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S'pore turns to eco-vehicles, faces obstacles
News Government taskforce aims to introduce electric vehicles next year, but industry watchers voice concerns about consumer mindset and suggest alternative solutions.
Tags: Green IT, R&D, Vehicle, Road Tax, Renault, Compressed Natural Gas, Taskforce, Green IT, Singapore, electric vehicle
S'pore revs up again for F1 night race
News Singapore's F1 track features several alterations this year, but race teams have suited up with new tools to support backend IT systems and communications.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Data Management, Race, SingTel, Storage, AT&T Corp., telephony, team, car, Mobile platforms/communications
Security: A brand owner's responsibility
News Businesses must intrinsically build safety into their products or services, and not include it as an afterthought, say experts.
Tags: Security, Alcatel, Web Service, enterprise security, security company, Paris, Lucent Technologies Inc., brand, Security, Web
CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars
News The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Electrification Coalition, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., CEO, U.S., Green IT, Plug-in, electric vehicle, Sales
The day tech saved me
Blogs A few months ago, I accepted an invitation from my car manufacturer to attend a driver orientation program. During that ...
China's BYD to bring electric cars to US in 2010
News Electric car company, part-owned by Warren Buffet, plans to enter the U.S. market next year and test an all-electric sedan aimed at raising brand awareness.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Plug-in, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, China, U.S., brand, car
The curious case of Sun Microsystems Philippines
Blogs In more ways than one, Sun Microsystems Philippines (SunPhil) is an "anomaly" among the large IT companies in the countr...
Augmented reality: Not that real yet
News Why iPhone apps that act as a digital guidebook aren't quite ready for prime time and is a step down from using conventional mapping and search applications.
Tags: Smart phones, GPS receiver, Phone, App, Smart Phone, McDonald's Corp., GPS, Smartphone, Washington, Apple iPhone
What landlords can learn from techies
Blogs Now and then, I get this urge to make the world a better place. Then there are these quirky ideas that come along. T...
The PCs that the flood took away
Blogs As a super typhoon prepares to lash the Philippines this week--the third time in a month--I ask for the indulgence of th...
Tech and a nation's altered psyche
Blogs The sun's out here in Metro Manila, but the northern part of the Philippines is currently pounded by "stationary" typhoo...
Jobs makes it clear he's back in charge at Apple
News At Wednesday's iPod event, Steve Jobs appears onstage for the first time since returning to work from medical leave.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., COO, Apple iTunes, job, marketing, leader, senior vice president, car, Steve Jobs
Cars should be made greener, not cheaper
Blogs It was a long time coming, but the Tata Nano finally saw daylight this week when the US$2,230 car was officially launche...
At eBay, showrooms push aside yard sales
News Listing new GM cars is likely the first of several ways eBay aims to sell more brand-name products while reducing its dependence on secondhand vendors.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., Sales, retail company, Best Buy Co. Inc., analyst, manufacturer, car
Green news harvest: Ethanol industry falls short
News Corn ethanol companies are shutting down operations, while cellulosic ethanol from nonfood sources is still years away from commercial-scale production.
Tags: Green IT, Technology Review, CNET Australia, electric car, Offshore, New York Times Co., Dow Jones & Company Inc., CNET Networks Inc., industry, Dell Computer Corp.
