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U.S. Army Interested in Robots Requiring Little Human Interaction

The U.S. Army hopes to upgrade its robot fleet, so they won't require as much human interaction during dangerous operations.
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Saygus VPhone’s Pictures and Details are Revealed Today

Saygus announced its V1 Android handset, called the VPhone, will be Verizon's first Open Development initiative handset.
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NVIDIA and Intel Battle On, NVIDIA CEO Loves Apple

Intel and NVIDIA are suing each other over chipset licensing details and because NVIDIA told Apple not to use Intel's graphics products.
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Sprint and Other Investors Give Clearwire $1.5B in Financing

Big name investors, such as Sprint and Time Warner Cable, are giving Clearwire Corp. $1.5 Billion to help build its nationwide wireless network.

Rihanna to Help Nokia Promote New X6 Phone

Nokia and R&B singer Rihanna partner up to promote her new album "Rated R" and Nokia's new X6 phone.

Google’s New App: The Google Dashboard

Google's new application, the Google Dashboard, is supposed to help you navigate and manage all of your data spread across the various Google Web services. Here's a little How-To to access it.
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Robotic Climber Wins $900K in Space Elevator Contest

NASA will announce LaserMotive as winner of $900,000 prize for the Power Beaming Challenge competition.
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Rupert Murdoch May Ban Google from Indexing News Corp Stories

Rupert Murdoch wants to block Google as a way to get people to pay for News Corp content.
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Sony HDTVs Now Come with a Side of Meatballs

Sony's offering--for free--the movie "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs" to its customers who purchase Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.
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China Plans Olympics For Humanoid Robots

China is the latest country interested in hosting a competition for robots.
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Hybrid Humvee Will Get a Battery from EnerDel, Says U.S. Army

Hybrid cars are taking over the U.S. Army-- Army officials say they've chosen EnerDel to make the battery for their hybrid Humvee.
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The LG BL40 Chocolate Goes Global Today

LG Electronics announced the worldwide availability of its new LG Chocolate phone, also known as the LG BL40, with content from James Cameron's Avatar movie embedded on the new Chocolate phone itself.

Gstar 2009: The Future of Video Games and the Video Game Industry

Video game enthusiasts rejoice: Gstar 2009 the video game industry's exhibition show will reveal the best online video games, 2009's best video games, and the future video games to come.
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Ford: Inflatable Seatbelt Could Help Save Lives

Ford Motors Company is all about safety: Ford has created a new seat belt that may revolutionize car seat belts forever.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Could Be The Best Holiday Video Game

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 could be holiday season 2009's best video game-- so get excited Call of Duty fans.
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Hackintosh Netbook Makers Rejoice: Apple Restores Intel Atom Support

The latest Apple build revives Intel Atom functionality and makes Hackintosh mini netbooks possible again.
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Windows 7 Sales Up 234% Compared to Windows Vista

Windows 7 sales are up and Microsoft is please with the success of its Windows 7 upgrade.
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Internet Piracy: EU Agrees on New Internet User Rights

Since Internet music piracy and software piracy have been on the rise, the EU's set up more Internet user rules to manage the Internet piracy.
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Dell Adamo XPS is Revealed and Adamo Reviews are Released

Dell's Adamo XPS laptop is revealed and the Adamo XPS reviews have been pouring out.
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Windows 7 Upgrade and Sales are ‘Fantastic’ in Japan Says Microsoft’s CEO

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer says Windows 7 upgrade and Windows 7 sales have been amazing, generating top sales in Japan.
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Cisco Forecasts Growth for First Time in Downturn

Cisco is showing revenue growth for the first time in 2009.

Internet Use Leads to More Diverse Networks

Whether you're at home using Internet Explorer 9 or on the go with BlackBerry's Internet service, this study proves Internet use may be helping your social life.
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PayPal Login Page is Seeing More Action Than eBay

EBay's PayPal and its PayPal login page has been getting more hits than eBay itself.
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Ancestry.com Hopes to Raise $100 Million in IPO

Ancestry.com is going public this week with high-hopes to achieve $100 million in IPOs.

Microsoft Lays Off 800 More Workers Worldwide

Microsoft announced it will be laying off more than 800 employees this fall.
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Google’s 3Q Lobbying Costs Eclipse $1 Million

Google says it intends to increase its spending again after the company's 3Q lobbying cost eclipsed $1 million.
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Chinese Agencies Fight for Control of Web Game

Chinese officials are battling with the Ministry of Culture to regulate certain Internet sites, especially online gaming sites.
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Verizon to Charge Customers $350 for Smartphone Contract Termination

Verizon Wireless is charging customers fees for terminating their smartphone contract to join up with other big-name smartphone carriers, like AT&T for Apple's iPhone.
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Which Gadgets Are Selling: For Some Technology, Analysts Say, It’s Buyer Beware

We sit down with high-profile retailers to find out which gadgets are flying off store shelves, and which are destined for the closeout bin.
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Return of the King: AMD HD 5970 Leaks, Looks Poised to Seize Performance Crown

New ATI Radeon graphics card will likely be the most powerful solution on the market when it lands late this month
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Rice University Researchers Make Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Processing

Breakthrough builds on process used in plastic industry for years.
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Florida Sues Online Travel Companies Over Hotel Taxes

Florida is suing Expedia and Orbitz after they failed to pay the state the full amount of taxes owed on room rentals.
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Congress Pressures Obama to Pick Cybersecurity Coordinator

So far names of potential candidates have been rumored for contention but no appointment has been made.
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Nokia Siemens Networks to Lay Off Up to 5,700

Telecoms equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks says it may need to cut its workforce by 7-9%.