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Volvo hires BlackBerry veteran to turn its cars into iPhones on wheels

LONDON: Automakers used to compete over who had the latest-and-greatest hardware on offer: the highest-horsepower engine, the comfiest seats, the silkiest-sounding speakers. As manufacturers try to turn their vehicles into rolling smartphone-like devices, the race will revolve around the ...

CEO confirms NIO is developing its own phones, names Apple as a potential rival

More Than ₹ 800 Crore Siphoned Off By Auto Manufacturer; I-T Dept. Alludes To Hero MotoCorp In Press Release

While the release does not name Hero MotoCorp, the I-T department did raid the company’s premises The Income Tax Department issued a press release on March 31, 2022, detailing its search and seizure operation related to a “leading automobile ...

Nomad Grapplers Meet Badlands Off Road Park

Low Nitto’s new Nomad Grappler crossover-terrains have been along for the ride on our ’16 RAV4 for two months now, and not only did they make the tail-end of winter more tolerable but they’ve tamed the CUV’s driving characteristics at ...

Apple Global Battery Development Chief Moves To Volkswagen

In 2018, Apple had hired Ahn, a former executive at Samsung SDI’s next-generation batteries division. Apple’s global battery development chief, Ahn Soonho, has moved to Volkswagen to lead the automaker’s development of electric vehicle batteries, according to his Linkedin ...

Apple's Talks With Chinese Battery Makers CATL And BYD Mostly Stalled: Report

CATL and BYD use a type of battery pack technology to improve the performance of LFP batteries Apple Inc’s talks with China’s CATL and BYD over battery supplies for its planned electric vehicle have been mostly stalled after they ...

Volvo brings in BlackBerry veteran to turn its cars into iPhones on wheels

Automakers used to compete over who had the latest-and-greatest hardware on offer: the highest-horsepower engine, the comfiest seats, the silkiest-sounding speakers. As manufacturers try to turn their vehicles into rolling smartphone-like devices, the race will revolve around the next big things in chips that upgrade ...

Do Apple AirTags Work For Tracking Stolen Bikes?

A dedicated tracker like the Monimoto 7 will do a much better job. Despite the latest security systems and alarmed disc locks, motorcycle theft persists. Also, most preventative security measures only protect owners up to the point of theft, leaving ...

Nitto Mud Grappler M/T Tire Review: Dependable Off-Road Performance in the Deep South

For off-roaders in the Southeast, mud will always be a consideration when purchasing a set of tires. Whether the vehicle will be searching it out for some good old fashioned mud-bogging, or simply facing it as an obstacle on a ...

Trail Mode Engaged: Electric Soft-Roading in Our Nomad-Grappler Equipped RAV4 Prime

As I approach a half year of ownership with my 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime – the vast majority of its use has been what you’d expect from a family CUV. Running to preschool, the grocery store, family road trips and ...

Farm Truck Approved: Nitto Exo Grappler Tire Review

Over the years, Nitto has effectively expanded its arsenal to a point where the perfect tire now exists for literally any application. From the giant-lug Mud Grappler to the hybrid-terrain Ridge Grappler to the all-new Recon Grappler, the Nitto lineup ...

Track-And-Field Tested: Nitto Terra Grappler G2 40,000-Mile Tire Review

For anyone that racks up miles on a vehicle, they tend to keep track of the tires that outlast the others they’ve tried. They also don’t forget the sets that are quiet, comfortable and live up to the hype. This ...

Nitto Terra Grappler G2 Long-Term Review: 35,000 Miles On A Crossover SUV

It’s been two years since we mounted a set of Nitto Terra Grappler G2 all-terrains on a late-model Toyota RAV4. Since then, the daily-driven, weekend soft-roader has racked up more than 35,000 trouble-free miles—the kind of miles we like most. ...

Long-Term Ridge Grappler Review: 3 Years Later

When the Ridge Grappler debuted in the summer of 2016, the tire industry was buzzing about the radical new tread design the folks at Nitto had come up with. By combining some of the best characteristics of an all-terrain with ...

