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• Space toilet goes on the fritz ... again!
That issue was quickly tracked to an electronics box aboard the station, but the balky space toilet in the Russian Zvezda service module continues to plague astronauts and flight controllers. "It failed late yesterday," NASA spokesperson John Ira Petty ...
• Apple expected to unveil new laptops Oct. 14
... notebook computer to below $1,000, or it could refresh the line with laptops in aluminum casings. The stock, along with other technology shares, has been under pressure on concerns that the financial crisis could hurt consumer demand for electronics ...
• Analysts: Cell phone growth to slow in 2009
They pointed to Samsung Electronics, which trails only Nokia, and Motorola, the No. 3 mobile phone maker, which has been struggling to regain its footing since the start of 2007. "While Motorola and Samsung may gain some volume share in Q3, we believe ...
• Scientists develop solar cells with a twist
Many companies, including Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp and Germany's Q-Cells are making thin-film solar cells, but they typically are less efficient at converting solar energy into electricity than conventional cells. Rogers said his ...
• 3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away
Yes, the consumer-electronics chain is hurting. It's clearly no Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Heck, even smaller chains, such as Conn's (Nasdaq: CONN) and Hastings (Nasdaq: HAST), are at least profitable. However, losing just $1.00 a share on a non-GAAP basis ...