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Your new software vendor? Domino's Pizza
November 24, 2009 12:12 PM PST
Software vendors may lose out in the new open-source economy that empowers users to write more software.
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Congress may probe leaked global warming e-mails
November 24, 2009 11:43 AM PST
Lawmakers may probe whether prominent scientists who are advocates of global warming theories may have misrepresented the truth about climate change.
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Google Reader adds optional favicon support
November 24, 2009 11:33 AM PST
Google's feed reader gets support for site favicons, which let users see a site's visual browser identity right from the publication's source list.
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Kindle gets better battery life, native PDF support
November 24, 2009 11:31 AM PST
Just before the holiday season, Amazon has announced that it's offering some small but notable upgrades to its Kindle e-book reader.
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DOE smart-grid trials fund utility-scale energy storage
November 24, 2009 10:28 AM PST
The second wave of government smart-grid funding totals $620 million to install network-savvy grid equipment and to test utility-scale storage.
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Google to track TiVo viewing habits
November 24, 2009 10:20 AM PST
A new partnership between the two companies will help Google determine how TiVo owners--even the ones really good at fast-forwarding--still see some ads.
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Chrome extensions site now open for uploads
November 24, 2009 9:45 AM PST
Google asks programmers to start adding their Chrome extensions to the new gallery. Chrome users can't yet download them, though.
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Joost: It coulda been a contender, or not
November 24, 2009 9:33 AM PST
The company that was supposed to kill YouTube is finally dead: some of its assets have been sold off to ad network Adconion Media in what's likely a total fire sale.
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Wave energy generator pumps power to Scotland
November 24, 2009 8:59 AM PST
The Oyster converter starts making electricity using a simple design of a flap moved by waves that pumps water underground to an onshore hydro-electric turbine.
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Find great holiday recipes online
November 24, 2009 8:45 AM PST
If you're planning to make treats for the holidays, you'll want to check out some of these recipe sites.
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Ciena buys Nortel's Metro Ethernet business
November 24, 2009 7:47 AM PST
Nortel Networks will sell another piece of its business for $769 million as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, which require it to dismantle its business.
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New standard lets browsers get a grip on files
November 24, 2009 7:38 AM PST
The Files interface, now a draft at the World Wide Web Consortium, could lead to better uploading and other chores. It's largely built into Firefox 3.6.
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Nokia trims R&D staff in Japan
November 24, 2009 7:12 AM PST
Continuing the realignment of its research & development operation, Nokia is eliminating 220 positions in Japan, or about 1 percent of the company's global R&D staff.
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eBay launches holiday deals app for iPhone
November 24, 2009 6:51 AM PST
App is designed to steer holiday shoppers to the best buys on the auction site. App lets you browse pre-selected deals or search for your own.
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CERN particle accelerator sees first collisions
November 24, 2009 6:45 AM PST
Four days after its restart, the scientific work at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has headed "into new territory. It's been going quite remarkably fast."
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Norway opens world's first osmotic power plant
November 24, 2009 6:05 AM PST
Plant, which produces emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water through a special membrane, could someday create enough energy to power 30,000 households.
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Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics
November 24, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Windows 7 features called Direct2D and DirectWrite will speed up Internet Explorer 9 performance. But Firefox hopes it might retool for the same benefit first.
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Major Intel chip upgrade coming to new Netbooks
November 24, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Chipmaker is set to announce the biggest makeover for its Atom processor since it was introduced back in the spring of 2008.
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Let the battle for holiday gadget shoppers begin
November 24, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Retailers try different strategies for competing with behemoths like Amazon and Wal-Mart in the cutthroat competition to lure those giving electronics as gifts.
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New Apple ads to Verizon: Can Droid do this?
November 23, 2009 5:45 PM PST
Apple decides to fight back against Verizon and Droid advertising. With simple product demonstrations, it asks just how much doing Droid can really do.
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