News tagged with price tags
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
Apr 10, 2012 |
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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
Apr 16, 2012 |
4 / 5 (6) |
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Cost of next-generation Mars rover soars to $2.5B
NASA's next-generation rover mission to the surface of Mars needs more money - again.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2011 |
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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.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales
(AP) -- Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 29, 2010 |
3 / 5 (1) |
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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.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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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.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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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
Mar 28, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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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
Sep 29, 2011 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
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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
Oct 05, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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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
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links
(AP) -- Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.
Apr 12, 2009 |
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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.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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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
May 16, 2011 |
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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
Apr 20, 2011 |
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