Closing Chrysler Dealerships: Darner Motor Sales fights back
By: Alan Ng | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: general motors
It’s been reported that one Chrysler dealership owner is fighting back against Chrysler’s decision to axe his franchise. Joel Darner II, owner of Darner Motor Sales in Mesa is launching legal proceedings in an attempt to overturn the move by…
Sharp’s mobile phone solar panel
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | 2 CommentsTag: sharp
It has been a while since we have spoken about solar-powered cell phones, and for good reason. There were a number of problems with this kind of technology on a cell phone, mainly the size, but Sharp seems to have…
Indy Cars News: Museum displays 1932 Indy 500 car
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Indy 500
If you are a lover of history and motorsport, then your worlds will collide when you visit the Studebaker Museum as one of the Five Studebaker cars that raced in the 1932 Indy 500 is now on show in the…
Symbian S60 smartphones get Spb TV
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Symbian
Spb Software have announced that its Spb TV application is no longer exclusive to Windows Mobile, if you are the owner of the Symbian S60 3.1 or higher, then you will now also be able to watch live TV on…
New iPhone may not be O2 exclusive in 2009
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | 4 CommentsTag: apple
The UK mobile phone network O2 who has had the exclusivity agreement with Apple and its iPhone might be about to end in 2009. This could be a huge blow to Telefonica-owned O2, as having the iPhone smartphone as an…
New Ford hybrid and Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Ford
The auto industry is facing some very tough times at the moment, so Ford CEO is doing all he can to ensure that his new customers are happy when they take procession of their new cars. Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally…
Apple iPhone-based reading and Eucalyptus app
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: apple
Apple came to a decision to ban the Eucalyptus reader app for the iPhone due to sexually explicit content; thankfully, they have now come to their senses and have now allowed the application. The Eucalyptus is a great app and…
iPhone 3G vs. Palm Pre: Palm winning in poll
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: palm
Polldaddy always have some great polls going on, this time it is the battle of the smartphones. The website has pitted the Palm Pre against the Apple iPhone 3G and the results show that the Palm pre is winning the…
New cars and truck sales drop 30 percent
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: US Economy
Car dealers had hoped that the small signs of a recovery in the economy would help with its sales, but is seems not in Wisconsin as cars and truck sales have seen a drop of 30 percent. The report was…
New 2009 iPhone and mobile video chat
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: apple
Apple looks set to release the best iPhone yet; there have been so many rumors about what the new smartphone will offer in the summer of 2009. One such rumor is that the new iPhone will offer mobile video chat…
Microsoft Zune HD: Release date confirmed
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | 19 CommentsTag: microsoft
This is the news that many of you have been waiting for, Microsoft have confirmed the release date of the Zune HD. The new touchscreen Zune will be taking on Apple’s iPod Touch, as the new device will now be…
General Motors (GM) bankruptcy closer after bond deadline
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: general motors
Today will see General Motors face fallout from its failed attempt of debt exchange; this will now bring GM even closer to a bankruptcy filing, which could be as early as the end of the month. General Motors had until…
Recession antidote: Pure Digital F360 Mino 60 Minute Camcorder
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Pure Digital
There are so many times that you wished you had a small camcorder to film some great moments when you are out and about. Carrying a video camera around is not the answer as they are not easy to carry…
Porsche skirted bankruptcy for 3 days in March
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTag: Porsche
We knew that Porsche (ETR:PAH3) has been having some hard times with its finances just recently, but would any of you believe me if we told you that the troubled German automaker skirted bankruptcy for 3 days in March. The…
Honda Acura coupe in 2010
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: May 26, 2009 | No CommentsTag: Honda
Over the past few weeks, we have been hearing rumors of a new 4-door coupe from Honda; it now seems as if the vehicle is a Honda Acura coupe and should be ready for release in 2010. The new vehicle…
