News tagged with auto
Pulling the plug on hybrid myths
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you call them myths, urban legends, fables or old wives' tales, there's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These vehicles, abbreviated PHEVs, ...
Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.
Electric cars need government support: Nissan-Renault CEO
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday.
'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.
This smart wheelchair has laser vision
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Disability, John Spletzer believes, should no longer pose any obstacle to mobility. A blind person may not be able to see or a paraplegic to walk, but each can access the technology available ...
New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake ...
Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.
SKorea targets world electric car market
Oct 08, 2009 |
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President Lee Myung-Bak Thursday offered full government support to help South Korean firms secure about 10 percent of the global electric car market by 2015.
Samsung Announces AMOLED 12M Camera Phone
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of the ‘Samsung AMOLED 12M’ (Model Name: SCH-W880), the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone with a 3-times optical zoom lens. The phone will ...
French, US firms ally for electric car batteries
Sep 22, 2009 |
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French industrial group Dassault and US joint venture Dow Kokam on Tuesday announced a preliminary agreement on a partnership to create batteries for electric and hybrid cars.
BMW, Mazda lead the way as auto emissions fall: survey
Sep 14, 2009 |
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BMW and Mazda lead the way in cutting auto emissions, well ahead of their rivals in the hunt for cleaner cars as new European Union targets begin to bear green fruit, a report showed Tuesday.
Recession? What recession? Unionization up on state, local levels
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Against all odds, organized labor managed to make new inroads during the economic upheaval of the past year, new findings from UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) suggest.
'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...
Germany wants a million electric cars by 2020
Aug 19, 2009 |
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The German government unveiled plans Wednesday to get one million electric cars zipping around the country by 2020, offering sweeteners to jump-start national giants like BMW and Volkswagen into action.
EBay, GM to start trial program to sell new cars
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hundreds of General Motors' California dealers will let consumers haggle over the prices of new cars and trucks through the eBay online marketplace under a trial that begins Tuesday.
