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    Green gadgets aim to woo eco-aware shoppers (Reuters)

    The Wattson, a device which monitors the exact amount of electricity used in your house. It displays the amount of watts used and the cost on a portable box with a digital screen. (DIY Kyoto/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Gadget makers showed off their green credentials at a technology show in London on Friday to try to tempt consumers worried about soaring fuel bills, climate change and the financial crisis.


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    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:47:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony, HP, Dell, Toshiba Recall 'Firecracker' Laptop Batteries (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Sony and three major PC makers are recalling 100,000 laptop batteries in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. -- read full article
    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:31:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Gadgets still a centerpiece of holiday shopping (Reuters)

    A Best Buy store employee speaks to a customer in a file photo . (Aly Song/Reuters)Reuters - Shoppers who crave electronics goodies, but are increasingly short on cash, may sacrifice a gym membership or movie popcorn just to get a new gadget like the "Google phone" this holiday season.


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    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:51:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    McCain Rep Ducks Tech Policy Debate (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - A technology policy debate between policy representatives of the Obama and McCain campaigns turned into a monologue as Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the McCain adviser who seemingly credited McCain with inventing the BlackBerry, was a no-show. Former FCC chairman Reed Hundt called for collaboration to solve tech problems. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:17:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Netflix-TiVo alliance to stream online movies to televisions (AFP)

    A Netflix return mailer is pictured in Miami, Florida. Online movie rental giant Netflix and TV-top digital recorder pioneer TiVo on Thursday announced an alliance to stream movies from the Internet to television sets in the United States.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)AFP - Online movie rental giant Netflix and TV-top digital recorder pioneer TiVo on Thursday announced an alliance to stream movies from the Internet to television sets in the United States.


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    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:30:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Foo Fighters rock for Blackberry in L.A (Reuters)

    Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs at the taping of the third annual VH1 Rock Honors: The Who concert in Los Angeles July 12, 2008. The concert airs on VH1 on July 17. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - The Foo Fighters brought their arena rock show to a much smaller stage Wednesday at the 1,400-capacity Avalon in Los Angeles, during a private concert with Queens Of The Stone Age to help promote a new Blackberry.


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    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:33:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Netflix and TiVo Partner to Stream Movies to TV (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - TiVo and Netflix announced Wednesday that subscribers to both services will be able to instantly stream thousands of movies and TV episodes to their television screens. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:51:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Motorola cuts 3,000 jobs, delays spinoff of cell phone unit (AFP)

    A customer checking out Motorola phones at a store. Motorola Inc. announced on Thursday that it was cutting its global workforce by 4.5 percent, or some 3,000 employees, and delaying the spinoff of its troubled cell phone unit.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)AFP - Motorola Inc. announced on Thursday that it was cutting its global workforce by 4.5 percent, or some 3,000 employees, and delaying the spinoff of its troubled cell phone unit.


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    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:57:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    PC makers recall 100,000 Sony laptop battery packs (AP)
    AP - Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:03:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    iPhone gaining ground with lower-income fans (CNET)
    CNET - Apple and AT&T's decision to subsidize the price of the iPhone 3G is paying off with an increase in sales to lower-income folks. -- read full article
    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:21:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    The Holidays' Best Buys: HDTVs, Sunglasses (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Sunglasses, not GPS units, are expected to be America's stocking-stuffer this year, according to a survey by a top retail analyst. And HDTV prices could be at an all-time low. -- read full article
    Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:35:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    HDTV Prices May Be As Low As They Can Go (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - The price OEMs are paying for the panels used inside LCD TVs is approaching the cash cost the panel makers themselves pay for them, a display industry report said recently. -- read full article
    Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:35:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    TiVo Boxes Add Support for Netflix Service (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Netflix has joined the party, offering some real clout to TiVo as not just a DVR, but as a content delivery service. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:32:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Motorola Delays Cell-Phone Spinoff, Drops Platforms (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Motorola confirmed Thursday that it will eliminate its MOTOMAGX and Symbian platforms in order to focus on the Google Android, Windows Mobile, and P2K 3G solutions. The company will also delay plans to spin off its mobile business into a separate entity. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:14:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Karelia adds live updating to iMedia Browser (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Karelia Software updated iMedia Browser to version 1.1.2 on Wednesday. The application adds the familiar media browser across most applications in Mac OS X. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:15:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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