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Android Auto Now Available for Volvo 90 Series Models
Android Auto Now Available for Volvo 90 Series Models

12 Dec 2016, 13:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, Volvo allows Android users to connect their phones seamlessly to the infotainment system via Android Auto. For £300, that is

 
Motorcycle Vlogger Shows The Dangers of Using A Smartphone While Riding
Motorcycle Vlogger Shows The Dangers of Using A Smartphone While Riding

25 Nov 2016, 17:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Using a smartphone while driving is extremely dangerous. Doing the same thing while riding is even more risky. This video shows us exactly why it's wrong

 
The NHTSA Considers Limiting Smartphone Connectivity While Driving
The NHTSA Considers Limiting Smartphone Connectivity While Driving

24 Nov 2016, 16:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Distracted driving is a plague to road safety, but nobody has a clear solution to stopping it from affecting our lives. The NHTSA has a few ideas

 
Porsche Design Unveils New Smartphone, It's A Huawei Mate 9
Porsche Design Unveils New Smartphone, It's A Huawei Mate 9

4 Nov 2016, 09:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Porsche Design has made a limited edition smartphone based on a Huawei model. The unlikely partnership uses a Mate 9 as a base, and the result costs €1,400

 
Study Finds Built-In GPS Systems Are Ignored By Most Drivers
Study Finds Built-In GPS Systems Are Ignored By Most Drivers

11 Oct 2016, 13:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A study made by JD Power has found that most drivers ignore their built-in GPS units when it comes to directions. Instead, they rely on their phones

 
Teen Gets Hit By Car While Playing Pokemon Go, Mom Blames Game
Teen Gets Hit By Car While Playing Pokemon Go, Mom Blames Game

17 Jul 2016, 12:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A mother from Pittsburgh blames the Pokemon Go game for having her 15-year-old girl leave the house to visit a musem. She got struck by a car while playing

 
Fusar Launches Social Media and Intercom App
Fusar Launches Social Media and Intercom App

4 Jul 2016, 11:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Fusar debuts a dedicated app for its camera, opening up a new world of possibilities based on the social media interactions

 
Company Launches Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earbuds, They Could Be For You
Company Launches Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earbuds, They Could Be For You

29 Jun 2016, 14:55 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Doppler Labs has developed a set of wireless noise-cancelling earbuds. Called Here One, they can help drivers or riders hear only important sounds

 
Dashcam App Looks to Grade Every Driver Out There, Warn When Bad Ones Are Around
Dashcam App Looks to Grade Every Driver Out There, Warn When Bad Ones Are Around

16 Jun 2016, 11:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There are many ways in which technology can help with making driving a much safer experience, and until autonomous vehicles come around, this might do the trick

 
Land Rover Phone to Be Produced in Collaboration with Bullitt Group
Land Rover Phone to Be Produced in Collaboration with Bullitt Group

11 May 2016, 12:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As soon as "early 2017," you will be able to get your hands on a Land Rover-branded smartphone that will be both rugged and desirable

 
New Zealand Ad Uses Awkward Human Contact to Deter Drivers from Using the Phone
New Zealand Ad Uses Awkward Human Contact to Deter Drivers from Using the Phone

30 Mar 2016, 12:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If this thing leads to fewer people using their phones while driving, then it was all worth it, but somehow I doubt its effectiveness

 
“Shhh, Don’t Disturb Me While I’m Driving and Checking My Facebook Account”
“Shhh, Don’t Disturb Me While I’m Driving and Checking My Facebook Account”

22 Feb 2016, 13:19 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Moving along the highway at crawling speed is a moment many feel tempted to grab their smartphones and do something less boring

 
Volvo Wants to Become the First Manufacturer to Sell Key Fob-Free Cars
Volvo Wants to Become the First Manufacturer to Sell Key Fob-Free Cars

22 Feb 2016, 12:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If electric vehicles get range anxiety, future Volvo cars might come with something similar, only this time it will be related to your phone's battery

 
A New Vertu Signature for Bentley Phone Is Here. Looks Expensive
A New Vertu Signature for Bentley Phone Is Here. Looks Expensive

12 Jan 2016, 12:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The new Signature Touch for Bentley smartphone is the third product in a five-year partnership between the English carmaker and Vertu

 
Ford Unveils Sync Connect Technology, Enables Drivers to Access Their Cars Using an App
Ford Unveils Sync Connect Technology, Enables Drivers to Access Their Cars Using an App

17 Nov 2015, 15:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Using your smartphone to interact with your car from a distance sounds like the next natural step to take, but is it safe?

 
Smartphone Racing Game Controller Made of Wire Is a Funny Chinese DIY Job
Smartphone Racing Game Controller Made of Wire Is a Funny Chinese DIY Job

29 Oct 2015, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Young minds sometimes use their fresh approaches to produce brilliant results. While this isn’t one of those times, we have to admit we had fun watching it

 
Aston Martin 808 Smartphone Is Not James Bond’s DB10, but Should Do
Aston Martin 808 Smartphone Is Not James Bond’s DB10, but Should Do

16 Oct 2015, 14:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Aston Martin DB10 is the new James Bond car the company has specially created. Not a lot of people will get to drive it, but some could buy this phone instead

 
What if Phones Ran on Gas and Cars on Electricity?
What if Phones Ran on Gas and Cars on Electricity?

30 Jun 2015, 13:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In an alternative universe, Bill Gates invents the internal combustion engine for the mac and Nikola Tesla makes cars

 
Undercover Cop Hunts Drivers Using their Phones in Traffic, Kills them with Politeness
Undercover Cop Hunts Drivers Using their Phones in Traffic, Kills them with Politeness

5 May 2015, 13:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One ingenious initiative had an undercover cop pulling over drivers in traffic that were using their phones while behind the wheel and this is what it was like

 
Hyundai Wants Cars To Control And Disable User Smartphones While Driving
Hyundai Wants Cars To Control And Disable User Smartphones While Driving

16 Apr 2015, 08:04 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Cell phones are one of the most common distraction for drivers, but Hyundai wants to change that with a new safety system that blocks smartphone features