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Honest John: why did Mercedes charge me £1,000 after I put petrol in my diesel car?

9/29/2018, 7:30:35 AM
If your car has developed a fault, or for consumer advice, turn to Honest John by emailing honestadvice@telegraph. ✔ If your car has developed a fault, or for consumer advice, turn to Honest John by emailing honestadvice@telegraph.co.uk Costly mistake Stupidly, I put petrol into my nine-year-old Mercedes C350 CDI diesel but fortunately I realised before starting the engine ✔ SU What the Mercedes dealer did will have been standard procedure,..



Forget all the other tech in the 2018 Ford Expedition – this is a USB charging monster

9/29/2018, 12:04:39 PM
Bring your own device ✔ For trucks, the 2019 RAM 1500 has a screen the size of an iPad Pro, and it’s a wonder to behold ✔ I’ve tested products from a company called Energous that can charge over the air (when I tested it, my phone required a special case) ✔ One goal: To find out which new technologies will lead us to fully driverless cars



Sunday 7: Electric vehicles on sale right now | Drive.com.au

9/29/2018, 2:44:08 PM
It's not all about the future. Electric cars are here now. ✔ And it might be one of the quickest as well, capable of reaching 100km/h in a claimed 3.1 seconds with a driving range of around 565 kilometres ✔ Another function available on the Model X is Autopilot, a semi-autonomous function allowing the car to be capable of auto-steering up the 150 km/h and can changes lanes by itself ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Investors question the future of Tesla without Musk as carmaker's share price falls 14pc

9/29/2018, 2:19:13 PM
Tesla’s future looks on a knife-edge as investors question whether the electric car company can survive with founder Elon Musk at the wheel. ✔ The company is depending on the success of its new Model 3, which it hopes will bring electric motoring to the masses ✔ They need Elon to be able to raise capital and make amazing things to happen but they have a duty to protect the company ✔ I have always taken action in the best interests of truth, transparency and investors, he said



HomeGuard Wireless Full HD CCTV Kit review

9/29/2018, 3:10:08 PM
Complete all-weather surveillance in one handy box ✔ HomeGuard launched in 2007, a Chinese brand which sells a broad range of security devices in 30 territories that includes the UK (after being reintroduced here this year) ✔ It’s just a case of connecting their power leads and positioning ✔ Moving objects like a walking person are given an odd staccato effect



Steve Wozniak says he's 'given up' on self-driving cars

9/29/2018, 6:17:26 AM
At Mastercard’s ‘Connecting Tomorrow’ event in Barcelona, Wozniak said he’s ‘lost faith’ in self-driving cars and doesn’t expect to see them used widely on the roads anytime soon. ✔ I've really given up.' It's a far cry from his position on the matter just last year ✔ 'So ideas of boring holes underground to get around traffic problems in big cities, ideas of the Hyperloop to accelerate traffic without having to take airplane flights ✔ 'Now, I don't believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says.' 'But I still love the car,' he added



10 innovative toys your kids should be playing with

9/29/2018, 8:21:06 AM
Toys that aren't just child's play ✔ Not only does the guitar look great, but there are 12 activities that go with it, thanks to an accompanying app ✔ Luvabella Doll The Luvabella Doll is definitely a divisive thing ✔ TechRadar's Next Up series is brought to you in association with Honor



It's not just Amazon Go: 6 amazing ways technology will transform how we shop

9/29/2018, 10:04:33 AM
If you thought it was high-tech to tap your phone or smartwatch to buy something, wait until you get a load of the scenarios for the next few years. ✔ The convenience of e-commerce is great, but the environmental effects could be devastating ✔ Well, you may be donning a lightweight virtual reality (VR) headset at home and simulating a shopping experience ✔ As demonstrated in a recent Tesco concept video out of the UK, you’ll walk the virtual aisles from a first-person perspective and can even virtually touch and manipulate items with your hands, such as taking an item off the shelf to inspect it closer, before placing it in a virtual cart



What would happen to Tesla without Elon Musk at the helm?

9/29/2018, 2:33:03 PM
Tesla's CEO is under fire. It could have big implications for Tesla. ✔ He argues even the threat of Musk's departure should be a deal breaker ✔ That could result in Musk facing fines or jail time ✔ And that only is going to make the atmosphere and the market circumstance more uncertain ✔ Investors are concerned that this is just the beginning and there is a 'black box' of outcomes from here



Elon Musk vs. the SEC: The Tesla billionaire gears up for the fight of his career

9/29/2018, 3:37:49 PM
As Elon Musk prepares for war, some in Silicon Valley ride to his defense: "Maybe putting up with random tweeting is the price of saving the human race.” ✔ The SEC complaint says Musk deceived shareholders when he insisted the deal had secured funding and investor support ✔ Regulators are pushing to bar Musk from public-company leadership, impose civil penalties and recoup any ill-gotten gains that followed his off-the-cuff tweets ✔ Elizabeth Dwoskin and Renae Merle contributed to this report



Streaming, smartphones and no more cash

9/29/2018, 1:23:01 PM
Murphy Brown is back and now she's being taught how to tweet. We run down all the changes we've seen technologically since she first debuted on CBS. ✔ The first Amazon Echo speaker was introduced in 2016 ✔ You can subscribe to the newsletter at http://technewsletter.usatoday.com ✔ Please check out the daily Talking Tech podcast on Stitcher, Apple and Google podcasts and follow me (@jeffersongraham) on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube



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