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<title><![CDATA[Amazon tries again with 99-cent Lady Gaga album]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 07:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Amazon is selling Lady Gaga&amp;39's new album for 99 cents again.(Credit:Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET)After facing some troubles the first time around, Amazon today is again selling Lady Gaga's new &quot;Born This Way&quot; album for just 99 cents.The deal is available only for the MP3 version of the pop star's latest album, which hit store shelves on Monday. In addition to getting the album for less than a dollar, consumers will also receive 20GB of free storage in Amazon's Cloud Drive, which allows users to stream music over the Web to a PC,Mac, orAndroid-based device.Amazon had originally offered that 99-cent promotion to customers Monday. But not long after users started buying the tracks, Amazon faced huge demand and servers started to crash. Many customers saw inordinately long download times for the album, forcing Amazon to post a page on how to address the issue. The company also thanked users for their &quot;patience.&quot;&quot;Clearly customers are really excited for Lady Gaga's new album--we saw extraordinary response to Monday's promotion--far above what we expected--she definitely melted some servers,&quot; Craig Pape, director of music for Amazon, said in a statement today. &quot;So we're doing it again, and this time we're ready.&quot;Amazon isn't the only tech company piggybacking on Lady Gaga's star power.Google recently unveiled a new Chrome browser commercial featuring Lady Gaga. The ad showed the artist, as well as her fans, called &quot;Little Monsters,&quot; using many Google services. That ad has seemingly caught on with Web users. As of this writing, the video has been viewed nearly 1.1 million times on YouTube. On Monday, its views were less than half that.Lady Gaga's &quot;Born This Way&quot; is currently the bestselling album on iTunes and Amazon's MP3 store.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple ratchets up its retail game (roundup)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[At the start of its second decade as a brick-and-mortar retailer, Apple finds a new use for its iPads.Apple updates its iOS retail app with in-store toolsTweaks to Apple's retail store application for iOS add new features for customers using it inside of Apple's retail stores.(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)May 23, 2011 10:45 AM PDT Grand Central Apple store rumor heats up againApple has &quot;expressed interest&quot; in acquiring a particular spot inside New York's Grand Central Terminal to open up a new retail store, according to a Wall Street Journal report.(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)May 23, 2011 1:12 PM PDTApple enlists iPads for retail signageApple starts rolling out a new system that makes use of iPads in its retail stores to display information about nearby products, taking the place of printed materials.(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)May 21, 2011 9:57 PM PDT Photos: 'Smart Signs' arrive at Apple storesApple phases out paper signage at its stores and is now using iPads instead. Take a look at how they look next to the company's products.(Posted in Image Galleries by Josh Lowensohn)May 22, 2011 12:18 PM PDT Apple retail employee group working to unionizeCoinciding with the 10th anniversary of Apple's retail store venture, a group of Apple store employees is looking to form a union to represent the company's retail workers.(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)May 19, 2011 2:59 PM PDT How Apple's stores turned into a retail juggernautOn the 10th anniversary of Apple's first store, CNET takes a look at how it got to 320 stores and avoided an early idea to tempt you with pastries.(Posted in Apple Talk by Josh Lowensohn)May 19, 2011 2:59 PM PDT Iconic Apple stores around the world (photos) .postBody h3, .postBody h4{font-size: 1.2em'margin: 10px 0 0 0 'padding: 0px'font-weight: bold'border-bottom: none'}<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EV industry gets ready for bumpy ride]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>minwinresghgdfgh</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON--The auto and battery industries have come up with some impressive electric vehicles. Now they're wondering how to make money on them.The Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt are at the head of a parade of plug-in and hybrid vehicles slated to come out in the next three years. At the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference here, auto executives said they were confident their products can deliver, but not everyone is sure how the demand for them will form. With few plug-in vehicles actually in the market, the surrounding industry of component and charging infrastructure suppliers need to stay roughly in synch with the automakers in order to profit from this new industry, which will help bring down the costs of plug-ins for consumers.Under the hood of EVs and hybrids (photos)  &quot;We're still in second gear and we want to shift into third gear but we're not sure what will happen when we do,&quot; said Tom Goesch, president of the transportation division of Indianapolis-based battery maker Ener1. &quot;We've got to make money. We want to a profitable battery company, not just the one with the biggest plant.