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Technology
How Crash Tests Help Bring Traffic Deaths Down
()Thanksgiving is just days away, and for many Americans, that means taking to the highways. This week, NPR looks at ways to improve road safety. Today: the testing and technologies that are making vehicles safer.
All Tech Considered
Google Chrome OS Will Live For The Web()
November 20, 2009 Google is preparing to strip down the computer-user experience to a single application: the Web browser. The company says it's just recognizing the reality that most people use their computers to connect to the Web, and that's about it.
AP News Wire: Business
Sony Hopes Online Service Will Build Brand Loyalty()
November 20, 2009 Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said.
Digital Life
'Googled': From Brainchild To Behemoth()
November 19, 2009 How much do you know about the company that knows so much about you? In Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, Ken Auletta chronicles the growth of Google, from the brainchild of two computer science graduate students, toiling in a California garage, to the multi-billion dollar, multi-nation corporation it is today.
The Picture Show
Meet The Next Best Street Photographer: Google()
November 18, 2009 Has Google joined the ranks of the best street photographers? Jon Rafman might argue so, and he has a collection of Google Street View photos to make the case.
Space
Camera That Saved Hubble Now On Display()
November 18, 2009 Two instruments from the Hubble Space Telescope, including the camera that corrected an early flaw in the telescope, are now on exhibit at the Smithsonian. The camera, about the size of a baby grand piano, is responsible for some of Hubble's most astounding photos.
AP News Wire: US News
California Requires TVs To Be More Energy Efficient()
November 18, 2009 Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators adopted a first-in-the nation mandate to lower electricity demand. On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission on Wednesday required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in 2011.
