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Multiple sources confirm that Google has been quietly on the social gaming company Zynga was from 100 million to 200 million U.S. dollars of investment.

Zynga has won over the past year about 500 million U.S. dollars in venture capital, including from Softbank Capital 150 million U.S. dollars, and late last year from the Digital Sky Technologies (DST), Tiger Global, Institutional Venture Partners and a total of 1.8 Andreessen Horowitz billion. But Zynga was no official confirmation Softbank announced the investment, while Google is the sum of the investment may be part of the investment.

It is reported that the investment part of the agreement before it was over a month or so. At present the two sides are on a larger strategic partnership discussions.

Sources said this investment from Google Inc. itself, rather than venture company owned by Google Ventures, and the investment is highly strategic. Zynga will be the second half of upcoming Google Google Games basis. Zynga not only will Google Games in social games and lay a solid foundation, in addition to Google users will also increase the number of social ties. Meanwhile, according to analysts, PayPal will replace Google Checkout as a major means of payment. Zynga is PayPal’s biggest single customer.

In addition, according to informed sources Zynga the first half revenue will hit a staggering 3.5 billion dollars, operating profit up more than half of revenue. According to the forecast, Zynga2011-year revenue could reach at least 10 billion dollars.

Zynga currently continue to work with companies to achieve a high degree of strategic business development agreement. Which is one of the key reasons for allowing these companies Zynga Facebook currently controlled by the reconstruction of social relations.

Google and Zynga are currently comment.

First half of 2010, Motorola’s handset business performance eye-catching, with the Android platform, a strong attack, its smart phone sales growth significantly. And sea tactics in the past used to machine the practice, Motorola smart phones move cautiously in the first half only released about seven or eight new aircraft models, and prices are generally above 3000 yuan, the profit for sales seem to want to re-establish from high-end brand image. However, although a better hope, the reality is often brutal, and more recently this reporter on the number of consumer complaints received, broke the news several popular models of Motorola quality defects exist, “thousands of pieces of mobile phones, not even the most basic question no buttoned the future, Who dares to buy ah? “user Sit indignation sent this question.

XT800: G if Netcom poor quality

According to Mr. Xue said in March this year he bought a Motorola dual-network dual standby smart phone XT800, “at that time looking at it can also support the C network and G network only bought the one hand, want to experience 3G Internet access under the speed, on the other hand do not want to replace my old mobile number, after all, spent many years this number to inform friends and customers too much trouble for No. Originally, thinking that it would kill two birds, and did not think the Internet is no problem, but call it a a significant problem. “According to Mr. Xue introduced just bought back in the XT800, it found it in use when the quality of G if Netcom not very good,” was a bit unhappy, after all, it took more than 5,000 pieces, and even phone calls have become a success It is disappointing. “Mr. Xue said when he told the customer service reflect this issue and was told that the software upgrade can be resolved through follow-up, so will go with a no return. But did not expect that, in the recently upgraded to the latest mobile phone version 2.1, G if Netcom poor quality of the issue is not only not improved, but even further up. “When the call had just sounds a bit empty, now niches, were all off together, even in full screen format where the signal would appear not hear well, and this how worse the more upgrades it?” According to Mr. Xue introduction, he frequented Andrews dozens of online users found the same problem is also reflected, “It seems this is a common problem, really sorry did not return, and now over the return of, really do not know how to solve a. ”

But let things bother Mr. Xue is not over, most recently his XT800 charger is also no reason not on the normal phone charge, and this is him endless indignation: “for only three months time, the charger bad, the quality of this accessory, where the future would dare to buy Motorola’s mobile phone assured ah! ”

ME600: hinge cracks

ME600 is a main social applications, Motorola smart phones, original listing price was also more than 3,000 yuan, as a youth as the main products sold to its pricing is not cheap. On the users, ME600 biggest selling point is undoubtedly its unique “somersault” design. The visit broke the news of Mr. Huang is Chinese and this, finally resolving to buy ME600 pocket, yet it was not long, Mr. Huang has found that “somersault” and cracks appeared in the hinge, which makes him very accurate: “Although this does not affect the use of crack, but this quality too do not fly the bar, it took a month or have cracks, really worry about when it will be broken.”

According to a press query on the network discovery, ME600 crack phenomenon is not the same case, the machine front-line networks and Andrews have a large number of users reflect the ME600 of the hinge crack problem, a problem first before they use them less than 7 days and even the volume button Office users was also true of the gap problem. This, some netizens launched results of a survey and discovered that Wen Ti of the phone are mostly close to the date of purchase of the product, “This is enough to prove this is Motorola’s batch of quality problems is certainly not above Gongyi clearance, although this responsibility can evade Dao on behalf of the plant body, but Motorola’s quality control is much too sloppy a bar. “Huang told reporters complained.

