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Gadget charger harnesses walking power
AFP, Published on 05/01/2011
» A US company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running.
Dioxin in your egg? There's an app for that
AFP, Published on 10/01/2011
» As Germany grapples with a food scandal that has forced thousands of farms to halt sales, one technology firm has come up with an enterprising way to pick out the bad eggs at the supermarket.
Myspace slashing 500 jobs, nearly half its staff
AFP, Published on 12/01/2011
» Myspace announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 500 jobs, nearly half its staff, in a move seen as potentially setting the stage for a sale of the social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Israel tested Stuxnet on Iran, with US help: report
AFP, Published on 17/01/2011
» US and Israeli intelligence services collaborated to develop a destructive computer worm to sabotage Iran's efforts to make a nuclear bomb, The New York Times reported Sunday.
eBay earnings shine on PayPal performance
AFP, Published on 20/01/2011
» Online auction house eBay reported better than expected earnings Wednesday, driven by the success of its online financial transactions service PayPal.
Hackers steal 2 million tonnes of EU carbon credits
AFP, Published on 20/01/2011
» Hackers stole two million tonnes of polluting rights in a five-day raid this week on the European Union's carbon emissions trading system, an EU source said on Thursday.
Amazon buys European film rental service Lovefilm
AFP, Published on 21/01/2011
» Internet retail giant Amazon announced Thursday that it has agreed to buy Britain-based online film and games rental service LoveFilm for an undisclosed amount.
EU disarray makes it easy for carbon credits hackers
AFP, Published on 21/01/2011
» Europe boasts that its control of polluting rights makes it a leading light in moves to save the planet, but patchwork national systems for trading carbon credits have simply left hackers licking their lips.
Music industry takes to the digital cloud
AFP, Published on 24/01/2011
» Music is taking to the clouds after Sony said it is expanding its cloud-based digital Music Unlimited service around Europe to enable fans to access music on their digital devices.
Huawei sues Motorola over IP transfer to NSN
AFP, Published on 25/01/2011
» China's Huawei Technologies Co. sued Motorola on Monday to prevent confidential Huawei intellectual property information from being allegedly transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks.