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Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

Technology / Internet

55 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.

Elpida Completes Development of 1-Gigabit GDDR5

Technology / Semiconductors

52 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory, today announced that it had developed a 1-gigabit GDDR5 (product name: EDW1032BABG) that operates at a world-class high speed ...

US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent

Technology / Business

1hour ago | not rated yet | 0

US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.

EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27

Technology / Business

3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.

Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty

Technology / Business

9 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.

EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

Technology / Business

10 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.

Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers

Technology / Internet

3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.

GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on

Technology / Business

4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over ...

Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays (Update)

Technology / Software

23 hours ago | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0

(AP) -- Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.

Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report

Technology / Business

22 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Some of the computer-industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.

End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it

Technology / Internet

23 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

I don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail. Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking ...

Pulling the plug on hybrid myths

Technology / Energy

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (12) | 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you call them myths, urban legends, fables or old wives' tales, there's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These vehicles, abbreviated PHEVs, ...

"What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

Technology / Internet

21 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know "What's happening?"

Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy

Technology / Energy

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (11) | 5

The biggest chemical battery in the United States is located near Interstate 90 in the small town of Luverne, Minn. The 80 ton device -- the size of two tractor-trailers stacked on top of each other -- stores ...

Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?

Technology / Energy

Nov 19, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- There's one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun doesn't shine at night, the wind doesn’t always blow, and tides, waves and currents fluctuate. ...

Google adds automatic captions to YouTube

Technology / Internet

Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.

'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

Technology / Engineering

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique ...

Search engines are source of learning

Technology / Internet

Nov 19, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.