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Two Twin Cities men with long histories in clean technology and venture funding have started a company that will use $355 million in venture capital to fund early-stage clean-tech enterprises. First Green Partners, based in Minneapolis, will act like an investment fund. It has a partnership with Warburg Pincus, a New York-based private equity firm that is ponying up the $355 million as First Green’s sole investor. “It’s set up…

In an announcement that came a couple days ago, Nokia commented on rumors that the first mobile carrier to get their Windows Phone powered smartphone will be T-Mobile.  the Nokia Lumia is set to launch in the United States in early 2012 and it appears that T-Mobile is going to be the perfect fit for it.  this deal could be a very big one for T-Mobile since they are the…

Astrobiologists believe that hydrothermal vents may give us a lot of information on the origin of life on earth as well as origin and existence of life on other planets. a hydrothermal vent is formed when water oozes into earth under the ocean, mix with molten materials, get super- hot and slowly vent out through other fissures. recently scientists at NASA and Woods Hole Oceonography research reported the finding of…

WiMax (802.16) is is a newer standard of wireless networking designed to provide the last mile of high speed internet access to the end user. some people would call Wimax WiFi on steroids but this would be to broad of an assessment. Wifi was and still will be used in LAN environments for the foreseeable future. WiMax was designed to provide (MAN) Metropolitan Area Access, to homes and businesses. WiMax…

The AT&T USBConnect Lightning provides enhanced mobile broadband performance on the nation’s fastest 3G network for quick and easy access to email, the Internet and business applications on your laptop while on the go. the combination of 3G mobile broadband speeds and EDGE national coverage provides an ideal mix of coverage and performance. the USBConnect Lightning connects to your laptop via the USB port, and it also includes a microSD…

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Apply for this job by 2/13/2012 Employer: Allina Hospitals and Clinics Located in: Minneapolis, Minnesota Degree Required: Bachelors Description Care Without Boundaries at Allina Hospitals & Clinics the care we provide has no boundaries. From quality rankings to implementing new technologies and care models, we have the ability to change more lives than ever before. With 11 hospitals in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, more than 90 clinics in Minnesota and…

The iPhone 4S has proved a huge hit with consumers since its release three months ago. With hundreds of thousands of these units in circulation there are dozens of handy accessories available which make perfect Christmas gifts without breaking the bank. we take a look at some of the great extras that are available for this excellent model. The iPhone 4S is constructed from two sheets of chemically treated glass…

Luring Android Users to Windows Phone 7: 10 things Microsoft Must Do (Page 1 of 2 ) Microsoft finds itself in a very bad spot in the mobile market. the company

Carl Franzen December 6, 2011, 12:12 PM Internal documents from Sprint and T-Mobile defending the companies’ usage of the controversial Carrier IQ mobile intelligence-gathering software have leaked on the web. The two documents, one from each mobile wireless company, provide additional information about the companies’ reliance on Carrier IQ, beyond the companies’ initial official public statements. T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T have all admitted to using Carrier IQ in some form…