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Microsoft today entered the crowded social networking market as it announced it was teaming with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Karl Jacob to launch a start-up. Called Wallop, this new company is being headed by Jacob as its CEO and is receiving Series A funding from Bay Partners. Wallop, said Microsoft, is the spinout of a new social networking technology developed by Microsoft Research and part of the Microsoft IP Ventures program.… Read More

At an exclusive gathering of New York City's top trend-setters and influencers, Motorola Inc.unveiled its latest wireless creation – the model A630. Staged on the rooftop of the exclusive Hotel Gansevoort, celebrities and style leaders, including Drea de Matteo, Russell Simmons, Pat Field, Molly Shannon, Samantha Ronson and Jacob the Jeweler were among the first to witness the unveiling of the next "must have" mobile device… Read More