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Ford’s SYNC System Will Soon Warn Drivers of Pollen Counts and Other Allergens
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 5th, 2012 | Business, Cars, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
We at TQ are big fans of automobiles as well as disruptive technologies, so anytime there is cross over we are enthralled. Recently we read about how Ford Motor Company, who have literally reinvented themselves as an innovative maker of quality cars have planned on improving the integration and capabilities of their in-car infotainment system dubbed
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Ottawa Firm GPS to GO Has Added Cell Phone Blocking Service for Company’s Fleets
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 24th, 2012 | Business, Cars
FleetSafer is a new addition to GPS to GO’s business geared service. The company, whose bread and butter is using GPS tracking devices to monitor and report fleet and cargo movement for transportation companies and logistical departments have added the ability for businesses to keep their drivers off of their mobile phones. The two products now come as a p...
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Siri Eyes Free Aims to Make Driving Safer
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 15th, 2012 | Apple, Business, Cars, News, Smartphones
At Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) held last month, the world’s most valuable company announced a wide range of features for the new iOS 6, one of which had very little to do with your actual phone experience. The aforementioned feature is known as Siri Eyes Free and its chief aim is to make a safer and more interactive driving experience thanks to Apple’s...
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Uber Toronto Has Added SUVs to Their Private Driver Repretoire
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 14th, 2012 | Business, Cars, Mobile Apps, O Canada, Smartphones
San Francisco based private driver service Uber was co-founded by a Canadian named Garrett Camp (of StumbleUpon fame), and had recently added Toronto to the list of 11 cities that it services. The company, which provides an on demand private driver service, ordered using Smartphones ...
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Sierra Wireless is Lending Audi a Helping Hand in Building an LTE Infotainment System
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 13th, 2012 | Cars, O Canada
Vancouver-based Sierra Wireless is a contributing member in the future of automobiles thanks to their alliance with German luxury car maker Audi. The latter has been working to integrate Sierra’s AirPrime wireless modules into what they hope will eventually be an LTE-connected infotainment system. We h...
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Mercedes Benz to Open a Fuel Cell Technology Facility in BC
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 12th, 2012 | Business, Cars, O Canada
One of the most acclaimed names in the automotive industry, Mercedes Benz is investing their hydrogen fuel cell research and production resources into Burnaby, B.C. The aim is to have the facility up and running by the end of this year in order for the iconic brand to develop and manufacture their own line of energy efficient fuel cells to power their passenger vehicles. Although Merc...
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BlackBerry PlayBooks to Assist in Law Enforcement
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | Cars, O Canada, Smartphones
Thanks to a company known as Mobile Innovations, Canadian police vehicles may soon be fitted with RIM’s tablet technology nationwide, replacing the current laptops that are dated and more costly. Currently, two new Dodge Charger police cruisers are being tested in the Chatham-Kent region of Ontario. The technology integrates the tablet into the vehicleâ€...
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Audi Sees a Bright Future for the Technology in Your Car
By: Kuljit Grewal | June 12th, 2012 | Cars
Audi foresees a future where interactive touchscreens that are similar to tablets allow for applications tailored for in-car use can be downloaded and used. It is so adamant in this belief, that Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi’s Sales and Marketing head has even gone so far as to predict a future where upgrades such as heated seats and others can be downloaded and activated in as simple a manner as d...
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