the funded company increased, while only 27 percent were down rounds; in 18 percent of deals, the valuation was unchanged. This compares to 49 percent up rounds, 32 percent down rounds and 19 percent unchanged in the first quarter. Despite the improved performance, this report is not evidence that the economy is recovering from the recession, said Barry Kramer, a Fenwick & West partner and co-author of the survey with partner Michael Patrick. While VC firms have found companies to invest in and those investments are yielding improved results, fundraising by VC firms declined in the same period
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VC portfolios improve in Q2, but funding pipeline runs low
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Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones RIM recently announced the new BlackBerry Curve 3G, which is also known as the BlackBerry Curve 9300.? The latest addition to the Curve lineup boasts 3G connectivity, full QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad, GPS, WiFi, 2 MP camera, and microSD memory card expansion.? Unfortunately, the device will not ship with BlackBerry OS 6 onboard, as it will initially run BlackBerry OS 5, but RIM promises OS 6 to be available on the Curve 3G in the coming months.? The device will officially be available around the world in August, and T-Mobile will pick up the Curve 3G and sell it in America for a price unknown at this time.? In addition, T-Mobile will sell the BlackBerry Curve 3G in two different colors – smoky violet and graphite grey. Read [ MarketWire ] Full Press Release is below: WATERLOO, ONTARIO—(Marketwire – Aug. 9, 2010) – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G, an exciting addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. Designed to provide the growing mass of smartphone purchasers with a distinctly powerful, approachable and affordable choice, the BlackBerry Curve 3G supports high-speed 3G (HSDPA) networks around the world and gives users the exceptional communications features they need to accomplish more than ever, when they’re at home, at work and everywhere in-between. “The majority of people in the worldwide mobile phone market have yet to buy their first smartphone and the BlackBerry Curve 3G is designed to provide an extremely attractive and accessible choice that will help convince many of them to make the leap,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 3G is a perfect choice for happily busy people who are looking for a user-friendly 3G smartphone to help them make the most of their day and to stay connected with their friends, family and co-workers.” The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid navigation, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as dedicated media keys, so music lovers can easily access their tunes while on the go
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If you haven’t used the search engine Kngine yet, check it out next time you’re doing some research online. It’s taken another step toward solving that huge problem that all search engines face: how to understand the meaning of search phrases you type in.
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