Thursday, May 3, 2012

Russian VC Firm NGI Will Invest Heavily in French Startups

Leonid ReimanRussia was once known for its undying adoration for all things French back in the day, and a century and a half later you could argue that some of that spark is still hanging around. New Generation Investment, the Russian VC firm part-owned by Leonid Reiman, former Minister of Communications and Information Technologies, has announced that it would like to start investing into the startup scene in France. It's starting with a fund of ?20 million ($26.4 million) -- relatively modest by American standards but decent in France considering how little is invested in startups in the country. During the first quarter of 2012, French companies raised ?168 million ($222 million) from venture capitalists while American companies raised $5.8 billion. That works out to VC investment being 26 times lower in France than it is in the U.S.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Toshiba AT330 gets FCC approval, on track for June 10th launch date

Toshiba AT330 gets FCC approval, on track for June 10th launch date

Toshiba's 7.7-inch and 10.1-inch Excite tablets (known also by their respective model numbers, AT270 and AT300) have had their time in the FCC spotlight, and now it's the 13-incher's turn. The ARM-powered AT330 looks to be on track for its on-sale date of June 10th, so it has a good month to sit tight alongside its 7.7-inch sibling. As for that FCC report, no surprises there: Toshiba hasn't slipped in an LTE radio without warning us or anything scintillating like that -- just Bluetooth and WiFi tests here. So you can rest assured that the AT330 will be safe to use, but the jury is still out on how many people want a $650, 13-inch tablet.

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UK police arrest 7 over suspected terrorism funding

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New/Old Willow Smith Music Video: "Do It Like Me (Rockstar)"


Willow Smith has taken a break from coloring her hair to release a new music video. Sort of.

It's actually an old music video, according to the 11-year old, who Tweeted a link to the following yesterday and wrote: "This video is old but I still love it."

It includes shot of Willow dancing through a variety of well-known cities, including New York and Paris. She dons pants, a studded jacket or two and, yes, she whips her hair a bit. Big brother Jaden Smith even stops by for a cameo!

Watch now:


Willow Smith Music Video - "Do It Like Me (Rockstar)"

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Space Shuttle Enterprise arrives in NYC atop a Boeing 747 (+video)

Earlier today, NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise touched down in New York City, where it will find a new home in the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

NEW YORK, NY ??Space shuttle Enterprise, the prototype for NASA's storied orbiter fleet, is now a New Yorker.

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The original test space shuttle, Enterprise flew into the Big Apple?on Friday (April 27) atop a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The air- and spacecraft duo touched down at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport at 11:22 a.m. EDT (1522 GMT) following a photogenic flyover of some of the metropolitan area's most famous sights, including the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, which Enterprise will soon call home.

Enterprise, mounted to NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft?(SCA), took off from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. at 9:39 a.m. EDT (1339 GMT).?The nearly two-hour flight had been delayed for several days due to weather concerns.

The ferry flight marked the first time Enterprise had been airborne in more than a quarter-century. The prototype orbiter ? which never flew in space but was used for a series of approach and landing tests in the late 1970s ? had been a part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's collection since being flown to Washington in November 1985. [Photos: A Space Shuttle Called 'Enterprise']

On April 19, Enterprise was replaced?at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., by Discovery, NASA's most-flown space shuttle. Friday's flight to New York began Enterprise's journey to the Intrepid, a converted World War II aircraft carrier, for its permanent display.

Enterprise's final landing was witnessed by an audience of 1,500 invited guests, including New York state and local elected officials. A brief handover ceremony between NASA and Intrepid staff was to be held at the airport. The space agency already turned over Enterprise's title?to the museum last December.

Now on the ground in New York, Enterprise and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will remain mounted together at JFK until NASA can move and set up the two large cranes that joined the two vehicles in Washington. Once separated, Enterprise will be parked in an airport hangar for several weeks.

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Usher, Kelly Clarkson Added To Billboard Music Awards Performer List

Nelly Furtado and Linkin Park will also perform on May 20 show from Las Vegas.
By Gil Kaufman


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The Lineup for the May 20 Billboard Music Awards got a fuel-injection on Tuesday (May 1) when Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Linkin Park and Nelly Furtado were added to the performer Lineup.

The show, which will air on ABC from the MGM Grand Arena, was already slated to feature songs from , LMFAO, The Wanted
, Carrie Underwood and Cee Lo Green.

In no coincidence at all, the show will come just as many of the headliners are preparing to drop new albums, including Usher (Looking at Myself, June 12), Furtado, (The Spirit Indestructible, June 19), Bieber (Believe
, June 19) and Park, (Living Things, June 26). More acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks for the show that will be co-hosted by "Modern Family" stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.

The night's leading finalists
 include Adele, Rihanna, LMFAO, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne, with Adele in the lead in 18 award categories, followed by LMFAO with 17, Rihanna with 13 and Gaga and Wayne with 10 each.

The awards are based on Billboard's chart rankings, and combine data from album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring in addition to streaming and social interactions with fans on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online music services.

Among the leading categories:

Top Artist: Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna.

Top New Artist: Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster the People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa.

Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars

Top Female Artist: Adele, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Rihanna.

Top Duo/Group: Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, LMFAO and Maroon 5.

Top Billboard 200 Album: Adele 21, Michael Bublé Christmas, Drake Take Care, Lady Gaga Born This Way and Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV.

Top Pop Album: Adele 19, Adele 21, Michael Bublé Christmas, Lady Gaga Born This Way and Justin Bieber Under the Mistletoe.

Top R&B Album: Beyoncé 4, Mary J. Blige My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1), Chris Brown F.A.M.E., Jennifer Hudson I Remember Me and Rihanna Talk That Talk.

Top Rap Album: Bad Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel, Drake Take Care, Jay-Z & Kanye West Watch the Throne, Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV and LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking.

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Get Satisfaction Wants To Spread Community (Widgets) Everywhere With Engage

GetSat_Engage1Get Satisfaction was built around the importance of community to businesses. Now, with the launch of a new product called Get Satisfaction Engage, it wants to make those communities embeddable anywhere. Basically, Engage is a new architecture for Get Satisfaction widgets, turning them into customizable versions of a company's Get Satisfaction community. People can browse the new widgets without leaving whatever web page they're on. That means all the discussion among a company's customers, users, and fans will become more useful to people who aren't a part of that community ? including in a several contexts outside beyond the customer support arena where Get Satisfaction first made its name.

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