Skip to main content

Autos - SERIES 94 {10 articles}

Sunday 7: Car events you can't miss | Drive.com.au

9/22/2018, 7:28:47 PM
Something for everyone at some of Australia's greatest automotive and motorsport events.


When is World Car Free Day 2018, what is it about and countries are taking part?

9/22/2018, 4:04:13 PM
WORLD Car Free Day is an initiative which aims to rid congested cities of vehicles and pollution for at least 24 hours every year. Let’s take a look at the event which London is taking part in. Whe… ✔ As a result, they do not have a list of all the cities which are taking part ✔ In addition to reclaiming the roads for recreation and exercise, TfL hopes the day will provide respite for the capital's air pollution ✔ More than 40,000 premature deaths are caused by poor air quality in the UK, and vehicle emissions cost the country £6billion every year


New Suzuki Jimny is a classic motor and one of the toughest on the street

9/22/2018, 8:46:16 PM
HUNDREDS of years from now, when our grandkids’ grandkids are on a school trip to a museum, they will gaze up at a gleaming Suzuki Jimny behind a velvet rope. “It’s a masterpiece of engineering,” t… ✔ HUNDREDS of years from now, when our grandkids’ grandkids are on a school trip to a museum, they will gaze up at a gleaming Suzuki Jimny behind a velvet rope ✔ Even so, those who have waited patiently since 1998 for the new Jimny will be more than pleased


Volkswagen's Type 2 van has returned as an EV

9/23/2018, 1:11:18 AM
Remember the reinvented Volkswagen camper van, dubbed the I.D .Buzz? How about Top Gear's own Ollie Marriage in some skin-tight neoprene to jog your memory? A modern, fully electric and future-autonomous hippy mobile, it's confirmed for production in 2022.


High-performance Nissan Navara in the works | Drive.com.au

9/22/2018, 7:53:48 PM
Nissan Australia has admitted it will provide


The Latest: Truex penalized, Keselowski in front at Richmond

9/23/2018, 1:50:47 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Martin Truex Jr. has given up th ✔ Truex was penalized for an uncontrolled tired during put stops after the second stage and sent to the back of the longest line.That left him in 19th position while Chase Elliott briefly grabbed the lead ✔ Keselowski is third overall in the playoffs and has won the last three races


Amazon and Google both want to run your home, but for totally different reasons

9/22/2018, 8:20:51 PM
Both Amazon and Google want to dominate your smart home, but Amazon's doing it with a bunch of new first-party products, while Google will likely focus more on partnerships.  ✔ Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during a discussion at the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept ✔ By selling low-cost smart home devices of all types, Amazon feeds its services and retail business, whether through getting more people to sign up for a Prime subscription or using its home services unit for installations


Amazon's Alexa is coming for your microwave, wall clock and more

9/23/2018, 3:57:47 AM
Will it soon feel normal to say, "Alexa, microwave one bag of popcorn"? ✔ Amazon's efforts to simplify complex things with voice commands haven't always panned out ✔ According to the research firm Strategy Analytics, Google's Home Mini was the world's best-selling smart speaker in the second quarter, followed closely by the Echo Dot ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


Apple reportedly delays original shows over mature content

9/22/2018, 7:01:55 PM
Its future video service won't contain anything too edgy. ✔ Night Shyamalan is producing a drama about the loss of a young child, Shantaram focuses on a former heroin addict smuggling guns to Afghanistan, and there's the possibility of a biopic series on the late George Michael ✔ Still, you might not want to cancel your existing subscriptions if you're willing to see more risqué content


Singapore is the crypto sandbox that Asia needs

9/22/2018, 5:42:53 PM
Singapore Blockchain Week happened this past week. While there have been a few announcements from companies, some of the most interesting updates have come from regulators, and specifically, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The financial regulator openly discussed its views on cryptocurre… ✔ They also believe Singapore could be a bridge between Korea and the global cryptocurrency exchange market ✔ I believe market activity will likely continue to thrive in the region as the country continues to act as the springboard for cryptocurrency companies and investors, and until countries like Korea and Japan establish a clear regulatory stance


>>> Open This Series
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Apple Inc - SERIES 49 {14 articles}