Word Commentary: the pursuit of high corporate profits nothing wrong, but behind the high prices needed to support high quality, especially for looking forward to the rebirth of Motorola, the details are critical in determining the success or failure, it can not tolerate a hint of slack.

Apple is currently active on the “Apple TV” TV set-top box to upgrade the network may be used with the iPhone and other similar iOS operating system, a collection of the advantages of Apple’s various products, trying to make the network TV business as the fourth-largest operation of its pillars.

According to The New York Times technology blog site “Bits” report, there are a number of informed sources said that Apple is developing a new version of Apple TV software will be provided with earlier versions of Apple TV completely different user interface. They also said that it is not clear Apple is only intended revision of Apple TV’s software, or to introduce new hardware.

According to informed sources, Apple is likely to adopt new products with the iPhone, TV, iPodTouch music player and the same iOS iPad tablet PC operating system.

Another source revealed that Apple has recently recruited a number of user interface designers, these new staff members are working in the broadcast television industry experience.

There has been a staff turnover of Apple said the new Apple TV product development is not in the original Apple TV sector, which in TV means that Apple’s new product may be different with the new Apple TV.

Analysts on Apple re-enter the television market is not surprised. Altimeter advisory partner of Toronto Berg pointed out that the Apple TV is at best an extension of iTunes online store interface, the only function is to buy or rent movies from iTunes. Video content on iTunes is not enough to provide a wide range, Apple TV sales is difficult to open.

In comparison, if the new Apple TV product to use with the iPhone the same iOS platform, you can install the App Store’s network software, and other video suppliers will be able to direct users to the Apple TV movie. Currently, Netflix online rental studios, ABC television network TV with Hulu.com provide iOS companies have run the software installation can buy, to watch the video provider. Converted from the iTunes App Store platform, will allow more expansion of the contents of Apple TV open.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Apple TV was released in 2006, it had high hopes Apple TV a Mac, iPhone cell phone, iPod music players other than the operation of the fourth pillar of the root. But the Apple TV market in 2007 after the poor performance remained sluggish in 2008, after revision, so that Jobs changed to say that Apple TV is Apple’s “hobby.”

Of Toronto Berger pointed out that the living room TV is the most isolated consumer electronics devices, and computers, mobile phones, Internet links and other products at least. All technology companies want to capture this market, Apple naturally want this “hobby” transformed into a big business.

Apple’s July 2 recognized iPhone4 phone signal reception strength was incorrectly inflated. Apple will release an upgrade to the next few weeks, software, repair iPhone’s signal strength display problems.

Apple announced on its Web site addressed an open letter to all users, the letter said that the first generation iPhone from the beginning, they used an incorrect method to display the signal strength. In some cases, iPhone cell phone signal strength display more than the actual situation of the two cells, thus exaggerating the signal strength. After investigation, Apple found that they used to calculate the signal strength display iPhone, the formula is completely wrong.

Recently, mobile phone antennas for the iPhone 4 of criticism of the Apple feel a lot of pressure. iPhone 4 mobile phone into the metal frame is designed to double the antenna, the structure of affect signal reception. The problem has incurred strong criticism, and suffered at least three issues with the phone antenna signal consumer litigation. Apple’s exclusive partnership with the telecom operator AT & T companies has been reflected in its network signal instability. This view is now more difficult to change. AT & T spokesman declined to comment on the matter.

Apple also announced, iPhone signal shows a sudden decline in the note area where cell phone signal is very weak indeed, before weakening in the signal display, iPhone mobile phones may incorrectly display full cell signal.

As the improved method, Apple will use AT & T’s signal strength algorithms to provide a more accurate signal strength display.

Reported that the issue has become a hot topic online, but how many users are affected is not clear. Seems that the problems have not affected the sales of iPhone. Latest iPhone sales reached 1.7 million.

Intel has dropped in the wireless communications market, a somersault. A few days ago, this processor giant quietly dissolved its WiMAX project department and personnel split into three, to the other departments.

The project was established in 5 years ago, Intel to promote wireless broadband applications are the tools. This is reminiscent of the subject has been circulated: Intel or out of WiMAX market.

Before, it had previously burned by a distribution of mobile processors. In the WiMAX business, it is only in the world’s largest WiMAX operators Wire who would cast nearly 16 million U.S. dollars.

