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  • Google picks up kite power firm Makani Power

    The Makani Power proposition is that if you fly a "tethered autonomous wing" with onboard turbines you can use it to generate electrical power. It said that its wing design matches both the motion and speed of a conventional turbine, except it flies up to 1,000 feet in the air. The firm apparently is being acquired by Google [X], the secretive part of the company that works on skunk ...

  • French video game lets players attack real-life Indian billionaire

    Lakshmi Mittal to prevent the closure of two furnaces at his steel plant based in the north eastern town of Florange.After coming to power in 2012, French Prime Minister Franois Hollande had initially pledged to save jobs at the factory following the planned closures. However, Mr Hollande was eventually forced to back down because of the costs of reviving it, agreeing instead to another deal ...

  • US immigration bill Major provisions

    The US Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill this week to overhaul the country's immigration system and give millions of unauthorized foreigners a path to ...

  • Get a high-capacity portable battery pack for $19.99 shipped

    (Credit: Tumbletrade.com) One thing I learned during my recent travels is that you can never have enough juice for your mobile gadgets. For example, if you're relying on your smartphone for GPS navigation in an unfamiliar city, you don't need the added stress of a low or dead battery. Solution: pack a power pack. Like this one: Tumbletrade.com has ...

  • Kim Dotcom threatens to sue Twitter others over patent

    The controversial MegaUpload founder claims he holds the patent for two-factor authentication and all he wants from the tech companies is money for his ...


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About Schmidt

About Schmidt

Some people have been describing About Schmidt as a black comedy, and while it does have its share of darkly comedic moments, overall it is an earnest existential drama about a 67-year-old man trying to come to grips with the meaninglessness of his life. I suspect that people want to view it as a black comedy because it was directed by Alexander Payne and cowritten by Payne and Jim Taylor, ... ...

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  • Solar Impulse flies 957 miles to set world record

    (Credit: Solar Impulse) The solar-powered Solar Impulse plane has set a world's record, and its journey across America still has a few more legs to go. Flying the second and longest leg of the journey, pilot Andre Borschberg landed the plane in Dallas/Fort Worth on Thursday, achieving a record for the longest distance flown by a solar-powered aircraft. The 1,541 kilometers (957 miles ...

  • HP revives one of our favorite laptops plus new Envy Pavilion systems

    more interesting Rove 20 tabletop PC , HP has also announced revisions to the rest of its Pavilion and Envy laptop lineups. However, included in this bundle is one product that caught our eye -- an update to one of our favorite laptops. The new HP Pavilion 11 TouchSmart, an 11-inch semi-sequel to the low-cost, ...

  • Verizons Galaxy S4 gets rooted almost instantly

    Android devices were rooted for the first time. Now, directions for gaining root access comes almost automatically thanks to an army of developers and plenty of misgivings about the shackles placed on the operating system by carriers and manufacturers. Of course, as the rooting rate has increased these past few years, carriers ...

  • The bright new world of electric paint

    >London (CNN) -- Imagine if you could paint a working light switch directly onto your wall, without any need for sockets, cables or wiring. A group of students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has made that possible by creating electrically conductive paint. The paint acts as a form of liquid wiring. Unlike conventional wires, it can be applied to almost any surface, including ...

  • Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

    Reuters © Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland in this October 6, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Michael ...

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