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Android dominates sales but Samsung profits
Samsung brought in 95 percent of Android profits in the first quarter.
May 17, 2013 1:02pm |
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The Sam Can: a 2-year, $1 million journey
The search for a suitable Samuel Adams can presented some interesting design challenges. The goal: make the experience as close to drinking from a glass as possible.
May 17, 2013 12:47pm |
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Passengers are giving in to airline baggage fees
Travels are learning to live with baggage fees and it's helping airlines turn profits.
1 | May 17, 2013 7:05am |
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China steps up efforts to export nuclear reactors - including Westinghouse's
Three moves this week demonstrate country's determination to sell nuclear abroad as it builds and plans 150 reactors at home - more than a third of the world's present total.
6 | May 17, 2013 4:42am |
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Car-sharing service RelayRides halts service after cease-and-desist letter
Yet another peer-to-peer service comes up against regulatory hurdles in New York State.
11 | May 17, 2013 3:10am |
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Why is Argentina so resistant to the e-book?
BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's capital just held its 39th Book Fair, the largest in the Spanish speaking world. But largely missing was the item revolutionizing publishing everywhere else: the e-book.
3 | May 17, 2013 3:00am |
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Will machines talk us out of jobs?
Economy may not be able to catch up with next impending technology wave, MIT professor warns.
21 | May 16, 2013 12:44pm |
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For $7,000, earn online master's degree from Georgia Tech
Now you can take massive-online classes and get a real degree.
4 | May 16, 2013 12:34pm |
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What we can learn from Amy's Baking Company social media meltdown
Lessons one and two: The Internet is a double-edged sword for interacting with the masses, and for your firm to succeed, professionalism is key.
5 | May 16, 2013 12:24pm |
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Human cloning critics denounce stem cell research
Advances in therapeutic cloning could mean the development of new treatment for degenerative diseases, but it is not without opposition.
May 16, 2013 10:58am |
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Black carbon casts doubt on space tourism
Will black carbon cause the death of space tourism before it has taken off?
7 | May 16, 2013 10:49am |
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Silicon Valley investor raises funds to bring drones to the masses
One of the most prominent Silicon Valley investors, Andreessen Horowitz, has successfully raised funding to develop software for commercial drones.
May 16, 2013 10:45am |
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North America, prepare for more e-scooters
China has long been the primary driver of electric scooter and motorcycles sales. That trend is shifting just a bit, according to a report by Navigant Research.
2 | May 16, 2013 10:41am |
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SunPower ramps up energy storage plans
The solar company's plans to roll out an energy storage product marks a shift within the industry to offer more services.
2 | May 16, 2013 9:36am |
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Would you trust riding in a driverless car?
Trust levels are already high for driverless cars.
1 | May 16, 2013 8:01am |
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The $325,000 burger set to debut in London
The first lab-grown burger will be eaten soon.
19 | May 16, 2013 5:52am |
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Consumer confidence slipping in solar, wind
The bloom is sliding off the rose of renewables. Electric and hybrid vehicles losing favor too. What about nuclear?
21 | May 16, 2013 4:51am |
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Living-room opera lends a new twist to an old art
BERLIN -- Could a troupe of classical performers help rejuvenate patronage for opera?
2 | May 16, 2013 3:00am |
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Google I/O highlights: rebuilding Maps, streaming music service
There were lots of announcements, unveilings and the like coming out of the 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, which kicked off Wednesday. Here are some of the biggies.
May 15, 2013 2:41pm |
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Drones could help utilities keep the lights on, group says
The Electric Power Research Institute sees drones as a potentially powerful tool to respond to power outages after big storms.
2 | May 15, 2013 11:09am |

