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		<title><![CDATA[Why Did RockYou Raise a $50 Million Fourth Funding Round From SoftBank?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RockYou was one of the earliest big developers on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, and now it has raised a $50 million round fourth round of funding from SoftBank (the actual firm, not the venture arm). The company originally grew on MySpace, with simple widgets like photo slideshows, and...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint Innovation Lab JIL, whose members include Verizon, Vodafone, China Mobile and Softbank, announced that top handset makers agreed to support the JIL widget specification in phones released starting the first quarter of 2010. The handset makers are: Samsung, LG, Research in Motion and Sharp. It is the first...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:56:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New products, possible Verizon deal expected to boost Apple stock]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Neil HughesPublished: 12:20 PM EST Related AppleInsider articles:Wall Street again has high hopes for Apple...Apple profits rise 15% on sales of 2.6M Macs,...Wall Street analysts weigh in on Apple's...Margin impact of Apple product transitions...iPod touch price cuts 'may not be enough'...MacBook Pro and iPod refreshes, iPhone 3GS expansion, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:56:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Huffington Post Closes $25 Million Third Round; Plans Include 'Focused Acquisitions']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After weeks of denials and "no comments," political blog The Huffington Post has closed a $25 million third round funding from Oak Investment Partners, the company said in an emailed press release this morning. The company said it planned to use the proceeds to support general growth efforts and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:11:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research and Markets: EBITDA Margins Under Pressure in Japan as Competition Heats Up]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fdf23d/3q08_japan_mobile) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "3Q08 Japan Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010" to their offering.  This Mobile Forecast on Japan provides over 65 operational and financial metrics for the Japan wireless market. We cover quarterly historical...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EBITDA Margins Under Pressure in Japan as Competition Heats Up]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_August_15/ai_n28005897]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fdf23d/3q08_japan_mobile) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "3Q08 Japan Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010" to their offering.  This Mobile Forecast on Japan provides over 65 operational and financial metrics for the Japan wireless market. We cover quarterly historical...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Softbank bringing iPhone to Japan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Japan's number three mobile cellphone operator Softbank Mobile announced on Tuesday it will introduce a new version of Apple's iPhone next month as rival NTT DoCoMo said it had no plan to offer the handset.  Softbank Mobile will launch the iPhone 3G on July 11, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SoftBank Telecom Deploys DataCore Virtual Storage, VMware and Xsigo I/O for Disaster Recovery; Company Builds an Infiniband-Based, Wide-Area Virtual Infrastructure]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DataCore Storage Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Software Made It Cost-Effective and Possible to Test, Construct, Operate and Manage Its Large Scale Disaster Recovery System]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research and Markets: This Mobile Forecast on Japan Provides Over 65 Operational and Financial Metrics for the Japan Wireless Market]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_16/ai_n25431257]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92113) has announced the addition of the new IE Market Research Corp. report "2Q08 Japan Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010: ARPU recovery continues in Japan's mobile operator space" to their offering.  This Mobile Forecast on Japan provides over 65 operational and financial metrics...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Giant Realm Secures $2 Million Investment from SoftBank Capital; Cash Infusion Rounds out Series A Funding to $5.5 Million]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entertainment Portal & Publisher Group Reaching the Male Demographic]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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