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Rebates to cut price of $60 LED bulb

(AP) -- How much would you pay for an amazing, state-of-the-art light bulb? Shoppers will be asking themselves that very question at Home Depot and other outlets starting Sunday - Earth Day - when the bulb ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 33

5 more minutes? New clock answers resounding 'no'

(AP) -- There is no snooze button. If you unplug it, a battery takes over. As wake-up time approaches, you cannot reset the alarm time.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Safer air-conditioner refrigerant helps reverse rapid ozone-layer losses of past decades

If the approaching summer has you calling for an air-conditioning repair, you'll have a personal experience with one of the world's most successful global environmental efforts.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solar water heaters use 1/3 energy, Progress Energy study finds

Progress Energy customers saved an average of $235 a year by switching to solar thermal water heater, representing an average annual savings of 63 percent on the water heater portion of their power bill.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Chinese maker defends Steve Jobs action doll

The company behind a made-in-China Steve Jobs action figure insisted Wednesday it was not a toy, but a realistic depiction of the Apple founder designed for fans of his iconic products.

Technology / Other

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

India's Tata to launch Nano car in Bangladesh

India's Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, will go on sale in Bangladesh on Saturday -- but with a price tag nearly triple what it is at home.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A buyer's guide to the new iPhone 4S

(AP) -- Apple is trotting out a new iPhone on Oct. 14, but it's not the iPhone 5 some were expecting. Instead, it's a more modest upgrade, the iPhone 4S. Here are some facts to help you decide if it's time ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

RIM says committed to PlayBook amid price cuts

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) dismissed a report on Thursday that it was pulling the plug on its PlayBook tablet computer.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

France pockets 936 mn euros in 4G frequency auction

France took in 936 million euros ($1.3 billion) from the auction of frequencies to build fourth-generation mobile telephone networks, telecommunications regulator Arcep said on Thursday.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony to release tablet computer this month

Sony's first tablet computer will hit the Japanese market on September 17 as the company looks to take on Apple's popular iPad, the electronics giant said Thursday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Hackers attack site of Catholic youth celebrations

Hackers temporarily blocked the official World Youth Day site Thursday just as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Madrid to preside over the festivities, a spokeswoman for the event said.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Audit: Hurdles remain for upcoming Mars mission

(AP) -- A new report says significant challenges remain before NASA can launch its next rover to Mars later this year.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Germany outlines bold plan to drive electric

Germany outlined Monday a bold plan to rev up the number of all-electric cars on its roads from next to nothing to one million in under 10 years, helping its automakers shift into the key sector.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Could low-cost space missions keep astronomy aiming high?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether in the present so-called 'age of austerity' or more generous times, arguing for funds for space exploration can sometimes be hard and constrained budgets mean that some excellent scientific ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As competitors pop up, iPad keeps price advantage

(AP) -- The new iPad model hitting stores Friday comes with several improvements over the original version but the same price tag, hobbling efforts by rivals at breaking Apple Inc.'s hold on the emerging ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1