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Stick-on patch proposed for patient monitoring

One day monitoring a patient's vital signs like temperature and heart rate could be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch, sort of like a temporary tattoo. Complete Story...

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HTC buying stake in Dr. Dre headphone maker

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. says it will pay about $300 million for a 51 percent stake in the U.S. maker of Dr. Dre headphones.

Chinese bullet train maker orders recall

A Chinese bullet train manufacturer recalled 54 trains Friday in a new embarrassment for a problem-plagued prestige project following a July crash that killed 40 people.

Hulu to launch subscription video service in Japan

Online streaming site Hulu.com plans to launch a subscription video service in Japan this year.

Cisco's 4Q results, outlook top analyst views

Cisco Systems Inc. provided a small measure of comfort to the battered stock market late Wednesday with quarterly results that underscored the technology bellwether's resolve to improve its financial performance.

iPads trump oil: Apple is most valuable US company

It doesn't take a visit to the Genius Bar to figure out how Apple became the most valuable company in America.

Review: Can a smartphone camera do it all?

If you're anything like me, your cellphone and its built-in camera is always on you, while your digital camera gathers dust at home.

Market sell-off claims IPOs; 8 cancel deals

Wall Street's recent gloom is laying waste to the hopes of companies planning to raise money from investors.

Tech blogger won't be charged in Apple iPhone case

Prosecutors said Wednesday that they will not bring charges against a tech blogger who bought an Apple iPhone prototype after it was found at a bar in March 2010 in a case that ignited an unusual First Amendment debate.

Wal-Mart and Amazon go around Apple App Store

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales.

10 years later, NY responders communicate better

On Sept. 11, 2001, as firefighters rushed into the smoldering twin towers, their radios went dead. Police on the scene couldn't hear orders from their superiors. And none of the agencies responding to the nation's deadliest terrorist attack could communicate with one another.

Indonesian tech frenzy tantalizes venture capital

Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley to New York all have the same question about Indonesia's come-from-nowhere tech frenzy: Are the young entrepreneurs that have piqued their interest smart bets or just surfing a hype that will soon burn out.

Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers

The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.

France blasts Vietnam for jailing citizen for blog

The U.S., France and a human rights group have strongly criticized the conviction of a French-Vietnamese math professor who was sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison for belonging to a banned pro-democracy group and publishing an anti-Communist blog.

E-Book about Assange on sale Wednesday

A British journalist's inside take on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being published in the U.S. as an e-book "single."

Wal-Mart's video service reaches iPad

The Vudu video-streaming service is coming to the iPad, but not as an app.

Social media used to spread Britain's riots

Some of the text messages read like real-time rallying calls for rioters.

Apple briefly passes Exxon as most valuable US co.

Apple briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil on Tuesday as the nation's most valuable company.

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LinkedIn Makes Marketing Shills of Its Members by Default
Source: PC World

If you're a member of LinkedIn--the social network with a business bent--you might want to review some changes made in the service's privacy policy--if you can find it. You see, about two months ago, LinkedIn made some under-the-radar amendments to the policy that allows it to u …

Silicon Valley Tech Jobs Only For The "Cyber-Elite"
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“If you were a minor tech employee at a B company, you are not going to come back to the tech industry anymore because they only want top talent.”

Mozilla shrinks Firefox's memory appetite by 20%-30%
Source: Computerworld

Mozilla's Firefox 7, slated to ship in late September, will be significantly faster because of work done plugging the browser's memory leaks, a company developer says. Mozilla developer Nicholas Nethercote credited the "MemShrink" project for closing memory bugs in the browse …

A social media crackdown is the wrong response to riots
Source: Guardian Unlimited

If the UK government restricts social networking in answer to the riots, what separates it from the Arab tyrannies and China? The government is contemplating tactics against the UK riots that set dangerous precedents. In parliament today, prime minister David Cameron said author …

Amazon goes HTML5 with Kindle, leaves Apple looking stupid
Source: [Nothing But Tablets]

The new Kindle HTML5 app is accessed by visiting read.amazon.com in a tablet browser, and it gives you an interface which is at least as impressive as the actual Kindle app.

Your smartphone can soon be your new wallet
Source: USA Today

You no longer have to struggle to take out your cash or your credit cards. You can now pay with your smartphone at the register.

London riots: how BlackBerry Messenger played a key role
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Police looking on Facebook and Twitter for signs of unrest spreading will have missed out – they should have watched BBM In October 1985, on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham where the death of Cynthia Jarrett sparked riots that culminated in the brutal murder of PC  …

Cost to Run a Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Vehicle: $233 a Year; $0.82 a Gallon
Source: CleanTechnica

The cost of running an electric vehicle, specifically a Mitsubishi i-MiEV, amounts to NZ$280 (US$233) a year, the equivalent of paying NZ$0.26 a liter (US$0.82 a gallon), according to the southern Pacific island nation’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EEC …

Jordan's King Abdullah Wants Renewable Energy to Power Star Trek Theme Park
Source: Think Progress

Jordan’s King Abdullah is a big Star Trek fan (and actually played an extra on the show). He likes the series so much that he’s backing the construction of a $1.5 billion Star-Trek themed park in his country. (Photo:Climate Progress)

Automated Battery Cars Replace Buses at Heathrow Airport
Source: CleanTechnica

ULTra PRT (urban light transport – personal rapid transport) vehicles have started operating at London’s Heathrow Airport. BAA, the operationg company for Heathrow Airport, needed to provide a means of travel from the new terminal 5 to remote parking.

Digitally Fatigued, Networkers Try New Sites, but Strategize to Avoid Burnout
Source: The New York Times

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'Portal 2' puppet brings robot Wheatley to life
Source: msnbc.com

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LED Light Bulb Use by Marines to Save Lives
Source: thedailygreen.com

The Boston Globe has been aflame of late with articles about ... please insert weary sigh here .. light bulbs.

Hypersonic plane could fly Sydney to London in 49 minutes
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

An experimental aircraft that could fly from Sydney to London in less than an hour at blistering speeds of 20,921km/h is due to be tested this week. The unmanned, arrowhead-shaped aircraft, dubbed Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, will test new technology that would provid …

NY to LA in 12 minutes: Hypersonic aircraft makes test flight today in California | Mail Online
Source: the Mail online

An experimental unmanned aircraft that fly at 20 times the speed of sound is to undergo a crucial test flight on Thursday.The Falcon HTV-2 will be launched on a rocket into space then will glide back down to Earth at speeds of 13,000mph.The previous test flight lasted only nine  …

Apple and Samsung's symbiotic relationship: Slicing an Apple | The Economist
Source: The Economist

How much of an iPhone is made by Samsung? APPLE doesn't make the iPhone itself. It neither manufactures the components nor assembles them into a finished product.

FARK Founder Escapes 'Patent Troll' Suit | TPM Idea Lab
Source: Talking Points Memo

FARK.com Founder Drew Curtis on Wednesday disclosed that he's managed to escape the threats of a patent holding firm called "Gooseberry Natural Resources" -- without having to pay a cent. "Their patent had nothing to do with Fark," wrote Curtis in a Wednesday blog post on the sub …