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...Still, hybrid phone-music players are expected to gain widespread acceptance. According to Strategy Analytics, within five years, more than half of all mobile phones sold will be able to play digital music. "I wouldn't quite say music on mobile phones is shaping up to be a killer application, but I would say it's a manslaughter app," says Neil Mawston, an analyst for Strategy Analytics. Need further validation? Motorola, the world's second-largest cell-phone maker, recently announced it will include Apple's iTunes software on its next series of phones...
Back in Bush’s B-School days, the now defunct Hillbilly Ranch lounge and bar served as Bush’s home away from home. Located near what is now the Park Plaza Hotel, the restaurant specialized in honky tonk with hybrid blends of country, blues and gospel music. When he wasn’t hitting the books, Bush was often seen partying heartily at the Hillbilly Ranch with his cohorts, presumably over a few Sam Adams...
...country's oil demand. China is beginning to respond. Last month, Beijing approved its first fuel-efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, which will begin to take effect in 2005 and will be more stringent than those in the U.S. Last month Toyota announced plans to manufacture the Prius, its hybrid gasoline-electric car, in China, where it hopes the clean vehicle will find a significant market. Beijing's government, meanwhile, is working to develop electric cars before 2008, and GM is working with the Shanghai Automotive Group on a hybrid bus design...
...special The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was a Mick Jagger-- helmed vanity project that somehow went horribly right. The chaotic show--a hybrid of circus and rock concert with some of the hottest acts in swinging London (John Lennon, the Who)--was shelved in the 1960s and not released on video until 1996. The new DVD adds commentary from Jagger, Yoko Ono and others. Keith Richards mumbles the best line: "I remember not remembering everything towards the end." But watching a young Jagger lead the Stones through sublimely insolent versions of You Can't Always Get What...
...students love the fact that we have hybrid vehicles,” said Malloy, who called the environmental benefits of using the Zipcar service a big draw for students...