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A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines.

For some time it's been clear that eBay needed to dump Skype , the VoIP service for which it paid $2.75 billion in an acquisition that made no sense then and seemed even crazier as time went on.

Since the recession the number of companies employing green initiatives has fallen sharply as companies put so called "unnecessary" outlays on the back burner.

When Microsoft launches a new operating system, as it did two weeks ago, PC manufacturers like Hewlett Packard , Dell and Acer are supposed to reap the benefits.

The solar potential of Africa is widely known. The continent would have more than enough to satisfy the energy needs of every country within its borders, and could even have some left over.

Geohot has done it again. He recently released an iPhone OS 3.1.2 jailbreak, and now he's released a software unlock for the device as well. This enables users to slip a different carrier's SIM into the device so it can be used on another network.

Google Inc is selling a special search product to online retailers, as the Internet giant widens its hunt for new sources of revenue.

China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments from top air force brass preparing to celebrate a 60th anniversary worried analysts in the United States.

Over the past decade, areas of the Middle East such as the United Arab Emirates have defined themselves with innovative construction projects and producing some of the most distinctive buildings in the world.

Rocketing into space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go. A rocket scientist's firm is working on the first commercial space habitat.

A German man, serving 5 years for armed robbery in Whirl, demanded in court that his cat be allowed to visit because a "she is my dead mum."

Pay attention now. We're not talking Apple TV. We're talking about something that Apple has been pitching to TV networks, according to Media Memo. The question for you: would you pay $30 a month to watch TV via iTunes?

New technologies such as ebook reader Kindle and gaming system N-Gage could potentially fail, if smart phones such as the iPhone continue to dominate the market.

Whatever James Bond can do... Once solely the ability of James Bond, German engineers have developed an application allowing iPhone users to steer cars with their smart phone .