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Volkswagen Polo Beats she says, he says review

10/9/2018, 12:30:33 AM
Can a new sound system add more appeal to VW's city car? CarReview - drive.com.au ✔ On the down side, the touchscreen easily collected fingerprints which requires regular cleaning and that might irritate some ✔ One aspect I really liked was the digital dash, especially in navigation mode, so you don’t have to keep looking over at the centre screen ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



2019 Maserati Levante | Pricing, Specs, New and Details

10/8/2018, 8:31:21 PM
Maserati has cut the price of its Levante SUV by almost $15,000. Read all of the details here. ✔ Along with the new model the 2019 range also comes with the option for adaptive LED matrix headlights, Pieno Fiore natural leather trim and new red and blue paint options ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Which Luxury SUV Should I Buy? | Drive.com.au

10/8/2018, 8:31:22 PM
Tim is looking to buy a luxury SUV and wants to know whether he should buy a Mercedes-Benz GLC, Alfa Romeo Stelvio or Volvo XC60 ✔ Read Drive’s Mercedes-Benz GLC reviews: Road test: Mercedes-Benz GLC220d Road test: Mercedes-Benz GLC250d Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design, from $75,990 This Volvo has this group’s smallest boot (505 litres) and only a 40/60 split-fold back seat (the Alfa and Benz have more versatile 40/20/40 setups)



2019 McLaren 600LT First Drive | Pictures, Specs | Digital Trends

10/8/2018, 11:41:31 PM
Following the F1 GTR and 675LT coupe and convertible, the 600LT is McLaren’s fourth long tail model and current ruler of its Sport Series range. Like its LT kin, the 600LT is lighter, more aerodynamic, more powerful, more driver-focused, better suited to track duty, and production-limited. ✔ Stability under modest G loads is stellar and weight transfer through two sets of chicanes doesn’t unsettle the 600LT even slightly ✔ At all price tiers, McLaren is engineering beyond the limits of its high-end rivals, and brand reputation may soon follow



Hamilton champion-in-waiting after Suzuka triumph | Drive.com.au

10/8/2018, 8:31:24 PM
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen enunciated what Formula One title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel could not say ahead of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. It’s too soon for Hamilton to celebrate, and to early for Vettel admit defeat as the pair fight for their fifth world. ✔ Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales finished third, ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi in fourth ✔ Dave is often found at a racetrack – either in the press room, or driving his hot hatch ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Games industry contributes nearly £3bn to UK economy

10/8/2018, 11:16:15 PM
The UK games industry is worth nearly £3bn to the British economy and employs over 47,000 people across the country, according to new figures released today. ✔ The Screen Business report said that £389.9m of UK expenditure on games development was supported by video games tax relief, with 9,240 industry jobs also supported by the incentives ✔ We have the skills and desire to be the best place in the world for making games but will need continued and further support if we are to achieve this



Microsoft invests in Grab to bring AI and big data to on-demand services

10/9/2018, 1:32:06 AM
Microsoft has made a strategic investment in ride-hailing and on-demand services company Grab as part of a deal that includes collaborating on big data and AI projects. Under the agreement, Singapore-based Grab will adopt Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud platformAzure cloud computing service.… ✔ The companies said they’ll also work on several innovative deep technology projects, including new authentication measures such as facial recognition with built-in AI (for drivers and customers who opt in) to replace the old-school method of checking IDs



Facebook, are you kidding?

10/8/2018, 8:08:07 PM
Facebook is making a video camera. The company wants you to take it home, gaze into its single roving-yet-unblinking eye and speak private thoughts to your loved ones into its many-eared panel. The thing is called Portal and it wants to live on your kitchen counter or in your living room or whereve… ✔ The company wants you to take it home, gaze into its single roving-yet-unblinking eye and speak private thoughts to your loved ones into its many-eared panel ✔ For added security, Smart Camera and Smart Sound use AI technology that runs locally on Portal, not on Facebook servers



The first electric Vespa costs more than $7,000

10/8/2018, 9:43:24 PM
Coming to Europe this winter ✔ Photo: Piaggio Two years after it was announced, the first all-electric Vespa scooter is about to go on sale in Europe, and parent company Piaggio has finally shared the starting price: €6,390, or a little over $7,300 ✔ The Elettrica X is supposed to be, by and large, the same thing as the all-electric version, but with a small gas generator that can be used to extend the range up to about 124 miles



Fallout 76 Is a Strangely Lonely Multiplayer Game

10/9/2018, 3:19:41 AM
All quiet on the West Virginian front. ✔ The thing I can’t stop thinking as I cross Appalachia is how quiet everything seems ✔ Hopefully said beta will help iron out those problems ✔ When it goes off, the room cheers, and tens of people run into the blast, watching their radiation level climb until their character slumps to the ground



Looking back at Google+

10/8/2018, 10:12:25 PM
Google+ is shutting down at last. Google announced today it’s sunsetting its consumer-facing social network due to lack of user and developer adoption, low usage and engagement. Oh, and a data leak. It even revealed how poorly the network is today performing, noting that 90% of Google+ user s… ✔ Google announced today it’s sunsetting its consumer-facing social network due to lack of user and developer adoption, low usage and engagement ✔ So the new plan was to double down on Google+ not being a destination website, like Facebook, but rather make it a social layer across Google products



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