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Bellevue-based UIEvolution, which develops a mobile content platform, said today it raised a first round of funding with Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital leading the round, with Japan's Itochu and UIE founder Satoshi Nakajima also participating. The round in essence restarts the eight-year-old company as an independent entity, having previously been a division of Japan-based Square Enix, after it purchased UIEvolution for $58 million in 2004. The round raised was for a total of $5 million, reports The Seattle Times. The money will go towards building its presence in the U.S. and Japan. Also with the funding, the company will expand into markets beyond mobile and the PC to IPTV and automobiles. Release.

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To most Westerners, August 8 2008 marks the opening of the Olympics in China. To those who reside on the other side of the pond, namely the great eastern lands of Asia, the date 08.08.08 is considered to be a very lucky day for wealth and prosperity.

As a journalist and frequent attendee of events, I know of 6 friends who are getting married on this day. I also know of many technology product launches as well - companies here in Asia have planned the launch date months in advance for this date (i.e. the Samsung Omnia is launching in the PH). Add a few restaurant openings, press conferences and yes, parties and you have one full day of events, events, events. Ask around. You’ll be surprised.

Makes me wonder why the iPhone 3G is not launching today, but on the 24th as this was a truly Asian release.

Have a great 08.08.08!

(This post was made on 8:08 AM on 08.08.08)

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As many of you might have noticed, yesterday afternoon, the Plumber returned– Bloglines experienced some downtime. The team has been looking into the situation and has attributed the root cause to multiple machine hardware failure due to human error.

As people who not only work on Bloglines, but use Bloglines, you can be assured that we’re monitoring the situation closely and will put improvements in place to prevent downtime in the future.

- Eric Engleman & the Bloglines Team

Interesting. Well, I guess there is a difference between the old Touch and the new Touch — although Apple’s been mum about it. The chip iFixit found supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR+FM. What do you think, people? Secret ripoff or secret surprise? Reminds me of the secret 3G in Dell Inspiron Minis.
[Thanks for the tip, Staguave!]