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Nokia Maps (With Voice Navigation) Now Available For Android & iOS Devices

Nokia Maps With Voice Navigation Come To iOS & Android, Done So By Way Of A Web-Based Solution
By on Tuesday, 13. March 2012

If you happen to be sporting an iOS or Android device and have been looking for another voice guided navigation solution, we may have something you will be interested in. And better yet, something free that you may be interested in. The latest is Nokia Maps which is now offer [...]

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Mobileye Adds Bluetooth Capability, Provides Warning System For Drivers

Mobileye Connects To Smartphones & Provides Variety Of Warnings To Common Road Hazards
By on Monday, 23. January 2012

The marriage of the smartphone and the automobile is one that’s not nearly explored enough, I’d say, and that was why I was abundantly happy to find in my inbox today a tip from our friends out at the Max Borges Agency, who dropped us a line about recent updates [...]

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CES 2012: Viper SmartStart 3.0 Announced, Features Include SmartSchedule, Vehicle Status & More

Viper SmartStart 3.0 Announced For Android & iOS, Set To Arrive In The Respective App Stores During Q1 2012
By on Tuesday, 10. January 2012

It seems like it has been a while since we last mentioned anything in terms of the Viper SmartStart system. In fact, the iOS app was updated to version 2.2 way back in April of this past year. And well, it looks like version 3.0 will soon be available. And [...]

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CES 2012: Ford Sync Shows Off Latest Version Ahead Of Wider Launch

Ford Sync Puts Up Some Big Numbers At The Las Vegas Show, Offers Up Plans For Future Expansion
By on Tuesday, 10. January 2012

One thing’s for sure, it was a big year for Ford, much bigger than you might expect. And while showing off their latest version of the Ford Sync system out at the 2012 CES event in Las Vegas, Ford let drop some exciting plans for their future expansion as well [...]

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Uber Refunds Customers for Excessive New Year's Eve Charges

iOS & Android App Users Who Hired an Uber Car this New Year's Eve Are Selectively Being Given Refunds For Expensive Market-Based Pricing
By on Tuesday, 3. January 2012

Some users just got the most expensive taxi ride of their lives this New Year’s Eve, with Uber’s dynamic pricing. As a result, the company is refunding some users who paid too much after hiring a car through their iPhone and Android app.

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Uber Smartphone App-Based Car Hire Service Criticized for Exorbitant New Year's Eve Prices

Uber Demonstrates Supply & Demand Economics This New Year's Eve & Many iOS & Android App Users Were Shocked At Expensive Ride Prices
By on Sunday, 1. January 2012

Uber has made the concept of calling a cab obsolete, as it lets users hire a car with an iPhone or Android application. But this New Year’s Eve, Uber opted to price rides based on market forces of supply and demand, and users have complained of exorbitant prices.

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Nissan Leaf Sees New Life As New York's First Electric Taxi

Hailing A Cab In New York City Is About To Get Greener As The Leaf Steps In As Its First Electrically-Powered Taxi
By on Monday, 26. December 2011

It’s pretty much common knowledge–sufficiently so to be included in pop culture–that getting a cab in New York can be difficult, and is often not a very environmentally friendly choice. But considering plenty of people are afraid of what’s going on in the underground labyrinth of tunnels and warrens known [...]

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OnStar Brings Out Video Chatting & Streaming Via 4G Connection

OnStar Looks To Release Video Chatting & Streaming Systems Via A 4G LTE Connection, Safety Worries Already Emerge From Some Quarters
By on Wednesday, 21. December 2011

There’s been a lot of furor of late about distracted driving–driving while talking on cell phones, while texting, while surfing the web (yes, some drivers out there are actually checking their Facebook pages while they drive)–but now, the folks out at OnStar are looking to ratchet the distraction possibilities clear [...]

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Ford USB Music Box Provides Extra Options For The Connected

Ford's USB Music Box Option Allows Mass Storage Playback & Smartphone Recharging From One Small Connection In Some Models
By on Tuesday, 20. December 2011

Admittedly, not every car is designed to offer a whole lot of extra value for those who are fully connected as far as tech goes. Even something that should be simple, like charging your phone via USB connection, can be difficult and require a ton of adapters to do properly, [...]

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Find My Car Smart Lets iPhone 4S Users Track Their Parked Car Through Bluetooth 4.0

Do You Often Forget Where You Parked? Find My Car Smart Uses the iPhone 4S Low Energy Bluetooth To Track Your Car's Location
By on Sunday, 18. December 2011

Apple has introduced a new version of Bluetooth dubbed “Bluetooth Low Energy” in its MacBook Air, Mac Mini and now the iPhone 4S. While there have been no iOS apps supporting this protocol before, a new app that promises to help find cars lost in the parking lot is the [...]

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