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Missing Apps on Android Market Annoy Developers
An issue with applications missing from Android Market have been solved, according to a blog post.Net Work
HP ePrint Breaks Printing Free from PC Shackles
New HP ePrint platform lets users print via e-mail directly from an iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device.News
HP Knocks Print Drivers Off Information Superhighway
Need to print? Just e-mail the document from any device to the new wave of HP ePrint-capable printers. No drivers needed.News
Apple Designs Solar-powered iPhones
A patent application suggests Apple plans to offer solar charging capabilities for the iPhone and other mobile devices.News
Dear AT&T: Soon We’ll All Be Data Hogs
With the expected surge in video applications for wireless devices, we'll all be jostling for bandwidth — maybe under AT&T's new tiered fees.News
Hitachi LG Develops Blu-ray Drive With Built-in SSD
Hitachi LG Data Storage Korea is presenting a first-of-its-kind product at Computex this week, an Blu-ray Disc optical drive that combines a solid-state drive.News
Homemade Lego Printer Says ‘Hello World’
Put your Lego minifigures to work and have them do the office printing.News
MSI Unveils the Sketch Pad: A Laptop with a Convertible Keyboard
The Sketch Pad might look like a normal laptop, but grab the keyboard and it transforms itself.News
Synaptics Trackpad Accepts Four-Finger Gestures
The new TouchPad-IS takes gesture commands to new levels, giving the Mac Trackpad a new challenger.News
Flexible Glass Technology Means Lighter, Brighter Displays
Sony joins Corning and others developing ultrathin displays that could bring "The Daily Prophet" to your door.News
Negroponte Says $75 Prototype Tablet Coming in 2010
One Laptop per Child announced this week that they will debut a prototype XO-3 tablet computer two years ahead of schedule.News
A Monitor That Rolls Up: Sony Unveils Flexible OLED Display
Sony's latest flexible OLED display prototype is sturdy enough to be rolled up while still showing video images.News
3D Printers at the Maker Faire
Two exhibitors at the Maker Faire showed off open-source 3D printers that can build objects based on 3D modelsNews
Sound ID 510 Bluetooth Headset: There’s an App with That
The first wireless headset with its own personalized iPhone app hits AT&T stores June 6.News
Seagate Momentus XT Pairs SSD and HDD with Impressive Results
Seagate delivers performance at a low price with hybrid SSD/HDD combo drive.News
The Best and Worst of Our More Than 200 Research Calls
After calling branches of six chain stores about dozens of electronics products, we recount some of our most memorable experiences with the sales associates.Tech Audit
HP Battery Recall: Prevent Fire or Injury
HP has expanded a recall of batteries that may pose a fire or injury hazard.News
Intel Seeks Reboot in Television Market With Google TV
UPDATE: Intel hopes to find success in pushing its chips to TVs and overcome past failures with Google TV.News
HP Wants Palm OS for Web-connected Printers, Hurd Says
HP is buying Palm because it wants the company's operating system to use in Web-connected printers, Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd said on Tuesday.News
GM’s Latest Electric Car, the EN-V, Can Drive Itself
General Motors' EN-V (electric networked vehicle) has a battery that can be charged using ordinary outlets and a maximum speed of more than 24 miles per hour.News
5 Things You’ll Actually Like About the New Hotmail
Microsoft will launch an update of its e-mail service this summer with some innovative and useful features.News
Future 3TB Seagate Drive Won’t Support 32-bit Operating Systems
3TB of storage coming at you this year–as long as you don't have XP.News
DuPont Develops Printing Process for OLED Next-Generation Displays
A new DuPont technology can print large OLED displays, and may improve performance and reduce OLED costs.News
Fujitsu’s Plasma Tube Array Screen Bends For Innovative Displays
Fujitsu's Plasma Tube Array Screen has hundreds of millimeter-high plasma tubes that can be gently bent to curve in a single direction.News
WiGig Group Steps Closer to Making 7 Gbps Wireless a Reality
The Wireless GigaBit Alliance officially releases its specifications Monday, paving the way for wireless gadgets capable of data speeds 10 times what's currently available.News
Surround Vision Hopes to Change TV Viewing Experience
Surround Vision allows TV viewers to explore more content than can be shown on the main screen.News
A Handheld Box Designed to Allow a User to Examine Objects in 3D
The pCubee is a personal 3D cubic display that consists of five small LCD panels in a box shape.News
The iPad Can Run Norway, Still Can’t Multitask
Norway's Prime Minister was stranded at a New York airport and resorted to using his iPad "run" his country.News
Google Drafts Cloud Printing Plan for Chrome OS
Google has released details of a project to let Chrome OS users print documents to any printer from any application.News
Google Wants to Put Printing In the Cloud
Google Cloud Print would support printing from Google Docs to the printer of your choice (and access).News
Microsoft Research’s Gesture-Controlled Projector Creates an Indoor Planetarium
Microsoft Research shows off its omnidirectional prototype projector that can be controlled by simple hand gestures.News
PCubee Creates Virtual, 3D Display Case
pCubee is a box with five LCD panels that makes it look like there's a 3D object inside.News
Luminos Blocks Add 3D to Microsoft Surface’s Capabilities
Researchers develop building blocks called Luminos that can be stacked and have their height optically recognized by a tabletop running Microsoft Surface.News
Talk About Touch Interface: Turn Your Body into an Audio-Based Input Device
Skinput is a new concept that uses your forearm as an audio-based input device for a PC, cellphone or music player.News
Apple Updates MacBook Pro Family
Apple has updated the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models with Intel's Core i5 and i7 processors.News
Multitoe Project Offers New Touch Interface
Researchers have developed a new way to interact with touch screens using feet.News
On Your Side: Laptop Repair Service Refused
An extended-warranty agreement falls through. Plus: an Internet-connection rate hike, and a power-pack recall.News
Modern Warfare 2 Download Shatters Sales Records
Activision's downloadable multiplayer map pack for first-person shooter Modern Warfare 2 has been downloaded over 2.5 million times since debuting last week on Microsoft's Xbox 360.News
USB 3.0: First Hard Drives Arrive
We give the inside scoop on USB 3.0: its real benefits, where to get it, and how to avoid rip-offs when shopping for these next-gen products.News
iPad’s Lasting Impact? A Mixed Bag
Apple's iPad is being seen as both the tablet computer hero and villain.News
Sharp Thinks Small for 3D Screens
Coming this year: 3D displays for cellphones and other small devices with no special glasses required.News
iPad’s App Store Launches — And So Do the Prices
If you're patient, iPad apps will increase in selection and drop in price, as Apple device apps usually do.News
Waterproof Hard Drive Promises to Save Your Files From the Elements
Silicon Power's new portable hard drive claims to be water resistant, impact resistant and vibration resistant. That's a whole load of resistance.News
iPad Mania Brings Scams, Dubious Offers to Web
Swirling in the hype for Saturday's release of Apple's tablet, related scams and inflated claims are sure signs that iPad mania has arrived.News
Apple May Ship Up to 10 Million iPads In Calendar 2010–Analyst
Morgan Stanley analysts are reporting that strong consumer demand is spurring Apple's suppliers to increase their iPad build rates.News