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CNET News Daily Podcast: No solar power in my backyard, please
November 11, 2009 2:21 PM PST
Communities bristle at the thought of solar and wind farms being built near them; layoffs at Adobe; Google cuts photo storage prices; and take our survey, please!
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The Fun Theory: Treadmill race track, piano stairs, and more
November 11, 2009 2:17 PM PST
New Web site creates a competition based on the notion that the easiest way to improve human behavior (i.e. exercise, recycle, etc.) is to make engaging in that behavior fun.
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Report: Microsoft's Project Natal pricing details
November 11, 2009 1:39 PM PST
According to a British magazine's report, the highly anticipated hands-free controller could be available in November 2010 and cost as little as $50.
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Report: Motorola looks to sell set-top box biz
November 11, 2009 1:25 PM PST
The Journal reports that Motorola is looking to sell its TV set-top box and wireless-network business for $4.5 billion, with help from JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.
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HP aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy
November 11, 2009 1:24 PM PST
Hewlett-Packard says it plans to acquire the maker of network switching and routing products in a deal valued at $2.7 billion.
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Craigslist brimming with banned, 'modded' Xboxes
November 11, 2009 1:20 PM PST
In the wake of a decision by Microsoft to ban up to 1 million Xbox Live members for illegally modifying their consoles, Craigslist is now flooded with sales for the devices.
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Remote-control gun turrets, made for Italy
November 11, 2009 1:19 PM PST
Italian defense department orders Hitrole remote-controlled machine gun turrets to enable soldiers in Afghanistan to aim and fire without exposing themselves to attack.
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Research: Twitter has yet to grow into valuation
November 11, 2009 12:49 PM PST
Company is worth significantly less than $1 billion, one company surmises. That's in part because the effectiveness of its possible business plan is still up in the air.
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Current Media lays off 80, cancels shows
November 11, 2009 12:00 PM PST
Exactly one year after it announced an earlier round of layoffs, the cable network co-founded by Al Gore is cutting positions associated with several shows it's canceling.
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Powering cell phone towers with wind
November 11, 2009 11:35 AM PST
Southern California pilot program to test Helix Wind's small wind turbines to run cell phone towers.
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Flywheels to buffer 20 megawatts on grid
November 11, 2009 11:29 AM PST
Flywheel maker Beacon Power said it plans to begin construction later this month of an energy storage facility in upstate New York to stabilize grid frequency.
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AMD talks 'Hemlock' graphics, next ultra-thin laptops
November 11, 2009 11:29 AM PST
Advanced Micro Devices' discusses its "Hemlock" graphics card due next week and third-generation ultra-thin laptop technology.
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Orange sells 30,000 iPhones in U.K. on first day
November 11, 2009 11:13 AM PST
The U.K. carrier sells six times more iPhones in one day than China Unicom did over its opening weekend. Not bad for being the second carrier in a much smaller country.
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Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits
November 11, 2009 10:42 AM PST
Apple is now the world's most profitable cell phone maker. It earned an estimated $1.6 billion from the iPhone in the third quarter, according to Strategy Analytics.
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Yahoo's Bartz cancels CES keynote appearance
November 11, 2009 10:36 AM PST
No reason was given for CEO Carol Bartz's decision to back out of the biggest show in technology other than "changes in her calendar."
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Holiday shoppers going social, mobile
November 11, 2009 10:22 AM PST
Consumers plan to increasingly use social media and cell phones to help them find the right gifts for the holidays, a Deloitte survey shows.
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Bing getting a fall refresh
November 11, 2009 10:00 AM PST
Microsoft's search engine is getting improved preview results as well as some new health information licensed from Wolfram's Alpha.
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Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
November 11, 2009 9:56 AM PST
Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
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Mozilla releases second Firefox 3.6 beta
November 11, 2009 9:55 AM PST
There are 190 changes in the latest test version of the open-source browser, but most of them are under the hood.
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Wi-Fi certification might be tweaked for smart grids
November 11, 2009 9:47 AM PST
Task force to look at modifying IP standards for Wi-Fi devices as opportunity to become communication tool of choice between home appliance networks and smart grids becomes evident.
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