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Proton X50 Owners Install Apple CarPlay, Android Auto - Some DIY, Some Charging RM500

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Jim Kem  |  June 15, 2022

As the title says, X50 owners are quickly figuring out how to circumvent Proton’s own software blocks to enable/install Apple CarPlay and Android ...

Apple CarPlay Wants To Be Your Entire Dashboard

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Jim Kem  |  June 09, 2022

CarPlay, Apple’s favourite way to take over your infotainment system, wants to spread its influence over every screen your car has (or will have). ...

Still No ADAS - 5 New Features For The 2022 Proton Saga To Say Sorry

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Jim Kem  |  May 24, 2022

As the current-generation Proton Saga enters its second facelift (called MC2), we examine its a continuing lack of active safety features and what ...

Your Smartphone Is The Ultimate Infotainment System

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Jim Kem  |  October 12, 2020

Being in this line of work does mean hopping from car to car more often than most people, but since I can recall, the first thing I tend to do is ...

Apple's new CarPlay Feature Wants To Eradicate Car Keys

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Adam Aubrey  |  June 23, 2020

Apple's new iOS14 negates the use of car keys, when will Android follow suit? It was just a matter of time before a tech company found a way to ...

Ford Software Update Adds Siri Eyes Free To Over Five Million Cars As Old As 2011

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Jim Kem  |  December 04, 2015

Ford will be pushing out a software update to its cars, more than five million of them across the world, that will allow units equipped with Sync and ...

Porsche Adopts Apple CarPlay, Rejects Android Auto Due To Excessive Data Collection

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Jim Kem  |  October 07, 2015

The battle to be the layer of choice that sits atop tomorrow’s generation of web-connected cars is on and is being waged rather publicly between ...

2016 US-Spec Chevrolet Cruze Dashboard Previewed In CarPlay Promo Video

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Jim Kem  |  June 24, 2015

In a video demonstrating the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze’s support for Apple CarPlay, General Motors has revealed its production-spec dashboard design ahead ...

Toyota To Explore Ford's Connected-Car Platform For Future Vehicles

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Jim Kem  |  June 04, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation have come to an agreement with the Ford Motor Company to possibly include Ford’s SmartDeviceLink technology into forthcoming ...

Chevrolet Releases Interior Shots Of 2016 Cruze, Shows Off Android Auto Compatibility

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Jim Kem  |  May 29, 2015

Chevrolet just announced that its all-new 2016 Cruze that will debut on June 24 will have far more capable infotainment system through the built-in ...

2015 Hyundai Sonata Is The First Car To Roll Out With Android Auto

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Jim Kem  |  May 27, 2015

In the fight to bring the slickest, prettiest, most comprehensive in-car infotainment solutions to market, Hyundai just took a charged sprint to the ...

Apple Says Up To 40 Models Will Adopt Its CarPlay Infotainment System

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Jim Kem  |  March 10, 2015

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to the stage during the company’s Spring Forward event to launch the Apple Watch. Within all the other bits of news flying ...