Autos - SERIES 130 {10 articles}

Your next car might come with Android embedded

10/6/2018, 11:04:09 AM
From the Play Store to your dashboard ✔ The AIC will allow new models to become increasingly smart ✔ Being able to get the best from your favourite apps like Spotify and Skype safely and without distraction while you’re on the go seems the obvious way forward ✔ In-car AI could soon know if you're having a good or bad day

Inspirational techy car leaves 'inspirational quotes' in the dust

10/6/2018, 6:54:09 PM
YOU know what I hate more than anything else? So-called “inspirational quotes”. Anyone who has been within 20ft of a computer will be familiar — they clog up the internet like a rugby team clogs th… ✔ Badge snobs won’t agree but, in my opinion, if you’re in the market for this type of car, buy the Stinger ✔ For more bikes, search for Bike World on YouTube or find Bike World on Amazon Prime ✔ Yes, it will likely only appeal to a select group of hardy buyers but for them, it’ll be like Brit Pop to their ears

Here's what you missed at the 2018 Paris Auto Show

10/6/2018, 5:10:28 PM
France badly wants electric cars, but as the 2018 Paris Auto Show demonstrated, that's still a long way from happening. Sure, we saw plenty of exciting EV c... ✔ However, some of Europe's large automakers, like VW, didn't even show up ✔ And apart from Kia's E-Niro, there were no new and affordable non-gasoline cars that you'll be able to buy soon in Europe ✔ Kia stole the show in terms of mainstream announcements ✔ Follow all the latest news from Paris Auto Show 2018 here!

At Paris Motor Show, electric cars are the future - just 'not right away'

10/6/2018, 1:11:13 PM
Under dazzling autumn sunshine in the heart of Paris, Marc Fiot steps out of a new Zoe, Renault's flagship all-electric hatchback, and readily declares it the future. ✔ Does that mean the 70-year-old retiree, who says he hasn't missed an edition of the Paris Motor Show since 1966, is ready to join what carmakers insist will be the electric revolution ✔ That is indeed the case with the new models on display, including SUVs from Mercedes and Audi, which long resisted offering all-electric models

Kobo's audiobooks are now accessible through CarPlay

10/6/2018, 3:52:33 AM
Audiobooks? In your car? What a novel concept. ✔ While the timing of Kobo's announcement means the company arguably missed peak road trip season (a.k.a ✔ Is CarPlay support going to make or break Kobo in its protracted competition with Amazon ✔ Nah, but feature parity plus a steady trickle of new e-readers mean Kobo is definitely still in the fight

Next BMW M2 to be a

10/6/2018, 5:30:30 AM
German brand confirms baby coupe will remain rear drive with next generation ✔ As for the drift machine, BMW has taken to giving its cars internal nicknames ✔ Daylight between this and the other pretenders like the AMG 45 ✔ 1 series fwd, pathetic, so another option bites the dust ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)

Forza Horizon 4; Marvel’s Spider-Man – review

10/6/2018, 4:16:00 PM
The latest instalment of the open-world racing game captures Britain in all its glory, while Spider-Man swings his way through New York ✔ Only the thickest tree trunk, widest reservoir or fattest tractor is enough to bring your E-Type Jaguar or Mini Cooper to a stop ✔ Horii’s storytelling is rich and alluring, even if some of the game’s attitudes to female characters haven’t matured so well

Honda's smart intersection tells drivers what's around the corner

10/6/2018, 2:13:22 PM
Honda built a smart intersection in Ohio to see what drivers can't. ✔ Honda isn't the only automaker researching cars talking to the infrastructure ✔ Relying completely on autonomous cars that may take decades to populate our cities is folly ✔ For safer streets for everyone, cities and automakers have to work together and those programs should start sooner rather than later

Daily Deals: 3 Months of Xbox Live Gold + $10 Credit, Figurine Sale

10/6/2018, 7:43:58 PM
128GB MicroSD card for $26, clearance sale on figurines at GameStop, Buy 3 Months of Xbox Live Gold Get $10 Xbox.com Gift Card, 50% off Beats X Wireless Earbuds, and More. ✔ Red Dead Redemption 2 is developed by Rockstar (the same folks who make the Grand Theft Auto series) and will be released very soon on October 26 ✔ Specs include an Intel Core i7-8700K unlocked 6-core processor, 16GB of memory, and dual drives (256GB SSD + 2TB HDD)

Daymond John says this is how he psyches out Mark Cuban on 'Shark Tank'

10/6/2018, 3:50:25 PM
"Shark Tank" investor Daymond John revealed the tricks he uses to steal deals. ✔ What do you think I should do to get @kevinolearytv [Kevin O'Leary] off his game ✔ Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! How Kevin O'Leary used a glass piggy bank to explain compound interest to his kids 12:29 PM ET Wed, 30 May 2018 | 01:16 Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to Shark Tank

