Archive for October 24th, 2007
California’s attorney general plans to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. Attorney General Jerry Brown hopes to force the EPA to decide whether to allow 12 states, including California, to impose stricter standards on vehicle emissions.The lawsuit could be filed as early as Wednesday in a Washington, D.C. federal court. Brown’s move comes 22 months after California made its initial request to the EPA to let the state mandate tighter regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
Specifically, California wants to implement a law that passed in 2002 that would force automakers to begin manufacturing vehicles that emit less greenhouse gas emissions by the 2009 model year. The goal is to cut emissions by 25 percent by the year 2030.
“California submitted the waiver request to the EPA two years ago. EPA has been slow-walking it. California wants to start implementing the program for model year 2009. Time is running short,” said David Bookbinder, chief counsel for the Sierra Club.
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October 24th, 2007
MySpace is moving into a new arena — casual gaming. The social-networking giant announced a deal with New York-based Oberon Media on Tuesday to create a new, free gaming destination.MySpace Games, which will launch in early 2008, will let members choose from hundreds of award-winning casual games, from online puzzles to the famed Bejeweled, to play with friends in the community. Users can add and share games through their personal profiles pages.
“Bringing entertainment in the form of fun, social, casual games will enhance our user experience,” Amit Kapur, vice president of business development for MySpace, said in a statement. “Our goal is to provide our members with an easy way to play with their friends and give them additional ways to interact.”
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October 24th, 2007
With news of eBay’s Skype-related losses besmirching the VoIP 
provider’s reputation, the company has been making aggressive moves in search of profits to get back on Wall Street’s good side.After last week’s announcement that MySpace would offer Skype to its millions of members, the firm is now rumored to be exploring opportunities in the mobile phone arena. With over 220 million people from many different nations using Skype already, the company has a potential built-in customer base for a mobile device.
Reuters is reporting that Skype is expected to announce a deal soon with wireless provider 3 to sell its first mobile phone. Reuters cited “a person familiar with the matter.” While eBay representatives were not immediately available for comment, Reuters confirmed with Skype that the company is working on a new product to make the service mobile.
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October 24th, 2007
