News: Business & Finance

• Senator goes after Web membership clubs
  Grant Gross
  Nov 17 2009

  The U.S. Congress needs to take action to protect consumers tricked into signing up for membership clubs that charge a monthly fee when they buy products or services from other Web sites, the ...

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• Honeywell partners with SoCal Ed to run demand response
  Tom Slater
  Nov 17 2009

  Honeywell announced that it has been awarded $11.4 million dollars in grant money from the U.S. Department of Energy. This grant is part of the single largest power infrastructure investment in U.S. ...

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• U.S., China announce clean energy pact
  Camille Ricketts
  Nov 17 2009

  President Barack Obama is in Beijing today, working with Chinese President Hu Jintao on a number of issues pertaining to U.S.-China relations. One of the prime areas of concern: Climate change ...

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• Qualcomm’s FLO TV makes a bid to become the mobile TV king
  Dean Takahashi
  Nov 17 2009

  Bill Stone, president of Qualcomm’s FLO TV division, is making a huge bet that users won’t mind paying for mobile TV subscriptions to view shows on their tiny screens. Speaking at the ...

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• Widetronix goes nuclear to build a 25-year battery
  Tom Slater
  Nov 17 2009

  A company called Widetronix has developed a 25-year battery. Reminiscent of Heinlein’s micro-fission reactors that could be worn on a belt, beta voltaic battery cells last 25 years or more, ...

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• NASA: Astronauts use robotic arm to inspect shuttle heat shield
  Sharon Gaudin
  Nov 17 2009

  After blasting off Monday afternoon, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis is using a robotic arm to inspect the shuttle for damage while getting ready to dock with the International Space Station ...

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• Nissan’s wireless EV charging could leave Coulomb, Better Place in the dust
  Tom Slater
  Nov 17 2009

  Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last two years. Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive have proven that EVs can be fast and decently ranged, even sexy. Nissan is promising to make them ...

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• AdMob launches interactive video ads on the iPhone
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 17 2009

  AdMob, the mobile ad network that Google plans to acquire for $750 million, announced that it’s supporting a new kind of iPhone ad — interactive video. This is the first interactive video ...

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• PG&E lawsuit spreads down Smart Grid supply chain
  Camille Ricketts
  Nov 17 2009

  Last week, we reported on the lawsuit being filed against Pacific Gas & Electric for price hikes seemingly caused by installation of smart meters in the Bakersfield area of California. Now the ...

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• How to re-energize your weary workforce
  Mary K. Pratt
  Nov 17 2009

  In his many years in IT, Robert Rosen has had to lay off employees, implement hiring and pay freezes and oversee other budget-cutting measures that impact staff. And, like other executives in ...

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