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- Tesla Test Drive: Time to Try an American Car?
- MoneyWatch picked six American cars to check out now. The sleekest of the bunch is the new Tesla Roadster, which does zero to 60 in under four seconds.
- Tags: Bunch, MoneyWatch, Tesla Roadster, sedan, Ford, Chevrolet, GM, electric car, Chrysler, Cadillac, Jim Motavalli
- Videos 2009-09-04
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- Don't envy the ENVI. GM re-VOLTing other brands
- Chrysler won't build electric car after all. GM will use VOLT tech for other brands. by Harry Fuller
- Tags: Brand, General Motors Corp., Branding, Marketing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- What should open source do in a car?
- Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...
- Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative
- This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- VCs find living dinosaurs...in Detroit
- Despite the billions in loans and bailouts and the much abllyhooed re-org of Chrysler and GM, some prominent Silicon Valley investment leaders find Detroit's auto industry hopeless and heedless of the needed innovation. They see a new American auto industry far away in miles and mentality from Detroit once-bug-three....
- Tags: Detroit, Plug-in, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Will the policy debate narrow or end?
- here we go again!Obama is trying to destroy the best healtcare system in the world and give free care to people who don't deserve it.The solutions for the healt reform are simple and have been enumerated by conservatives like John McCain and others:1.Vouchers to buy insurance2.Tort reform3.Tax cuts in the...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Obama, car
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- McKinsey's 'Business and Web 2.0' Report and the new Consulting Landscape
- McKinsey, the venerable management consulting company, has produced their second piece of 'Web 2.0 in business' research this year. This is arguably a sign of the rapid maturation of the 2.0 technology and associated (and I'd argue more important) change management sector: the pricey consulting company...
- Tags: Web, McKinsey & Co., Consulting, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Apple denies the denial of Google Voice app
- follow the moneyIf it's in Apple's financial interest find a reason - any reason- to deny the app, I believe they will.If an altered user experience results in people being not will to pay a premium for the product, then I can see the concern.More of a concern though is...
- Tags: Federal government, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Apple Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Biodiesel's future
- I recently spoke with Innovation Fuels CEO John Fox. His firm already makes biodiesel at plants in Milwaukee and New York Harbor. He says next year will see a growth in bodiesel production in the U.S. The 2010 federal requirement calls for all diesel oil--heating and vehicles--to...
- Tags: Biodiesel, Innovation Fuels, John Fox, Soy, Diesel, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood business model
- RE: Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood Just shows you who the government actually works for.So what's new? [NT].broken systemWe have a broken judicial system that repeatedly favors the rich and the powerful at the expense of the citizens.Judge acknowledges system is brokenNo mavericks in the court,....
- Tags: Strategy, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, business model, agreement, MPAA, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Will more expensive gasoline be the salvation of General Motors?
- GM's now saying the fuel efficiency for their plug-in volt will be the equivalent of 230 MPG in city driving. If the EPA concurs that would make the 2010 Volt the first mass-produced car to top the triple-digit MPG barrier. Volt. This preliminary 230...
- Tags: Car, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, General Motors Corp., Volt, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- (Hands-on with the Zune HD Web browser)
- Nice Photoshop What? ntNTRE: (Hands-on with the Zune HD Web browser)This magnanimous device will transcend the iPod touch.Its advent will equal or perhaps surpass the supposed second coming of Isa. Apple zealots beware! When the zunephone comes into fruition. Microsoft will overcome! Zune HDLooks very nice, and has the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Web browser, Zune HD, Zune HD Web browser, Hands-On, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Can eBay be your new car dealer and reduce GM's inventory?
- Why does GM need eBayI have said for a very long time GM needs a web site where consumers can buy directly from GM and bypass the middlemen. Adding another middleman is not going to help.Also, why can't the car dealers collectively put a web site together and do...
- Tags: eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., car, automobile dealership
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Can eBay be your new car dealer and reduce GM's inventory?
- EBay's grand experiment with General Motors Co. could be a novel answer to making the auto industry's dealership networks more efficient. GM and eBay said Monday that they will kick off an effort to allow consumers to click and buy new cars from participating dealers in California....
- Tags: Car, eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Cash for clunkers? Waiting lists may be next...
- Nothing but a scam to raise pricesSorry, but not only is this pure BS, but one only needs to drive in front of a new car dealer to see that they have a huge inventory of qualified vehicles that aren't selling.This alleged shortage is nothing more than a scam to...
- Tags: Vibes, car
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- Head 'em up. Move 'em out. Keep those clunkers rollin'
- Head 'em up. Move 'em out. Keep those clunkers rollin'Wow, this is a real tech issue.NOT.Oh come on! :) A tree hugger like you?Doesn't want Congress spending a measly 3 billion dollars to add 10 MPG to a million drivers?Think of all the *gasoline* that won't be burnt!...
- Tags: clunker
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Head 'em up. Move 'em out. Keep those clunkers rollin'
- Let's spend more money, says Congress. They may not see their way to helping Americans get universal health care, but auto care? Big support in Congress for auto care. The House just approved another $2 billion for the "cash for clunkers" program, that started out with half that,...
- Tags: Car, Renewable Energy, U.S. Congress, Telecom & Utilities, Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technology
- Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technologyHere comes the patent trolls, sigh.The patent trolls strike again.IMHO we should have "use it or lose it" laws in the patent system: If you don't use a patent in an actual product, you risk losing it and can't renew it.Not to...
- Tags: patent, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- USDOJ scrutinizing handset exclusivity contracts
- USDOJ scrutinizing handset exclusivity contractsYou're wrongcompletely.There is no supported version of IE that runs under Linux (i.e., no native Linux code)IE for Mac was discontinued a long time ago. You can still run it in your Mac though up to Tiger I think, so there is no need to...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, handset, phone, Apple Inc., network, government
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- California not politically bankrupt
- With more electoral votes and more voters than any other state in the U.S. California has won a big political victory in Washington. Along with more than a dozen other states like New York tagging along, California has just gotten permission to enforce its own, stricter fuel efficiency regs...
- Tags: California, Quality, Business Operations, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
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