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Jul 26 2007 12:00am EDT

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Top Tech News: Power cords could soon become a thing of the past like the tape deck and cell phones as big as a shoe. The geniuses at MIT are developing something called "WiTricity", as in wireless electricity that would make power cords obsolete.

Linux Insider: A low-cost, hassle-free, environmentally correct PC? The Prius of computers, the Zonbox by a tech start-up in Menlo Park, is in beta testing right now. So pick one of these $99 PCs and contribute your opensource feedback to add a carbon-helpful footprint on society.

Cnet News: Email is becoming lame among teens who mainly use it just to communicate with adults. They mostly stick to communicating online through social networking sites like Facebook or Myspace or even start their own interactive websites.

-Andrea Chalupa

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