Daily news roundup - 12/01/09

With green issues high on the agenda

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12 January 2009 17:44 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Our headline stories today have been eco-related with Google denying Harvard research that claimed two Google searches created as much CO2 as boiling the kettle, while big screen plasma televisions could soon be hard to get hold of in the UK thanks to an incoming EU directive. See below for all this and more in our most-read stories of the day.

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Google denies CO2 search claims
Two searches don't create as much carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle

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Plasma TVs facing green ban in Britain
"4x4s of living room" to be phased out by EU regulations

REVIEW
Acer Aspire 5735-583G16Mn notebook
Looking for a 16:9 budget machine?

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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – dogstrust.org
Give man's best friend a second chance

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PHOTOS: Logitech G19 gaming keyboard
CES 2009: Fingers-on at CES

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Carphone slashes cost of Nokia Comes with Music phone
Get the 5310 and a year's unlimited music for £82.18

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PHOTOS: Toshiba REGZA 46SV670 television
CES 2009: Live shots of new range

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Sanyo teases for new Xacti launch
New Dual range to be revealed

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Google rolls out new favicon
"Warm, colourful beacon"

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Five-in-one MP3 player launches
Multi-tasking mini gadget