Motoring: Honda's Element is "retired."

Honda is ending production of the Element, with more than 17,000 sold in Canada since its debut in 2002. Credited for starting the mini-cube car trend, the Element was loved for its quirky design as well as its rugged functionality.

The company said that customers have “more recently embraced other vehicles in the Honda lineup,” such as the CR-V.

The Element was first introduced as the Honda Model X concept at the 2001 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. ”The Element defied popular trend designs in favour of a utilitarian shape that showed how functionality can come from thinking inside the box,” said Jerry Chenkin, executive vice-president of Honda Canada. “It made boxy vehicle designs cool, and Element owners enjoy its unique styling and versatility.”

Honda will offer 2011 model-year Elements in the U.S., but will wind the model down in Canada with remaining stock of 2010 models.

Source: Canadiandriver.ca

Motoring: Jaguar launches iPad and iPhone apps

Jaguar has launched an all-new iPad application to mark the presentation of the stunning C-X75 hybrid super car. The C-X75 turned heads last month and was the most applauded concept vehicle in the Paris Motor Show.

The C-X75 is brought to life in the application through the use of exclusive imagery, videos and interviews with the people behind it, including design director Ian Callum and head of research Tony Harper.

The application is available for free download from the iTunes store by searching for “Jaguar 75 HD.” For iPhone, a version is available exclusively designed for the smaller device.

Mobilicity's debuts new Unlimited Plans for the Holidays

Mobilicity has  just released  $30 and $40 Unlimited Plans available to new customers until Dec. 24th. The new $40 month plan includes: Unlimited Data, Blackberry Internet Service, Unlimited Text & Picture Messaging, Local Calling, Caller I.D. and Mobilicity to Mobilicity Calling. Voicemail, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, 3 Way Calling, Province Wide Long Distance, Canadian Long Distance, U.S. Long Distance, Global Text Messaging. (plus the add-ons). Find out more here.

Google launches Samsung's Nexus S as new flagship smartphone

What's this! Google has officially launched its new flagship smartphone the Nexus S and it comes preloaded with Gingerbread (Android 2.3). Essentially a rebranded Samsung Galaxy S complete with the Super AMOLED screen backing a 4-inch contour display, 16GB of storage and a 1GHz Hummingbird processor. It is interesting to note that previous "chosen" Google phones (the T-Mobile G1 and the Google Nexus One) were made by HTC but this one has Samsung written all over it. A sign up sheet for interested customers is available on the site