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<title><![CDATA[Meet CNET's new Microsoft beat reporter]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jay GreeneIt takes a real pro to write about a complex company like Microsoft, and we've got one in Jay Greene, the newest addition to CNET's news reporting staff.Jay has covered Microsoft for more than a decade, first as a reporter for The Seattle Times and then for nine years as the Seattle bureau chief for BusinessWeek. He's done some big stories on the Redmond gang over the years, including one of the first to point out that the company that seemed invulnerable for so long looked like it was struggling with middle age.  He won a New York Press Club award for spot news reporting on the retirement of Bill Gates and was on a team of reporters involved in an award-winning series on evangelism in corporate America. Along the way, Jay has earned himself a reputation as a tenacious, tough, and fair reporter.Most recently, Jay has been promoting his book, &quot;Design is How it Works: How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons,&quot; an insider's look at product design at companies ranging from Porsche to Nike. We expect our new in-house design guru will have a few things to say about design trends in the world of consumer electronics, too.It's an interesting (to say the least) time to be covering Microsoft, and that's why we hired a veteran reporter like Jay. Despite good reviews for theWindows 7 operating system, Microsoft is struggling to come up with answers to what Apple and Google have been throwing at them over the last few years. They're just getting themselves back into the discussion for smartphone operating systems. Bing is grabbing some share in search, but slowly and at a hefty price. And while Kinect appears to be a big gaming success, that halo doesn't seem to be carrying over to other products.So will Microsoft return to its glory days, or will it continue to get outmaneuvered Stay tuned to Jay's coverage for CNET because we're as curious as you are to see what happens.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will flexible 'Rolltop' laptop ever become reality]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Looks like a thermos, but it&amp;39's a laptop in disguise. (Credit:myRolltop)Back in 2009, more than a few people drooled over a concept video from Orkin Design for a laptop with a flexible screen that rolls up into a magic scroll of sorts. The Munich-based design firm recently released an updated concept video, but the Rolltop is so far no closer to becoming reality. The Rolltop 2.0 is envisioned as having a flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) multitouch display (perhaps similar to Sony's) that can be used as a 13-inch laptop screen or full 17-inch monitor with a stand attached to the device. When it's not being used, the screen rolls up into an 11-inch tube. It curls around a base tower that houses a Webcam, loudspeaker, and detachable power supply and cable that doubles as a shoulder strap. Check it out in the vid below. The designers say they weren't thinking of making Rolltop into a product at first, but were so delighted by the warm response their concept received, they decided to move ahead with it. They're now looking for partners and donations to help their cyberscroll see the light of day. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Government to put a $50 million lift in offshore wind&'s sails]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government will be putting $50.5 million to grow offshore wind energy in the U.S., with a goal of deploying 10 gigawatts of offshore capacity by 2020 and 54 gigawatts by 2030.Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the initiative today, which aims to spur growth in offshore wind development. It&amp;'s an area that has been predicted to be slow in growth, although the government started plugging it last year ahead of President Obama&amp;'scall last month for 80 percent clean energy by 2035. Last year, Salazar said the Department of the Interior would be streamlining permits for offshore wind projects, and today he outlined &amp;''wind energy areas&amp;'' off the coasts off New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and Maryland.Offshore wind also got a high-profile boost last year from Google, which, along with Good Energies, took a majority stake in the initial phase of what will become a billion-dollar project to build a transmission cable to serve and spur development of offshore wind on the Atlantic Coast.The benefit of offshore wind is that it removes the unsightly turbines from sight, easing complaints from environmentalists and homeowners that the turbines spoil scenery and lower property values. Wind typically blows steadier and stronger offshore. But offshore wind projects are expensive and, in the case of New England&amp;'s proposedCape Wind project,have sparked heated opposition. The project currently has several lawsuits filed against it, has become the subject of a documentary film and has raised the ire of residents over the environmental impact and potential increases in electricity rates.The Department of Energy&amp;'s offshore wind deployment goals include development on the Pacific and Gulf Coasts in addition to the Great Lakes and Hawaiian areas. If goals are met, then the U.S. would generate enough offshore wind energy to power 2.8 million average American homes by 2020 and 15.2 million homes by 2030, according to a Department of the Interior statement.The money will be allocated to three areas &amp;8212' technology development, in particular advancements that may bring costs down ($25 million over five years), research to remove market barriers such as environmental risk reduction, supply chain development and transmission planning ($18 million over three years) and next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains ($7.5 million over three years).[Image via Flickr/phault]Previous Story: Last.fm Radio goes premium on mobile and home entertainment devicesPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Cape Wind, offshore wind, windCompanies: Department of the Interior, DOEPeople: Ken Salazar, Steven Chu          Tags: Cape Wind, offshore wind, windCompanies: Department of the Interior, DOEPeople: Ken Salazar, Steven ChuIris 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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