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Mapping New York City's energy hogs Columbia University researchers create an interactive map of the energy use from New York City's buildings with the hopes of identifying potential efficiency improvements and shared on-site energy systems, such as solar.
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Did Sony really need to swap out CEOs? History says yes Sony's Howard Stringer will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai on April 1. It's a smart move that has as much to do with Stringer's mistakes as with Hirai's own qualifications.
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Why Sony needed to swap out its CEO Sony's Howard Stringer will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai on April 1. It's a smart move that has as much to do with Stringer's mistakes as with Hirai's own qualifications.
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Apple tops in smartphone sales, but Samsung hot on its heels The iPhone grabbed 25 percent of all smartphone sales last quarter, but Samsung was close behind with a 21.7 percent share, according to Juniper Research.
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Nano quadrotor robots assemble and roll out (video) The robotics research team at UPenn teaches a swarm of small quadcopter robots to do agile flight and fly in formation, a step toward programming small, inexpensive robots en masse.
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See nano quadcopter robots swarm (video) The robotics research team at UPenn teaches a swarm of small quadcopter robots to do agile flight and fly in formation, a step toward programming small, inexpensive robots en masse.
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Zuckerberg-Page: Behold the next tech CEO duel Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Larry Page will have their duels throughout the years. Those duels are likely to pick up once Facebook raises truckloads of cash.
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Windows XP still hanging on as dominant OS It's gradually been losing ground, but Microsoft's 10-year-old operating system is still the most popular version of Windows with a 47 percent share of the market.
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AOL's fourth quarter lofts over profit forecast The Internet company had better net income and revenue than analysts expected. Ad revenue is up, but revenue overall declined.
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Samsung: Galaxy S III won't be unveiled at Mobile World Congress The company says in a statement that it plans to show off the new device in a separate event during the first half of 2012.
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Sony replaces CEO Stringer with electronics group leader Kazuo Hirai, who led Sony's PlayStation gaming business and more recently took over a growing electronics group, is now chief executive.
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IE fends off rivals, but absent from mobile battlefield Personal computers still dominate global browsing patterns, but smartphones and tablets are growing fast, and Microsoft is rarely seen there.
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Apple reportedly scouting TV display components Tech giant has contacted a major supplier about its display capabilities, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says in a note to investors.
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Angry Birds CEO sees opportunity in piracy Rovio CEO Mikael Hed says that treating Angry Birds pirates as "fans" might be good for business.
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BlackBerry London's makeover gets leaked Images of the BlackBerry London leaked out last November, but today more recent images came out and the phone looks quite different.
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Trump to Apple: Make it here Donald Trump's message to Apple's CEO is: make it the U.S. In this case, that sentiment is not that different from President Obama's.
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Telecom monopoly overcharging Mexicans billions A new report shows that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is running a telecom monopoly that is costing the Mexican economy billions every year.
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Romanian arrested on Pentagon, NASA hacking charges Romanians arrest suspect accused of hacking into NASA and Pentagon servers in the U.S.
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Hawaiian Internet-dossier bill is dead... for now Rep. John Mizuno says that after "thousands of e-mails," he's decided to pull the plug on his data retention bill--but will try again in 2013.
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'Lord of the Rings' Lego characters visualized Lego unveils official "Lord of the Rings" Lego figures, and the brick maker has done an outstanding job re-creating the characters' iconic appearances.
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Barnes & Noble defense narrows against Microsoft patent claims An administrative law judge apparently tosses out a piece of the bookseller's defense against Microsoft's claims that the Nook violates the software giant's patents.
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Windows 8 may have an edge over Android on tablets, ARM CEO says ARM's CEO Warren East believes that Windows 8 tablets may have a better shot at success than Android tablets did.
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Kickstarter grounds Eye3 flying camera Drone enthusiasts cry foul, saying the Eye3 is too good to be true and too similar to existing products.
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Neil Young: Apple was working on super high-def music The popular recording artist says that he was working on a project with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to bring studio-quality digital recordings to the masses.
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Zite inks Intel as first major sponsor The deal means that iPad readers of the news aggregator's technology section will see Intel's logo across the top of the page, and users on both the iPad and iPhone will begin to see occasional sponsored articles.