Apple warns of hardware defect in some iPhone 8s 9/4/2018, 10:03:50 AM Faulty logic boards are causing some iPhones to malfunction, Apple says. ✔ 12 during a media event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California ✔ Units must be in original condition -- meaning no physical damage such as a cracked screen -- to qualify for the logic board repair ✔ Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment ✔ All the products we expect Apple to announce in September: The lowdown on every new device in Apple's pipeline Apple's next earbuds could be wireless, waterproof and BLOCK OUT annoying sounds 9/4/2018, 8:43:22 AM APPLE may be plotting a pair of wireless headphones that block out the noise around you. We’ve rounded up everything we know about the rumoured Apple AirPods 2, so you know what to expect whe… ✔ APPLE may be plotting a pair of wireless headphones that block out the noise around you ✔ It means you'll be able to better focus on the music you...
Post a Comment
Read more

Trade War - SERIES 76 {29 articles}

Oil slips as trade war worries outweigh Iran sanctions 8/31/2018, 8:40:02 AM Oil prices slipped on Friday as concerns over the impact of a global trade war depressed sentiment, although impending U.S. sanctions on Iran and falling Venezuelan output limited losses. ✔ However oil markets are tightening with a recent surplus draining, trade figures show ✔ Brent prices will exceed $80 per barrel before the end of the year, U.S. bank Jefferies forecast on Friday ✔ Crude oil futures trading volumes: tmsnrt.rs/2P2ZZJz Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles European shares slide on trade war threats, Whitbread soars on... 8/31/2018, 8:07:14 AM European shares tumbled for a second day on Friday as reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is planning further tariffs on China heated up a trade war, while Whitbread stole the spotlight after clinching a $5.1 billion deal with Coca-Cola. ✔ Traders said the deal value exceeded the market’s expectations by 500 to 900 million ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Apple Inc - SERIES 255 {15 articles}

Apple Could See a Turbulent 2019 for Online Sales 11/15/2018, 6:46:09 PM Walmart will surpass the iPhone maker for U.S. online sales by year-end, one report shows. ✔ Text size Amazon.com (AMZN) continues its dominance of the domestic e-commerce market, according to a new retail report out Thursday ✔ EMarketer’s conclusion mirrors those of analysts such as Guggenheim Securities’ Robert Cihra, who expects iPhone sales to slip next year, citing weak demand from iPhone components suppliers Apple rebounds after 5-day stock slide 11/15/2018, 5:10:21 PM Apple's five-day losing streak, which wiped about more than 10% of the company's market value, appears to be coming to an end. ✔ MUST WATCH New York (CNN Business)Apple's five-day losing streak, which wiped about more than 10% of the company's market value, appears to be coming to an end ✔ Research firm eMarketer said in a report Thursday that it now expects Walmart (WMT) to overtake Apple as the thir...
Post a Comment
Read more

War Countries - SERIES 374 {10 articles}

Asia's meth boom 11/3/2018, 1:09:33 AM From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. ✔ Zhao has reportedly negotiated a 99-year lease with the Lao government to operate what's known as the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone ✔ Follow Joshua Berlinger on Twitter CNN's Yong Xiong, Chermaine Lee and Sean Walker and contributed reporting Australian nun Patricia Fox to return from Philippines after losing deportation fight 11/3/2018, 3:24:53 AM Saga puts spotlight on wider issue of expatriate involvement in human rights’ campaigning in Asia-Pacific ✔ And Australian journalists have been imprisoned, detained, harassed or banned in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nauru and Papua New Guinea ✔ Supporters in a convoy of colourful vehicles planned to accompany her to the international airport on Saturday where she had been told intelligence agents ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Travel - SERIES 190 {38 articles}

Passenger shocked to board plane and discover her seat number doesn't EXIST 9/25/2018, 1:10:04 PM A WOMAN has complained on social media after a budget airline booked her into a seat that didn’t exist. The passenger, who is called Satwika Ika on social media, said the mix up happened on low cos… ✔ She claims she was not the only one that had been assigned an imaginary seat, as a family along with a child were also searching for seats in row 35 ✔ Christopher Paetkau, a wildlife photographer from Winnipeg, ended up 1,400 miles from his destination when he followed the wrong queue on the tarmac Ryanair cancels 190 flights on Friday ahead of cabin crew strikes 9/25/2018, 3:00:42 PM Ryanair has been forced to cancel 190 flights on Friday 28th September due to cabin crew strikes across Europe ✔ The airline has said that all affected customers received e-mails and texts this morning advising them of the cancellations ✔ It claims that the 190 flights make up just eight per cent...
Post a Comment
Read more