SlideShow: The Acura Precision Concept from the 2016 Detroit Auto Show

Acura's made a strong showing at this year's NAIAS, not just with the new NSX but with the Acura Precision Concept which is a swoopy, angular and bold statement that points towards a possible new design direction. One of the more attractive concepts unveiled here in Detroit, the Acura Precision looks like part spaceship, part sedan. Distinctive rear suicide doors complement the general ease of access and appearance of space plus the beefy rear and curvaceous lines toe the line between sedan and coupe. It is definitely a refreshing take and one that we hope will invitably creep into Acura's future design language.

NAIAS 2016: GMC launches 2017 Acadia crossover focusing on safety

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Detroit, MI- GMC took the wraps off its redesigned line of Acadai crossover vehicles designed for the needs of families and which now boast more safety features and a sportier profile while reducing up to 700 pounds of weight and improved mileage.

In tune with GM's push for improved technology across all their car brands, the GMC Acadia features the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration.

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BlackBerry Virtual Expert app comes to Android

With the release of the BlackBerry Priv, it was inevitable that the company’s self-guided diagnostics app will launch on Google Play. The Virtual Expert app basically gives your device a “health assessment” to see if everything is running as it should. It’ll put your device through various hardware tests to see if everything is working properly. It’s customized to whatever BlackBerry device you are using. In the case of the Priv, it can test things out like camera and camera display, keyboard, vibrator, stereo headsets, to name a few. After testing, it’ll send you a summary of the results. If there are any issues, then you can show that your provider and get it fixed.

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

There won’t be an extended cut for ‘The Force Awakens’ Blu-ray edition

If you were thinking scoring the Blu-ray version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will score you extra footage you didn’t see in the cinema, well you thought wrong. The film’s director J.J. Abrams has said there will be extras in the DVD/Blu-ray release but these will come in the form of deleted scenes from the movie. He hasn’t specified though how many scenes or how long these scenes will run.  Abrams said during the recent panel that the first cut of The Force Awakens clocked in at two hours and 50 minutes, which is 35 minutes longer than what we saw at the cinemas. Unfortunately, we don’t know yet when the DVD/Blu-ray editions of the new Star Wars trilogy will come out.

Source: EW + SlashGear