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Emerging Car Technology Tested by CR
A new car safety technology that could be an important future aftermarket car AV product has been tested by Consumer Reports, which gave it a thumbs up. The technology, in both aftermarket and OEM
Read More »All About Amazon Rumored Phone & Tablet
It’s now presumed that Amazon will launch a tablet that will let users easily shop from their livingroom couch. And an Amazon smartphone is also rumored by the end of the year, which might
Read More »Car & Driver Says MyFord Touch “Stinks”
By Bill Damsky The MyFord Touch got beat up again in the media, this time by Car and Driver. It’s May print edition gave the Ford Focus SEL good marks but the MyFord Touch
Read More »Ford Sync: 94% Take Rate in Explorer
We stumbled on an Edmunds blog from last month that mentioned that 94 percent of buyers of the 2011 Ford Explorer buy the Sync radio option! And shoppers opt for the Sync 83 percent
Read More »Verizon iPhone Has Antenna Issues: Consumers Reports
By Bill Damsky Antennagate is back. Apple’s iPhone on the Verizon network has a similar antenna problem to the one that caused a small uproar when the iPhone 4 was first introduced on AT&T,
Read More »Ford Dealers Hold MyFord Touch Lessons
Ford dealerships are starting to offer customers special demos up to 45 minutes long of the MyFord Touch radio/electronics system in the car, since the system is complex to operate for some drivers. Weeks
Read More »Consumer Reports Beats Up MyFord Touch
Consumer Reports says that Ford’s MyFord Touch radio and electronics systems may offer lots of functionality, but they may be too complex for some drivers or in some situations. In fact, the publication pulled
Read More »Almost 6M Adults Own eReaders
About 5.9 million U.S. adults own an eReader already, almost triple the number of eReader owners last year. GfK MRI says ownership soared from only 2.1 million during the March to October period in
Read More »Consumer Reports Rates GPS Devices
Update October 1: TomTom said it issued a recent update which returned some of the features that Consumer Reports found lacking in some TomTom models as noted below. The update will appear in TomTom
Read More »8 Smartphone Apps for Drivers
Consumer Reports picked useful apps for motorists in its August issue including 8 apps listed below: Car Finder. Price: 99 Cents. Phone: iPhone. Car Finder uses your phone’s compass and GPS to mark your
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