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Samsung tries to woo TV app developers
The consumer electronics giant uses its first developer conference in the United States to recruit app makers for its Web-connected TVs. Should we really hold the Apple comparisons?
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HP, Hynix team on flash memory replacement
Hynix signs on to manufacture the once-theoretical memory resistor developed in HP Labs. The first commercial product will arrive in "three to five years."
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Report: FCC close to finalizing white space rules
Wall Street Journal reports the commission has been meeting with TV broadcasters, others to finally hammer out details for opening up unused spectrum for unlicensed use.
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Digg confirms ex-Amazon exec as new CEO
The hiring of Matt Williams comes as the news aggregation site manages criticism of its recently introduced redesign.
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Cape Wind gets key green light on state permitting
The proposed offshore wind farm in Massachusetts wins a legal victory that clears one of the last permitting hurdles for Cape Wind. However, another looms next week.
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Alliant Techsystems test-fires second upgraded booster
ATK Aerospace Systems successfully test-fires a five-segment solid-fuel booster as part of the Constellation moon program the Obama administration wants to cancel.
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WashPo writer suspended after Twitter hoax
Mike Wise, a respected sportswriter at The Washington Post, posts a made-up story on Twitter. He learns that it's unwise to toy in this way with a social-networking site.
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Biosensor baby PJs track vital signs, behavior
Exmovere Holdings announces plans to release Exmobaby, a vital sign monitoring onesie the CEO says fosters an 'emotional umbilical cord' between mother and child.
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Infiniti's first hybrid to debut in Los Angeles
Infiniti announces that its 2012 M35 Hybrid will debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Municipal trash-to-ethanol plant opens in Canada
Enerkem breaks ground on facility that plans to convert 100,000 tons of household trash a year into ethanol, diverting landfill and reducing emissions.
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox 360 controller
New wireless controller features an improved D-pad and a gray and black finish instead of a white finish with multicolored buttons.
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Cars: The next hacking frontier?
Efforts to make autos safer and more energy efficient with embedded computers and wireless technologies are also increasing security risks, experts say.
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HP promises private cloud in 30 days
HP launches CloudStart, a comprehensive cloud infrastructure package aimed at helping businesses set up their first private cloud using the set of complementary products.
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Jedi Mind changes its name amid Lucas pressure
Jedi Mind decides to change its name to Mind Technologies after LucasFilm sues the company for trademark infringement, and it removes all mention of Jedi from its offerings.
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Judge removes juror after 'guilty' Facebook post
Even before the prosecution rests, the Detroit area juror--now former juror--posts on Facebook that the defendant is guilty.
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Gmail, Skype now in India's crosshairs
India is poised to send notices to Google and Skype about the government's inability to monitor e-mail and conversations.
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Microsoft, Yahoo move forward on paid search
The two companies say the move to combine advertisers on Microsoft's AdCenter tool is on track to be completed by the end of October.
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AutoCAD returns to the Mac, mobile app offered
Autodesk is bringing its popular engineering program back to the Mac after long absence and is launching mobile versions for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
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Google adds home efficiency tips to PowerMeter
Google.org's home electricity monitoring Web app gets feature for organizing energy efficiency jobs, pitting PowerMeter in more direct competition with Microsoft's Hohm.
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Canon develops mammoth camera sensor
Overcoming some technical hurdles, the Japanese camera maker has made an exotic image sensor measuring 202x205mm.
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