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Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video

(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.

Technology / Internet

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Research: Negative leakage could be key to reducing carbon emissions

(Phys.org) -- The unilateral efforts of a single country or region to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases could reduce exports, increase imports and lead to higher emissions elsewhere – what economists call “leakage.” ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

TV maker Vizio turns to computers, takes on Apple, Dell and HP

Vizio is no stranger to defying the odds. The once little-known company came from practically nowhere to become one of the USA's biggest TV makers, wresting the title from the top electronics companies, including Sony. Its ...

Technology / Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Facebook launches iPhone camera app (Update)

Facebook released a "camera" application Thursday that lets people take Instagram-style pictures that can be shared with iPhones.

Technology / Software

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Stanford scholars examine big money's influence on elections

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United resulted in an unprecedented wave of independent – and strikingly negative – political advertising.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook IPO to bring cash and change

Facebook makes its hotly anticipated stock market debut this week in a history-making move promising wealth for insiders and change for users of the online social network.

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created May 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Modern Portfolio Theory' optimizes conservation practices: study

While climate change is likely to alter the spatial distributions of species and habitat types, the nature of those changes is uncertain, making it more difficult for conservationists to implement standard ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Web tool helps determine best energy storage options

(Phys.org) -- Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bing to duel Google with Facebook-friendly format

Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

TV's double vision, when 1 screen isn't enough

(AP) -- As a kid, I dreamed of having a telephone that was plugged into my family's TV and would let me ring up whoever I was watching. With this special phone, I could reach my favorite TV stars, introduce myself and talk ...

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