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Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover

(AP) — Thursday marks the kickoff of the 2010 NFL season, and along with it, a renewed interest in fantasy leagues and video games that let Monday-morning quarterbacks feel as if they’re part of the action.

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Hyundai unveils South Korea’s first electric car

Hyundai Motor Thursday unveiled South Korea’s first full-speed electric car, designed to tap into the increasingly competitive electric auto market, hailed as the industry’s future.

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China grants web mapping licences to 31 firms

China has granted licences to 31 companies to provide web mapping services in the world’s biggest online market, an official said Thursday, but many foreign firms including Google have yet to apply.

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China-US collaboration on clean energy research

Chinese and US scientists will be collaborating on research into clean energy with millions of dollars in backing by the two nations, a US national laboratory announced on Wednesday.

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T-Mobile G2 Specs Revealed, Pre-orders Starting Later This Month (Mashable)

Mashable – We knew the T-Mobile G2 (the successor to the G1, the first Android phone) is coming, but we didn’t know much about it – not even its looks. Now, T-Mobile has finally spilled the beans, and while the exact date the device is coming to the market is still unknown, customers will be able to pre-order limited quantities “later this month.”

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Russia Investing in Sistema’s Indian Mobile Company (PC World)

PC World – The Russian government has agreed to pick up an equity stake in an Indian mobile operator in which Sistema holds a 74 percent stake, the Russian company said on Wednesday.

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Microsoft Announces $400 Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Bundle – PC Magazine

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new Kinect bundle that includes the Xbox 360 250GB and a Kinect game for $399.99. Starting Nov. 4, users can purchased the Xbox 360 250GB console, a Kinect sensor, and the “Kinect Adventures” game as a $400 bundle, Microsoft said. The slimmer, shinier Xbox with a …

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Mill Valley council asks for SmartMeter opt-out provision, health study – TMCnet

Sep 08, 2010 (The Marin Independent Journal – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — The Mill Valley City Council will ask state energy regulators to let some customers opt out of using SmartMeters, the devices Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is deploying throughout Northern California …

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Google Instant predicts what users are searching for – San Francisco Gate

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 (09-08) 14:18 PDT San Francisco — Google Inc. unveiled a major upgrade to its search engine on Wednesday, showing off a new feature that promises to shave seconds off most online searches by attempting to predict what users are looking for before they’re done typing …

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Hands-on peek at Apple’s iOS 4.1 – CNET Asia

Just as promised , Apple’s iOS 4.1 has just gone live for iPhone and iPod touch users. As iOS updates go, this one is pretty small, but it offers a new camera feature and finally brings the promised Game Center feature. I posted my initial take last week shortly after Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced …

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