Update 1: BMW to Launch Its New 3-Series in March
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German automaker BMW will launch a crucial redesign of its mainstay 3-Series in March, the company said Tuesday. The new line is expected to challenge German rival Mercedes and its C-Class cars.
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(InfoWorld) - Motherboards that use Intel's 3-series chip sets, codenamed Bear Lake, seem to be everywhere at the Computex exhibition -- signalling they will soon find their way to store shelves and hardware makers around the world. Intel took advantage of the Taiwanese hardware show, which started Tuesday,Â to announceÂ that the first chip sets from the series -- the P35 and G33 -- are now available. And more will come later this year, including the G35 and X38, which Intel plans to start shipping within 90 days. Based on the large number of 3-series motherboard designs developed, Intel expects the new chip sets to catch on quickly and lay the foundation for future processor advances. "They're all going to be able to support quad core from entry-level motherboards on up," said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's sales and marketing group. Intel is billing the 3 series as the prelude to its planned launch of the Penryn family of 45-nanometer processors later this year. The new chip sets, which also support the company's existing chips, are needed because Intel has changed the voltage used with Penryn's front-side bus, which connects the chip set to main memory, said Steve Peterson, director of chip set and graphics marketing at Intel. The 3-series chip sets, which all support quad-core processors, are labelled to reflect their respective capabilities. The models labeled with the prefix G include an integrated graphics core, while the P models do not. The X model is the top-of-the-line model and includes the ability to decode Blu-ray and HD-DVD movies. At the low end of the lineup, the G31 is designed specifically for emerging markets. This chip set is basically the same as the G33, but Intel has removed the ability to play high-definition movies, allowing it to reduce the chip set's price.
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BMW , the world&#39;s largest  premium car maker, said on Tuesday it sold 38 percent more cars  in mainland China in the first half of 2007, as the country&#39;s  growing ranks of nouveau riche snapped up the latest models.
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Manufacturer will produce a new multimode, single-chip 3G RF transceiver based on its SMARTi UE chip.
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3 Series passes Lexus? RX to become this year?s top-selling luxury car.
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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.  , China's leading communications network equipment  maker, unveiled on Tuesday a new third-generation (3G) cell  phone model U210, designed for music lovers, which it aims to  start shipping in March.
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A new generation of car technologies promises to add more fun and functionality to motoring.
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The RB1, the Red Bull Racing teamâs challenger for the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, will be officially unveiled in Spain next February, it has been announced.
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The German auto group BMW will present its strategy for the future on Thursday, a source close the matter told AFP, with press reports saying it would focus on improved production and cleaner cars.
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German luxury carmaker BMW unveiled the  world's fastest hydrogen-powered car at the Paris auto show on  Wednesday, dubbed the H2R, capable of exceeding 300 kilometers  (185 miles) per hour.
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Users may see an iPhone with 3G technology in the next six months, a financial analyst said Monday, citing waning inventory of Apple&#39;s current iPhone and the increasing demand in Europe for 3G products.The iPhone shipments are likely to be weak during the March quarter, and inclusion of 3G technology in the phone could ensure that Apple meets its target of shipping 10 million iPhones in 2008, analyst Richard Gardner of Citigroup said in a research note on Monday. 3G is a high-speed wireless communications standard that provides broadband Internet capabilities to cell phones and mobile devices.An iPhone upgrade to include 3G technology could help the company forge more relationships with carriers as it builds a European presence. &quot;We believe that lack of 3G has been a significant headwind for iPhone in Europe where 3G is already pervasive,&quot; Gardner said.During meetings with Citigroup, Apple reiterated its plan to introduce the iPhone into additional European countries and Asia by the end of 2008, Gardner said.In a December report, Shaw Wu of American Technology Research said a 3G iPhone would likely ship around the middle or in the second half of this year after network coverage and battery life issues are addressed.During the iPhone rollout in the U.K. last year, Jobs said that 3G chips were &quot;power hogs&quot; but also said he expected to see better battery consumption this year. Chip vendors, including Broadcom and Arm, are developing power-efficient 3G mobile chips with multimedia capabilities.3G is still not widely deployed in the U.S., Wu wrote in a report. Apple could possibly position the new iPhone as a high-end smart phone with the current iPhone being shipped as a more mainstream product, Wu said.Apple&#39;s 3G plans in the U.S. could get a boost from AT&amp;T&#39;s announcement last week that it was expanding its 3G wireless coverage to 350 major U.S. markets, including all 100 of the largest cities.Until the iPhone becomes available in more countries, unlocking numbers will remain high. But as the iPhone&#39;s presence expands, &quot;most consumers will prefer to use iPhone on the network with which Apple has a relationship -- only then can they take advantage of innovative features, such as visual voicemail and ongoing software updates,&quot; Gardner said.Up to 35 percent of all iPhones sold since its launch in June have been unlocked and sold in countries where Apple does not yet have a formal relationship with a wireless carrier, Citigroup&#39;s Gardner said.There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the release of a 3G iPhone. Last year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and AT&amp;T CEO Randall Stephenson separately said a 3G iPhone was coming in 2008, though the exact date is shrouded in secrecy.
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MUNICH, Germany  - BMW would be prepared to supply a rival Formula One team with engines if requested, team boss Mario Theissen said on Monday.
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In an interview with Autocar magazine, Hondaâs chief executive, Takeo Fukui, revealed that the next Honda supercar (or follow-up to the NSX) will be introduced at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show and pack a V10 gasoline engine.
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SINGAPORE - SingTel will begin selling high-speech third generation mobile phones, or 3G phones, from Thursday, making it the first company in the region to sell the new technology.
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General Motors will unveil a new Hummer on Wednesday that will be smaller, cheaper and less gas-hungry than its predecessors.
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Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) will begin sales of third-generation mobile phones ahead of a commercial launch in the first quarter of 2005, the company said.
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Detailed information about the next-generation BMW 3 Series was released prematurely this month, but the German luxury carmaker isn't too concerned.