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Electric Think City car sets sights on North American launch

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 by admin

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C’mon, don’t deny it – you totally thought that “Think” operation you heard about last summer was nothing more than yet another electric car dream that would never see reality. Turns out, the endeavor could be more successful than anyone originally imagined, and if all goes to plan, the Think City should hit US shores later this year. Beyond that, the company is assuming that it “could be selling as many as 50,000 units in two or three years,” and with pump prices soaring and a sticker of around $25,000, we don’t have much reason to doubt that. The 110MPG vehicle, which touts a top speed of 65 miles-per-hour and reportedly meets all US / European safety standards, would likely be assembled in Southern California (at least, one’s sold over here), but we’ve no idea if swarms of Think dealerships will start popping up after all this goes down.

[Via International Herald Tribune]

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Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Korean, and Portuguese (Brazil) input support in latest iPhone 2.0 SDK build

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by admin

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In an attempt to counter the falling print newspaper subscriptions and sales, The Associated Press is due to launch an ads-supported service specifically dsigned for the iPhone, but which would also work with most other smartphones - that’s according to AP President and CEO Tom Curley.
The service that will offer local news from participating newspapers as well as AP’s own content is already being tested with some newspapers. It is expected to be launched later on this summer, due to be branded Mobile News Network.
While the user interface is still being worked on, it’s known that the service will be organized by ZIP codes, allowing users to see local content, while a news videos feature is also being developed.