Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: report 13 hours ago | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Volkswagen AG will join forces with Japan's Sanyo Electric to develop a lithium-ion battery, a key component of hybrid and electric cars, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday. | |
 Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. | |
 Flies' eyes could enhance robot vision May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Robots with flies' eyes could take advantage of the insect’s vision system to better locate the edges and boundaries of objects. This ability could help robots perform a variety of tasks more quickly and accurately ... | |
 80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 64 vote(s)
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Green Vehicles, a company based in San Jose, California, has recently revealed that it will begin selling two lithium-ion-powered electric vehicles early this summer. The three-wheeled TRIAC is a highway-capable ... | |
 Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Saturday. | |
 Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ... | |
Facebook to let users carry profiles with them May 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites. | |
Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit May 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations ... | |
 WiMAX promises to transform wireless Internet world May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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As US technology giants including Google place a multi-billion dollar bet on WiMAX, backers of the wireless data-streaming format say it will radically change mobile Internet use. | |
Microsoft appeals $1.4B EU antitrust fine May 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it has appealed a $1.39 billion fine imposed in February by the European Commission for the company's failure to comply with a 2004 antitrust order. | |
Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. | |
 EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes ... | |
 Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. ... | |
 Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo May 09, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. - a deal that would lower ... | |
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