Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has added indie VC Karim Faris to the ranks of its M&A division, peHUB reports. Faris will focus on funding and acquiring smaller companies in the media and Internet space, but his background also meshes quite nicely with Google’s recent forays into energy technology. He sat on the board of Lilliputian Systems, a startup that develops portable fuel cells for electronics, during his four years as a principal at Atlas Venture. Faris also held positions at Level 3 Communications, Intel (NSDQ: INTC), Generation Partners and Morgan Stanley.
treo-pro.jpgPalm's (PALM) future will be written in the next few weeks, when the company debuts its make-or-break "Nova" smartphone platform on Jan. 8 at CES.
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via Silicon Alley Insider @ 13:00 22nd Dec
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Back in 2006, a number of ex-Googlers became full-time investors, including angels Aydin Senkut, Georges Harik, and Paul Buchheit, who is also the founder of FriendFeed.
It may have a name straight out of the web-pages of Acrophobia, but it also features a mind-blowing 15 times zoom ratio that leaves its competitors trailing in its wake. This is coupled with Tamron's own optical image stabilization system to reduce the effects of camera shake. But is longer necessarily better? Read on to find out.
After a long wait and a stunning new version for the Wii itself, Nintendo will finally be taking gamers back to the Smash Bros. series roots with the original title for the N64 next year.
This Friday, European Wii owners will find two new classic titles available via the Virtual Console, including SquareSoft's Secret of Mana, a favorite among many gamers who grew up with the SNES. The game will be cost 800 Wii Points and includes 3-player co-op, upgradeable weapons, and numerous other features.
Just when mobile device maker Palm could really use a lift, Elevation Partners — a VC firm that includes U2 singer Bono — is coming through with a $100 million investment.
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Just when mobile device maker Palm could really use a lift, Elevation Partners -- a VC firm that includes U2 singer Bono -- is coming through with a $100 million investment.
PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Preparing for the explosive growth of broadcast mobile video, Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), a worldwide leader in automotive entertainment systems, is developing in-vehicle infotainment solutions that will receive local digital television (DTV) broadcasts using the emerging Advanced Systems Television Committee (ATSC) Mobile DTV standard.
