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by Joe Tessone 03/03/09- The time is 8:55 AM, 5 minutes before my alarm clock was supposed to sound I am awoken by a text message which says that Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO and #1 union buster, is having a press conference at the Oak and Rush Starbucks location. I jump out of bed, get dressed, and haul downtown. By the time I get there, the news cameras are gone. I look around and there he is sitting behind a merchandise wall in an interview with a few reporters. I order an Iced Tall Pass

All the major handset makers, including, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson, have agreed to use the Micro-USB technology as the common universal charging interface, Rob Conway, GSMA CEO, said during the opening keynote speech. By 2012, the GSMA promises, most cell phones will use the same kind of connector to charge their batteries

We sat down with the CEO of Better Place Australia, Evan Thornley, to discuss how his company plans to make the electric car a reality in Australia. Bite-sized chunks Our chat with the guys from Better Place is a bit on the lengthy side, so we've summarised some of the key points in these handy little sidebars: Electric vehicles: pros and cons How Better Place will attempt to eliminate the cons Better Place's infrastructure Electric vehicles: on sale now, coming soon Lithium-ion batterie

Samsung is another big name in the mobile business and not only that decided to start a big reorganization. Yes is the “great” economy that caused the whole move. The company will split into two divisions, a Digital Media and Communications division responsible for phones, TVs and other electronics and a Device Solution division which will work on components, semiconductors and LCDs. Samsung’s CEO, Lee Yoon-woo will keep the title and he will lead the Device Solution division and the presiden

The chief executive of Sony Ericsson, a venture of Sony Corp and Ericsson, sees a tough cell phone market through the end of 2009, with unit sales down by about 5-6 percent as consumer demand slows in the weak global economy.