Dieselgate scandal deepens, now involves Audi and Porsche models

There seems to be no end to the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal which involved millions of vehicles across various countries that have been designed to cheat emissions tests using Defeat Device software in the cars' computers. While the initial scandal revelaled that various diesel VW models dating back to 2009 were outfitted with the defeat device, we are now finding out that this now involves newer Audi and Porsche models. 

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New Xbox One experience, backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 coming on November 12

Current Xbox One users will be getting a whole new user interface on November 12 which will also bring some backwards compatibility with selected Xbox 360 titles. Microsoft calls it ,"the fastest and most social Xbox experience ever.... you’ll be able to play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One at no additional cost." This adds value to an already strong Xbox One lineup of games for 2015 including the much anticipated Halo 5: Guradians, Forza Motorsport 6 and Rise of the Tomb Raider as exclusives. The new experience will be available via software update on connected Xbox Ones.

Samsung Galaxy View tablet gets its own CNN News app

With a gigantic 18.4-inch screen, having apps that cater to this very specific screen size might not be too common. That’s the issue with Samsung’s new Galaxy View tablet. It’s up to them to forge partnerships to help make this a compelling device for customers. One of the companies they’ve tapped is CNN, who has made a News app specifically for the tablet.

The new CNN for Samsung Galaxy View app is already up on Play Store, but of course, this will only work with the new tablet. It’s probably up on the Play Store though so updates can be easily dispensed to the app. It features a large magazine type of format with a relatively small slide-out menu though. It emphasizes other areas though like video stories and photo galleries, to fully take advantage of the Galaxy View’s big screen. You can also expect alert notifications for breaking stories and local news and weather updates. The tablet isn’t out yet but we should expect to hear more about it soon.

Source: Android Police | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Google logged about 50 self-driving cars hit the road in October

Google is steadily making progress with it self-driving car program, which is running in California and Austin, Texas. A recently released report shows that the company had a total of 48 cars running the roads of both areas. There are 23 Lexus RX450h SUVs self-driving in public streets—19 of them are in Mountain View and four are in Austin. There are also 25 prototype cars self-driving public streets—21 of them in Mountain View and four in Austin. The cars can run in Autonomous and Manual modes. Cars driving in Autonomous mode average around 10,000 to 15,000 miles per week these days. It has logged a total of 1,268,108 miles in Autonomous mode since the project began in 2009.

Google has also started testing the self-driving cars around small children. It requires more care due to unpredictability but tests like these do help in the development of truly autonomous vehicles.

Source: Google [PDF] | Via: The Next Web