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Facebook IPO may be downsized to $5 billion New sources revise the offering from $10 billion down to $5 billion. That would still make Facebook's IPO 3 times larger than Google's.
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Tesla Model S in two minutes Tesla released a Web video of its new Model S electric sedan, featuring statements by Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Vice President George Blankenship.
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Tesla Model S in 2 minutes Tesla released a Web video of its new Model S electric sedan, featuring statements by Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Vice President George Blankenship.
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Boxx on wheels makes for unique, eco-friendly ride A new electronic scooter that debuted at the Portland Auto Show makes for a compact, eco-friendly ride for city dwellers, but you might get some funny looks.
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Microsoft: The Web is better without plug-ins Why ditch plug-ins such as Flash Player and Silverlight? Microsoft's list: Battery life, security, privacy, and support for mobile devices.
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Match.com: iPhoners are office romantics, Androiders are loose A survey of single Canadians found iPhone users most likely to date in the workplace, and Android users more likely to have sex on the first date.
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If Nokia wants to stand out, it needs to get radical In a recent interview, Nokia's head of design said there is still room for evolution in the way we use smartphones. Well, it's time to get moving.
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Kindle sales boom, though Amazon sales and outlook disappoint The giant online retailer doesn't make Wall Street happy, though it continues to say it's investing for the future.
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'Breaking Bad' goes 8-bit College Humor has produced a fantastic faux role-playing game version of the twisted AMC meth cooker hit. Too bad it's not the real thing. But beware: Spoilers lie within.
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Sprint gives LightSquared until March to get FCC approval A Sprint Nextel official tells Dow Jones Newswires that LightSquared has until mid-March to clear up interference issues or its deal is done.
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SeaMicro packs punch with 'brawny' microservers Startup crams many Xeon server chips into a very energy-efficient, smaller server package, broadening the appeal of microservers for large-scale data center operators.
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SeaMicro brawns up the microserver Startup crams Xeon server chips into an energy-efficient server, broadening the appeal of microservers for large data center operators.
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Humans take flight over NYC, sort of It's a bird, it's a plane...it's a person? New York and New Jersey residents are treated to the sight of human-shaped, remote-controlled planes.
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Apple seeks appeal in iPad trademark case in China Apple wants a Chinese court to hear its case against a local company for allegedly infringing on the use of the iPad name. The case was tossed out of court last month.
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Use Kinect to teach anatomy? It's a 'Mirracle'! Researchers in Germany are using Kinect to develop an augmented reality mirror called 'Mirracle' to give users virtual X-ray views of their bodies.
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What will Facebook's IPO filing reveal? When a company files to go public, it has to lay out its finances, strategy, and other juicy details. Here's what to look out for in Facebook's S-1.
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Firefox simplifies add-on updates, but no native Android interface--yet The latest Firefox release delivers some clever developer's tools and an easier upgrade path for nearly all its add-ons, but the Android version remains in a holding pattern.
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Firefox simplifies add-on updates; no native Android interface--yet The latest Firefox release delivers some clever developer's tools and an easier upgrade path for nearly all its add-ons, but the Android version remains in a holding pattern.
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FCC reforms phone subsidy program for the poor The feds adopt major reforms to a subsidy program for low-income families and introduce a new pilot program to subsidize broadband.
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Marc Andreessen on $1.5B fund: 'The opportunities seem very large' Keeping the startup world on fire, Andreessen Horowitz, backer of such names as Zynga, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Groupon, just closed a $1.5 billion fund.
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Andreessen on $1.5B fund: 'The opportunities seem very large' Keeping the startup world on fire, Andreessen Horowitz, backer of such names as Zynga, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Groupon, just closed a $1.5 billion fund.
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Symantec declares PCAnywhere safe with latest security patch A week after urging customers to disable PCAnywhere in light of the theft of the product's source code, Symantec is now dubbing the product safe as long as users apply the latest security patch.
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Petition tells Apple: We want an 'ethical' iPhone 5 A watchdog group is calling on Apple to demand improvements from its suppliers ahead of releasing its next iPhone. The group says it's already brought in 35,000 signatures.
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Startup Secret No. 28: Woo your mentor-to-be There are people out there who can help you start your company, but they don't know it yet. Here's how to seduce them.
