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TI reveals new teensy projector chip
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The new nHD model of the Pico DLP line has better optical performance and lower power consumption, Texas Instruments says.
SD revamp to triple flash card speeds in 2012
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The SD Association should rev its flash card specification in 2011 with faster cards arriving the year after. Also at IFA, Toshiba announces faster cards using today's SD technology.
Paris Hilton busted by Twitter pic?
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Despite claiming a rather nifty Chanel bag containing cocaine was not hers, it seems the dazzling socialite tweeted a picture of a bag that looks spectacularly similar more than a month ago.
NASA planning mission to visit the sun
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Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018.
IETF: AT&T's Net neutrality claim is 'misleading'
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A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees.
Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas
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Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers.
Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads
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Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list.
Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate
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However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program.
Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature
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Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.
Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises
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Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.
More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk
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New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role.
Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.
Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch
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A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.
Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)
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At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.
The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration
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On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.
Survey: E-mail eats up your time off
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Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.
Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control
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Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.
Motor City getting in on electric fever
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Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.
Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons
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Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles.
India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype
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India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
