When Apple launched the first iPad, tablets were tablets, and laptops were laptops. Sure, there were cross-over features, but aside from a few outliers, it was always pretty clear which was which. Enter Windows 8: We're now seeing tablets ...
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As we thaw out in time for spring, it's a great time to look for deals before the upcoming travel season. Our analysis shows that despite price fluctuations, there are plenty of bargains in used cars, particularly in the family sedans ...
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Mercedes-Benz believes it is set for a significant period of growth in Australia with its new range of compact vehicles. The German car maker has this week staged the international launch of the CLA four-door coupe (main picture), the ...
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The all-new Toyota Kluger will sport sharper, squarer styling when the covers come off at next week’s 2013 New York auto show. The single teaser image confirms the third-generation Toyota Kluger – called Highlander in most ...
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US based electric vehicle manufacturer ZAP will launch CN 380, its first HYBRID CNG vehicle with Jonway Auto's A 380 sports utility vehicle (SUV). The company is planning to make the car available in two variants that will be powered by ...
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The past few years have shown dramatic fuel economy improvements in all types of cars in our testing. Rather than exotic technology, such as hybrids and vehicle electrification, most of the improvements have come the old-fashioned way: ...
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A plug-in version of the 2013 Mercedes Benz S-Class that is set to use less fuel than a Toyota Prius has been confirmed indirectly by the German car maker. The anticipated petrol-electric version was inadvertently revealed during a media ...
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Microbes lurk almost everywhere, from fresh food and air filters to toilet seats and folding money. Most of the time, they are harmless to humans. But sometimes they aren't. Every year, thousands of people sicken from E. coli ...
The Subaru XV Hybrid will become the Japanese brand’s first petrol-electric production model when it debuts at next week’s 2013 New York auto show. Subaru says the XV Hybrid will become the most fuel-efficient and ...
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CIOs and IT managers tracking the progress of the SharePoint-Yammer integration got more details about the road map this week, but the updates were a sobering reminder of the long road ahead as Microsoft works to mesh the two products. ...
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Much has been said about the integration of PXI products with LXI and VXI to create hybrid test systems, but less has been said about combining PXI and USB products in a test system, writes David Owen from Pickering Interfaces. USB is a ...
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At the Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2013) in Anaheim (19-21 March), optical solution provider Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) introduced its next generation of active optical cables ...
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ALTe Powertrain Technologies (ALTe) and China-based Henan Benma Company (Benma) have signed an agreement to form a new commercial vehicle manufacturing joint venture (JV) company in China. The new original equipment manufacturing (OEM) ...
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Subaru, the automobile manufacturing division of Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), will unveil the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid at the upcoming 2013 New York International Auto Show to be held during 29 March 2013 to 07 April 2013 in the US. ...
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Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc (APEI) of Fayetteville, AR, USA, a developer of technology for power electronics systems, electronic motor drives and power electronics packaging, and GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, ...
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