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Apple takes PC crown from HP Voters chat with Obama on Google+ Hangouts, Apple surpasses Hewlett-Packard in PC shipments (if you count iPads, that is), and almost everyone would take your call while on the toilet.
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Microsoft tweaks Windows 8 file management after user feedback Windows 8 file management will now get some additional tools and tweaks thanks to several comments and suggestions from the user population.
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Feedback prompts Windows 8 file management tweaks Windows 8 file management will now get some additional tools and tweaks, thanks to several comments and suggestions from the user population.
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Woman claims Facebook comments world record How can everyone not be excited when there are more than 1 million comments on a Facebook post? A woman and more than 100 fellow FrontierVille aficionados claim to have achieved this.
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T-Mobile to small-biz owners: Let's get Square The carrier will offer Square credit-card readers in select T-Mobile stores around the country.
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MegaUpload ripped off YouTube, tried smearing rivals, U.S. says In the indictment filed in a New Zealand court earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department says Kim DotCom oversaw an attempt to copy all of YouTube's videos and tried to inform on rivals.
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iRobot eyes Ava 'bot for telemedicine iRobot invests $6 million in InTouch Health to test its robots, including Ava, for use in telemedicine and assisted care at healthcare facilities.
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iRobot may send its Ava 'bot to medical school iRobot invests $6 million in InTouch Health to test its robots, including Ava, for use in telemedicine and assisted care at healthcare facilities.
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Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5 billion VC fund One of the most prominent venture capital firms in the business has raised a boatload of cash.
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German appeals court keeps Galaxy Tab 10.1 out of stores The Higher Regional Court in Dusseldorf says that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 should not be offered for sale in Germany. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is also banned from sale.
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Microsoft launches Office 15 as technical preview The next version of Office has been released as a technical preview, but the actual beta is slated to debut late summer, according to Microsoft.
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Three reasons Facebook has to go public Founder Mark Zuckerberg can't hold off going public any longer--and that should be great for the company.
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AT&T shuffles executives Carrier adds a new position and rejiggers top-level executive responsibilities.
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Google responds to Congress over privacy policy inquiries The search giant says a key component in its privacy policy change is to make it simpler and more understandable for consumers.
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Smartphone, tablet demand boosts profits for ARM The sheer number of gadgets using ARM chips certainly helped drive the gains. But for the fourth quarter, it was actually royalties that made the biggest difference.
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Consumers: Robots should clean my windows A survey finds strong interest among consumers for robots that would do the dirty, dull work around the house.
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Two apps that one-up Facebook on smartphones Likes and Jildy are two useful products for people overwhelmed by or disappointed with Facebook's own mobile apps.
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Ion seeks to save IE6 users from themselves As IE6 continues its descent into its grave, there's one constituent group that fears the future: large corporations with their proprietary IE6 apps. Browsium's Ion might be the IE6 sniper they've been looking for.
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Final Cut Pro X update brings multicam back into the picture Apple's brought back a much-requested feature to its Final Cut Pro X pro video editing software as part of a new update that comes with a handful of other tweaks.
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Apple names John Browett new retail chief Company says the CEO of European technology retailer Dixons will take over the currently empty position in April.
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European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Samsung The organization says that it will investigate whether Samsung licensed "essential patents" in fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms.
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European Commission turns antitrust lens on Samsung The organization says that it will investigate whether Samsung licensed "essential patents" in fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms.
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Browser theme creator Brand Thunder acquires rival BrowserNation is now a part of its erstwhile competitor, a move that increases Brand Thunder's reach to new brands such as EMI and new markets such as Latin America.
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Feds: We obtained MegaUpload conversations with search warrant How did the feds acquire all those MegaUpload conversations? There are hints that the FBI managed to place government-issued spyware on the defendants' computers.
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Bang & Olufsen to debut (slightly) more affordable gadgets The luxury consumer-electronics maker will soon release the Beolit 12 speaker for iPhones, the first product from its B&O Play sub-brand.
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AT&T gives heavy data users a not-so-subtle hint to ditch the unlimited plan AT&T's new 3GB data offer, coupled with its policy to throttle heavy data users on its unlimited data plan, may be a subtle hint to those using too much data to migrate to a tiered offer.
