Monday
Jun062016

Norway mulls over banning sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2025

Norway might be getting aggressive in getting rid of gas-powered vehicles on its roads. A local business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv reports that the Scandinavian country is considering banning the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by the year 2025. Norway is considered one of the more progressive nations when it comes to the use of electric cars and the reduction of fuel-based vehicles. Around 24 percent of vehicles sold in the country are already electric. This plan, while far from being set in stone, is being discussed by the four main political parties in the country and they seem keen on making this part of Norway’s national energy plan. This push towards electric is, of course, supported by Tesla CEO Elon Musk who tweeted the photo of the newspaper’s front page with this main headline.

Source: SlashGear

Sunday
Jun052016

Review: Moto G Plus elevates the mid-range in specs and features

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Continuing the tradition of challenging the high-end of the smartphone market, the Moto G Plus Is an accomplished mid-range device that flirts with many features and capabilities we’ve come to expect from more expensive 5.5-inch devices like the iPhone 6S Plus and Samsung’s Galaxy Note.

The fourth generation Moto G is indicative of what we can come to expect from Moto under Lenovo. A lot of the outlandish and exciting design and feature directions of Motorola have been tempered by Lenovo’s more practical and understated design ethos. What hasn’t changed is the value for money that the new Moto G Plus brings to market.

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Saturday
Jun042016

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 05/29-06/04

Saturday
Jun042016

Facebook pushing mobile web users to download Messenger app

Facebook has done it once before and it seems they’re doing it again. Some users of the mobile web version of Facebook are having a hard time accessing their instant messages on the mobile browser. According to Android Authority, these users have been getting a “Your conversations are moving to Messenger” and while it seems like just a friendly reminder, what that almost does is redirect you to the Google Play download page of Messenger. You can keep pressing back and try to get to your messages but it’s clear Facebook will keep nagging you to download the app.

If you don’t like the path of least resistance and keep wondering why Facebook is doing this, well the simple reason is Facebook has been putting in a lot of work into Messenger and they want you to use it. Plus, there have been rumours that ads are heading that way, too. Of course, you can hold out for as long as you can… or at least until you still have the option to.

Source: Android Authority