Infotainment late-bloomer Volkswagen is releasing a comprehensive iPhone app that will allow users to stream Internet radio, socially network, and more. And to celebrate, they're planning a special-edition Beetle that will connect to it, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
It's amazing what you can find out from an auto show. This year, in the course of covering the New York International Auto Show, we came across some exciting electronics news: Readers no longer need commit to a book format the whole time ...
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Bang & Olufsen announces that Spotify is now fully integrated into its popular BeoSound 5 music system. The integration adds yet another feature to BeoSound 5, expanding its range of digital music with Spotify's massive music catalogue in ...
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Kia has a hit with the Soul, a compact hatchback that has exceeded sales expectations. So, when it came for a redesign, the company stuck with its winning formula, packaged with more upscale amenities. Several dimensions increase by less ...
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The New York auto show isn't just about cars. As proof, BMW announced a new suite of apps that will be compatible with iDrive, bringing Internet radio to new and recent models. Using an iPhone 3GS through iPhone 5 (with at least iOS 5), ...
Tags: BMW, Internet Radio, Auto Parts
Pandora today announced the availability of its popular mobile app on the Windows Phone platform. Pandora listeners on Windows Phone 8 will enjoy ad-free personalized radio at no cost, courtesy of Microsoft, through the 2013 calendar year ...
Tags: Windows Phone, Consumer Electronics, Phone
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has added a new engine variant and upgraded an engine used in the V40 model sedan that is available in Europe. Launched at the 2013 Geneva Motor show, the manual versions of the V40 D2 and V40 D2 ...
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All Holden VF Commodore models will be equipped with an eight-inch high-resolution colour touchscreen display featuring the latest, most advanced version of the General Motors infotainment system dubbed MyLink. The system on the Holden VF ...
TipSense, LLC today announced the launch of AppCrawlr, the most relevant and useful search engine for discovering mobile applications. Using technology built from the ground up, AppCrawlr provides more relevant search results than any other ...
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Cars are safer, more comfortable, and increasingly connected than ever before. However, not all these bells and whistles are necessities and some certainly work better than others. Since we test most of the vehicles on the market, we've ...
Tags: cars, car features, bluetooth
You have to give Google TV credit—it isn't a quitter. Despite the lackluster reception of the first Google TV–powered products back in 2010, the company has refused to throw in the towel. Instead it has regularly revamped its ...
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Car shoppers these days may not look much beyond the stereo.They come into the showroom and see if their phone will connect,then sign on the dotted line.And while we've been seeing some good cars from Subaru lately,their lack of modern ...
There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
Tags: CES, car tech, automotive realm, Vegas
Joining key competitors,Chrysler will soon add integrated Internet radio capability to its Uconnect infotainment systems. Uconnect Access Via Mobile allows users to stream audio from their smart phone,using an existing data plan,into the ...