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When searching for a new pickup truck workhorse, ensuring that it can take the punishment that you’ll be throwing at it is immensely important. There are multiple elements that go into this, such as how rugged the vehicle is from a construction and design standpoint, but also how durable its mechanical setup will be. The Chevrolet Colorado looks like the ideal tough mid-size truck on the face of it, but there may be a rival. Nissan’s Frontier looks to be behind on paper, but scratch away at the surface, and there’s another story to be told. Chevy’s Mid-Size Truck Is…

Even old Apple devices you haven’t touched in years could still get you some credit towards a new phone. Mehaniq/Shutterstock If you’ve ever bought an iPhone directly from Apple, you’ve likely seen the option to trade in an older device. By sending the company your previous phone, you get credit towards your purchase. If you don’t have plans to use your old phone, this is a good way to reduce the cost of an upgrade. The trade-in value Apple offers varies by how new the device is, as you’d expect. However, you might be surprised at…

Genesis has spent years building a legitimate luxury brand from scratch, and it has done so without a single true hybrid in the lineup — until now. The GV80 Hybrid changes that, and it does so with a powertrain that doesn’t just check the efficiency box. It arrives with 347 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque, figures that reframe what buyers should expect from a luxury hybrid SUV.

The 2027 Genesis GV90 is a pretty compelling luxury SUV, with graceful styling and available coach doors that give the Maybachs and the Cullinans of the world a run for their money. But as a fully electric vehicle with an estimated 310 miles of range or so, it may not exactly be to everyone’s tastes. That could be why Genesis is looking into the feasibility of an extended-range powertrain, which could use a gasoline engine to generate electricity (rather than power the wheels). The Range Extender Makes Another Appearance Close2027 Genesis GV90 Neolun First Edition in Sonoran Navy BlueBrett T.…

Every sports car company is always chasing numbers. Whether it’s how fast it goes around a lap of the Nürburgring, the amount of cylinders they can cram into the engine bay, or, most commonly, how many ponies they can eke out of every last drop of fuel. Take the Hennessey Venom F5 – 2,000 horsepower from a V8 just makes your head hurt, as I found out recently while blasting up th Goodwood Hill Climb in the passenger seat. With every iteration, these companies add turbochargers, hybrid technology, or some other wizardry for extra power — but when does it…

The idea of AirPods with cameras has already made some people uneasy, even though Apple has not announced such a product yet. Online forums have highlighted growing skepticism around the possibility of camera-equipped earbuds, with concerns ranging from privacy to whether such devices could eventually be restricted in workplaces and other public spaces. Those concerns may become harder to dismiss after a separate discovery reported by MacRumors offered a more detailed look at how Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods could potentially work. According to MacRumors, forum member mactracker uncovered a hidden macOS framework called “AccessorySensorManager,” which appears to contain references to sensors…

The Honda Civic Si is done, at least temporarily, after the 2026 model year, leaving the Type R as the last manual available from Honda. And while its “dying breed” status may now justify the price for some, two great manual performance sedans still cost over $10,000 less: the Subaru WRX and the Hyundai Elantra N. Neither offers quite as much performance as the Type R, nor its practicality. Still, in these times when consumers are more price-sensitive than ever, the Type R’s hefty premium over the others is likely to be questioned now more than ever. Let’s explore the…

Citing “significant increases in memory and storage component costs,” Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60 percent, as first reported by Fortune.The cheapest products in Amazon’s lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max also rose by over 40 percent to $84.99, and the base level Kindle now costs $149.99, a nearly 37 percent increase.In a statement to The Verge, Kristy Schmidt, senior communications manager of Amazon’s Devices & Services divison, said, “The consumer electronics industry is facing significant…

The Honda Prologue arrived in 2024 as an answer to an awkward problem. Honda needed an EV, fast, and didn’t have a dedicated platform ready. So it borrowed one. Built on GM’s Ultium architecture alongside the Chevrolet Blazer EV, the Prologue became Honda’s fastest EV solution, and its most scrutinized. With Honda now confirming the Prologue’s production will end after the 2026 model year, the platform-sharing question has taken on new weight. Here’s what’s genuinely Honda, what’s pure GM, and why the partnership didn’t last. What Is the Ultium Platform and Why Does It Matter? Front three-quarters shot of a…

You can keep Instagram from using your activity outside the app to influence the ads you get. Charles-McClintock Wilson/Shutterstock Instagram can make an ad feel almost telepathic. Browse a product on another site, and an ad for the same thing may appear in your feed minutes later. Despite its uncanny accuracy, Meta says it doesn’t use your phone’s microphone to listen in on your conversations to serve those ads. A retailer, app or other business may instead have sent it information about your visit, purchase or another interaction. There’s no master switch that stops Instagram from collecting…