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Facebook reacts to Greenpeace anticoal campaign
Social network gets flak from Greenpeace over its planned giant data center in Oregon, but Facebook says its efficiency will be industry-leading.
Apple's Ping dinged by spam
The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack of spam- or URL- filtering, ...
NASA launches free iPad app
The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition. Originally posted at The Digital ...
Android gains on Apple in U.S. mobile Web use
Apple's iOS is still dominant, but is losing share. It's to be expected as sales of Android devices continue to grow. Originally posted at Circuit ...
Boxee uses Apple TV to talk Box pricing
Makers of the upcoming Boxee Box plan to release the device in November for $200, the company announced in a blog post following Wednesday's Apple ...
Apple TV isn't 1080p and you shouldn't care
The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality. Originally posted at ...
Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push
Networking giant to augment its IP-based communications tech with planned purchase of start-up Arch Rock, which makes wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility ...
Motor City getting in on electric fever
Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption. ...
Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control
Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery. ...
Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate
However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program. ...