Industry

First Earth-like planet likely a world of fire

Planet, known as CoRoT-7 b, probably hosts fierce volcanic eruptions

VA, Kaiser Permanente launch e-health records exchange

Integrated eHealth Records system will be offered to 5.4 million veterans

DOE announces grants for IT energy efficiency

The agency gives $47 million worth of grants to companies including HP and Yahoo

Car tech: Taking drivers’ helpers for a spin

CES: Firm to show more powerful wireless power technology

Fulton Innovation to demo wireless power tool made with Marriott for hotel guests

Google Nexus One early termination fee could reach $550

Both Google and T-Mobile plan to charge people for cancelling in under four months time

AT&T to have first Dell Android phone exclusively

Carriers also announces deals for Motorola, HTC phones; De la Vega mum on iPhone

Ethernet time synchronization in the works

Google plans on offering a white spaces database for free

The FCC may authorize several white spaces database providers

Satellite bumped out of formation to avoid potential collisions

French PARASOL satellite maneuver avoids adding to space debris problem