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The cost of creating solar cells

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 will narrow, they disagree on whether there will be an industry wide shakeout, or if the...

Tags: Managing Director, Silicon Wafer, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Semiconductors, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, solar, energy, cells, silicon, polysilicon, silicon wafers, green, enviromental

Videos 2008-12-04

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Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750

Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750It's a laptop.If you need a terabyte get a server with Raid 1 or better.Ok here you go.A 1TB Hard Drive laptop, decent specs, 18 inch screen.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220538Sometimes it is hard find what you want, now if you need something cheaper then I...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, full-featured laptop, Toybox

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

LibXL 2.1.1 (Windows)

LibXL reads and writes Excel files xls without COM and Microsoft Excel. It works with large sheets and has a high performance: 2 100 000 cells per second for writing numbers and 240 000 cells per second for writing 8-character random strings (CPU 3.2 GHz). Supports cell's formatting: alignments, borders,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cell, XLware, LibXL

Software downloads 2009-07-01

Things 1.1.3 (Mac)

Task management has never been this easy. Organize your tasks in an elegant and intuitive way. Things combines powerful features with simplicity through the use of tags and its intelligent filter bar. A Leopard style source list allows for quick and easy focusing. Together with a beautiful user...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Cultured Code, Team Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-01

iPhone 3GS overheating linked to battery

iPhone 3GS owners have been reporting problems with some units overheating and becoming too hot to touch. The handsets are getting so warm that the white plastic cases are discoloring to a brownish/pink as seen in the picture above from Ben on the French site Le...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Battery, Inquirer, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-30

PrintStation 3.22 (Windows)

PrintStation is a professional photo catalogue software that creates printed albums, index files, and PDF photo documentations. It allows to output multiple pictures on multiple pages, with custom page layouts, along with header and footer text inclusive automatic macros just at the touch of a button. A page in PrintStation...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Cell, Picmeta Systems, PrintStation, Pictures

Software downloads 2009-06-30

Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill

Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T billAT&T Your World, DeliveredJust don't forget to bend over and lube up before they deliver it.AT&T is a flipping joke. Hurry up and some other carrier offer the IPhone so I can leave them, my contract is up.Verizon Wirelessjust another shining example...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AT&T Corp., Adam Savage hit, Adam Savage, MythBusters, telecommunications company

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

PARP inhibitors working against inherited cancers

PARP inhibitors working against inherited cancersInherited CancerSince there is no such thing as inherited cancer, the article should have read "for those genetically predisposed towards cancer". Current studies indicate everyone has cancer, but most people never experience adverse effects from it because their immune systems do not allow it...

Tags: PARP, inherited cancer, PARP inhibitor

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

At what stage of life is the open source industry?

At what stage of life is the open source industry?First, you must define "open source".My point is many think open source is the GPL and Linux, in my opinion that is not true and "open source" is what we passed around in the local computer clubs two or three decades...

Tags: open source, stage-of-life, open-source industry

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

ASAP Utilities 4.5.3 (Windows)

Save time in MS Excel with ASAP Utilities. A powerful Excel add-in that fills the gaps in Excel and automates frequently used tasks. Since 1999 it has grown to become probably one of the world's most popular add-ins for MS Excel. ASAP Utilities gives you over 300 different Excel utilities...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, ASAP Utilities, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Global warming: predicting unpredictability

Global warming: predicting unpredictabilityWell...To say that soil moisture doesn't affect convection would be a lie... but it is a very small effect compared to the large-scale circulation. The primary driver of the rainy-season weather is the formation of semi-permanent pressure cells, such as the subtropical ridge across the Southeast...

Tags: Global Climate Change, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Intel expanding beyond its core

The chip maker has provided insights into a number of research projects that extend beyond its processor business. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Much more than most companies, Intel's success depends on the technology that will arrive in its field years hence. As a result, the company has more than 1,000 researchers...

Tags: Data, Intel Corp., Chip, Wireless, Rattner, Moorestown, SSD, Semiconductors, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Networking, Components, Intel, chips, processors, WiMax, technology, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-06-22

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rightsSteve alone DOES make Apple the company it isWhat would Apple be like without Steve Jobs? We don't have to guess. We already know because Apple was without Steve Jobs for many years. If Jobs hadn't returned Apple would have disappeared...

Tags: Leadership, job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., liver transplant, transplant

Discussion threads 2009-06-20

Sunwize on wise use of solar

Were near the longest period of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. So in honor of the pending solstice, I spoke with a man who's mission is to spread the harvesting of solar energy. David Kaltsas, SunWize Executive Vice President, explained how his firm is helping spread residential use...

Tags: Solar Energy, Tax Credit, Solar System, David Kaltsas, U.S. Sunwize, Personal Finance, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Light sensor discovery could revolutionize digital cameras

One of the biggest hindrances to beautiful pictures on a digital camera is lighting. Even if you set the  shutter speed, focus and whatever other mode manually, unless you have a tripod handy, chances are your photo could come out blurry or shaky if you're in a place with low...

Tags: Digital Camera, Camera, Semiconductor, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Cablink 1.1 (Mobile)

Cablink is a puzzle game where you are given a scrambled network or grid that you must reassemble by rotating the puzzle's pieces back into place. This highly addictive game comes with a slew of features that will keep you entertained for hours. - Puzzles are generated and scrambled randomly...

Tags: Mobile, Puzzle, NextWave Solutions, Cablink, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-19

Flint sparks change

Flint sparks changeNo surpriseCouple of thoughts:(1) The white population is Europe is declining in general, due to couples having fewer children than needed to even maintain stasis. In sharp contrast, Muslim immigrant families are reproducing at a far higher rate. Estimates are that many of the "traditional" European...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Flint

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Quantum dots getting bigger

Nature has article on the growth of the quantum dot business. You'll have to pay to see the whole thing, but it is relevant for possible uses in the solar industry. In the big business of very small things, big things are happening. Here's one...

Tags: Quantum, Quantum Corp., Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Pixelogic 1.0 (Mobile)

Pixelogic is a fun and challenging puzzle game for the iPhone where you use logic to reveal a hidden picture made of colored cells. Pixelogic is also commonly referred to as Picross, Nonograms, and Paint by Numbers. Unique zoom feature enlarges a portion of the board for easy tapping, while...

Tags: Mobile, Puzzle, Joel Riley, Pixelogic, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-10

Minesweeper Evolution 1.5 (Windows)

Minesweeper Evolution is a challenging and fascinating version of the classic Minesweeper game that will surprise you with its dynamic and life-like behavior of cells. All cells of the playing field are divided into three playing territories: the Land, the Forest and the Sea, the location of which in each...

Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, Cell, DFTSoft, Minesweeper Evolution, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-07