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Patent Office puts green tech on fast track
December 8, 2009 6:21 AM PST
The U.S. agency will accelerate review of green technology patent requests in an effort to perk up economic development in the nascent industry.
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EU moves closer to patent unification
December 8, 2009 5:31 AM PST
A single Europe-wide patent program inches closer, after EU member states approve the main elements of a plan.
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How to fit a pharmacist in your pocket
December 8, 2009 5:00 AM PST
Evincii releases a new app that walks consumers through symptoms, allergies, and side effects to help choose the best medicine on the shelves of participating pharmacies.
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PicScout expands catalog; adds Ito as adviser
December 8, 2009 12:01 AM PST
Image rights-finding service PicScout is making its catalog more than 7 million images larger.
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Google sues over alleged work-at-home scams
December 8, 2009 12:01 AM PST
Civil suit alleges that Pacific WebWorks and others are ripping people off with fake work-at-home ads using Google's name and unauthorized credit card charges.
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Does Tiger Woods prove Google CEO right?
December 7, 2009 10:50 PM PST
The embattled golfer has only communicated through his blog. But with online gossip sites now offering rumors of sexted images, might new technology prove to be Tiger's downfall?
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Seagate enters solid-state drive market
December 7, 2009 9:00 PM PST
The storage giant is joining the likes of Intel and Micron Technology in the lucrative market for solid-state drives for servers.
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Intel shifts focus to laptop graphics technology
December 7, 2009 5:40 PM PST
After scrapping the initial Larrabee processor, the chip giant will focus on graphics technology for laptops.
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Nielsen: Viewers watching video content all over the place
December 7, 2009 5:36 PM PST
Survey company releases study on video consumption during the third quarter of 2009. Surprisingly, 99 percent of viewers still use a TV to watch shows.
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Boxee Beta is cleaner, better, still closed
December 7, 2009 5:00 PM PST
Media-viewing app gets new interface in beta version, but you can't get it yet. The beta will open to all around the time of the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Hands-on with the JooJoo
December 7, 2009 4:34 PM PST
Formerly know as the CrunchPad, this Web slate is a really cool device everyone will want, but it's far too expensive.
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Google hopes to turn the river into a canal
December 7, 2009 3:47 PM PST
Searching real-time services like Twitter at the moment is like standing in front of a firehose on a hot day: you'll get cooled off, but you'll get knocked over. Google wants to change that.
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AT&T iPhone collects user complaints about poor service
December 7, 2009 3:34 PM PST
AT&T creates a new iPhone application that allows iPhone users to submit complaints about service they consider subpar.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Apple's Lala buy confirmed, plus we talk shirt
December 7, 2009 12:40 PM PST
We talk Apple's pickup of music site Lala, and we discuss a site that lets you buy custom-fitted dress shirts while actually making the process kind of fun.
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At a loss for words? Google offers search by sight
December 7, 2009 12:38 PM PST
Google Goggles lets people perform searches by uploading an image. The service could be a boon for uncomprehending tourists and would-be wine snobs.
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Greenhouse gas ruling sends message to world
December 7, 2009 12:21 PM PST
Obama administration's decision Monday sends warning that with or without a law, Washington will tackle global warming in a serious way. Here are some ramifications.
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Virgin Galactic unveils rocket plane thrill ride
December 7, 2009 11:51 AM PST
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic finally unveils SpaceShipTwo, a commercial rocket plane designed to launch space tourists on the ultimate thrill ride--a suborbital flight into space.
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Microsoft labs tests a Wikipedia of average Joes
December 7, 2009 11:09 AM PST
The company's researchers have launched EntityCube, an automated search tool that aims to pull together biographical information on even the not so famous.
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Google launches real-time search
December 7, 2009 11:02 AM PST
A new section of Google's search results page will be dedicated to so-called "real time" searches with automatically refreshed updates from sources like Twitter.
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Play the Nintendo 64 in portable form
December 7, 2009 10:30 AM PST
If you're a fan of the Nintendo 64 or you're just a Nintendo lover, the N64Mini from modder Zenloc might be perfect for you. It's like bringing your Nintendo 64 with you wherever you go.
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