Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

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(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically significant new products.


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From this Vista, it looks like same old Microsoft

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Just when you thought it was safe to convert to Windows Vista, Microsoft changes its mind, again. This soap opera is getting to be a little old.

Don't give in to ‘scareware'

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Q. Recently my computer was attacked by a program named Antivirus XP 2008 that, while claiming to protect your computer, is actually a virus itself.

FCC chair eyes fallow TV airwaves for broadband

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(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed opening up unused portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service.

EBay posts 3Q profit, but outlook below forecasts

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(AP) -- EBay Inc. posted a third-quarter profit that beat analyst forecasts Wednesday, but its lower-than-expected fourth-quarter forecast indicated the online auction site operator is not immune from the slowing economy.

Flat-panel TV prices set to dive, analysts say

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(AP) -- A combination of weak consumer spending and a peak in manufacturing capacity will push prices for flat-panel TVs down to unprecedented lows this holiday season, according to analysts.