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DuPont buys solar ink maker Innovalight
DuPont announced on Monday that it has bought Innovalight, a Silicon Valley startup that makes silicon ink that solar-cell makers can use to improve the amount of electricity that the cells can squeeze...
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Google embraces solar skylight from EnFocus
Startup EnFocus Engineering's technology replaces an ordinary skylight with a high-tech version that features solar cells and optics to manage the light that flows into a room. The company will be...
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Why we need a Kelley Blue Book for solar
More solar panels are sprouting from the rooftops these days, along with an increasing number of equipment models and installers. Yet there is no good consumer guide to help people compare shop and...
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Solar crunch: Solon to close U.S. factory
Low solar prices and global competition continue to rock solar manufacturers. On the heels of Evergreen Solar filing for bankruptcy on Monday, on Tuesday, German solar maker Solon announced that it...
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How Apple could revolutionize solar
If Apple launched one of its gadgets with embedded solar cells, it could revolutionize the market for solar. How Apple could revolutionize solar originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2011....
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Solar struggles: Calisolar lays off 80
Solar silicon maker Calisolar is laying off about 80 employees in its Silicon Valley factory as part of its shift in business focus, the company said on Wednesday. The layoff represents about 23...
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The dark side of solar and compensation tactics
On Thursday JinkoSolar issued a lengthy explanation of an environmental controversy surrounding its solar cell factory in China that led to a massive protest and plummeting share prices. The disclosure...
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This British startup is building a super solar material
Perovskite -- have you heard of it? It's a material that is getting a lot of buzz in the world of solar research. Now a U.K. solar startup plans to bring what it believes is a game-changing technology...
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Moth eyes inspire scientists to cut reflection on solar panels
The eyes of the common moth have led to a novel discovery that could boost the efficiency of solar panels. Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a way to create an ultra-tiny...
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Verizon pushes Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Samsung Galaxy S5
Good news for Samsung Galaxy S5 owners on the Verizon network in the U.S.: Android 5.0 is ready for your device and Verizon has made it available. A notification should appear on your handset to...
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Motorola sales double in 2014 as the brand re-enters China
Lenovo reported its earnings for the past quarter on Tuesday. During the quarter, the company officially completed its $2.91 billion acquisition of Motorola from Google. Lenovo announced its smartphone...
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Check out Shadow: A portable panic button that phones for help
In an emergency situation, your best friend might be your smartphone. But what if your personal security is threatened and you simply don’t have time to dig for your handset, unlock the device and...
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No, it wasn’t just you: Netflix went down Tuesday afternoon
Netflix experienced an extended outage this Tuesday afternoon, with users reporting on Twitter that it went down around 3:40pm PT, according to Downdetector.com. Netflix’s website remained inaccessible...
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YouTube experiments with multiple camera angles for performances
Multiple camera angles are coming to YouTube, if only as an experiment: YouTube added a first live music performance with four camera angles to its site Wednesday, allowing users to switch back and...
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Apple spotted driving sensor-equipped vehicles in the Bay Area
San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX has been following a mysterious minivan tooling around Concord, California, with a roof rack fool of advanced sensors. Checking in with the Department of Motor...
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Goodlatte revives Innovation Act to curb patent trolling
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va) has reintroduced a patent reform bill, known as the Innovation Act, that enjoyed bipartisan support last year, but was killed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt). The prospects...
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Twitter beats on earnings but misses on user growth
Twitter’s stock rose slightly today after the company announced its fourth quarter earnings. It beat by a significant amount, although it missed in terms of what analysts expected for user growth. Here...
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Google advisory council: Right to delist should only apply in EU
To help it handle the EU ruling that forces it to delist certain results about people, Google assembled a team of expert advisors that travelled the continent, seeking out various opinions on how best...
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Facebook search tools take aim at Twitter’s relationship with news
Facebook is updating its search tool to make it easier for users to find things that interest them among the 2 trillion items archived by the company’s index. The update boasts personalized search...
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Google goes to court for antitrust claims over Android apps
Google will try to persuade a federal judge in San Jose, California on Thursday that its Android agreements, which requires Samsung and other phone makers to include products like Google Search and...
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