Google’s Waze App Will Share Data With Governments Around the World
2 Oct 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Waze, one of the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app has announced they’re launching a data-exchange program in partnership with local governments worldwide. Aimin...
Uber Driver Accused of Hammer Attack by Passenger
29 Sep 2014, 08:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, we got protests from the regular taxi drivers against the Uber service so far, with some countries and cities banning the app but now comes the users’ turn to be upset as one rider got a...
FIXD Lets You Diagnose a Car for Yourself - Check Engine Light Meanings
19 Sep 2014, 15:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with emissions standards and the OBD port came the much feared “Check Engine” dashboard light. Most people panic when it lights up because they don’t know what’s wrong ...
Formula E Championship Starts this Weekend - Here’s an App for That
12 Sep 2014, 12:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Those realizing the importance of the first all-electric racing championship starting this weekend might want to be in touch with the news regarding the event and even watch some live footage while ...
Harley-Davidson Official Windows 8.1 Phone Spotted
8 Sep 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Smartphones are becoming more and better integrated with our motorcycles, and it looks like the OEM-branded phones are finally debuting this year. A Harley-Davidson-branded phone was spotted at the ...
Yamaha RevTranslator App Understands the Speech of Your Engine
8 Sep 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here’s a way to have even more fun with your Yamaha bike: install the Yamaha RevTranslator app on your Android-powered or iOS smartphone and get ready to begin understanding what your bike ha...
Owner Recovers Stolen Tesla Model S Using Smartphone App
8 Sep 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might have heard that the Tesla Model S is currently the least stolen car in the US. That’s because it’s basically a huge computer on wheels, forcing thieves to be a bit more inventi...
ChargePoint Rolls Out Enhanced Mobile App
5 Sep 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you made the choice to go green and bought an EV for daily driving, it’s vital to know where you can recharge its batteries. Reason why ChargePoint has a smartphone app to locate all of its...
Uber App Banned in Germany Now
2 Sep 2014, 16:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sometimes, great ideas will only give you trouble and this is perfectly exemplified by the Uber ride-sharing app, which gets to be banned in many countries because it’s not quite legal for any...
New Tesla Model S Software Upgrade Turns Your Phone into the Key
21 Aug 2014, 14:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Using your smartphone to control some of your car’s feature is anything but new. However, with the latest update installed, the Tesla Model S will allow you to even start it without having the...
Toyota Yaris Gets AUPEO! Custom Radio Capabilities
20 Aug 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thanks to the Internet and in-car technology, you can now choose to not stick around with standard radio that may cast songs you don’t like and have to change to another station, play a CD or ...
Ford Hosting App Developer Conference at Connected Car Expo
1 Aug 2014, 01:35 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Ford was at the forefront of connecting drivers and cars when it developed Sync years ago, and now the automaker is looking to take another step in vehicle connectivity by becoming the first automak...
Apple Making Maps App More Useful Via Crowdsourced Traffic Info
29 Jul 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / No, Apple’s maps won’t surpass Google’s yet, but the new feature will provide a more accurate time of arrival at the destination and will also better calculate the route according ...
Seoul Putting a Ban on Uber App
23 Jul 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The most famous ride-sharing app continues to create controversies with its services. This time it’s South Korea’s capital Seoul, where the city council is currently planning to ban the ...
More Rage to Come - UberX Ride Fair is Lower than NY Taxi’s Now
8 Jul 2014, 15:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Europe’s taxi drivers went on strike last month with the Uber app stealing their jobs by allowing people to pull up their smartphones, go online and find a nearby driver to give them a ride fo...
Subaru Launches Interactive 360 Degree Racing Videos in New App
2 Jul 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you thought your new smartphone is “the shieeet” because it can make panoramic photos, you should know that the technology for making spherical videos is also out there. And Subaru de...
World’s First Smartphone-Controlled Aircraft Is Cheap and Fun
2 Jul 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Toby Rich, a German company based-in Bremen that creates smartphone gadgets, has designed the world’s first smartphone-controlled aircraft. The SmartPlane is bluetooth-paired with its remote a...
GM DiDi App Lets You Scan a License Plate and Text the Owner. Wait, what?
19 Jun 2014, 18:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We’re somehow down with improving the communication between people, but GM’s little app here basically writes your phone number on the car’s license plate for those who want to kno...
Europe's Taxi Drivers Go on Strike Over Uber App
12 Jun 2014, 12:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With fast smartphones and cheap wireless internet, more and more people are discovering the online world will allow them greater liberties than ever before. A recently launched app called Uber allow...
Toyota Made An App For Japanese Rice Farmers
4 Apr 2014, 16:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Media and stereotypes may have made you think Japan is the world’s largest rice consumer. Truth is they indeed a lot of rice (and ramen) but the biggest rice consuming country is in fact India...