&quot;A few years ago, executives from U.S. automakers complained that the domestic supply chain for supplying batteries and other electric vehicle components needed to be developed to bring down costs of vehicles. After an infusion of federal money, there are now factories turning out lithium ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, including passengercars and trucks. Now, people here said that the industry is waiting for more vehicles to come to market to satisfy consumer demand and take up the supply of electric vehicle batteries. Related links &amp;149' Nissan's Leaf back on track &amp;149' Volt's multiple MPGe ratings explained &amp;149' The plugged-in Prius &amp;149' EV pilot programs show sticking points&quot;We simply can't get enough to satisfy demand. We'd be doing a lot more if we had more electric vehicles, mostly for business to business [fleet] applications,&quot; said Richard Broome, senior vice president of corporate affairs at Hertz. &quot;When we embarked on this rental business, we thought it would be a small, slow-growing retail business for early adopters. All of a sudden, we got this B2B business.&quot;In the short term, fleet operators appear to be the surest buyers of plug-in vehicles, both sedans and medium-duty trucks, because they typically have set driving schedules amenable to charging. Companies benefit from a federal tax credit for electric vehicles, but they are also more likely than consumers to consider the operating costs from electricity as a fuel, which is cheaper than gasoline or diesel. Chicken and egg The picture on the infrastructure side is similar, with thousands of charging stations scheduled to be installed this year at people's homes and businesses. The EV Project, a Department of Energy effort to gather data on consumer charging patterns, expects to have 15,000 charging points installed by the end of this year, including 300 to 400 direct-current fast-charging stations from Ecotality.But the volume of Chevy Volts and Nissan Leafs, which both started shipping a few months ago, is expected to be in the tens of thousands per year for the next two years. That puts the industry in a &quot;chicken and egg&quot; situation where they are putting a charging infrastructure in anticipation of more electric cars on the road, said a representative from Ecotality.As people learn more about the benefits of electrically driven cars, sales will climb. But the sales curve will likely be bumpy over time, which is typical for new technologies, said EDTA president Brian Wynne.&quot;Timing this market isn't easy. With the automakers still trying to figure out what consumers will like and us trying to educate consumers on the technology, you wonder why it's hard to forecast. It's complicated,&quot; he said. &quot;Would we be happier if there were more vehicles Yes, that's always the case. Vehicle manufactures are being very deliberate right now to make sure consumers have a good experience. It's a little bit of an iterative process.&quot; With the peppy acceleration of electric motors, plug-in vehicles are generally fun to drive, which is a good selling point for consumers, Wynne said. Not having to buy gasoline, using cheaper fuel, and helping the environment are other major benefits for consumers. The upfront price of plug-ins vehicles, where about half the cost is in the batteries, will go down with higher volumes. Many battery makers have developed grid storage businesses, which helps ramp up production.But to bring the costs down of batteries dramatically will require research and development of new battery technologies, specifically to improve on the energy density and cycle life of current lithium ion batteries, a panel of battery company executives said yesterday. Packing more stored energy in a smaller package improves range and brings down the cost of associated vehicle components.In-car technology is also a key for EV adoption. Allowing consumers to check the charge status of cars from a smart phone or the Web and to understand what they are paying for fuel will help consumers get familiar with the technology, auto industry executives said. In the meantime, automakers and their partners are hoping the first wave of buyers have a good experience and are willing to tell their friends about it.&quot;The deployment [of plug-ins] is off to a good start but we're still at the early stage of where we're working with the early adopters,&quot; said Tony Posawatz, the vehicle line manager for the Chevy Volt. &quot;We have to collectively work on making those adoption rates increase.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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