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Tesla 2024 Holiday Update Starts Testing With Supercharger and Cold-Weather Improvements
Tesla 2024 Holiday Update Starts Testing With Supercharger and Cold-Weather Improvements

4 Nov 2024, 18:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is testing the 2024.44 software update, which will roll out as the 2024 Holiday Update later this month, with Supercharger and cold-weather improvements

 
New Android Auto Update: Version 13.2 Now Available for Everyone
New Android Auto Update: Version 13.2 Now Available for Everyone

4 Nov 2024, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just started the production rollout of another Android Auto update, again with undisclosed changes under the hood

 
Google Maps Just Got a Highly Requested Feature, With Google's Own Twist
Google Maps Just Got a Highly Requested Feature, With Google's Own Twist

4 Nov 2024, 07:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has recently announced a new feature coming to Google Maps, and users will certainly love it

 
Don't Miss November's "Free" Racing Games on PlayStation and Xbox
Don't Miss November's "Free" Racing Games on PlayStation and Xbox

3 Nov 2024, 21:49 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / PS Plus and Game Pass members can look forward to great games this November, such as Hot Wheels Unleashed 2—Turbocharged and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

 
GTA Online on PC Is Getting the Long-Awaited Visual Upgrades Fans Have Been Asking For
GTA Online on PC Is Getting the Long-Awaited Visual Upgrades Fans Have Been Asking For

2 Nov 2024, 20:44 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / In 2025, Grand Theft Auto Online on PC will finally receive upgraded visuals, such as ray tracing, from new consoles like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

 
Tesla Misses FSD V13 Launch Window, Makes New Promises, but HW3 Vehicles Are Left Behind
Tesla Misses FSD V13 Launch Window, Makes New Promises, but HW3 Vehicles Are Left Behind

1 Nov 2024, 22:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla failed to launch FSD V13 in October as promised, and a new roadmap indicates that a wide release won't be ready before FSD V13.3 launches next year

 
Waze Gets a New Alert Users Have Been Requesting for Years
Waze Gets a New Alert Users Have Been Requesting for Years

1 Nov 2024, 22:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest Waze update brings school zone notifications to the app; Google says the rollout will begin for users worldwide later this year

 
Ubisoft Is Finally Installing Rearview Mirrors in The Crew Motorfest, but There's a Catch
Ubisoft Is Finally Installing Rearview Mirrors in The Crew Motorfest, but There's a Catch

1 Nov 2024, 18:02 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / More than a year after its initial release date in September 2023, The Crew Motorfest developer, Ivory Tower, is finally introducing working mirrors

 
Major Waze Update Means You Have No Excuse Not To Send Traffic Reports
Major Waze Update Means You Have No Excuse Not To Send Traffic Reports

1 Nov 2024, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned company has announced a massive update that brings Conversation Reporting to the navigation application

 
Google Kills Off Android Auto for Users Who Didn't Update Their Phones
Google Kills Off Android Auto for Users Who Didn't Update Their Phones

1 Nov 2024, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Older Android no longer supports Android Auto, and Google has now started disabling the app on devices that have not updated to a newer release

 
Google Maps Gets the Long Overdue Update That Makes It the Best Navigation App
Google Maps Gets the Long Overdue Update That Makes It the Best Navigation App

1 Nov 2024, 08:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google brings more traffic information to Waze, with the application to begin showing more data when users enable navigation to a destination

 
Bentley Continental GT3's Steering Wheel Is Now a Better Fanatec Sim-Racing Hardware
Bentley Continental GT3's Steering Wheel Is Now a Better Fanatec Sim-Racing Hardware

31 Oct 2024, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sim racing hardware specialist Fanatec refined the Bentley GT3 Podium Steering Wheel, presently sells it for €1,999.95, which is $2,173 at today's rates

 
Can You Blame These People for Giving Up on Android Auto?
Can You Blame These People for Giving Up on Android Auto?

31 Oct 2024, 10:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new bug wreaks havoc on Android Auto; the issue has been around for several months, and users are now ready to give up on Android

 
Carmaker Says No to CarPlay Because "It Takes Over All Pixels in the Screen"
Carmaker Says No to CarPlay Because "It Takes Over All Pixels in the Screen"

31 Oct 2024, 09:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rivian still doesn't want to bring CarPlay to its vehicles, despite admitting that this is still an option remaining on the table in the long term

 
Rivian To Offer Control Center Commands on iPhones With iOS 18 via Upcoming App Version
Rivian To Offer Control Center Commands on iPhones With iOS 18 via Upcoming App Version

30 Oct 2024, 16:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian's software chief Wassym Bensaid teased iOS 18 Control Center commands and promised they will become available with the upcoming Rivian app version

 
New-Generation Android Auto Wireless Adapter Is Back in Stock if You're Lucky
New-Generation Android Auto Wireless Adapter Is Back in Stock if You're Lucky

30 Oct 2024, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AAWireless TWO is once again available for purchase after massive demand recorded right after its launch; buyers in the US are not so lucky

 
Google Maps Is the World's Top Navigation App, and Google Has Numbers to Prove It
Google Maps Is the World's Top Navigation App, and Google Has Numbers to Prove It

30 Oct 2024, 09:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has shared new Google Maps usage numbers, confirming it's the top navigation app worldwide

 
Tesla Software Update Brings Powertrain Endurance Profiles for Vehicles With Track Mode
Tesla Software Update Brings Powertrain Endurance Profiles for Vehicles With Track Mode

29 Oct 2024, 16:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The 2024.38.4 software update brings a new Powertrain Endurance menu inside Track Mode for Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Performance models

 
Police Give Away Steering Wheel Locks Because Teens Don't Stop Stealing Kias and Hyundais
Police Give Away Steering Wheel Locks Because Teens Don't Stop Stealing Kias and Hyundais

29 Oct 2024, 13:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Kia Challenge continues even after so many years, and now police forces in one more region have decided to give away steering wheel locks

 
Tesla One Step Closer to Unlocking Full Adaptive Headlights for Its Vehicles in the US
Tesla One Step Closer to Unlocking Full Adaptive Headlights for Its Vehicles in the US

29 Oct 2024, 12:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although update 2024.20 brought limited adaptive headlight functions to the US, Tesla is yet to enable pixel-level adaptive high beams on its vehicles