smartphones
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If you're blaming your vehicle's seats for your achy back or painful neck, consider this: You might not not be properly adjusting your seats, and you could be in a seating position that's simply wrong for your body type. High end seats, which bring fine-tuned support for backs and thighs, can bring unparalleled comfort; but they can also provide even more opportunities for misadjustment—as well as seas of confusion given the multiple memory settings in vehicles, some linked to specific keyfobs, some not. Supplier Faurecia Automotive Seating has what looks like a good solution. Once you...
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Order Your Next BMW With New User-Generated iAd
BMW has launched the first-ever user-generated iAd to promote the arrival of the all-new 2011 BMW X3. For anyone not in tune with the latest tech, iAd is Apple's new mobile advertising network and has the potential to reach millions of iPhone and iPod touch users. The focus of the iAd is BMW's...
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Audi Owners Can Now Monitor Their Cars With New iPhone App
Automakers launching new smartphone apps seems to be all the rage these days, with virtually every major label including Mercedes-Benz, Chevrolet and BMW all launching at least one piece of software designed for smartphones. Now it’s Audi with the latest and greatest offering, announcing at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Video: OnStar's Smartphone Tech In Action
Yesterday General Motors revealed its new OnStar smartphone technology that allows the owner of an OnStar-equipped car to access core vehicle features from an app on their phone. But it wasn't immediately clear why anything but the remote start option would be any more useful than a standard key...
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GM Boosts OnStar With Apps Tech For Smartphones
The new technology puts GM's OnStar closer to par with Ford's SYNC system.
Nelson Ireson -
BMW System Will Read E-Mail Out Loud—Only From A BlackBerry
Up until now, Ford's Sync system was about the only game in town that would interface with your phone and actually read messages from them.
Bengt Halvorson