RingCube raises $12M for virtual PC service

RingCube Technologies, the Mountain View company that sells the “MojoPac,” which is a software to store a virtual PC in your pocket via a USB device or iPod, has raised $12 million in a second round of financing.

VentureBeat first wrote about the company here, and later about the MojoPac’s choppy debut. But the company’s chief executive says those problems, related to some original restrictions the company placed on USB drive usage, have been resolved.

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MojoPac, the latest PC virtualization product

MojoPac, the latest PC virtualization product

RingCube, a Mountain View start-up has developed a product called MojoPac that lets you carry around your PC contents in a tiny storage device, and then access it on any PC you plug the device into.

MojoPac is still in testing mode, but you can sign up for it here. RingCube said today it has received $4 million from New Enterprise Associates, a Silicon Valley firm. We talked with Kittu Kolluri, a serial entrepreneur who recently… Continue Reading

RingCube raises $4M for consumer PC virtualization product

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Roundup: Apple secrets, India hype, Cheney’s visit, VideoEgg, Zillow,

Roundup: Apple secrets, India hype, Cheney’s visit, VideoEgg, Zillow,

Here is a shotgun of the latest stuff in raging Silicon Valley, leading of course with video:

VideoEgg gets easier — VideoEgg, a site that lets you download software so you can post video on any site, has partnered to make the process easier at key sites. Users at Bebo, Dogster, Hi5, AOL, Current.TV and Tagged can post video content from mobile or other devices to those sites, and VideoEgg’s small browser plug-in that makes it easy… Continue Reading

Cortina Systems announces whopping round, purchases Intel biz for $115M

Cortina Systems announces whopping round, purchases Intel biz for $115M

Many of us knew that Cortina had acquired Intel’s optical business, because we were alerted to a briefing with Cortina, and news leaked out early last week.

There was no dollar figure, or other details. So now we have the skinny: Cortina, a Sunnyvale start-up, has acquired the assets of Intel’s optical network components business for $115 million, which “consists of a minority investment position and an undisclosed amount of cash.”

Cortina also announced the completion… Continue Reading