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BYD, which is 10 percent owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, plans to spend $3.3 billion to build China’s largest solar battery plant.
One analyst claims to have knowledge of production problems, but Apple is saying the iPad will still ship in late March.
Google’s CEO appreciates the concerns over how technology is changing the world, but prefers to look on the bright side of a hyperconnected life.
VistaPrint, an online printing company, says it is no longer connected to Affinion, one of three marketing companies accused of duping consumers into paying monthly fees.
A mom blogger’s son falls into a pool. Some 30 minutes after she calls paramedics, she sends a tweet. The 2-year-old subsequently dies. Controversy rages about her turning to Twitter.
Google plans to release the first beta version of its Chrome browser in early December. Be careful about changes to the extensions technology until then, though.
Intel exec talks about how to think about performance in a parallel programming environment, and why such environments give developers headaches.
Nintendo can add another victory to its long list: Wii and Wii Fit Plus will now be offered in Sports Authority stores. But does the company’s game justify its existence in a sports store?
The popular photo site goes dark for more than an hour and counting, bringing user photos and its API down with it.
The proof-of-concept laser-equipped 747 takes out a ballistic missile in a bittersweet achievement for fans of directed-energy weapons.
Three out of four experts believe the Internet can improve our reading, writing, and knowledge, according to Pew Internet, which also peered into the future.
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BYD, which is 10 percent owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, plans to spend $3.3 billion to build China’s largest solar battery plant.
Playfish’s $300 million sale to Electronic Arts seems to spell good news for other makers of social-network games, but this is a fast-growing and messy niche filled with one plot twist after another.
Market research firm ComScore releases its data on online-video viewing for October 2009. Not surprisingly, YouTube is leading the pack by a large margin.
Recall to affect more than 400,000 hybrid models, including the latest Prius, as Toyota seeks to fix a problem with the regenerative brakes, which help charge the cars’ electric batteries.
We’ve picked eight stinkers from tech history that teased and twisted the minutest grains of plausibility into epic tales of technological wonder and horror.
Steven Chu finds himself among friends in Mountain View, emphasizing that the U.S. government is very focused on science and engineering when it comes to energy policy.
The civil liberties group says it has found a prior patent and reference material to invalidate a bogus VoIP patent.
Charitable campaign called #BeatCancer sets a Guinness World Record for the most social-media mentions in a 24-hour period. It has raised over $70,000 so far.
The Federal Trade Commission needs to do a better study of the future of the chip market and Intel’s likely diminished role.
Intel exec talks about how to think about performance in a parallel programming environment, and why such environments give developers headaches.
The latest update to the Google Voice Notifier for Google Chrome makes it a must-have, assuming you’ve got Google Voice in the first place.
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BYD, which is 10 percent owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, plans to spend $3.3 billion to build China’s largest solar battery plant.
Lotus announces the Evora 414E Hybrid concept to debut at the 2010 Geneva auto show.
The company enlisted a branding consultancy to revamp its logo and brand attitude for its spinoff as a publicly traded company next month. Here’s the first look at it.
If you’re looking to add some flavor to your blog or any other online project, getting public-domain photos, audio, and video is a great way to do it.
Malicious spam and attacks via social-networking sites skyrocketed in the second half of last year, according to a report from security vendor M86 Security.
Cisco has announced more than $6 billion worth of acquisitions this month. Its latest gives the tech giant some extra security clout. This story and more on today’s podcast.
Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity official tells CNET that Einstein network-defense system, which exchanges data with the NSA, could be extended to private sector.
Several high-profile e-commerce sites were inaccessible for around half an hour Wednesday evening, due to what customer support at a major DNS provider called an attack.
Technologies to automate and upgrade the grid will capture most of the $200 billion invested in modernizing electrical power systems, says Pike Research.
A CNET story about termination notices caused quite a stir among readers and denials from the carrier. Here’s a deeper look at our reporting and what the company now says it’s willing to do with repeat copyright violators.
Company’s App Store hits another milestone as it surpasses 100,000 applications available in less than 16 months since its launch.
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BYD, which is 10 percent owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, plans to spend $3.3 billion to build China’s largest solar battery plant.
The most dominant online advertising company has long had its sights set on the mobile market, and its $750 million purchase of AdMob would give it a strong position.
International optics and photonics society gathers in San Francisco for an enormous photonics and laser exhibition.
A lot of people have found their mates via online dating services, but experts agree that caution is in order.
Google says its plan to build new fiber networks will promote innovation in broadband technology, but its moves could be seen as a threat to existing broadband operators.
After Google’s $1.65 billion buy of YouTube, many questioned why it valued the site so highly. In a deposition, the CEO explains the behind-the-scenes decision making.
iSuppli conducts a teardown of Google’s forthcoming Android-based smartphone and estimates its bill of materials at $174.15.
Wolfgang’s Vault to launch membership model: $48 a year will get you $50 (that’s right) in merchandise, along with discounted downloads, and a tour of the company’s memorabilia-filled headquarters.
If the 3G version of Apple’s iPad tablet proves to be as popular as analysts are predicting, AT&T will face increased network congestion problems, warns a blog post by two agency directors.
The gurus said that the community would change the way the industry develops and sells software. The gurus were wrong.
If it’s Tweetie, here’s good news: Tweetie 2 just hit the App Store, bringing with it a raft of updates and improvements. Whether it’s Tweetie or not, vote in our poll!
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