Woz explains why he likes the Apple-Beats deal
One of the great things about Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is that he’ll almost always give you his honest take on something, even if it involves bashing Apple and its current product lineup. So when Woz tells us that he’s a fan of Apple’s decision to buy Beats for $3 billion, he’s not just towing a company line — he’s being completely sincere.
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Woz explains why he likes the Apple-Beats deal
One of the great things about Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is that he’ll almost always give you his honest take on something, even if it involves bashing Apple and its current product lineup. So when Woz tells us that he’s a fan of Apple’s decision to buy Beats for $3 billion, he’s not just towing a company line — he’s being completely sincere.
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Top 10 best cars you can’t get in Canada
Filed under: Audi, BMW, Car Buying, Canada, Europe, Volkswagen, Government/Legal, Design/Style, Performance, Round ups
Here at Autoblog Canada we’re usually a pretty patriotic bunch, but when it comes to this list of top 10 awesome cars we simply can’t have in Canada, it looks like a case can be built for switching citizenship or at least signing up for some sort of foreign exchange program.
Don’t get us wrong, we still get our fair share of fun to drive performance cars that aren’t sold overseas either, but euro-spec models and hot hatchbacks like the Audi RS4 Avant, BMW M 135i three-door and Volkswagen Scirocco R (pictured above) are sadly the stuff many Canadian enthusiasts can only dream of buying.
While living in Canada has a lengthy list of benefits and very we’re proud to call it home, one can’t help but feel short changed at the thought of forbidden automotive fruit we’ll never be able to buy on Canadian soil.
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Top 10 best cars you can’t get in Canada originally appeared on Autoblog Canada on Fri, 30 May 2014 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple’s smart home initiative could be awesome – even if it sounds boring at first
Apple will reportedly unveil its own smart home plans at WWDC next week, but users shouldn’t expect any new Apple products or amazing software features for the home just yet, a GigaOm report seems to suggest. Apparently the company will not introduce any major products for the home, and will instead simply try to connect more home appliances and devices made by others to iOS products through its “Made for iPhone” (MFi) certification program.
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Nintendo’s horrors multiply
Game revenue stats from the first quarter of 2014 are grim reading for Nintendo. The ailing giant is now being overtaken by multiple mobile app companies, many of them riding on the success of a single, free download. Nintendo’s entire software stable — consisting of dozens of Wii U, Wii and 3DS titles —grossed just $411 million in the first quarter of the year.
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Apple is getting closer to launching the iWallet
Apple has long been rumored to be working on its own payment service to turn your iPhone into a wallet, and 9to5Mac‘s latest report backs up these rumors. According to its sources, Apple has been in talks about a mobile payments service with “high-profile retail brands” that sell “luxury clothing and premium goods.”
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Google’s new Quality Report will tell you how amazing (or awful) your ISP is
Earlier this year, Google-owned YouTube began collecting a different type of data when serving videos to its users. Instead of focusing solely on data that might help the Internet giant serve targeted ads to viewers, Google also started noting the quality of its users’ broadband Internet connections. Now, for the first time since it began its initiative in January, Google is sharing the data it collected in an effort to show users how their ISPs stack up against rivals in the area.
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There’s a major reason why Apple bought Beats that almost no one’s talking about
So far we’ve heard a lot of explanations for why Apple decided to spend $3 billion to acquire Beats and most of them have involved getting into the music streaming game or bringing top Beats executive Jimmy Iovine into the fold. However, there is another reason that Apple bought Beats that we may have overlooked: Teenagers actually love Beats headphones.
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Forget beaming up humans – teleportation tech might speed up the Internet
Star Trek-like teleportation for humans is a possibility one physics professor considers feasible in the distant future, The Telegraph reports, but the technology may be used for something else in the near future: Transporting information.
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CSCS 2014 – Round 1 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
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The Canadian Sport Compact Series (CSCS) is Canada’s biggest series for Time Attack, Drifting, Show and Shine, and Drag Racing, all rolled into one event.
Each year, CSCS brings out some of the fastest competition cars in Canada (there are even a few American entries, including Innovative Tuning’s championship holding Voltron Subaru Impreza Time Attack car), while remaining true to their roots and offering up a FWD, RWD Street class, along with the Unlimited classes.
The Street class encourages any skill level driver (take that with a grain of salt, you’re expected to have some track day experience, but not required) with close to factory stock cars to bring their car out to the track to have fun, push their limits, and most importantly, compete safely in a controlled environment. The Unlimited and Street classes are heating up more and more with each passing year.
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CSCS 2014 – Round 1 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
CSCS 2014 – Round 1 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park originally appeared on Autoblog Canada on Fri, 30 May 2014 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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