1,000 Miles In: How the Nitto Ridge Grappler Tire Has Transformed Our Project Lexus GX470

During the introduction story to our 2004 Lexus GX470 Project, I ran through the story of finding a deal on a high-mileage but one-owner example of this increasingly popular Toyota 4×4 SUV. Then I detailed how I chose new wheels ...

The weekend’s best bargains: New Apple iPad Air, tons of PC games, and more

Ars Technica It’s the weekend, which indicates it is time for yet another Dealmaster. Our newest roundup of the best tech bargains from about the internet involves an early discount on Apple’s newest iPad Air, the 64GB version of ...

2022 Mazda CX-3 now in Malaysia – price up by RM 1k but adds 8-inch screen, wireless Apple CP, new colour

2022 gains a larger 8-inch touch screen (previous was 7-inch) Adds Wireless Apple CarPlay Price up by RM 1,200 The new 2022 CX-3 is now available in Malaysia, priced from RM 131,929, valid until 30-June 2022, after which the ...

3,400+Lb/Ft of Torque Diesel Trucks On Mud Grapplers: Turning Dirt at U.C.C. 2021

We’ve filled you in on why so many truck pullers prefer the Mud Grappler over other tread patterns in the past, but that doesn’t mean the trend has cooled off any. In fact, at this year’s Ultimate Callout Challenge several ...

Nitto’s New 38-inch Trail Grappler: The Perfect Jeep Wrangler Tire Size?

The Jeep Wrangler is one of the most aftermarket supported vehicle there is. With tons of suspension kits and lift options available it is easy to run just about any size tire you want on a Jeep. Plus, all the high-line, ...

Radical Ram: A Mud Grappler-Equipped, Manually-Shifted Third-Gen Packing An 1,100HP Cummins

Truck and tractor pulling has always been a highly competitive form of motorsport, but in recent years things have gotten downright serious in diesel truck pulling. High dollar engines, turbos and injection systems are now commonplace even in classes that ...

Initial Impressions: Nitto Recon Grappler A/T tires on a '21 RAM 2500

Over the past twenty years, the heavy-duty truck has slowly transitioned from a blunt force work tool to a do-it-all family hauler for many owners. Looking back at diesel pickups in the eighties and nineties, they could probably best be ...

Arizona Becomes First State To Allow Digital Driver’s Licenses On Apple Devices For Air Travel

Apple is making air travel less of a headache, by consolidating multiple documents onto iPhone and Apple Watch’s Wallet app. And now,  Arizona is the first state to allow driver’s licenses and state IDs to be added to Apple Wallet ...

Trail Grappler SXS Review: Leveling Up the Honda Talon

When Honda released the Talon side-by-side in 2019, the two seater combined Honda’s long history of off-road dirt bike performance with their reputation for quality side-by-side vehicles. Equipped with a DCT transmission and performance-tuned 999cc parallel-twin engine, longtime Honda fans ...

The Ultimate Crossover Tire: Nitto's Nomad Grappler Tested

Excellent fuel economy, an outstanding safety rating, and one of, if not, the best all-wheel-drive system on the market- the Subaru Outback is an outdoor enthusiasts dream vehicle in many ways. Over two years ago, we made the decision to ...

Porsche mulls joint projects with Apple

FRANKFURT: Managers at Porsche late last year travelled to the United States to discuss possible joint projects with iPhone maker Apple as well as with some other tech companies, Porsche’s CEO said today. “We already have Apple CarPlay, we ...

Porsche To Expand Apple Collaboration Beyond CarPlay

Porsche’s boss says the companies are “on the same wavelength.” Porsche and Apple are potentially working on something together. Unfortunately, the automaker isn’t offering any hints about what they are planning. “We already have Apple CarPlay, we will expand on ...

