Toyota will be unveiling blackened versions of the Camry and Highlander at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, indicating that we’re one step closer to the trend ending. Factories started adopting the “murdered-out” look a few years ago after the movement gained steam in the aftermarket. Now it’s cropping up on the most mainstream of models. […]
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Instagram pushes notifications to Lite and web versions
Instagram’s web version is still nowhere near as robust as its app, but the platform has slowly been adding more and more features to it these past few years. Now, it looks like Instagram has finally given it the power of notifications. Next time you visit the platform on a Chrome browser whether on mobile […]
DJI’s leaked Mavic 2 drone will come in ‘Pro’ and ‘Zoom’ versions
What little mystery surrounded DJI’s upcoming Mavic 2 drone appears to have evaporated. Numerous UK residents have noticed that the latest Argos catalog includes a prominent ad for the Mavic 2 that reveals just about everything, including some clarifications on past leaks. It doesn’t appear to have a removable gimbal, alas. Instead, there will be […]
A quick word on which versions of Mega Man X Legacy Collection to get—or avoid
Enlarge (credit: Capcom) Today’s launch of the Mega Man X Legacy Collection series is a biggie in the retro-anthology craze. At its best, Capcom’s “X” fork of Mega Man puts a giant exclamation point at the end of the “action-platformer” genre. Basically, if you crave a brutally tough mix of high-speed jumps, pesky enemies, overcharged weapons, […]
Lexus exploring PHEV, full EV and fuel cell versions of LS flagship
After four years of rumors about a Lexus LS powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, the chief engineer of the flagship sedan says the carmaker’s working on even more options. Toshio Asahi told Australia’sGoAuto that three alternative powertrains — plug-in hybrid, full electric, and hydrogen — are “all on the table” for consideration. Asahi wouldn’t […]
A primer on blockchain-based versions of central-bank money
BITCOIN, Ethereum, XRP, Stellar, Cardano: the infant world of cryptocurrencies is already mind-bogglingly crowded. Amid the cacophony of blockchain-based would-be substitutes for official currencies, central banks from Singapore to Sweden have been pondering whether they should issue digital versions of their own money, too. None is about to do so, but a report prepared by […]
Lamborghini Will Continue with V-10 for Next-Gen Huracan and Offer Rear-Drive Versions
– While we are still several years from Lamborghini’s replacement of the Huracán—the latest Performante Spyder version just launched at the Geneva auto show—we can already bring you some fascinating details on the company’s thinking about its next junior supercar. The best of the good news is the company’s determination that it will continue to offer […]
Lamborghini Will Stick with V-10 for Next-Gen Huracan and Offer Rear-Drive Versions
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Snapchat’s new 3D Friendmojis put virtual versions of you and a friend in an AR world
Snapchat is getting a funky new augmented reality (AR) feature today in the form of a new World Lens. The 3D Friendmoji Deluxe World Lens builds on Snapchat’s growing push into AR by allowing you to not only transpose a 3D virtual version of yourself into the real world, but to add one of your […]
Microsoft adds new, cheaper versions of the Surface Laptop and Surface Book 2
Enlarge / Surface Laptop (credit: Justin Wolfson) Perhaps in response to the lower volume of Surface systems sold, Microsoft today introduced two cut-price Surface models. For $ 799, there’s a new Surface Laptop with a Kaby Lake Core m3 processor, 4GB RAM, and 128GB storage. The previous cheapest model had the same RAM and storage […]