BenQ developing PCs for automobiles (InfoWorld) ( InfoWorld ) -

BenQ developing PCs for automobiles (InfoWorld)
( InfoWorld ) - Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ is developing PC products to be used in automobiles, catching a ride on the trend to combine computers with cars. The company is researching several products, but so far has nothing ready to formally announce, said a BenQ representative. Since more new cars are equipped with a display panel for use with GPS (Global Positioning System) to

Money Manager to Plead Guilty (Los Angeles Times)
James Lewis is expected to admit to mail fraud and money laundering in a Ponzi scheme.

County ups rate paid to employees for mileage (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
Faced with the rising cost of gasoline, the Vigo County Council has increased its reimbursement to county officials and employees for business use of personal automobiles.

New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

WILL UNCLE SAM'S GAS TANK RUN DRY? (Science News)
Petroleum experts of all kinds, including geologists, chemists and statisticians, are in wide disagreement over the question of whether or not there will be a gasoline shortage in the United States within the next 5 or 6 years. Each is vehemently voicing his own opinion in the matter.

Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig) National experts estimate up to 350,000

Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig)
National experts estimate up to 350,000 automobiles were damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and they are warning consumers in other parts of the country to do their homework before buying a used vehicle.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Out There: California EPA Warns on Cow Flatulence (Fox News)

Out There: California EPA Warns on Cow Flatulence (Fox News)
San Joaquin Valley is immersed in smog and California officials warn that cow flatulence is partly to blame; sex burglar caught in the act, cops say.

Hong Kong Wheezes as China's Industrial Economy Belches Smog (Bloomberg.com)

Hong Kong Wheezes as China's Industrial Economy Belches Smog (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Tony Wong, an executive at Ho Wai Printing & Publishing Co. in Hong Kong, says he used to enjoy clear days when he could sit in his office in Chai Wan on the island's eastern tip and see across the city's harbor to Kowloon.

IR opens new plant in China (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
International Rectifier opened its new Chinese manufacturing facility on Thursday.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Hong Kong, the invisible harbor (International Herald Tribune)
Tony Wong, an executive at Ho Wai Printing Vamp; Publishing in Hong Kong, says he used to enjoy clear days when he could sit in his office in Chai Wan on the island's eastern tip and see across the harbor to Kowloon.

Frankfurt Motor Show FavoritesPublic days for this huge auto show

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Hubcaps are all about turning heads (South Bend Tribune)
When Lawrence Martin of South Bend bought his very first car -- a 1974 Buick Apollo -- he souped it up with a set of $500 rims. Today, he is a car salesman and the owner of three automobiles, each boasting more than your average set of hubcaps.

Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig)
n Experts are warning consumers that cars damaged by hurricanes may be making their way to car lots.

Electronic toll collection in Japan tops 50% (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ The transport ministry said Wednesday 50.2 percent of vehicles used the electronic toll collection system when they passed through toll booths on expressways in Japan between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

TI seeks $2.5 billion for sensors unit (CNET)
Company hires Morgan Stanley to sell unit representing about 10 percent of revenue. Deal is in early stages, three sources say.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Canadians using, producing more energy (CBC News)
Canadians continued to gobble up energy at record rates during 2004, according to Statistics Canada. Despite record-high prices, consumption of gasoline and diesel fuel for automobiles jumped by more than three per cent from the previous year.

Thumbs up for smart lights (E4: Engineering) The European Commission

Thumbs up for smart lights (E4: Engineering)
The European Commission is proposing to allow manufacturers to install adaptive front-lighting systems into automobiles. Adaptive Front-lighting Systems (AFS) themselves are smart headlamp systems that can adapt themselves to particular road or traffic environments.

TI seeks $2.5 billion for sensors unit (CNET)
Company hires Morgan Stanley to sell unit representing about 10 percent of revenue. Deal is in early stages, three sources say.

Butterflies signal effects of widespread warming (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
GAINESVILLE -- As scientists find additional indications of global warming in the shrinking Arctic ice cap, Thomas Emmel sees evidence a lot closer to home.

ST plans chip manufacturing in India, says report (EE Times)
BANGALORE, India European chipmaker STMicrolectronics is planning a fully-fledged chip manufacturing facility in Greater Noida near New Delhi and has put down about $35 million to acquire a 25-acre plot of land to house the facility, according to a report on Wednesday (Oct. 12) in The Economic Times from New Delhi.

The men behind the unmanned vehicles (San Jose Mercury News)
They are the men behind the machines that have no men -- or women -- behind the wheel. William ``Red'' Whittaker is a robotics guru from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (and its West campus at Moffett Field). His two eponymous Red teams are considered most likely to win today's $2 million-prize, 150-mile desert race of autonomous vehicles.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

RUNNING BACK IS A TOUGH SELL (Miami Herald)
Once leery teammates are now embracing his return Sunday. Fans are willing to forgive and forget as long as he regularly finds the end zone.

Electronic toll collection in Japan tops 50% (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ The transport ministry said Wednesday 50.2 percent of vehicles used the electronic toll collection system when they passed through toll booths on expressways in Japan between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Frankfurt Motor Show FavoritesPublic days for this huge auto show

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

From Egypt, With Pride (Business Today Egypt)
Wh y should Hamdy Abdel Aziz have to hide the fact that the automotive radiators and air conditioners he works so hard to produce are made in Egypt?

