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Ford Ditches CD Players on its New European Models
As digital music sales rise, compact discs seem to be heading the way of the cassette –for those of you old enough to remember them, that is. For example, in the UK digital sales account for 98% percent of the market. That’s evolution: just as the cassette made the 8-track player obsolete and then gave its place to CD-players, now purely digital content is making CD players a thing of the past. Read more »
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The Crew Driving Game Free To Play This Week As Closed Beta [w/video]
The developers and publishers of The Crew have decided to let players try out the game this week, in its current state, by providing a certain number of keys that allow players access to the closed pre-release beta on the PC. It doesn’t last long,...
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Hyundai Replaces Cigarette Lighters With Usb Ports In South Korea, E-cigarette Users Rejoice
With the advance of technology, many in-car accessories have become obsolete; like the cassette player that has completely disappeared from the automotive industry. The CD player will most likely share the same fate soon, but while these accessories...
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Subaru Brz Makes Its Video Debut, Plus New Photo Album With First Shots Of The Interior
The production versions of the jointly developed Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 twins are making their world premiere today at the Tokyo Motor Show. We’ve already brought you the news on the BRZ, but for those of you interested, Subaru has unleashed...
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Vw Develops Customer Magazine As An App For Apple's Ipad
Volkswagen is the latest automaker to jump into the bandwagon of Apple's iPad by developing a digital customer magazine as an app specially for the tablet computer. The magazine goes by the name DAS, which stands for "Digital Automotive Space"....
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U.s. Auto Sales Drop 15.5% In August
Falling gasoline prices didn’t seem to help automakers avert the downturn as U.S. light vehicle sales plunged for a tenth consecutive month in August. Overall sales for the month were 1.25 million vehicles, down a hefty 15.5 percent from August...
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