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Circuits and Wires

A simple, straightforward, cheap guide to buying cables and wires

Don’t pay more … or anything sometimes

Set-top boxes in the U.S. consume 27 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, equivalent to the annual output of six coal-fired power plants. Part of the reason is that they typically operate at nearly full power even during the two-thirds of the time when they are not in use. (Thinkstock)

Electronics

How much energy is used by cable TV boxes?

Short answer: A lot

Computers

Megaupload.com shutdown by the federal government

No SOPA needed

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Electronics

Thinner, more sensitive glass to hit the touch screen market

The makers of Gorilla Glass debut a new product.

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Hard Science

Two earth-size planets discovered

A fun week to be a space geek!

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