Power Pad Offers Easy Recharge for devices...with no wires!

" Amid the wireless buzz, a company claims to have solved the "last wire" dilemma by eliminating the need to plug in devices to charge them. Startup MobileWise is working with Acer and others to ship (early next year) a pad with a conductive surface capable of powering...

Apple says MacBook is greenest notebook ever

Apple has said their new aluminum MacBook is the most environmentally friendly portable computers ever."The freshly posted campaign page backs up the confident stance by centering on the unibody aluminum and glass...

Sony recalls 100,000 batteries

100,000 Sony Lithium-Ion batteries that are used in Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and Dell notebook computers are being recalled, with a prediction that about 35,000 of these batteries came from the US."Some details...

Sarkozy sues French ex-spy chief

Sarkozy says ex president Chirac misused agency " French President Nicolas Sarkozy is taking legal action for libel and invasion of privacy against the former head of a French intelligence agency. The move follows...

Netbooks a temporary Band-aid on PC industry

" Despite the volatile economy, the PC industry overall appears on the surface to be doing fine thanks to the influx of cheap, underpowered notebooks. Overall, worldwide PC shipments rose to 80.6 million units...

Sci-Fi Award Finalists Announced

Attention all sci-fi fans: the annual PKD Award finalists have been announced. But, if you're still new to the science-fiction game, perhaps start with something from the amazing and prolific back catalogue of the masterful writer after whom the award is named: Philip K....

Zap! MIT Developing Wireless Electricity (Again)

Nikola Tesla actually worked on this, way back in the day (1890's), when he wasn't busy getting punk'd by Thomas Edison..."A team of scientists from MIT has come up with a way to light a 60-watt lightbulb. The...

EPEAT director defends Greenpeace Ranking

Confusion is mounting over the environmental credentials of Apple's portfolio after research from the US Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) appeared to contradict recent claims from...

AMD's CTO says Intel messed up

"There used to be an easy way to tell time in the processor business: Advanced Micro Devices would have three bad years and one good year, and Intel would have one bad year and three good years. Strategic changes...

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