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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:43
News stories from the Associated Press will once again flood the pages of Google News, now that the two sides have resolved a months-long impasse over licensing.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:04
Four years after acquiring graphics card vendor ATI Technologies, the chipmaker is saying saynora to the ATI brand and rebranding the products under its own name.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:02
Clearwire launched Rover, a new brand targeting 18-24 year-olds, that will offer pay-as-you-go 4G wireless broadband service.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 02:35
Cogent, which sells biometric ID systems to governments, law enforcement, and businesses, will be swallowed up by the massive conglomerate.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 02:32
Longtime users express frustration with dramatic changes made to the social-news site, attempting to carpet-bomb the front page with links to a rival site.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 02:29
Indian officials say they will not ban BlackBerry services while they evaluate solutions that would allow them to satisfy security requirements.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 02:24
Rumors suggest that Apple will unveil a significantly smaller iPod Nano sans a clickwheel, YouTube may get movie rentals, and AMD is nixing the ATI brand best known for its Radeon graphics chips.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 02:08
Biofuel company Kior gets $75 million loan from Mississippi to scale up its catalyst-based process for turning biomass into gasoline or diesel fuel.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 01:51
Version 2 is now live. Despite expectations that the site would clean up its act, salacious content is almost instantly available.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 01:34
Instead of offering full-length baseball games overseas itself, Major League Baseball has tapped Google's YouTube for the Japanese market.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:48
In a sign that supply may have finally caught up with demand, Apple's tablet is now heading out the door within 24 hours of order placement.
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:34
Company posts a job for an iBookstore marketing manager in an effort to build its e-book business in the U.S. and better compete with Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:00
More companies are developing solar systems that can be installed a few panels at a time, bringing down the hefty upfront cost of solar photovoltaics.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:00
Solar power can be a pricey project for your house, but tech advances are making it possible to fit just a few panels in a tight space, bringing upfront costs down.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:00
"Affective computing" standards and technology could help computers grasp human emotion. An intuitive user interface sounds nice, but what about information overshare?
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:00
It's one of the many questions we have leading up to Wednesday's Apple music event. We look at what will happen to the iPod lineup, what's next for iTunes on the Web, and the chances of seeing an improved Apple TV.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:59
World's largest chipmaker is buying Infineon's wireless unit as it seeks to boost its presence in smartphones.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:56
Google's YouTube is looking to jump-start its fledgling movie rental service with titles from Hollywood's major studios, according to reports.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:58
Controversy swirls around whether tech excludes both women and those of an advanced age. If true, will this always be the case? Or will the tech world become a little more inclusive?