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Google's Project Ara wants to revolutionize the smartphone industry within a year

Why Amazon is right to steer clear of Bitcoin

Amazon has quashed the idea that it would be accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment. "We have considered it," said Tom Taylor, Amazon's head of seller services in an interview with Re/code, "but we're not hearing from customers that it's right for them, and don't have any plans within Amazon to engage Bitcoin." That stance might sound strange, given the company's history of staying ahead of its retail rivals, but there are a number of reasons why it makes sense. [Read more...]

Apple CarPlay coming to Pioneer's in-dash systems this summer

Apple CarPlay in an aftermarket dash system? You bet! And you may not even need to spend a dime. Pioneer's NEX line of five in-dash head units, priced from $700 to a whopping $1,400, will score CarPlay compatibility through a firmware update in early summer. [Read more...]

Here's Amazon's phone: six cameras and a 4.7-inch screen

Rumors of an Amazon-made phone are nothing new, but today the rumors enter reality more firmly: what you see above is what BGR claims is the Amazon's first phone. [Read more...]

Tesla Model S gets not-quite-official makeover as a convertible

Let's say you love everything about the Tesla Model S except its static roof. Well, Newport Convertible Engineering wants to help fix that. [Read more...]