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In a sign of accelerating progress on plug-in hybrids -- the 100 mile per gallon vehicles you can't yet buy in showrooms -- electric utilities quickly are linking with automakers and tech companies to develop 'smart-charging' technology that controls when and how fast a vehicle is recharged.

ZDOne writes 'In a few years' time, almost all businesses will use open source, according to analyst Gartner — which has up to now been fairly cautious, or downright negative, in its previous predictions about community developed software. ''By 2012, more than 90 percent of enterprises will use open source in direct or embedded forms,' predicts a Gartner report, The State of Open Source 2008, which sees a 'stealth' impact for the technology in embedded form: 'Users who reject open source for technical, legal or business reasons might find themselves unintentionally using open source despite their opposition.'' of this story at Slashdot.

The city is proof that one doesn't need to leave the United States to find the same lack of economic opportunity and technology access that characterizes many emerging markets. It's also proof that with enough investment, the digital divide can be bridged

Macworld.com - Intel plans to release an anti-theft technology for laptops during the fourth quarter of this year, but the company isn't offering many details yet.