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Toyota to introduce plug-in hybrid for 2010, hybrid versions of all cars by 2029
via Engadget by Joshua Fruhlinger on June 12, 2008
Filed under: TransportationToyota continues to lead the silent race to efficient cars with plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid in 2010 that will use lithium-ion batteries. Meanwhile, Toyota has been working with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co to develop batteries that will outperform lithium-ion batteries for its plans to introduce hybrid versions of every single car in its lineup between 2020...
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Firefox 3 To Be Released On June 17th
via ReadWriteWeb by Corvida on June 12, 2008
Mozilla has been announcing Release Candidates for Firefox 3 consistently for the past month. In fact, Firefox 3 RC 3 was just released earlier today. One could guess that the time for an official release was right around the corner, but we wouldn't have guessed it'd be this soon. Only hours after RC3, and after 34 months of development, the company has announced that Firefox 3 will be...
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Last.fm on your Home Stereo: Phase II from Logitech
via Mashable! by Kristen Nicole on June 10, 2008
... systems.This takes Last.fm content further away from the computer and into other devices that are known for better sound quality. It’s something many people had already done in the past; hooking up the computer to the home stereo system to listen to CDs or play games with surround sound. And an entire marketplace has cropped up around the iPod, which isn’t locked into your PC isn’t ea...
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A Smart Social Media Play From... Coca-Cola?
via ReadWriteWeb by Josh Catone on June 10, 2008
Coca-Cola quietly launched one of their first social media applications last weekend, a bookmarking widget for Facebook called CokeTag. (Coke Singapore also has a Facebook application out, promoting a tie-in with UEFA EURO 2008.) CokeTag is not only a smart play from the company, but also a fairly useful app as far as profile widgets go. The app allows users to create customizable Flash...
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Techdirt: Warner Music To Last.fm: We're Taking Our Music And Going Home
via techdirt.com by (author unknown) on June 07, 2008
Warner should recognize that it needs Last.fm a lot more than Last.fm users need it. There's plenty of music out there, and if they can't find Warner Music on Last.fm, they'll find someone else's music instead.
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Can Google Trends Predict The Election?
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on June 07, 2008
If more people are searching on Google for “Obama” than “McCain” does that mean he is more likely to win the election? Not every voter in the U.S. uses Google, or even uses the Internet, for that matter. But enough of the population does use Google that its search patterns cannot be ignored by either candidate, the press, or anyone interested in the outcome of the election. Fortunately,...
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I.T. 2.0
via ReadWriteWeb by Sarah Perez on June 06, 2008
How Changing Technology is Having Big Impacts on BusinessIn case you haven't heard yet - the I.T. world is changing. The rise of social computing technologies, generally branded as "Web 2.0" and including things like wikis, blogs, social networking, RSS, and more are slowly making their way into the business world. This new movement is called Enterprise 2.0, and it's no small shift....
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Will You Quit Your Job for Facebook?
via All Facebook by Nick O'Neill on June 06, 2008
A recent study by Vnunet found that “nearly a third of younger employees would consider quitting their job if Facebook was banned in the workplace.” The lesson? Don’t expect your employees to be working otherwise they will quit on you. While you are at it, throw in the television and give them a break every 30 minutes. Seriously though, younger employees feel as though they should have...
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Fray Issue 1: Busted! - Hobo Balls by Eric Spitznagel
via fray.com by (author unknown) on June 06, 2008
Shared by kskobac A funny article about trying to keep up with a wine tasting in Sonoma Valley
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Second Climber at Times Building in Custody - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog
via cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com by (author unknown) on June 06, 2008
Shared by kskobac this is some gutsy stuffInterviews, documents, multimedia, reader discussions and news updates about politics, schools, transportation, crime and city life, from the metro staff of The New York Times.
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