Dissolution of the WiMAX project department’s move probably will lead to controversy. Example, Intel recently signed a strategic cooperation with some companies in Taiwan yesterday complained that Intel give an explanation, or they might cooperate with rivals. Taiwan, one official said, Intel intends to exit the WiMAX industry, but the Taiwanese enterprise can not follow it back.

Intel said in a statement yesterday, organizational adjustments, the market does not mean out of WiMAX, the future will continue to launch products. Large areas of China are also a “First Financial Daily” said, WiMAX in the mobile Internet will play an important role, and is integrated with WiMAXFi technologies.

This is the international name for itself with some very different WiMAX. It was established in 2005 as an international 3G standard. 5 years, Intel’s efforts in promoting it, and penetrate the terminal, take the opportunity to increase shipments of WiMAX chips. As of last year, WiMAX Union has more than 500 partners worldwide.

Intel’s WiMAX project caused a sudden dissolution of the Department of reason?

First of all losses should be very hard to accept. Intel has not made money from. The first quarter of its revenue last year, huge profits decline, the real reason behind is that the 1.6 billion U.S. dollars investment Wire no earnings. U.S. telecom analyst Andrew M. Seybold that, at least until 2015, WiMAX could make money.

Telecommunications industry research experts, Li Gang reason given is that it can not solve “spectrum multiplexing” issue, as well as a look only have very few good users of technology. WiMAX Union President Resnick admitted not long ago, this may be a “minority” technology.

However, competitive forces may also be the reason Intel can not support. Quasi-4G technology LTE (Long Term Evolution) had already been embarrassed for a long time WiMAX. LTE which initially had been suppressed, but after 2007, many carriers such as Verizon, AT & T that, LTE technology allows users to move the previous natural upgrade 4G, WiMAX is not, so they began to adopt LTE.

WiMAX business originally started to support renegade. Cisco acquired Navini layout previously WiMAX equipment market, and with Sprint, Wire heavily in a joint venture to expand WiMAX. But soon turned to LTE, or even cut off part of the business bought from Navini. Russia has just launched WiMAX network carrier announced last month that the deployment of LTE technology later this year.

WiMAX has been valued but not leveraging the Chinese market, are also working LTE mobile. With TD technology, China is forging TD-LTE-Advanced International Standard, last winter has been short-listed candidates list 4G international standards, and access to global telecommunications giant developed countries, equipment manufacturers support. Analysts said Intel’s mainland by Taiwan’s indirect distribution strategy for basic WiMAX market failure.

Gengrang Intel can not bear is, Wire are also among the “faithless.” Not long ago it announced that LTE technology may be used to build a dual-mode network.

In fact, over the past few months, more than 100 member companies from its allegiance to LTE camp. Alliance Web site leaving only 300 enterprises. Early in June, WiMAX Union has closed Oregon, a global office.

But Intel may be unwilling to go home empty handed. Currently, it is to WiMAX and WiFi integration of two access methods could provide a two-chip access, and the price is equal to one kind of access.

Facebook this week, non-listed companies in the U.S. stock market SecondMarket shares more than 50 U.S. dollars, this basis, the market value of this well-known social networking site reached 25 billion U.S. dollars, more than Yahoo’s market value in the open market, 21 billion U.S. dollars, and is the market value of 2.3 billion AOL 10 times the dollar.

The horizontal comparison may be inappropriate, because SecondMarket, after all, is a non-listed companies stock exchange, where demand often exceeds supply. However, there indeed is a real market with buyers and sellers to participate. In accordance with the market valuation, Facebook’s market value of 25 billion U.S. dollars. In January of this year, Facebook has been valued here as 14 billion U.S. dollars, and that one month prior to the valuation of 110 million. August 2009, the Russian investment company DST common stock to be bought Facebook, the social networking site valuation has only 65 million. Could know that the market value of U.S. social networking site, has been an alarming rate soared.

This year, held last week on TechCrunch Disrupt Technology Innovation Conference, SecondMarket Chief Strategy Officer Jeremy Smith explained the operation of the market situation, said the deadline until then had a total of 100 million U.S. dollars Facebook stock was trading through SecondMarket.

According to Reuters, the world’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia announced Thursday 4 cheap mobile phones and introduced a generation of cell phones by riding a bike battery charger.

Nokia said the kind of bike mobile phone charger is priced at 15 euros, is for the supply of electricity markets of developing countries, the charger also apply to Europe, because riding a bike to work, shopping in Europe is very common way of life .

Nokia spokesman Leo McKay said: “to Amsterdam, for example, cycling is probably the most common means of transport. Free of environmentally friendly energy supply is almost inexhaustible.”

Nokia said the cyclists speed of 15 km per hour ride can take 2 hours full of batteries.

