Feb 13
Buying an electric car to be green? If you live in China, think twice: The electricity used to power that car comes primarily from coal in China, making the negative impact on health greater for e-cars than traditional, gasoline-powered vehicles, a new study says.
With e-car sales rising in China, researchers analyzed the environmental health impacts of five different vehicles in 34 cities in China.
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Tags: China
Feb 09
In some countries, systems that allow consumers to pay for goods with their mobile phones have been in place for years. In the U.S., however, mobile payments are only just starting to take off.
Right now youve got two choices: PayPal and Google Wallet. And if youre using a Sprint Galaxy Nexus, and have already set up Google Wallet on your phone, you might want to watch the video clip below. As it turns out, your PIN isnt all that safe at the moment.
Using a brute force cracking app (unsurprisingly dubbed Wallet Cracker), it takes just five seconds from the time the icon is tapped to when demonstrator Joshua Rubins PIN is revealed.
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Jan 21
Apple said today its iPad 2 will go on sale in 25 more countries this Friday, March 25.
iPad 2 will be available at Apple retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers at 5 p.m. local time and online at the Apple Store beginning at 1 a.m.
“While competitors are still struggling to catch up with our first iPad, we’ve changed the game again with iPad 2,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. 
“We’re experiencing amazing demand for iPad 2 in the US, and customers around the world have told us they cant wait to get their hands on it. We apprecia
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Tags: 25 Countries, Countries
Jan 14
It claims lowering copper prices would also reduce free cash flow, which is likely to reduce discretionary capital expenditure on infrastructure.
The Commission’s approach was also described as “a bit short sighted” by Cable Europe.
“It overlooks the competitive dynamic at work to which we’re contributing. We’re delivering in Europe today when it comes to competing with incumbents. With these solid competitive credentials, cable is a good reminder that there are natural market forces already at play and pushing incumbents to invest in next generation infrastructure,” said Gregg Svingen, Cable Europe spokesman yesterday.
“It’s also worth noting that every regulatory action has a consequence – some can be unforeseen or unintended.
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Tags: Commission, Commission Plan
Jan 07
IMAGINE swishing a fingertip along the fabric of your car seat to control the radio volume. Or impressing guests by dimming your living room lights with a languid swipe along the arm of your sofa. These ideas could soon become reality thanks to a smart fabric that behaves like the touchscreen on your cellphone.Because you can clean it, the material will be practical for everyday use.
“In essence we are trying to reproduce the smartphone experience in textile form,” says researcher Maksim Skorobogatiy of the Polytechnic School in Montreal, Canada.
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Tags: Car Seat, Volume