KGP PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE MANUFACTURER What It Is: This camouflaged Subaru prototype is one of three things: a non-WRX, sporty Impreza variant; a thinly disguised and production-ready next-gen WRX or WRX STI; or a mule created to test the WRX’s powertrain and cooling. We think the final option is the most likely, as it combines [...]
Kia has whipped up a small batch of changes for its mid-size Optima hybrid for 2013, which improve the car’s fuel efficiency and broaden its price appeal. First introduced for 2011, the Optima hybrid was offered in just a single trim level, and we found it to be handsome, if a bit rough around the [...]
While our zipcodes still haven’t popped up on Google’s gigabit-connected list, it announced tonight that Google Fiber is coming to the Kansas City suburb of Olathe, KS. The Olathe City Council approved an agreement allowing the expansion earlier this evening, although there’s no word on timing for the deployment just yet. The internet / TV [...]
We don’t generally find surprises from Apple in the daily stream of FCC documents and test reports, but a new filing published today seems to suggest that a new Apple TV model of some sort could be on the way. While the diagram pictured above doesn’t suggest any major changes to the device’s appearance, it [...]
Posted by Andrew Unterberger on 01/17/2013 at 5:39 PM News The Popdust Files: covers, ho hey, lumineers, mike posner Are you like us, and constantly mix up Mike Posner and Mac Miller, because their faces are shaped similarly, they both release a lot of mixtapes and it seems like both of them are from Pittsburgh [...]
Here’s a graph tracking album sales over a four-year period… With just a few days into 2013, there’s an interesting bit of information regarding record sales in 2012. According to projected US-based Nielsen Soundscan data, recorded music sales dropped slightly compared to last year. This means that the music industry is continuing to face a [...]
A YouTube user named “TaxTheRich100″, who you may remember from a recent video containing footage of a rare Bugatti EB110 SS, has shared a new clip with us, this time showing a 2013 Rolls Royce Phantom Series II – yes, that’s the one officially introduced in March this year – in some politically incorrect action. [...]
Mini has introduced a few running changes to its cheeky, chubby Countryman five-door, including an uprated clutch and making a three-across rear bench seat standard equipment. Now, Mini has announced a few more updates for the 2013 Countryman. The tweaks apply only to the interior, but they address at least one of our complaints about [...]
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA Finals’ Game 3 television rating is down slightly from last year. Overall, the series’ average rating through three games is the highest since 2004. The Miami Heat’s 91-85 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night on ABC earned an 8.8 rating, a 3 percent drop from last year’s [...]
June 12, 2012 at 5:55pm by Alexander Stoklosa This 2011 Ford Fiesta SES looks pretty much the same as the 2013 Titanium. Next year, the Ford Fiesta is due for a fairly extensive mid-cycle face lift, but it looks like the 2013 model won’t be idly sitting by waiting for the new 2014 car. For [...]
Facebook’s fistfuls of cash come almost exclusively from advertising, but virtually none of it comes from mobile. Much to its delight and our chagrin, that’s changing. Prospective advertisers now only need to use the social network’s ready-made ad interface and Power Editor to back a sponsored news feed story on mobile devices, instead of getting [...]
Here’s a minor surprise: Android slipping at all in US market share. Although it saw just a tiny drop of two tenths of a point from where it was in March, and still saw a gain over January, Google’s platform was down to 50.8 percent in April. Nothing dramatic enough to make Mountain View worry, [...]
Why, it seems like only last month that we recorded our last Engadget Show. Time sure flies when you’re tech blogging. Thankfully, we’ve been plenty busy prepping an awesome May episode for your senses. For starters, we popped by the Smithsonian, to check out the museum’s Art of the Video Game exhibit. And while the [...]
Official Photos and Info arrow The yin to the Honda Crosstour’s yang, Toyota’s Venza enters 2013 with mildly revised exterior styling, several new standard convenience features, and a smattering of updated option packages. On the Outside Up front, the Venza’s grille is a bolder, cleaner interpretation of its original chrome arrangement. The lower inlet trades [...]
February 23, 2012 at 3:33pm by Andrew Wendler Acura has announced pricing for the second-gen RDX, which debuted for real at the 2012 Chicago auto show. The more mature-looking RDX offers a new six-speed automatic transmission, a 3.5-liter V-6 with 33 more horsepower than the outgoing model’s turbo four, and active dampers. It rides on [...]