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Archive for August, 2008



iPhone Users Discover But Another Bug

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 1:11 pm

Early iPhone adopters have been wondering if the steady stream of bugs (and subsequent patches) has an end in sight.

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iPhone Users Discover But Another Bug




Palo Alto Toyota dealer starts taking deposits on plug-in Prius

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 6:06 am

A Toyota dealership in Palo Alto has started taking deposits on a plug-in version of the Toyota Prius, a car the automaker hasn’t even confirmed it will put on sale.

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Palo Alto Toyota dealer starts taking deposits on plug-in Prius




Apple trying to fix iPhone flaw that lets unauthorized users gain access

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 6:04 am

Apple executives Thursday were scrambling to fix the latest in what has become an annoying and embarrassing series of glitches plaguing their products.

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Apple trying to fix iPhone flaw that lets unauthorized users gain access




Microsoft buys comparison-shopping sites in Europe

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 2:39 am

Microsoft Corp. is buying a Munich, Germany-based Web comparison shopping site and its parent company for about $486 million in cash.

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Microsoft buys comparison-shopping sites in Europe




Research: Hassles, negative feedback affect green actions

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 2:21 am

As awareness of global warming grows, researchers are looking at what motivates — and what hinders — consumer responses.

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Research: Hassles, negative feedback affect green actions




Thin-film solar firm Nanosolar says it has raised $300 million

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 2:20 am

Confirming that venture capitalists consider its technology to be ready for prime time, San Jose’s Nanosolar says on its blog that the company has raised $300 million this year — more than any other solar company so far in 2008.

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Thin-film solar firm Nanosolar says it has raised $300 million




Cisco executive slain in Detroit is remembered as gifted techie, dedicated family man

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 5:39 pm

At Cisco Systems, at Temple Shir Hadash and at his Los Gatos home during his family’s shiva, Ben Goldman, a Cisco executive who was found shot to death in Detroit’s gritty 8 Mile area on Aug. 19, was remembered this week as a man full of life, family and song. Guest book for Goldman

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GM, Honda, other automakers test hydrogen car prototypes with consumers

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 6:10 am

Automakers such as GM, Honda Motor.

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GM, Honda, other automakers test hydrogen car prototypes with consumers




Microsoft to get $20.75 million settlement from Immersion

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 6:10 am

Microsoft will receive $20.75 million from San Jose-based Immersion after the companies agreed to settle a lawsuit that revealed Microsoft’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering against video-game console rival Sony.

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Microsoft to get $20.75 million settlement from Immersion




Mystery ‘iPhone Girl’ generates Internet intrigue

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 6:09 am

Who is the “iPhone Girl”? Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity — and her fate.

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Mystery ‘iPhone Girl’ generates Internet intrigue




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