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Red Herring Asia 100 Winners List

The 100 most innovative Asian startups in this emerging market have been announced by Red Herring.
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Innovation on Wheels: Tesla IPO Coming

Silicon Valley maker of Roadster electric sports car is planning to soon file documents detailing its much-anticipated initial public offering, according to a report.
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Did Twitter Find Business Model?

The much-hyped personal syndication startup -- RSS anyone? --- that's taken gobs of VC cash with little sign of a business model finally comes up with one.
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NVP Supersizes Fund to $1.2 Billion

Silicon Valley venture firm closes giant global fund for early to late stage investments as well as growth equity, a move that comes amid growing industry concerns over monster-sized management fees.
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Analyst: Nokia-Palm "Premature"

Amid continued speculation that Finnish phone maker, needing a hit in smartphones, might find a match in the struggling handheld computing pioneer, industry analysts says such a match-up is unlikely at this time.
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Net Video TV Set-Top Box Tunes In $25M

Sezmi, a startup that develops a box for viewing television, on-demand movies, and Internet video, scores another round of funding.
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Dude, You're Getting a Droid

Dell confirms rampant speculation that it plans to enter the smart phone business with an Android-based phone.
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iPhone Costs Average Yearly Chinese Salary

And that's without a service plan. What's Apple to really gain from a country where less than 10 percent of the people can even come close to affording a smart phone?
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Redfin Scores $10 Million

Internet-based real estate broker service picks up fourth round of funding, led by Greylock Partners. Startup boasts discount broker services. But are they?
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Ask.com Sale: Upside for Microsoft, IAC

Financial analysts and search engine marketing industry execs see financial benefit in prospect of a Microsoft-Ask.com deal.
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Electronic Arts Hooks Playfish

Games publisher grabs casual games maker for about $300 million in deal that could be worth another $100 million if Playfish meets certain targets. EA also posts earnings, reporting plans to cut 1,500 employees.
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Google Gobbles AdMob for $750 Million

Search giant snags mobile advertising startup in bid to fatten position in mobile display ads and inside applications.
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Blackstone: Back in Black

Private equity behemoth reports $275 million third-quarter profit, noting equity and debt markets are healing from the financial carnage of the past year.
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Ancestry.com Makes Lukewarm Trade Debut

Shares of Web destination for family tracking close 5 percent higher in first day of Nasdaq trading after company raises $100 million in initial public offering.
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iPhone Enterprise Outlook Rocks RIM

Shares of Canadian smart phone maker take a beating after release of report that says Apple's iPhone is gaining acceptance in IT departments.