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Most hybrids to lose CA HOV access, electric vehicles can stay

Wed, 2010-07-14 12:08

Starting in 2011, expect the regular highway lanes to be crowded with about 85,000 more vehicles, as the HOV access comes to an end for hybrids. But the free ride continues for zero-emissions vehicles like the Tesla Roadster and Nissan Leaf.

Asus breaks into PC makers' Top 5

Wed, 2010-07-14 11:51

The spin-off from the Taiwanese ODM breaks even with Toshiba as the fifth-largest PC maker in the world.

CNET to the Rescue: Newest video editors

Wed, 2010-07-14 11:42

Josh Lowensohn reviews iMovie for the iPhone and YouTube's new video editor. They actually work. Also, your questions answered, like, how does my Wi-Fi-only iPad know where I am?

OpenSolaris board in OpenRevolt against Oracle

Wed, 2010-07-14 10:39

Governing board that oversees the open-source Solaris community, frustrated by months of "radio silence" from Oracle, threatens to disband.

Korean machine-gun robots start DMZ duty

Wed, 2010-07-14 09:42

Samsung's SGR-1 robot has already starred in an action film. Now the machine gun-toting badass is taking on intruders along Korea's DMZ.

iPhone app created for psychic German octopus

Wed, 2010-07-14 09:09

After a cephalopod "predicted" the outcome of multiple World Cup soccer games, an iPhone app development company has created a tribute app.

Exxon Mobil growing its algae biofuels program

Wed, 2010-07-14 08:53

Researchers from Exxon and partner Synthetic Genomics plan to use the facility to test whether large-scale quantities of affordable fuel can be produced from algae.

Evernote gets built-in, third-party app directory

Wed, 2010-07-14 08:47

Web-based memory service unveils "The Trunk," a directory of third-party sites and a set of tools that can be integrated for added functionality.

Chicken came before egg, evidence suggests

Wed, 2010-07-14 08:47

British scientists claim they've solved one of life's great mysteries, saying the proof is in a protein found in chickens' ovaries, used to form an eggshell.

Rock impresario says file sharing is inevitable

Wed, 2010-07-14 08:22

Peter Jenner, who helped launch Pink Floyd and also managed Ian Drury, says the music sector can learn about selling songs from RapidShare.

CareCenter MD takes cables out of hospital rooms

Wed, 2010-07-14 08:11

Cardiac Science Corporation this week unveils a PC-based wireless diagnostic workstation that supports both resting ECG and stress testing.

Solar structures offer self-sufficiency in disaster

Wed, 2010-07-14 07:57

Envision Solar announces prefab solar-powered structures for disaster areas and developing nations and new solar carports with tracking system.

Twitter's @earlybird: Not the most magical debut

Wed, 2010-07-14 07:54

Giving away free tickets to a movie that's raking in one terrible review after another might not be the best PR for Twitter's new daily-deals service.


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