 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology 15 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. | |
EU warns Google over photos on Street View 15 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe. | |
 Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps. | |
Reversing trend, cable modems win over DSL 20 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies did in the first quarter, reversing a 3 1/2-year trend, according to a research report Thursday. | |
LIDAR imaging detector could build 'super road maps' of planets and moons 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Technology that could someday “MapQuest” Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory (RIDL), in collaboration with Massachusetts ... | |
 Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave (Update) 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer ... | |
Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed Comcast Corp. in hot water with regulators, according to research obtained by The Associated ... | |
VeriSign wins patent for Internet typo redirection 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The company that runs many of the Internet's core directory systems has won a patent for its controversial service that helps Internet users find sites even when they mistype addresses. | |
Sharp Achieves the World’s Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells 15 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sharp Corp. has achieved the world's highest power density, 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell volume. The use of ... | |
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case 15 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor girl who then committed suicide. | |
CBS in $1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet 21 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced ... | |
 Electronics maker NEC's profit more than doubles 23 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- NEC Corp.'s profit for the fiscal year through March more than doubled from the previous year as the Japanese electronics maker's mobile phone and computer-chip businesses swung to profit. | |
Comcast to acquire contact manager Plaxo 23 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying contact management company Plaxo Inc. and plans to incorporate into all its offerings features intended to help people synchronize their address books and connect socially online. | |
PurchasePro founder convicted in stock fraud scheme 15 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A one-time dot-com billionaire was convicted Thursday of stock fraud and obstruction of justice after a court finding that he deceived investors in his Las Vegas software company. | |
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