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California Bans Power-Hog TVs: Death Knell for Plasma?
San Francisco Chronicle | 5 minutes ago
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Murata postpones battery sales
Japan Times, The | 9 minutes ago
Murata Manufacturing Co. will postpone its plan to start selling lithium-ion batteries by at least a year as it plots a strategy to compete in a market that includes Japanese rivals Panasonic Corp. and GS Yuasa Corp. "If we want to be competitive, we need time to consider what types of equipment the batteries should be used with," said Tsuneo Murata, president of the electronic parts maker, in an interview on Thursday at the company's Kyoto headquarters. "It may be a year or more befo...

Chrome OS Lands on BitTorrent Sites - Reviews by PC Magazine
PC Magazine | 20 minutes ago
Not surprisingly, developers have already snapped up the code to Google's open-source Chrome OS, known as Chromium, then compiled it and put it on the Web for users to download.

Shoppers literally give thumbs up (and down) to recommendations on Tobi.com
Internet Retailer | 30 minutes ago
At Tobi.com, a fashion apparel retailer that emphasizes service from personal stylists, shoppers with computer webcams can view real-time images of themselves trying on recommended products. Gesturing with a thumbs up saves the product in a virtual closet and increases the products value for all shoppers as a recommended item.

eXapath Conduit System Futureproofs Your Wired Home
Video Business Online | 47 minutes ago
eXapath Conduit System Futureproofs Your Wired Home Give your home an infusion of orange with the colorful conduit system to run plenty of wire, from Homepath Products.

Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
Miami Herald, The | 1 hour 27 minutes ago
TOKYO -- Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.

Light Reading - Broadband - Calix Files for an IPO - Telecom News Analysis
Light Reading | 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Why wait for 2012? The end of the world is starting right now: Calix Networks Inc. has filed to go public.

Sources: Tesla Motors Expected to File IPO - Reviews by PC Magazine
PC Magazine | 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Silicon Valley electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is planning to go public soon, two people familiar with the situation said, outlining plans to sell stock and cash in on investor appetite for green technology and interest in battery-powered vehicles.

New York City Joins Network Neutrality Debate - Reviews by PC Magazine
PC Magazine | 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Several New York City Council members are considering a resolution urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt net neutrality rules, but AT&T met with agency officials this week to voice concerns about the proposal.

Cable Digital News - Video - Harmonic Goes Lite for Cable IPTV - Telecom News Analysis
Light Reading | 2 hours 17 minutes ago
Adding yet another proprietary idea to the coming cable IPTV wave, Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq: HLIT) is proposing Docsis Lite, an architecture that would send video traffic through IPTV-optimized edge QAM devices, bypassing the cable modem termination system (CMTS).

Google PC will start in seven seconds or less
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 2 hours 44 minutes ago
Makers of upcoming Chrome OS say it will be out for 2010 holiday season but initially on certain netbooks

9 Green (and Great!) TVs
Video Business Online | 2 hours 53 minutes ago
9 Green (and Great!) TVs These displays are high in performance and low in energy consumption.

Light Reading Europe - Services Software - MTS Exec: Partners, Processes Key to Success - Telecom News Analysis
Unstrung.com | 3 hours 10 minutes ago
Senior exec at Russian giant MTS says carriers need to focus on partnership management and internal processes to succeed in the Internet world

Sony eyes online service to build loyalty
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 5 hours 16 minutes ago
Company plans service to be up next year, to include games, movie downloads, interactive entertainment accessible on Sony products