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Tech execs talk up iPhone 'freemium' models

March 30, 2010 11:16am PDT

At mediabistro.com's Freemium Summit in San Francisco, mobile phone developers discuss how they’re using a freemium business model to attract users and monetize revenue to their iPhone apps. The...

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Powermat delivers power without wires

August 25, 2009 12:19pm PDT

At CES 2009, Bill Detwiler talked with representatives of Powermat about the company's wireless charging products. Using the principle of magnetic induction, Powermat, and a handful of other...

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How does a solar cell work?

July 16, 2009 3:51pm PDT

How does solar conversion work now and how do we want it to work in the future? Paul Altivisatos, interim director for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at UC Berkeley, explains how a solar...

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Nokia releases 'point and find' technology

April 2, 2009 3:53pm PDT

Location, location, location. At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Nokia Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki outlined his company's vision for the future of mobile computers based on its new...

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iPhone satisfaction not guaranteed

January 29, 2009 5:02pm PST

Faced with the difficult decision of which smartphone to buy, Senior Editor Sam Diaz explains to ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das what happened when he hopped on the iPhone bandwagon. Diaz reveals...

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The cost of creating solar cells

December 4, 2008 1:28pm PST

At the Always On Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a panel of solar energy executives debates whether or not silicon prices will fall as the industry matures. While they all think margins...

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Wi-Fi while you fly

November 25, 2008 12:22pm PST

Imagine sending e-mails, browsing blogs, and booking your next trip with ease while soaring above the clouds. CNET's Kara Tsuboi tests out Virgin America's new in-flight Wi-Fi service and...

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The Future Of... Mobile Device Chargers

November 19, 2008 12:24pm PST

No power? No problem. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a look at kinetic energy technology that charges mobile phones and devices without ever needing an electrical outlet. The mobile device...

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GPS cell phones plot, predict traffic

November 11, 2008 12:39pm PST

With the popularity of GPS-enabled cell phones, it makes sense to use that mapping technology to plot traffic speeds. A new UC Berkeley and Nokia pilot program tests out the tech in the San...

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CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones

September 2, 2008 10:47am PDT

New device from Paraben works like a USB stick and could be used by law enforcement, thieves, or parents to snoop on the cell phone activities of anyone who leaves their phone unattended.

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Democrats: Twitter, text, or telephone?

August 28, 2008 12:38pm PDT

How are the Democratic delegates getting out their party's message while at the Democratic National Convention? Are they texting like Obama? Social networking on Twitter or Facebook? Or relying on...

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Intel chairman highlights partnerships around the world

August 19, 2008 3:04pm PDT

At the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, company Chairman Craig Barrett explains how, by collaborating with teachers and doctors around the world, technology can improve lives. Demonstrated...

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The perils of information overload

July 18, 2008 12:45pm PDT

Employees from technology companies including Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Google have banded together to combat information overload, which they call "the world's greatest challenge to...

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Drivers caught red-handed holding phone

July 7, 2008 10:06am PDT

Starting July 1, California drivers caught holding their cell phones to their ear while driving are being slapped with a $20 dollar ticket for the first offense, and a $50 ticket for the second....

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Californians weigh in on new law

July 1, 2008 2:32pm PDT

California's hands-free cell phone law is set to take effect Tuesday. On the eve of the change, CNET News.com's Holly Jackson took to the streets of San Francisco to see how consumers feel about...

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Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones

May 12, 2008 2:34pm PDT

At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them...

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Fuel cell phones and cameras

April 25, 2008 12:15pm PDT

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos talks with MTI's CEO Peng Lim, who shows off fuel cell prototypes for electronic gadgets that Lim says will finally start hitting the market next year.

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Using cell phones to track traffic

February 8, 2008 5:00pm PST

News.com's Erica Ogg reports on what happens when 100 volunteers with GPS phones start driving up and down a 10-mile stretch of freeway.

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Nokia announces N810 Internet device

October 17, 2007 12:00pm PDT

Look out, iPhone. Nokia's latest handheld Internet access device browses the Web, runs Flash and has GPS. It'll sell for $479 when it comes out in November. The downside: it has no cellular modem...

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See new tech from Japan before it hits the U.S.

October 9, 2007 4:00pm PDT

Think CES is the ultimate consumer electronics show? Think again. Japan's Ceatec just wrapped up, and CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos brought back footage of some of the best tech we've yet to...

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