2019 Infiniti QX50 with Variable Compression Ratio Engine Driven!

– There’s a new kind of engine under the hood of the new Infiniti QX50. Like many of its competitors, it’s a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four, but what goes on inside is radically different from anything that’s come before it. For the first time in a production vehicle, there’s an engine that can change its compression […]

It looks like the Galaxy S9 is getting a variable aperture camera

Enlarge / The Samsung Galaxy S8+. (credit: Ron Amadeo) The latest in the never-ending line of Samsung Galaxy S9 leaks has to do with the box. Reddit user minhvn shared an image of what appears to be a Galaxy S9 box, and it looks pretty legit to us. With the expectation that the Galaxy S9 will look […]

Infiniti's variable compression engine in the 2019 QX50 is the first of its kind

The world’s first variable compression ratio engine is here, in a production car. That car is the 2019 Infiniti QX50, debuting this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The midsize crossover has seen a refresh that has brought it an all-new platform together with new driver assist features, but it’s the engine that’s the […]

Chrome 62 arrives with OpenType variable fonts and warning about HTTP sites in Incognito mode

Google has launched Chrome 62 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Additions in this release include improvements to the Network Quality Estimator API, OpenType variable fonts, media capture from DOM elements, and more warnings related to HTTP, among other developer features. You can update to the latest version now using the browser’s built-in silent updater or […]

Variable Valve Timing Explained: An Appreciation of How Quickly Engines Operate

– From the August 2017 issue – When it comes to the many variables of combustion inside an engine, engineers measure the timing of key events in degrees of crankshaft rotation, a relative frame of reference that remains constant without needing to compensate for the engine’s changing rpm. Absent a familiar, conventional time scale, it’s […]