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Catch up on green technology with eco-friendly computing, gadgets, electronics, research & innovations news.

  • Car makers want to put kids behind the wheel

    Mon, Jun 17, 2013 6:41 PM

    by Jenn Savedge

    Porsche and Toyota roll out new car models aimed at kids as young as 5.

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  • More than content: What future metadata will reveal about you

    Mon, Jun 17, 2013 9:49 AM by Jillian Scharr, TechNewsDaily

    The information that can be legally obtained about your communications will increase as new technologies emerge.

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  • Solar Impulse to make stop in Cincinnati

    Fri, Jun 14, 2013 2:10 PM by Denise Chow, LiveScience

    The innovative plane continues its journey across the United States using only the sun for fuel.

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  • Microsoft stores to pop up in 500 Best Buy locations

    Fri, Jun 14, 2013 10:22 AM by Lisa Eadicicco, LAPTOP

    Dubbed the Windows Store, each mini shop will be staffed with Best Buy blue shirt employees that have been trained on Microsoft’s product line.

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  • Supreme Court rules against gene patenting

    Fri, Jun 14, 2013 9:56 AM

    Video: On Thursday a unanimous Supreme Court said Myriad Genetics of Utah was not eligible to patent genes because it did not create those genes: nature did, and nature cannot be patented.

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  • Finding solutions to smartphone theft

    Fri, Jun 14, 2013 9:30 AM

    Video: CNN's Samuel Burke reports on new ways police and companies are working to protect against rising smartphone theft.

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  • The big rigs run on natural gas

    Thu, Jun 13, 2013 9:15 PM by Jim Motavalli

    Frito-Lay is running more than 200 natural gas trucks and installing stations. A waste hauler in Connecticut has already pumped a million gallons of the stuff. At half the price of diesel (and with greatly reduced emissions), CNG and LNG are taking over the trucking business.

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  • Route 66: St. Louis to Tulsa on a tank of gas

    Thu, Jun 13, 2013 11:56 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    This blogger and her sister were tasked with driving a stretch of historic Route 66 on a single tank of gas in the new Ford Fusion Energi plugin hybrid.

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  • Which carrier has the best iPhone deal?

    Thu, Jun 13, 2013 11:35 AM by Daniel Berg, LAPTOP

    The differences between different carrier plans and pricing can make this iPhone 5 choice overwhelming.

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  • Nathan Fillion shares love of electric cars on 'Conan'

    Thu, Jun 13, 2013 11:10 AM by Michael d'Estries

    'Castle' star plugs electric automaker Arcimoto and explains why we should all be driving futuristic and environmentally-friendly vehicles.

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  • Robot helps sick boy throw pitch for MLB game

    Thu, Jun 13, 2013 10:45 AM by Melissa Breyer

    Google Fiber employed telerobotics to help the young baseball fan join the game from 1,800 miles away.

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  • How to use hashtags on Facebook

    Thu, Jun 13, 2013 9:28 AM by Anna Attkisson, LAPTOP

    Here's how to get started with hashtagging in your Facebook News Feed.

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  • Garage door remotes fail across country; U.S. military to blame

    Tue, Jun 11, 2013 2:12 PM by Melissa Breyer

    And no, this isn’t a conspiracy theory.

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  • What you get with the new Sony PlayStation 4

    Tue, Jun 11, 2013 12:17 PM by Daniel P. Howley, LAPTOP

    Sony emphasized video games in its E3 presentation, particularly those from independent developers.

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  • Apple's iOS in the car brings maps, music to your dashboard

    Tue, Jun 11, 2013 10:49 AM by Joe Osborne, LAPTOP

    It may be too late for Apple to take over you car as some automakers already have systems similar to iOS in the Car.

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  • RoboRoach: Now you can create your very own cyborg cockroach

    Tue, Jun 11, 2013 10:35 AM by John Platt

    A new Kickstarter project aims to launch the next 'neuro revolution' by teaching about brain stimulation and cockroach surgery.

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