Dieselgate scandal deepens, now involves Audi and Porsche models

There seems to be no end to the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal which involved millions of vehicles across various countries that have been designed to cheat emissions tests using Defeat Device software in the cars' computers. While the initial scandal revelaled that various diesel VW models dating back to 2009 were outfitted with the defeat device, we are now finding out that this now involves newer Audi and Porsche models. 

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New Xbox One experience, backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 coming on November 12

Current Xbox One users will be getting a whole new user interface on November 12 which will also bring some backwards compatibility with selected Xbox 360 titles. Microsoft calls it ,"the fastest and most social Xbox experience ever.... you’ll be able to play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One at no additional cost." This adds value to an already strong Xbox One lineup of games for 2015 including the much anticipated Halo 5: Guradians, Forza Motorsport 6 and Rise of the Tomb Raider as exclusives. The new experience will be available via software update on connected Xbox Ones.

Meet SPECTRE's other supercar, Jaguar's C-X75 prototype

We all know that Bond's car marquee of choice is Aston Martin and the rare and elusive (as in, there's going to be only one made) DB10, is the biggest Bond gadget to be unveiled when SPECTRE hits the big screen. Since you can't have a supercar race without two supercars, the movie's producers enlisted the help of iconic British carmaker Jaguar to use an equally elusive car. The C-X75, which will be Hinx's (Dave Batista) ride. The C-X75 is a prototype and currently not in production although this may change once the movie boosts its popularity.

Napster returns as a re-imagined music subscription service with 35 million songs

Napster, which was once instrumental in ushering the MP3 era, is back as a subscription music service, offering the ability for consumers to personalize and customize playlists to their taste.

Now available in 34 countries including Canada, the company has assembled a collection of more than 35 million songs which include a mix of popular international music and the best local music from top artists Canada has to offer.

Napster is available to Canadians in both official languages, and has the widest array of partners—including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Web, Sonos and Chromecast, and is supported by several auto manufacturers.

“Napster is bringing a better way to play music to Canada,” said Ethan Rudin, chief financial officer, Napster. “With a deep catalogue of local artists, hand-curated playlists, and the first music experience for kids, Napster is customized specifically for Canadian music fans. It was important to us that we enter Canada with a personalized music experience that has a complete catalogue of local, national and international artists.”

For more information about Napster and to start listening today, visit www.napster.ca.