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<title><![CDATA[CES: Ford introduces smartphone app for electric Focus]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The MyFord Mobile app uses MapQuest to find charging stations.(Credit:Ford)MyFord Mobile smartphone app (photos) LAS VEGAS--The Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf both have associated smartphone apps to help their tech-savvy owners cope with range issues, and now Ford announces a similar app, called MyFord Mobile, for its upcoming electric Focus. The app offers features ranging from remote door unlock to trip planning to a system of achievements that can be posted to social networking sites.To help electric Focus owners save money, MyFord Mobile uses a system from Microsoft to determine the best charging times. Instead of the owner scheduling a charge from midnight to 6 a.m., for example, this feature asks the owner when thecar will be needed. It then determines the best charging time based on the window it has been given. When it comes up with a charging time, it will inform the owner. It can also alert the owner to problems, such as not having plugged in the car.MyFord Mobile uses MapQuest to find charging stations, and will look at the car's remaining range to indicate which charging stations are within range. Similarly, a trip planning feature lets owners input multiple destinations, then adjust the trip based on which of those destinations the car can actually reach.Typical telematics features in MyFord Mobile include remote door unlock and a locator feature. The locator shows the owner's and the car's location on a map. The app will also suggest remotely turning on the heat while the car is plugged in if it happens to be cold out.The app gets fun with its driving behavior monitoring. It rates drivers on a scale from Zen to Zippy depending on whether they drive economically or aggressively. There will be a variety of achievements drivers can unlock, such as saving their first ton of CO2 or saving their first $1,000 of gasoline. These achievements can be automatically posted to the driver's Facebook page based on preferences.Another interesting feature builds on Ford's MyKey technology, which customizes the car's settings based on who is driving it. For the electric Focus, the car will use its driving style monitoring and adjust its projected range based on whether the current driver is known to be heavy-footed or more economical.Ford will make MyFord Mobile available oniPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and will even include a Web site optimized for phone browsers, so a smartphone is not necessary. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel shows that Portal 2 game runs fine on its Sandy Bridge chips (video)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>limuckma2</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[For years, Intel&amp;'s integrated graphics have been the bane of PC games. The graphics on Intel&amp;'s chip sets were so poor that they couldn&amp;'t support high-quality 3D games.But Intel&amp;'s latest Sandy Bridge chip, which combines graphics and microprocessor functions on a single piece of silicon, has about 25 times the graphics quality of its chip sets from five years ago. The result is that it can play high-end games, such as Valve&amp;'s upcoming Portal 2 game for the PC. Releasing in April, Valve has primed its game, a sequel to a hit indie game, to run well on Sandy Bridge.But rivals Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices say that Intel&amp;'s Sandy Bridge, officially released this week, is still fairly week on high-end graphics. It can&amp;'t, for instance, support DirectX 11, the latest version of Microsoft&amp;'s games standard. Enter Gabe Newell (pictured above, left), chief executive of Valve, who said that Sandy Bridge is great for the PC game industry because it preserves the PC as a cool game platform. Mooly Eden (pictured above, right), a senior executive at Intel, also showed World of WarCraft: Cataclysm, which was released in December, running fine on Sandy Bridge. Check out the video below of Portal 2 running on a Sandy Bridge machine.Next Story: Google demos live video conferencing on Android 3.0 (video) Previous Story: AT&amp;038'T&amp;'s answer to the Verizon iPhone: A $49 iPhone 3GSPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: integrated graphics, Sandy BridgeCompanies: Intel, Nvidia, ValvePeople: Gabe Newell, Mooly Eden          Tags: integrated graphics, Sandy BridgeCompanies: Intel, Nvidia, ValvePeople: Gabe Newell, Mooly EdenDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the GreenBeat: Solyndra raises $75M credit facility, Reno&'s wind experiment]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s the latest action we&amp;'re following on the GreenBeat today:Solyndra raises $75 million in credit facility &amp;8211' The solar manufacturer&amp;'s latest round of financing to shore up its capital needs come in the form of a secured credit facility underwritten by existing investors. The company makes cylindrical solar rooftop systems and is a now-controversial recipient of a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy. The company&amp;'s president and CEO Brian Harrison released a statement today that said the company&amp;'s annual revenues topped $140 million last year, and is seeing growth in U.S. and European markets. Solyndra has shipped nearly 100 megawatts of panels and expects to reach an installed system cost-of-goods sold price of about $2 per watt in the first quarter of 2013. It has also finished construction of its second factory' the company closed its first facility last year.GlassPoint drills for oil with solar &amp;8212' The oil recovery company uses solar panels to generate steam (pictured), which is then pumped into wells to help extract oil. GlassPoint says prices of the system are now attractive enough that it is using the solar-powered system for economic reasons rather than environmental ones, CNET reports.Audi to offer electric car and hybrid options &amp;8212' The company is reportedly working on a successor to its A2 all-aluminum hatchback, and will offer electric and plug-in hybrid options on the vehicle once released, Green Car Reports writes.U.K. considers solar subsidy cuts &amp;8212'  The U.K. government is looking at cutting solar incentives and project sizes over concerns that the attractive incentives in place through April 2012 may lead to an oversupply of solar projects, Bloomberg reports. Some European countries are looking to trim solar incentives to avoid the boom and crash of solar that happened in Spain, and a similar solar bust is expected to happen in the Czech Republic. The worlda4a4s largest solar market, Germany, recently decided to cut its subsidies by 15 percent starting in July.Reno sets up turbine experiment &amp;8212' The Nevada city, home to strong winds, has set up nine wind turbines around the city and is measuring how they perform compared to manufacturera4a4s claims, the WSJ reports. Instruments will measure wind speed and energy production, and the data will be made publicly available online. The city wants to make the information on performance and cost of maintenance and repairs available publicly, which is also expected to help Reno residents figure out what wind turbines and Reno locations take the best advantage of Nevada winds.Next Story: Unofficial: Verizon iPhone surpassed 1M sold at launch Previous Story: Motorola bringing Atrix-like Webtop docks to all high-end smartphonesPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: cigs, electric cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, oil, Solar, windCompanies: Audi, GlassPoint, SolyndraPeople: Brian Harrison          Tags: cigs, electric cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, oil, Solar, windCompanies: Audi, GlassPoint, SolyndraPeople: Brian HarrisonIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name). Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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