Skip to main content

Autos - SERIES 133 {11 articles}

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



>>> Open This Series

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Trade War - SERIES 257 {18 articles}

The Midwest economy is about to get pummeled again 10/17/2018, 9:44:57 AM Manufacturing jobs growth has already stalled, and the trade war will make it worse. ✔ The Rust Belt is full of households and communities who ignored decades-old trends ✔ The main players, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, spoke easily about the evils of trade, wholly misrepresenting facts ✔ And, in an underappreciated farewell speech, President Obama made it quite plain ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment Apple Suppliers ‘Cautious’ About Orders For iPhone XR, Flagship Models 10/17/2018, 9:04:06 AM Apple’s Taiwan-based suppliers remain cautious about orders for the new iPhones because of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. ✔ Industry sources disclosed to Digitimes Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone suppliers in Taiwan have opted to remain cautious about unit orders from the Cupertino giant even though the iPhone XR is scheduled to launch in the second ...

Fashion - SERIES 408 {35 articles}

From Dancing Queen to hygge: this week’s fashion trends 11/9/2018, 12:12:32 PM What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this week ✔ The Little Drummer Girl Espesh Florence Pugh, who is filling the glamsel-in-a-dress hole left by Killing Eve ✔ Defined by nights in cosy bars and cuddles by the fire ✔ All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative The Cup week fashion moments everyone is talking about 11/9/2018, 1:04:37 PM Did everyone take their inspiration from the same Pinterest board? ✔ Rachael Finch on Oaks Day.Credit:AAP The Meghan effect From wide-brimmed hats to blazer dresses, the influence of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at Flemington was undeniable ✔ The tennis visor This is a trend that takes throwing shade to a new level ✔ Jennifer Hawkins has downed tools at Myer.Credit:Simon Schluter Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo stun in post-baby return to Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 11/9/2018, 2:38:32...

Trade War - SERIES 295 {21 articles}

Hog industry worldwide getting slaughtered in trade war 10/26/2018, 11:32:48 AM Ken Maschhoff, chairman of the largest U.S. family-owned pork producer, has watc... ✔ REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer His company, The Machhoffs, has halted U.S. projects worth up to $30 million and may move some operations overseas ✔ Everything I use is becoming more expensive, said Yu Shiqian, who raises 1,800 hogs in northeastern Liaoning province ✔ Slideshow (9 Images) Big producers are also being hit hard ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Taiwan issue a bigger concern than US-China trade war 10/26/2018, 9:51:02 AM Asia expert Ezra Vogel urges China to learn from Japan's prewar history ✔ Vogel has authored a biography on Deng Xiaoping and deeply understands the process and the spirit behind past agreements ✔ If the U.S. continues doing something peculiar [like its current actions], China may respond in a peculiar way as well, he warned ✔ The author hopes to start a debate ...

Disasters - SERIES 426 {21 articles}

UK weather forecast: FLOODING and POWER CUTS expected as storm to BATTER nation 11/9/2018, 6:13:38 AM WEATHER warnings have been issued by the Met Office as heavy rain and winds of up to 60mph are expected to cause large waves on the coast and flood homes and business. ✔ Meteorologist Alex Deakin presents the forecast (Image: MET OFFICE) The Met Office said immediate action was needed in Haverfordwest, Middle Hill, Solva and Quayside in Wales ✔ He added: Although of course, it will feel colder because of the strength of the wind and the rain, which continues to work its way in through the afternoon and evening Hurricane-strength 'Storm Deirdre' to batter UK - but how will you be affected? 11/9/2018, 6:47:41 AM A HURRICANE-strength storm is set to batter the UK with 60mph winds and torrential rain – just in time for the weekend. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of Britain … ✔ We have warnings in force for parts of Wales, south west Englan...

Fashion - SERIES 334 {11 articles}

Naomi Campbell has criticised Hello! Magazine for presenting a ‘completely whitewashed’ London 10/21/2018, 1:39:02 PM 'That's what it sells you, it's awful' ✔ Prior to Enninful’s appointment, British Vogue was frequently criticised for featuring predominantly white women on the cover ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds Using Enninful as an example, Campbell described the fashion industry’s shift towards diversity as better late than never, adding that this season’s runways showed a marked improvement, with designers casting models of a wide range of ethnicities ✔ The Independent has contacted Hello! for comment David Beckham focuses on kids while reflecting on marriage to Victoria 10/21/2018, 1:01:23 PM David Beckham, 43, has spoken candidly about his 19-year marriage to his wife Victoria, 44. ✔ 'You make it work, you make difficult situations.. ✔ Victoria looked noticeably downcast as they were photographed at the...