Broadband service over power lines in Texas to shut down May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Goodbye, broadband over power lines. We hardly knew you. Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing Internet service over power ... | |
 Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 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 87 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, ... | |
 StatoilHydro stumbles in sprint for Arctic energy riches 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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When Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro fired up the world's northernmost liquefied natural gas plant here last year it was hailed as an industry pioneer. But turning Arctic gas into gold has proven anything ... | |
 How to slash vehicle fuel use May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis ... | |
 Contact Through Silver Particles in Ink May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Modern cars are full of sensors. The optimum quantity of air in the intake tract of a combustion engine is regulated by thermoelectric flow sensors, for instance. They measure which quantities of a gas or ... | |
Volkswagen, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: report May 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 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. | |
Intel, Samsung, TSMC Reach Agreement for 450mm Wafer Manufacturing Transition May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics and TSMC today announced they have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to target a transition to larger, 450mm-sized wafers starting in 2012. The transition to larger ... | |
Hackers' posts on epilepsy forum cause migraines, seizures May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. But in a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web ... | |
 Review: Mint shows me the money, and that's half the battle May 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Confession: I've never balanced a checkbook or devised a realistic budget. I'm too impatient to follow through with manual record-keeping when all the transactions are digital. | |
Next generation of business software could get more fun May 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. OK, so those days aren't gone yet. But as big companies parcel Information Age work to people in ... | |
Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience. | |
 China to investigate Google for illegal maps: official media May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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China has launched an investigation into online mapping services by Internet giants including Google and Sohu in an effort to protect state secrets and territorial integrity, state press said. | |
 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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