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EnerG2 opens a plant to make an engineered carbon that will improve performance of energy storage devices and make storage for start-stop hybrid cars less expensive. more

The DOJ says it doesn't believe that Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility will affect competition. more

VLC, everyone's favorite Swiss-Army-like media player for Mac, is about to make the jump to version 2.0, and oh what a big jump it appears to be. more

As UC Berkeley students, the co-founders of "Back to the Roots" discovered they could grow mushrooms using recycled coffee grounds. Now their mushroom kit sells at grocery stores across the country. more

Two decades ago, the tech industry supposedly learned a collective lesson in listening to the user. Memories fade. more

For people who don't have time to tend a Zen garden, the Zen Table will handle the work for you. The table is filled with silicone beads and a robotic system that "rakes" images into the sand. more

Reputation of Apple and Amazon rises while that of many corporations, especially banks, falls in the eyes of the U.S. public, survey finds. more

Onkyo's 2012 line of midrange receivers goes all the way to eight HDMI inputs, while also including MHL compatibility and networking functionality. more

LightSquared is rallying its political supporters together as it fights to get approval to build its wireless broadband network from the FCC. more

Carriers shouldn't charge customers for remaining loyal. But for customers who pay an upgrade fee even when they sign a new contract, that's exactly that happens. more

Microsoft's next Xbox will include a Wii U-like touch-screen controller, according to Xbox World magazine. more

The Darkness II is a great first-person shooter from Digital Extremes, but it almost got buried in the holiday gaming season. more

Easy creation of dotted and dashed lines is among vector-art improvements Adobe is adding to the next version of Photoshop, a preview video reveals. more

To be seen as more than a budget car maker, Kia is following in Hyundai's footsteps with the Equus and releasing a luxury sedan. more

Setting a lock code on an app-by-app basis is a great way to add another level of security to your device. With App Lock, it's as easy as setting a PIN. more

Mattel announces that it will finally release a 1:1 replica of the "Back to the Future" hoverboard. Unfortunately, it does not glide on water. more