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Thu, 10/22/2009 - 09:30
Mere hours after a deal with Microsoft was announced to index real-time 'tweets' in Bing, Google posted on its blog that it has reached an agreement with Twitter, too.
Thu, 10/22/2009 - 09:17
The next big source of revenue for Google is selling services to big business, CEO Eric Schmidt says. Also: Consumer and enterprise customers aren't that far apart.
Thu, 10/22/2009 - 09:08
About a third of Americans who have access to broadband choose not to subscribe. And the FCC is trying to figure out why.
Tue, 10/20/2009 - 18:55
General Motors opens its OnStar EV Lab to provide online services and battery management tools to electric Chevy Volt drivers.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 06:08
Online retailer upgrades its shipping options in time for the holiday season, also expanding its Saturday delivery options. Pricing may benefit Prime subscribers most.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 05:54
The new licensee of the Polaroid brand has decided to relaunch some of the most popular instant cameras.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 05:52
New iPhone app lets you discover hot topics and news stories with tag clouds from a dozen mainstream sources alongside new media sources like Twitter.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 05:43
There's more to programming than aspiring to be the next iPhone app rock star. Texas Instruments' unhelpfulness toward calculator hackers can even be an incentive.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 05:13
EMC's Chuck Hollis likes virtual appliances. Big database appliances? Not so much.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 04:54
Push notification and a new activities ribbon are among the significant changes to YouMail's native iPhone app.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 04:30
Netflix and famed maker of horror films are teaming up on a series of Webisodes called "Splatter." The twist? Viewers get to decide the fate of characters.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 04:17
Report highlights which sectors and geographic areas of the U.S. are hotbeds for clean-tech job activity.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 02:59
Microblogging site is suddenly selling vino--on pre-order--via its Fledgling Wine brand. Part of the proceeds will be spent to help reduce illiteracy worldwide.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 02:50
Coskata says its hybrid ethanol technology, using thermochemical and biological processes, can produce environmentally friendly ethanol cheaper than gasoline.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 02:31
Starting in the first half of 2010, the Google Editions service will be available to anyone with a Web browser, the search giant says at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 01:20
The mobile phone maker sees sales drop 20 percent and it suffers a big write-down on its failing communications equipment unit.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 00:33
Telecommunications giant says Google is a powerful company that's trying to fool the government into believing that the rules shouldn't apply to it.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 00:00
Unbranding the photo-sharing site is the least of the advantages of the Fittr Flickr extension for Chrome. Best are the keyboard controls.
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 00:00
Security software maker claims significantly faster scan times in AVG Free 9, but some unfortunate behavior from its LinkScanner tool might annoy some enough to swear off that otherwise-excellent feature.
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 23:00
Ford's newly named director of global electrification forecasts rapid growth for hybrids and markets for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles developing in the years ahead.
