News: Lifestyle

• Google aims to release Chrome OS for netbooks by holiday season 2010
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 19 2009

  Google gave its first public demonstration today of Chrome OS, the operating system it’s developing for PCs (primarily cheaper netbooks). It presented the demo via webcast from its ...

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• GreenBeat: New startup Locust could crush traditional data storage
  Tom Slater
  Nov 19 2009

  Emerging from stealth mode today at GreenBeat 2009, Locust Storage, has developed 90 to 95 percent efficiency in data center energy consumption. CEO Seth Georgian, hailing from the oil and gas ...

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• Indian eye hospital uses iPhone for remote diagnostics
  John Ribeiro
  Nov 19 2009

  An Indian eye hospital is piloting software that will push to doctors' iPhones retinal images collected from patients in remote locations. Doctors can then quickly send their diagnosis and ...

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• California Takes Aim Power-Hungry TVs: What's Next?
  Jared Newman
  Nov 19 2009

  Televisions are notorious for draining huge amounts of energy, which is why California is cracking down with energy efficiency regulations. But your HDTV isn't the only home tech product that's ...

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• California Bans Power-Hungry TVs: Critics Blast Regulation
  Jacqueline Emigh
  Nov 19 2009

  California TV shoppers are going green - whether they like it or not. On Wednesday, the California Energy Commission voted unanimously to apply a new standard requiring TVs up to 58-inches in screen ...

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• Boku gains momentum with mobile payments for social games
  Dean Takahashi
  Nov 19 2009

  Mobile payments provider Boku has gained a lot of momentum as a provider of alternate payment for social games. The company said in September that it’s service was seeing big growth, but it has ...

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• Yahoo juices up its news search with Twitter
  Kim-Mai Cutler
  Nov 19 2009

  Yahoo is using Twitter to surface timely and relevant news stories, images and videos starting today. As news organizations pile into the microblogging service and as shared links and retweets ...

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• Incase debuts new chargers for iPod and iPhone
  Dan Frakes
  Nov 19 2009

  Accessory vendor Incase has released two new chargers for iPods and iPhones. The $40 Combo Charger is an update to the company's 2-in-1 Wall & Car Charger, and features a 12V plug (for car ...

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• Money transfers to become hottest mobile app, says Gartner
  Mikael Ricknäs
  Nov 19 2009

  Money transfers and payments over mobile phones will be among the top 10 most important mobile applications by 2012, market research company Gartner said on Wednesday. Mobile money transfers top the ...

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• AT&T strikes back at Verizon in new ad
  Dan Moren
  Nov 19 2009

  No, no, no, AT&T. I realize you're trying to fight fire with fire with your new "side-by-side" ad, but when you play with fire, somebody's going to get burned. Taking on Verizon head on by ...

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