2022 iPhone SE evaluation: Revving up a classic hot rod

/ The 2022 iPhone SE. Samuel Axon The iPhone SE is the classic iPhone, the OG iPhone, the Mazda Miata of smartphones. It performs effectively, and its style is iconic and familiar—even comforting—despite getting dated and devoid of contemporary ...

Fit For a Crossover: The Nitto Nomad Grappler Creates Its Own Category Of Tire

The crossover utility vehicle market is the fastest-growing automotive segment in America right now, so why not capitalize on it by offering a purpose-built tire for CUV owners? With a history of designing aggressive tires yet also taming them for ...

Cars with Apple CarPlay

We list the vehicles that Apple has listed as having Apple CarPlay enabled on their infotainment systems, allowing you to connect an iPhone for seamless smartphone tethering and access to your favourite in-car apps. Apple CarPlay has been one of ...

Apple TV+ set to produce Lewis Hamilton documentary with behind the scenes access

Apple TV+ will show a feature documentary about Lewis Hamilton and give insight into his life both on and off of the track, it has been revealed. The British driver is best known for winning seven world championships during his ...

Lewis Hamilton to be subject of new documentary on Apple TV+

The as-yet-unnamed project will be directed by British filmmaker Matt Kay. It will be produced by Hamilton and his media talent manager Penni Thow, One Community and Box to Box Films – the producers of Netflix’s F1 series Drive To ...

At long final: Apple will sell a desktop monitor that doesn’t cost $5,000

It took really a time, but Apple has ultimately re-entered the customer desktop monitor space with the Studio Display. The new 27-inch monitor supports 5K resolution with more than 1 billion colors through 14.7 million pixels. It will also ...

Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s “Peek performance” event

/ The promotional crucial art for Apple’s “Peek efficiency” event. Apple At 1pm EDT on Tuesday, March eight, 2022, Apple will broadcast its very first item launch event of 2022. We’re expecting new item announcements and much more, and ...

BMW Apple Carplay & Android Auto: How to retrofit? | Complete guide

“The latest and greatest.” That’s definitely a thing people say, and it’s not for nothing – who doesn’t love something new every once in a while? But when it comes to cars, the water starts getting a little muddy. The ...

Apple's electric car plans may see two major suppliers compete in the EV business soon

Apple has long been working on its first-ever electric vehicle and while the company kept the project under wraps for quite a long time, it now has the global attention of both technology and automobile firms alike. That is ...

OTT: Uphill Both Ways in the Snow on the Nitto Nomad Grappler

Nature: One minute it’s all sunshine, cartoon squirrels, and musical numbers. The next, it’s beating you like you owe it money. Guess which version we ran into on the Gold River Trail. Jump to the video. Way back when, we’d ...

Dependable and Adventurous: Nitto’s New Nomad Grappler Crossover-Terrain Tire

What’s always there for you and ready to face whatever challenges the day may bring? If you thought of the family dog, you’d be correct, but the same can be said of Nitto’s new Nomad Grappler crossover-terrain tire. Constantly ready ...

Baby 4Runner: The Nitto Nomad Grappler Transforms the Toyota RAV4 Prime Into a Hybrid Adventure Machine

It’s been about three months since I acquired a 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime as a family vehicle for the household. And even before I took delivery it was a long process of hunting around and being waitlisted to secure one of ...

Apple Moving On To Not Prototyping The Car?

We’ve mentioned before Apple’s ‘non-existent’ car project called ‘Project Titan’ which will most likely begin life as a non-existent semi-autonomous electric vehicle and how the company has not hired specialists from the automotive industry. According to 9to5Mac, Apple once again ...

From 22s to 17s with Hybrid-Terrain Tires: Nitto Ridge Grapplers Transform the Cadillac Escalade EXT Into a Rare Adventure Rig

Is it a pickup truck? Is it an SUV? A little of both more likely. Whatever category you put it in, the Cadillac Escalade EXT is certainly not the most popular platform out there when it comes all-terrain adventuring, overlanding ...