Toyota's 2017 Prius Prime tries to reinvent the hybrid platform

While popular in certain markets, Toyota's long standing Prius line of hybrid electric passenger cars would never win awards for styling or looks. This is all about to change with the redesigned Prius Prime which brings a new look and upgrades many of the key Prius features.

Essentially the second generation of the Prius line, the Prius Prime adds a bigger battery pack and a range of 22 miles (35 kilometres) on its electric component. In terms of styling, the front end of the Prius Prime has been boldly redesigned and looks more in tune with current Toyota models.

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Chevy's Camaro ZL1 Convertible debuts at New York Auto Show

Defying the norm of having convertible versios of coupes sporting less power and performance than their hardtop versions, the new 2017 Camaro ZL1  offers performance parity with the coupe. The Camaro ZL1 convertible, which goes on sale in early 2017, offers higher levels of technology, refinement, track capability and straight-line acceleration.

“The Camaro ZL1 is designed to excel at everything,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of Global Product Development. “It’s a 2+2 coupe offering incredible performance – acceleration, handling and braking – with the highest levels of technology and perfect chassis damping, making it suitable for everyday driving. It will compare well to any sports coupe, at any price and in any setting.”

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You can now download Google's Nik Collection of $149 photo tools for free

Google is generously giving away its $149 Nik Collection suite of digital photography desktop plugins. Google acquired the company to bolster its Snapseed application and it looks like it is done with the remnants of the company.

Nik Collection includes Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine, all of which work in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture. Buyers of the suite will be duly refunded. The download is available here.

Source: The Verge

Apple releases solution to stalling iOS 9.3 updates

It seems that the recently released iOS 9.3 update has been problematic on some older devices which have stalled in mid-update and effectively left those devices useless.  During installation, the update requires the Apple ID and password originally used to set up the device - the common problem is this ID might not match your current one. Apple has responded by releasing a series of workarounds found here. Apple will be issuing an update to the update to fix the issue affecting older iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices.