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<title><![CDATA[CleanPath creates $800 million fund to invest in solar]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mosehsshhm</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Renewable energy investment firm CleanPath will pour more than $800 million into large photovoltaic solar projects in North America, the company said yesterday.The company's new fund is expected to invest in more than 1,000 megawatts of solar power plants over the next five years. The plants will range in size from 5 MW to more than 100 MW.(Credit:Screenshot by CNET of CleanPath.com)Financing has been a major bottleneck for big solar projects that many see as critical to driving down the cost of the emissions-free power source. The tax equity market, the key financing tool used by solar developers, has recovered in the years since the collapse of major player Lehman Brothers. In that market, developers sell the future tax benefits of the project to a financial partner who uses them to reduce tax liability. But solar financing activity is still not at the levels enjoyed prior to the crisis. &quot;We are looking to do things that are not being done,&quot; CleanPath Chief Executive Matt Cheney said in an interview. &quot;There is certainly an opportunity here.&quot; Given the high risk associated with financing the later stages of big solar projects, Cheney said CleanPath expected to generate returns of more than 15 percent. &quot;If you are developing a large-scale solar farm, the checks that you have to write for PPA reservations and transmission deposits and things like that are into the millions,&quot; he said. &quot;It may in fact be difficult for many development shops to finance those later stage deposits and other things. We are writing the big checks.&quot;Story Copyright (c) 2011 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>785 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPad 2 London line: Where pain becomes pleasure]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mosehsshhm</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A throng gathered around Apple&amp;39's London store at Oxford Circus as the first iPads in the country went on sale. Most in this crowd are just watching, but several hundred buyers lined up to buy the tablets, too.(Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET)LONDON--Do you enjoy waiting in line at the grocery store, gas station, airport, or Department of Motor Vehicles Probably not.But such is the measure of Apple's clout with consumers that waiting hours in line for one of England's firstiPad 2tablets is not merely worth the hassle but actually pleasurable.&quot;This is my first time doing it, and I can say I'm going to do it for every single product,&quot; said Craig Fox, who withstood a 25-hour wait by arriving at 4 p.m. yesterday. Fox was near the head of a line of hundreds who came to Apple's store at Oxford Circus here to buy the second-generation tablet. He and Ben Paton, one spot ahead, agreed the company of fellow line mates was the highlight--though Apple's free bottled water and overnight security staff helped keep up spirits, too.The pleasure-pain inversion reminded me of Apple's online store. Ordinarily it's a bad thing when an e-commerce site goes down, but now a wave of anticipation sweeps across Twitter whenever Apple's &quot;We'll be back soon&quot; message arrives to presaging new products. Surely Apple could figure out how to update its store while it's live, but by now, the buzz probably more than makes up for the lost sales.Overall, it's marketing genius. For customers, buying an iPad becomes participation in a larger social phenomenon. Sure, they're iSheep, but it can be exciting to be part of a movement, and there's no doubt the products themselves are intrinsically appealing.London throng queues up for iPad 2 (photos)  Of course, not everybody is so enthusiastic. The vast majority of people in the line were fairer-weather fans who arrived much closer to the magic hour of 5 p.m., when the store opened and iPads went on sale. And of course the less excitable iPad buyers won't bother with a frenzied launch day at all.&quot;I'm definitely going to buy one, but definitely not today,&quot; said Rhys Gray, trying to keep his prime viewing spot on a median strip despite a policeman clearing away the curious. &quot;There's no way I'm waiting...I think queuing is outrageous.&quot;Among the throng, the mood was generally festive. The queue snaked around the side of the store, around a corner, down a side street, around another corner, down another street, then doubled back on itself to economize on sidewalk space.Oxford Circus is a popular shopping area already, and a crowd draws a crowd. Hundreds of gawking tourists and rush-hour pedestrians stopped to snap photos. As the first customers entered the store when sales began at 5 p.m. local time, a team of blue-shirted Apple employees cheered the arrivals, drawing yet more attention.&quot;I thought it was a celebrity or something,&quot; said one woman who gave a baffled look when finding out the fuss was actually about a premium piece of consumer electronics.The Apple faithful were out in force, but some didn't get the memo. The store was closed until the iPads went on sale, and employees turned away one man with a cracked laptop screen and another who wanted just to buy a book.At the head of the queue was Jewels Lewis, an Apple line veteran. Last year, he was fourth in line. &quot;I wanted to go three better,&quot; he said, and he arrived at 7:30 a.m. the day before to make sure.Apple staff walked down the line, finding out exactly which products people wanted to buy to ease the sales process. They'd record what customers wanted--two top-end 64GB models with 3G in Lewis' case--then handed out numbered tickets with a shiny Apple logo.For Lewis, they brought to mind the fabled tickets that granted the bearer a tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. &quot;They're like the golden tickets,&quot; Lewis said.Jewels Lewis, first in line to buy an iPad 2 in London, hears directions from Apple staff before the store&amp;39's doors opened. Lewis arrived at 7:30 a.m. the day before for his spot.(Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET)A luxury in demand The iPad 2, generally viewed as a nicety rather than a necessity, is competitive with rival tablets following it to market, but it isn't cheap. The starting model, costing 399 pounds (about $642) and equipped with 16GB of memory and no 3G wireless network ability, is actually a bit cheaper in England than the first iPad, which had a starting price of 430 pounds ($692).Adding 3G to the package raises the price by another 100 pounds, and 3G subscriptions of course add another amount. The top-end 64GB model costs 659 pounds ($1,060).What's it good forIt's an adaptable device, and people have different ideas for it.For Paton, who works at a Rackspace data center, it'll be useful reading and taking notes that otherwise would be on paper.&quot;Sometimes theiPhone is just a little bit too small to do what you want to do,&quot; he said. Paton turned up at 1 p.m. yesterday for his choice spot in the line just outside the front of the Apple store.Taka Wu wasn't convinced the first iPad was worth it, but his iPhone 4 helped bring him around. A banker, he plans to use his iPad 2 for browsing the Web and as an extra screen that lets him keep on top of Bloomberg, CNN, Yahoo Finance, and Reuters--including video, not just Web sites.And it's not just for while he's at work. &quot;You can have an extra screen on holiday. Most don't give you those extra channels on holiday,&quot; he said.He also plans to it for Skype video chat with his mother in China, something the first-generation iPad--lacking cameras--couldn't do.Others in line had another plan entirely: flipping their iPad 2s as soon as they bought them. Among them were friends Catherine Cheng and John Zhang, who said he doesn't even like Apple products.&quot;It's not worth the waiting,&quot; he said. &quot;I'd [only] do it for Michael Jackson.&quot; But he'd been in line since 1:30 today so he could sell it to friends for 10 percent more than its sales price.Not everybody is so committed. Nguyen Hoang began waiting in line since 7:30 a.m. so he could get an 64GB, 3G iPad 2 for his girlfriend. &quot;My girlfriend really likes it because of the design, and she likes to play games on it,&quot; he said. But he's not sure if he wants one for himself.He certainly doesn't need one, but said he'd decide once he tried one in the store.&quot;I don't think an iPad can replace a Netbook or laptop. The full keyboard is better for writing,&quot; he said. &quot;A Netbook is enough for me.&quot;Ben Paton, left, and Craig Fox arrived more than 24 hours in advance to buy iPad 2s in London.(Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 'buspreneurs' roll south toward SXSWi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mosehsshhm</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Jason Katzer, one of the buspreneurs on board the Startup Bus, writes ideas for his team's project on the window.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)FIREBAUGH, Calif.--It's standing room only, 25 or so entrepreneurs jammed into the aisles brainstorming ideas, and maybe, just maybe, building the next multimillion dollar business.This is the San Francisco Startup Bus, one of six coaches ferrying &quot;buspreneurs&quot; to Austin, Texas, for the South by Southwest interactive (SXSWi) festival. Across the country, 150 people from all over the world have packed up their laptops and iPhones and agreed to spend two days aboard a bus with (near) total strangers. The mission Build the best business you can before Austin city limits.My job here is to document what happens aboard the bus--will the buspreneurs be successful Will they fight Will we see the creation of an app everyone will use Rolling with the Startup Bus (photos) Just two hours into the trip, as we roll down Interstate 5 toward Los Angeles at 60 miles an hour, the ideas are already flowing. And there's coffee. A lot of coffee. Eight liters, to be precise.But let's not get ahead of ourselves.An early startYou'd think that you'd want several dozen entrepreneurs who are about to spend two days hacking and coding and trying to build the next big thing--all with very little sleep--to