Microsoft has lost face in recent years — both in court and in the marketplace — but with the release of Windows 7, the folks from Redmond are working hard to restore the company’s stature. One of the ways they’re doing that is via strategic partnerships, including some targeted directly at auto enthusiasts. Example: a selection of Windows 7 ..
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Windows 7 Has Desktop Themes From Infiniti, Porsche, Ferrari
When Edmunds.com released its report on the Cash-for-Clunkers program on Wednesday, saying it cost $24,000 for each vehicle that wouldn’t otherwise have been sold, it must have expected pushback. It may not have anticipated, however, a sharp retort from the highest office in the land: the White House. But that’s what it got yesterday, via a ..
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Last week, author Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma, etc.) made headlines when he said, “A vegan in a HUMMER has a lighter carbon footprint than beef-eater in a Prius”. This week, predictably, Mr. Pollan is eating those words: although studies have shown that meat-eaters generate two tons more CO2 per year than their vegan neighbors, the ..
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“The Cloud” is hot news these days: it gives people the ability to upload data to the web — spreadsheets, movies, music files — and access them from anywhere. That’s exciting stuff, and it explains why Ford has cracked open the operating system on its popular Sync software for students at the University of Michigan, allowing them to develop ..
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Here at TheCarConnection.com, we read a lot of automaker press releases. A week ago today, a pretty unusual one landed on our desks: GM was touting the text of a letter from a “disgruntled owner” of its new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Surprise, surprise, the owner wasn’t actually unhappy. Instead, it was a mock complaint citing all the wonderful ..
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Disgruntled 2010 Chevy Camaro Owner: Yep, He’s Real. Honest.
Follow us on Twitter: @highgearmedia @carconnection @therealma @greencarreports and join our Facebook fan page Today’s news roundup has something for everyone at our four expert sites: celebriphiles will welcome news of Pam Anderson’s Mercedes-Benz and the return of the A-Team, while greenies will love the Fiat 500 and hate the delay of the ..
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Chrysler TV, $24K Clunkers, A-Team Returns: Today At High Gear Media
Think that the design of the Volkswagen New Beetle is more hideous than iconic? Apparently you’re not alone. Business Week has posted its “Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years,” including a number of models present and past, and the New Beetle is just one of the newer and still-produced models on the list. Others include the Cadillac ..
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A few weeks ago we posted some follow-up impressions on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. While nearly everyone here at TheCarConnection.com loves the way it drives and performs, this time we took a slightly more critical look, in a week of errand-running and daily-grind commuting. To make it as blunt as possible: when you let that adrenaline rush ..
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Subaru will present two new concept cars at next week’s 2009 SEMA Auto Show as well as a very unique vehicle from the automaker’s past. The two concepts are based around the 2010 WRX STI and Legacy and use parts from the automaker’s in-house performance shop Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT). [Motor Authority] Legendary Italian ..
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Subaru Previews SEMA Concepts, A Zagato Ferrari: Today’s Car News
2010 AUDI A5 / CABRIOLET STYLING | [9 out of 10] Edmunds: “slinky sheet metal” Automobile: “looks even better as a convertible ” Motor Trend: “handsome styling, whether the top’s up or down” Car and Driver: “handsome, fun-to-drive, and oozes class and refinement” The 2010 Audi A5/Cabriolet is the latest two-door coupe and … Browse Photos
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