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China Telecom reveals upcoming launch of iPhone 4S The phone may begin selling on China's third largest carrier as early as late February or early March, the company says in a press release cited by China Daily.
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo talks censorship In a live interview, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo talked about why Twitter announced it would withhold tweets when they violate a country's local laws.
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Apple iPad breaks HP's hold on top PC spot With popularity of the iPad undiminished, Apple easily surges past Hewlett-Packard as the top PC maker in the world, according to Canalys.
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Obama's staffers to use Square mobile in fundraising President Obama's re-election campaign donations can now be processed with smartphones using Square mobile.
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Samsung's Super Bowl ad: Farrelly brother, Apple-baiting? In a series of tweets, Samsung teases a major Super Bowl spot, directed by Bobby Farrelly. Is this the launch of the Galaxy Note?
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Reprieve: MegaUpload's data safe for two more weeks MegaUpload's attorney says a deal has been worked out with hosting companies that will give managers time to find a more permanent fix.
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Reprieve: Megaupload's data safe for two weeks MegaUpload's attorney said a deal has been worked out with hosting companies that will give company managers time to find a more permanent fix.
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T-Mobile customers to get domestic data roaming limits Beginning April 5, T-Mobile users' cell phone plans will include limits on their out-of-network roaming usage.
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Cosmo editor ponies up $30 million for the future of news The new David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation will bring together students from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Stanford's Engineering School in a bid to help inspire a new generation of news consumption tools and applications.
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Smart paint could make bridges, mines safer Scottish researchers are working on a low-cost, easily applied material that can detect microscopic faults in structures--and transmit that information remotely.
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Apple AirPort Utility 6.0: No love for Windows or Snow Leopard Apple's latest version of its Portrait Utility software offers a more streamlined networking experience but doesn't support Windows or Snow Leopard.
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Obama wants Hollywood, Silicon Valley to 'come together' on SOPA During a Google+ hangout aired on YouTube, the president stops short of saying he opposes a pair of controversial Hollywood-backed copyright bills.
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Three founding execs depart Demand Media Executives in charge of international operations, product, and video resign after six years with the content farm.
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Franzen vs. the Internet: Author says e-books damage society The novelist Jonathan Franzen criticizes e-books, saying their readers are not "serious" and that capitalists hate paper.
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LastPass now manages Wi-Fi passwords--but it's a pain The password manager can now remember and safeguard your Wi-Fi passwords for you, if you're willing to do some extra work.
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LastPass now manages Wi-Fi passwords The secure password manager known for its browser add-ons can now remember and safe-guard your Wi-Fi passwords for you.
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Former Siri board member: She's 'not a data hog' Someone from Siri's past has come out in defense of the software voice assistant's alleged data hogging ways, saying each query is about 63 kilobytes of data.
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Home not built in a day? How about in under 60 (video) HybridCore Homes' formula combines the custom look of stick-built construction with the speed and cost savings of factory-built homes.
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Verizon to cybersquatters: Get off our Verizon-like domains Verizon is taking legal action against what it calls "serial cybersquatters" exploiting Verizon-like domain names.
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Is AT&T jockeying for Dish's wireless spectrum? AT&T asked the FCC not to restrict Dish from transferring or leasing its wireless spectrum, but also to make the satellite provider build a network quickly.
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Incoming! Self-guiding bullet could strike from a mile away The four-inch munition should be able to strike within 8 inches of its target at a firing distance of a mile. It has built-in actuators and other electronics that help it zero in on its target.
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Facebook IPO: Is it finally upon us? roundup Silicon Valley and Wall Street have been watching since forever, it seems, for Facebook to go public. Signs are now that an IPO filing really could be imminent.
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Carrier IQ: How big a threat is it? roundup Maker of the software that monitors smartphone performance is facing increasing scrutiny, following a security researcher's report on Carrier IQ.
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E-waste recycled to make geeky decor A Chilean artist finds a creative way to breathe new life into old tech while making a statement about e-waste. Find out more about the one-of-a-kind N+ew chairs here.
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Meet Molly, a sweet-dispensing tweet bot Reap the rewards of Twitter with Molly, a Web-connected robot that rolls out a piece of candy when you reach a set number of retweets. It's the sweet tweet life.
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