start fresh. But that's not how the Startup Bus rolls. Instead, we all show up at 7 a.m. in San Francisco's tech center, the SoMa district, ready to get on one of two buses that will soon be heading for Austin.With several dozen people milling around outside the offices of Vast.com, where Elias Bizannes, the founder of Startup Bus, works, the buses arrive. The door to the first one opens, and the driver quips, &quot;Are you going to Texas&quot;There are two buses leaving from here--the San Francisco bus, and the Silicon Valley bus. That's odd, since both are departing from San Francisco. So for a few minutes, there's a bit of controlled chaos as everyone tries to figure out which coach to get on. All the while, buspreneurs--that's what those on board are being called--are loading supplies, grabbing free snuggies and hats, and doing a little get-to-know-you.Our route is taking us straight down from San Francisco to Los Angeles--something that fails to thrill several buspreneurs who did the drive in reverse yesterday. Apparently, the original route for this trip would have taken us through Las Vegas, but the bus company ultimately said that wasn't on.The buses feature a combination of six four-person tables, and a bunch of regular seats. Folks have quickly grabbed the tables, and some are already wondering whether having a seat at one of them is an advantage.I look up as a guy on my bus comes through the door. He's smiling and says, &quot;I just talked to the Silicon Valley bus and they're scared s---less of us.&quot;Being on the West Coast, we're behind the buses that left from points further east. But that's a winning condition to Jonas Huckestein, who is running the San Francisco bus. &quot;We're the last bus to leave its hometown,&quot; Huckestein said as we pulled out. &quot;Which means we're going to win.&quot;Huckestein then introduced himself, recalling that he was one of the buspreneurs on the single inaugural Startup Bus last year. &quot;There's six this year, all being run by alumni,&quot; he said. &quot;So this will be you next year.&quot;But who are we Aside from our driver, a sponsor, Huckestein, myself, and another reporter, everyone else is a buspreneur. There's Albert (&quot;I'm a hacker&quot;), Rahim, Mischa (&quot;I work in product at Twitter&quot;), Jason (&quot;I code, but I probably shouldn't admit that&quot;), Dave (&quot;I was head of tech for Friendster and the Howard Dean for President campaign&quot;), Andy (whose T-shirt reads &quot;I'm not angry, I'm from Philly&quot;), Anna (an undergrad at USC), Katie from Atlanta, Sepi, and others. There's buspreneurs from New Zealand, Australia, England, and several U.S. states. For some reason, though there are supposedly two dozen coders on this bus, few seem willing to say so in their introductions. So one guy says, &quot;I'm a coder....I'm probably going to hide in the corner and hope no one finds me--unless they have an interesting idea.&quot;Though this is a team competition, there's a lot of cooperative sentiment on display. Buspreneurs are walking around sharing their skill sets and offering their services--even to members of other teams. &quot;If you think you have a billion-dollar business, I can probably evaluate the idea for you,&quot; said one business development specialist. PitchesIntroductions done, it's now time for pitches. The idea here is that the buspreneurs will stand at the head of the bus and share their ideas for potential businesses. Though dozens will be proposed, there will be only six teams. So, six ideas.Huckestein starts things off, suggesting an idea for a tool to help people from different countries learn new, localized, words.&quot;You stole our idea,&quot; two people seated together shout simultaneously. &quot;OK, cool, I guess we have a team,&quot; Huckestein says.The ideas flow. A subscription service for helping asthmatics find an inhaler in an emergency' a bidding system for travelers to define the journey they want to have' a system for real-time audience ratings of conference presentations' a tool to help tourists figure out what food and drink should actually cost' a &quot;disloyalty&quot; system designed to promote patronage of local businesses over national chains' Bouncr, a &quot;bit.ly for e-mail addresses'&quot; the idea Huckestein &quot;stole&quot; that will localize slang' a blind-dating site called crazyblindhookup.com, and many more.Interestingly, several buspreneurs return to the front of the bus multiple times with new ideas. Some seem clearly developed on the fly--others are things they've obviously had in mind for some time. As all this is going on, the San Francisco Bay Area quickly fades away and is replaced by the California Central Valley. Lush and green after months of rain, the Interstate 5 route is prettier than I can remember it. Everyone is focused on their discussions and their teams, and it's a surprise when we suddenly pull to a stop at a Chevron station in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere.This is a 45-minute breakfast stop. Mingling. Bathroom break. Maybe a little coffee. To some, it's a welcome interlude. To others, it's a distraction.