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Volkswagen plans electric car in 2013: head

Technology / Energy

18 hours ago | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday.

Japanese imperial army maps to go online

Technology / Internet

16 hours ago | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.

Racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots takes to the track at Goodwood

Technology / Engineering

22 hours ago | 1 / 5 (3) | 0

A racing car created from potatoes and carrots and powered by chocolate will be put through its paces this weekend at the world’s largest celebration of motorsport.

Download the new Firefox 3.5 Web browser

Technology / Software

Jul 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 2

Get your hot, fresh Web browser from Firefox.

Renault to test electric cars in Paris, Milan: company

Technology / Energy

Jul 02, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (8) | 0

Renault-Nissan will hold large-scale tests for its new electric cars in the Paris and Milan regions next year ahead of planned mass production from 2012, the Franco-Japanese auto group said Thursday.

Second Life data offers window into how trends spread

Technology / Computer Sciences

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Do friends wear the same style of shoe or see the same movies because they have similar tastes, which is why they became friends in the first place? Or once a friendship is established, do ...

Sound imaging: clever acoustics help blind people see the world (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

Jul 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Video from portable cameras is analysed to calculate the distance of obstacles and predict the movements of people and cars. This information is then transformed and relayed to a blind person ...

TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV

Technology / Telecom

Jul 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday.

Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show

Technology / Internet

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show.

Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules

Technology / Internet

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.

Microsoft adds selected 'tweets' to Bing

Technology / Internet

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.

Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking

Technology / Internet

Jul 02, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.

AP unveils 'treasure trove' of historical footage

Technology / Internet

Jul 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The Associated Press is digitizing and has begun to release a "treasure trove" of historical film footage from the 1960s and '70s that had been sitting in Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's former World War II headquarters ...

Two-Antenna Quad-Beam 11-15 GHz Phased Array RFIC Targeted at Satellite Systems and Advanced Radars

Technology / Semiconductors

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Jazz Semiconductor, a Tower Group Company, today announced that they have collaborated to develop a two-antenna quad-beam RFIC phased array ...

TSMC Unveils First Commercial 65-Nanometer Multi-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory Technology

Technology / Semiconductors

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today announced the foundry segment’s first functional 65-nanometer multi-time programmable (MTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) process technology.

Panasonic Develops High Efficiency CRT Recycling Technology Using Laser

Technology / Other

Jul 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Panasonic has developed a recycling technology using laser beams to separate the front panel and back part (funnel) of a cathode ray tube (CRT) used in TV sets.

All in sight: Scientists test infrared system for the protection of whales

Technology / Engineering

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part ...

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China

Technology / Software

Jul 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.