Nokia mobile phone market in India and Africa’s share in more than 50% in most other emerging markets dominant.

This 4 cheap mobile phone sale price is 30 to 45 euros, excluding operator subsidies and local taxes.

In addition, the operator T-Mobile in the United States released its new machine customization Nokia E73.

According to Reuters, the former Yahoo executive in Europe Fru Hazlitt (Frew? Hazlitt) will join ITV ITV, who will be responsible ITVd TV and online sales operations, one of the goals is to make the company’s sales platform to connect different up.

Hazlitt had managed broadcasting group GCap Media, is responsible for Yahoo UK and European commercial operations. ITV plan to achieve the diversification of business, and develop new revenue sources, while Hazlitt will stir up the important task of the development of online sales company.

“Hazlitt has management experience, when she was shown in Yahoo’s superior business skills and experience in online business is its key position as the ideal candidate,” ITV chief executive Adam Crozier said in a statement.

ITV has been explored in the online business for many years, the company hit by offering exclusive programming (such as X-Factor) and other content to attract viewers and advertisers.

Dell CEO Michael Dell (Michael Dell) U.S. time on June 3 said the company’s transformation has not yet succeeded because he considered him to build the company private. The news led to shares in the Nasdaq stock market closed Dell one and a half hour before the sharp rise to 13.76 U.S. dollars eventually closed, or 4.9%.

The so-called privatization of listed companies, is a special kind of capital markets, M & A operations. The biggest difference with other M & A action difference is that its objective is the acquisition of listed companies were delisted from the public companies into private companies. Popular is that the controlling shareholders to minority shareholders to buy back all your shares in the hands of, and expand existing share, the company eventually delisting.

Dell’s remarks to the stock market had expected Dell to premium merger, which shares surged. But analysts pointed out that if the deal happens, many other stock price will fall.

Kaufman Bros analyst Shaw Wu said Dell will be privatized without any problems, but this will require substantial external financing, and will not change the company’s structure, can not fundamentally improve the Dell and HP and Apple competition strength .

Dell Dell many investors are concerned about the current move, such as it is now being led from a PC manufacturer of high-margin technical services to the changes.

Dell CEO said that the change has not been completed.

In answering a question at an investor conference, Dell said he considered the company private, but when asked under what circumstances he would be more serious consideration to this possibility, the Dell did not answer.

He also said he is determined to operate a good company.

Dell spokesman declined to comment on the matter.

According to data provided by Thomson Reuters, Michael Dell, Dell is currently the largest shareholder, with 11.6% of the shares.

Half a month ago, Ma Alibaba shareholders meeting personally launched the “cloud plans”, orientation is to share business intelligence, help small business people, and served as chief instructor. Half a month later, yun.1688.com Home on 57 million people have been concerned about. Business 10 years later, again as a teacher of Ma frequent appearances in this platform, sharp point. Financing of small enterprises face time hesitant, Ma issued this warning: Do not rush misappropriating small businesses.

Intermediary services in real estate industry has fought years of Hu Zhigang at the problems encountered when the Internet business. According to him, in 2009 began to organize a professional team of R & D to find housing site and on-line in early 2010. Site locate the real estate intermediary service providers and brokers, but the web site to promote the early and can not form a profit, so Hu Zhigang during the year to 20 cities to promote the ambitious plans suffered the embarrassment of empty pockets. He twisted in anguish when the financing is in China thousands of small businesses in the early days due to “lack of money” and a true portrayal of a dilemma. This call soon “cloud scheme” to get more than million hits and attention.

“Do not think of financing from the start the first day, in the absence of profit is not going to like before, most companies do not profit before financing is not normal,” which is the business mentor to give a direct warning Ma. 500,000 yuan from the carries to lead the “Ocean’s 18″ started, he went to now has not been financed. In his view, to do business, first thought was, “I can not finance profitability,” This is the correct path. “Remember, you must be a lot of money when you go financing, when you need money to finance a sunny day to repair the roof, rather than wait to go back when financing needs money.”

Ma’s views seem incompatible with the era of market, when a large number of Internet companies to show off the newly born intoxicated and received a large number of investment on the “bright future career prospects”, it is already sitting on hundreds of millions worth of Ma on the “money” prudent and calm attitude a lot. Facing small businesses are most concerned about such issues, Ma repeated his view that “money is a resource, could not do without, but with money just did! Today’s networks, not conquer the world with capital, but by thinking of trying to conquer the conquer the world through action, by the team trying to conquer the conquer the world through innovation. to do business, spend more than the least resources to do most things other people do that to 15, you also can do as long as five dollars equally well, then you win. “