&quot;We had good momentum until the bus stopped,&quot; saysJay Stakelon, a member of the Bouncr team. And then, it's time to go again. This being a bus full of people who were strangers just a couple of hours ago, it takes a bit of cat herding to make sure everyone's on board. Huckestein tries to get everyone to count off, but several attempts abort as this group of experienced entrepreneurs stumbles over counting. &quot;How many entrepreneurs does it take to count to 31,&quot; someone says.Please stay tuned for the next two days for constant updates from the San Francisco Startup Bus.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Android topples Nokia as world&'s leading smartphone platform in Q4 2010]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For  the first time ever, shipments of Android smartphones outpaced all of the competition worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2010, including  longtime champion Nokia, according to the research company Canalys.The  last quarter marks a milestone for Googlea4a4s mobile OS. Android was  bound to become king eventually &amp;8212' ita4a4s free, scalable across all sorts  of devices, and its growth has been tremendous &amp;8212' but ita4a4s certainly a  surprise to see it gain the top smartphone spot so soon.According  to Canalys, Android smartphone shipments reached 32.9 million in the  last quarter, while Nokia was slightly behind with 31 million. That puts  Android with about 33 percent of total global shipments &amp;8212' a huge jump  from last year, when it only made up for around 8.7 percent of smartphone  shipments. The number of Android shipments grew a whopping 615 percent  from the 4.7 million last year.Nokia,  meanwhile, dropped around 14 points from its dominating position last  year to 30.6 percent of total shipments, even though it managed to ship  around 7 million more smartphones. So Nokia is still managing to  increase its shipment numbers &amp;8212' it just cana4a4t keep up with the rapidly  accelerated pace of the smartphone market. Canalys says that the global  smartphone market grew 89 percent in 2010 to 101.2 million units  shipped.Apple held third place in the last quarter with 16 percent of smartphone shipments, while RIM lagged slightly behind with 14.4 percent.For  what ita4a4s worth, Nokia remains the leading global smartphone vendor  with 28 percent of the market. Since Android phones are available from  many other manufacturers, it will be difficult for any one of them to  topple Nokia. Still, the company faces competition from Apple &amp;8212'  especially now that the Verizon iPhone is a reality.Canalys  says that Android phones from LG, Samsung, HTC and Acer drove the  platforma4a4s growth in 2010. HTC and Samsung together accounted for around  45 percent of Android shipments.Next Story: A billion-dollar mistake: Intel recalls a supporting chip for popular Sandy Bridge platform Previous Story: With IntoNow, is social TV ready for the massesPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, Blackberry, iOS, smartphones, SymbianCompanies: Apple, Canalys, Google, HTC, nokia, Samsung          Tags: Android, Blackberry, iOS, smartphones, SymbianCompanies: Apple, Canalys, Google, HTC, nokia, SamsungDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. 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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<title><![CDATA[Tesla&'s Model S update: pricing and deliveries]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tesla has just released an update on its upcoming 2012 Model S all-electric sedan, for which it has received 3,700 reservations (each costing $5,000).The main points from the update:Tesla&amp;'s fans and investors have closely followed news on the company&amp;'s Model S progress, from news it had completed its first prototype to video of the prototype zipping along country roads (below). While Tesla made a name for itself with the Roadster electric sports car, the company has acquired a $42 million Fremont factory and staked its future on the expansion into full-scale production of other models, starting with the Model S.Investors have said they&amp;'re optimistic that if Tesla can deliver the Model S on time and at the promised price, it&amp;'ll have a competitive spot in the market. Tesla will be coming up against a more robust electric car market than it did when it first released the Roadster electric sports car a few years ago, though. Fellow government-supported startup Fisker will begin selling the luxury, sporty plug-in hybrid Karma this year for $95,500, albeit later and at a higher price than initially promised. Other luxury carmakers like BMW are also planning electric sedan and sports car offerings.Model S Alpha Hits the Road from Tesla Motors on Vimeo.Next Story: Majesco moves into Facebook games with Parking Wars 2 launch Previous Story: Another Symbian blow: Nokia sells off Qt development frameworkPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: electric cars, electric vehicles, Model SCompanies: TeslaPeople: Elon Musk          Tags: electric cars, electric vehicles, Model SCompanies: TeslaPeople: Elon MuskIris 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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