Study Shows Toyota s Holistic Approach to Product Development Produces Four Times the Output of Linear Systems (PR Web)
Toyota s non-linear approach to product development is much more productive than linear systems used by most American engineers with the result it s now being adapted for use in other disciplines that employ information workers. [PRWEB Oct 11, 2005]

Hubcaps are all about turning heads (South Bend Tribune)
When Lawrence Martin of South Bend bought his very first car -- a 1974 Buick Apollo -- he souped it up with a set of $500 rims. Today, he is a car salesman and the owner of three automobiles, each boasting more than your average set of hubcaps.

As cost of fuel increases, commuters get thrifty (Courier-Post) Ken

As cost of fuel increases, commuters get thrifty (Courier-Post)
Ken Ficara's van sat outside his house all summer, baking in the heat and collecting dust. It wasn't broken down. It was temporarily supplanted by something much more economical -- his Harley-Davidson.

Steps taken to make T'puram airport an international one (Kaumundi Online)
: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that all steps have been taken to make the Thiruvananthapuram airport up to an international standard.

The men behind the unmanned vehicles (SiliconValley.com via Yahoo! News)
They are the men behind the machines that have no men -- or women -- behind the wheel.

Debt: consumers juggle big burden (CNN Money)
The American consumer has long enjoyed a healthy dose of borrowing, but the sustained low interest rates of recent years have launched consumer debt to near-record levels.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

No cartel; even we compete among ourselves: Bharti, REL, VSNL (Kaumundi Online)
NEW DELHI: Debunking a government charge about forming a cartel, India's top three private telecom players - Bharti, Reliance Infocomm and VSNL - on Friday said their demand for level-playing field should not be construed as opposition to new entrants.

Advanced High Temperature Resistant Plastics Rapidly Replace Metal Motor And Gear Components (Adhesives and Sealants.com)
Palo Alto, CA - High temperature resistant plastics are increasingly being used in motor and gear parts -- hot fuel systems and air manifolds of automobiles, industrial machinery products, and aviation and marine engine segments -- environments that would have degraded previous generation polymers.

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotech Research (Storage Pipeline)
Ford Motor Co., Boeing Co. and Northwestern University have formed a research alliance to develop commercial applications for nanotechnology.

SHANGHAI TO ENCOURAGE USE OF NATURAL GAS AND LPG (Asia

SHANGHAI TO ENCOURAGE USE OF NATURAL GAS AND LPG (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Statistics Shanghai, a booming metropolis in eastern China, will make great effort to promote the use of clean energy sources including natural gas and LPG, according to an announcement by a municipal official at the 18th International LPG Conference.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotech Research (Storage Pipeline)
Ford Motor Co., Boeing Co. and Northwestern University have formed a research alliance to develop commercial applications for nanotechnology.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Check out the products of the future today... (Independent Online)
Imagine a car that will only start with a scan of its owner's fingerprint. Or a vehicle that heats up instantly, even in the dead of winter. The automobiles of the future? Yes indeed, say the engineers at General Motors.

Debt: consumers juggle big burden (CNN Money)
The American consumer has long enjoyed a healthy dose of borrowing, but the sustained low interest rates of recent years have launched consumer debt to near-record levels.

Nitrogen gas tires increases fuel efficiency (Daily Vidette)
(U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. - A technology used in race cars and airplanes may improve the performance of automobiles. Filling tires with nitrogen instead of regular air could help drivers save money on gasoline and tire wear, according to an article by The St.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Monday, Oct. 10, 2005: CHDT -- China Direct Trading Corp. Receives Additional (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Market Pulse News Alert for this AM, Stocks to Watch are: China Direct Trading Corporation, SanDisk Corp., CanWest Petroleum Corporation, and American Energy Production Inc..

No cartel; even we compete among ourselves: Bharti, REL, VSNL

No cartel; even we compete among ourselves: Bharti, REL, VSNL (Kaumundi Online)
NEW DELHI: Debunking a government charge about forming a cartel, India's top three private telecom players - Bharti, Reliance Infocomm and VSNL - on Friday said their demand for level-playing field should not be construed as opposition to new entrants.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Advanced High Temperature Resistant Plastics Rapidly Replace Metal Motor And Gear Components (Adhesives and Sealants.com)
Palo Alto, CA - High temperature resistant plastics are increasingly being used in motor and gear parts -- hot fuel systems and air manifolds of automobiles, industrial machinery products, and aviation and marine engine segments -- environments that would have degraded previous generation polymers.

The men behind the unmanned vehicles (San Jose Mercury News)
They are the men behind the machines that have no men -- or women -- behind the wheel. William ``Red'' Whittaker is a robotics guru from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (and its West campus at Moffett Field). His two eponymous Red teams are considered most likely to win today's $2 million-prize, 150-mile desert race of autonomous vehicles.

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern in Nanotechnology Partnership (TechNewsWorld.com)
Nanotechnology bridges many disciplines, such as engineering, chemistry, biology and medicine, and it is being used to make a variety of things work better, including medicine, electronics, manufacturing and even sunscreen.

Nitrogen gas tires increases fuel efficiency (Daily Vidette)
(U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. - A technology used in race cars and airplanes may improve the performance of automobiles. Filling tires with nitrogen instead of regular air could help drivers save money on gasoline and tire wear, according to an article by The St.

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotechnology Research (TechWeb via Yahoo!

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotechnology Research (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
Ford Motor Co., Boeing Co. and Northwestern University have formed a research alliance to develop commercial applications for nanotechnology.