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Fashion - SERIES 104 {35 articles}

Australian brands prepare for New York Fashion Week assault 9/7/2018, 6:59:21 AM Day one saw two cult street brands. ✔ The pair behind the brash, sequinned and sometimes offensive brand, Cami James and Nadia Napreychikov, relocated to the US in early 2016 to be closer to their main fan base ✔ It's been a Australian-twanged start to the week-long frock fest, with comedian Celeste Barber emerging as one of the biggest stars of Tom Ford's opening-night show on Wednesday ✔ Follow more of Melissa Singer's NYFW coverage on Instagram @melly_singer Priyanka Chopra is a bombshell in black as she attends awards show 9/7/2018, 6:39:45 AM She is engaged to crooner Nick Jonas. But Priyanka Chopra was stag when she swung by the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards during New York Fashion Week this Thursday. ✔ Since Priyanka and Nick were last in Bombay, their schedule has been a swirl of travel, including stops in Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas and Mammoth Mountain ✔ Lately: He...

Autos - SERIES 202 {13 articles}

Pizza Hut to show a pie-making robot in a Toyota at SEMA auto show in Las Vegas 10/30/2018, 5:55:06 PM Pizza Hut is unveiling an automated pizza-making robot in a Toyota Tundra pickup at the SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. We got an early look. ✔ Uber is reportedly looking into developing drones that can deliver food, too, based on a job posting last week that caught the eye of several news outlets ✔ We're going to play with this prototype and then figure out what we can learn in order to build the future of our processes and our systems 2019 Kia Forte GT: Sportier Trim Level Debuts at SEMA 2018 | Digital Trends 10/30/2018, 4:10:05 PM The 2020 Kia Forte GT is a sportier version of Kia's Forte compact car, complete with a more powerful engine and available six-speed manual transmission. The GT debuts at SEMA 2018 alongside two wildly customized Fortes, including a drift car co-developed with Red Bull. ✔ Will this new model become the next darling of the tuner...

Trade War - SERIES 308 {22 articles}

Asian shares bounce in choppy trade, trade war worries remain 10/30/2018, 8:20:26 AM Asian shares clawed back earlier losses on Tuesday as China made a fresh attempt... ✔ The CBOE Global Markets volatility index, known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, jumped to as much as 27.86 points, its highest since Oct. 11 and the second highest since the volatility shock of early February ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Trade war worries boost dollar towards recent highs; euro struggles 10/30/2018, 9:14:04 AM The dollar rose towards 2 1/2-month highs on Tuesday, supported by worries about... ✔ The euro has also been weighed down by a standoff between Brussels and Rome over Italy’s budget, which would breach the European Union’s fiscal rules ✔ The Japanese yen extended its losses against the dollar after losing ground overnight, partly as Japanese investors have been net buyers of offshore equities in the current month ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principl...

Travel - SERIES 163 {15 articles}

The Thing: Arizona's weirdest roadside attraction just got stranger 9/19/2018, 10:01:44 PM For years The Thing rested in a dusty warehouse, visitors wondering what it was. A new museum makes it clear - The Thing is stranger than you thought. ✔ The Thing deserved better things The original resting place of The Thing, now housed in its own museum in the Bowlin Travel Center near Benson ✔ The center is located on Interstate 10 at exit 322, east of Benson, Arizona ✔ (Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic) Where: Bowlin Travel Center, 2631 Johnson Road, Benson Is this the future of cruise ships? 9/20/2018, 2:03:04 AM The brand new Celebrity Edge ship uses a radical engineering concept to create cabins with epic panoramas that experts say could be a game-changer for the cruise industry. ✔ At this point, exploration of the ship requires protective hard hats and goggles ✔ They see the spaciousness of it, they see the beauty of it, they see the experiences that we're creati...

Apple Inc - SERIES 237 {10 articles}

Some iPhone X Units Have Faulty Touch Screens, Apple Says 11/10/2018, 2:40:55 PM Apple Inc. disclosed a pair of issues affecting two of its more popular products. ✔ Users have reported the touch screen issues online for several months ✔ The laptops were sold from June 2017 to June 2018 with 128 gigabytes or 256 GB of storage and no Touch Bar, Apple said in a note to customers ✔ The company recommends affected users have their laptops serviced as soon as possible The Morning After: MacBook Air and iPad Pro reviews 11/10/2018, 2:26:41 PM Tesla’s updates have delivered a fun new driving mode for Model 3s, and it’s time to take another look at Samsung’s foldable Infinity Flex display. ✔ Hey, good morning! You look fabulous ✔ While the device itself isn't quite ready for prime time (it looked a little dim onstage), Google is already preparing Android for a future full of flexible devices that flip in and out of different configurations ✔ The software shuts down all the trac...

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