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...Keenan and the six auto-body shops he owns in suburban Philadelphia may look unassuming, but they are, in fact, battlegrounds in the latest incarnation of the rental-car wars--a fight to grab neighborhood business from market leader Enterprise Rent-A-Car. For years, Keenan was a loyal promoter of Enterprise rentals to customers who needed a replacement car. Then he got a call from Hertz, which was looking to branch away from Philadelphia's airport and downtown and into the local market. After thorough negotiating, including a driving tour to show a Hertz executive the locations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Services: The Car Wars Get Local | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...boat mission. Using satellite images and input from veterans, the site attracts some 300,000 visitors a month to games based on actual military events--à la Uday and Qusay's Last Stand--that are so realistic the U.S. Army is starting to use them for training. GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS As former gang members debate its authenticity on online message boards, politicians and parents' groups condemn the No. 1--selling video game for glorifying street culture. Players can hire prostitutes, and although no sex occurs onscreen, the controller shakes to simulate an orgasm. SHELLSHOCK: NAM '67 A cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reality Bytes | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...yield. He asked California-based Trimble, a navigation technology company, to design for him a GPS that would work for the hulking machines of grain country. That fall, Mitchell installed the Trimble AgGPS AutoPilot guidance system on his tractor, making his farm the first in the Midwest to use auto-steering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Agent: Farm Of the Future | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...that determines whether you can get a mortgage, car loan or credit card--and how much interest you'll pay. It influences whether you can get utilities, and whether you'll have to pay your provider a deposit. It even affects the rates you pay on homeowner's and auto insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: It's Yours--For Free | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Burnout franchise. You can still race around a track if you want, but where Burnout 3 (for PlayStation2 and Xbox; $49.88) really excels is in Crash Mode. Your task here is to speed kamikaze-like into a series of major intersections and create enough dollars' worth of auto carnage to merit a bronze, silver or gold medal. Time slows down at the moment of impact, and you can keep steering your careering car for maximum pileup potential. Sounds simple, but you will be surprised how often you get to the other side having caused little more than dented fenders. Never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Video Games: Cool Games | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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