VW hinting at EV Microbus reveal at CES

VW has brought back the Beetle numerous times and now looks to revive another beloved model for modern times at a point in its history where positive news and goodwill is much needed. The vehicle in question is the Microbus or Kombi which might appear at CES 2016 as an electric vehicle with a long range. Few vehicles, specially vans, are as iconic as the original VW Type-2, which had a long and successful run as a family mover as well as a reliable and affordable work bus. The keynote, which takes place in Las Vegas, will reveal more about this next EV move by VW.

Source: VW

Bing reveals top Canadian searches of 2015

Bing released its annual Canadian search trends, revealing that 2015 was a year shaped by impactful moments, events and celebrities.

From inspiration and hope, to moments of shared tragedy and pain and people who captured our hearts, to those who challenged us to rethink our views of the world, 2015 can be characterized as the year that was filled with both local and international news, ranging from discussions around the Canadian dollar to horrific news of the earthquake in Nepal. Billions of searches conducted on Bing this year reveal powerful moments and people that stood out above the rest to make 2015 memorable. The complete list of Bing search trends is available at Bing.com/Trends/2015.

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Oculus Touch controller release delayed to second half of 2016

Finally, the consumer-grade Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will be coming first quarter of this year. The bad news is the Oculus Touch controller won’t be arriving with it. The Oculus development team said in a blog post that they needed to finish work on the controller so they had to push it back to “some point” in the second half of the year. Initially, the release of the Touch was set for the second quarter of the year.

Based on the same blog post, Oculus hinted that they were working on additional tweaks to the controller: “On Touch hardware, we’ve made significant advances in ergonomics, and we’re implementing many changes that make Touch even more comfortable, reliable, and natural. We’re also implementing changes that improve hand pose recognition.” Oculus said they will start taking preorders for the controller several months before it hits the market but they still won’t say when this could be. At the moment though, they are said to be releasing more pre-production runs to developers who need it.

Source: Oculus via PCWorld