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Fuel cell vehicles still in first gear
Study finds fuel cell vehicles will only make a big dent in oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions with years of work from government and industry. (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Microsoft earnings: What to watch
Company is unlikely to divulge much on plans to acquire Yahoo or AOL, but that won't keep folks from hanging on every word.(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Obama's Web-video strategy revealed
The Democratic candidate for president sends nearly a half dozen people to shoot videos of him and get them up on YouTube fast. (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Google Docs gets a profusion of templates
Nearly 300 prefab documents now are online for resumes, photo albums, expense reports, fantasy basketball success predictors, mileage calculators, and more. But where's the user-generated content?

Offline access soon for Gmail, Google Calendar?
It's no surprise the company is working on it, but a Web 2.0 consultant who visited Google says offline access for Google Calendar and Gmail is due in six weeks. (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

Yang letter: Icahn only looking out for himself
In a letter to shareholders, Yahoo's CEO says Microsoft and Carl Icahn's latest plan "will destroy stockholder value at Yahoo." (Posted in Digital Media by Margaret Kane)

YouTube on TiVo: It's about time
Within a few weeks, owners of TiVo Series 3 and HD boxes will be able to download a software update that lets them access YouTube videos. (Posted in Digital Media by Caroline McCarthy)

Bob Barr: The privacy candidate for president
Former Republican congressman, now a Libertarian candidate for president, aims for the pro-privacy geek vote. He may not win the election, but he could disrupt it. (Posted in The Iconoclast by Declan McCullagh)

PolyFuel to demo methanol fuel cell laptop
Company converts a laptop to run with a direct methanol fuel cell, a technology that some consumer electronics makers are showing interest in.(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

The wild green yonder
Airplane manufacturers are trying to bolster their green credentials by lauding initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of flying, as well as the cost. (From The New York Times)

Report: Lionsgate cranks open for YouTube
The film studio would be the first to sign an ad-sharing deal with the Google service, according to the Hollywood Reporter. How extensive it will be, however, isn't yet clear. (Posted in Digital Media by Caroline McCarthy)

It's official: Audiophiles are over CDs
Stereophile magazine poll finds more audiophiles listening via music servers than CD players.(Posted in The Audiophiliac by Steve Guttenberg)

Samsung, Sun create flash chip for server SSDs
New flash chip for server-grade solid-state drives offers higher endurance levels than current flash memory, companies say.(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)









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