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First Automotive Linux Summit Held in Japan

The first  Automotive Linux Summit has been announced by The Linux Foundation. It will take place on November 28, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan.The Automotive Linux Summit will gather people from the automotive industry, the Linux developer community and the mobility ecosystem, according to the organizers. The summit ...

15 November 2011
10:00 GMT

BMW Electric Scooter Concept e Breaks Cover [Video]

The world has been waiting for it ever since the German brand brought the Concept C scooter to the EICMA show in Milan late last year. Now, the zero emission version takes shape to meet the mobility needs of the future: the BMW Motorrad Concept e.Making its world public debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show...

14 September 2011
06:17 GMT

BMW Makes Its Promo iPad App - BMW X3 - a Free Download on iTunes

Officially showcased at the South Florida International Auto Show in Miami last month, the BMW X3 iPad application is now available for free download on the iTunes App Store. The app boasts attractive features like a 360°-view of the BMW X3, and the ability to configure your individual car.Until today, the app&rs...

9 December 2010
09:09 GMT

BMW Replaces Traditional Auto Show Specification Panels with Apple iPads

BMW has debuted the “iPad experience” for auto-show consumers across America at this week's South Florida International Auto Show in Miami, by replacing the traditional auto show specification panels used to display vehicle information and pricing with “interactive iPads,” the company off...

8 November 2010
05:29 GMT

'Deep Orange' Concept Cars Makes Splash at Auto Show

At the “Motorsports on Main” event, engines were roaring and cars were making all sorts of sounds, in attempts to stand out of the crowd. But one car did so without even trying – the Deep Orange.This is the first concept car created by researchers at the Clemson University International Center for A...

24 September 2010
12:51 GMT

Google Street View Images Available in New BMWs

Google has announced that it has expanded its partnership with car manufacturer BMW to include a greatly improved set of services with each BMW sold with a built-in navigation system.It's hard to think of a place where mapping services are more useful than in a car. If you're in a car, you want to go somewh...

21 September 2010
06:07 GMT

BMW-Designed Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Gets Unboxed

Earlier this year at CeBIT, in Hanover, Germany we had the pleasure of getting a glimpse of one of Thermaltake's most interesting case designs, the Level 10 PC case, which has been designed in collaboration with the BMW Designworks. Some time has passed since the event, but it appears that the cool-looking chass...

29 September 2009
09:00 GMT

BMW-Designed Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Comes in October

Earlier this year, during the CeBIT 2009 computer show in Hanover, Germany, Thermaltake, one of the leading vendors of computer peripherals and accessories, took the stage with the Level 10 chassis, a product that was co-developed with BMW Group DesignWorks USA. Aside from a number of features meant to enable a fast ...

28 August 2009
08:33 GMT

BMW Sauber F1.09 Race Car Comes to the iPhone

Artificial Life, Inc, a public U.S. corporation headquartered in Los Angeles, has announced an agreement with BMW AG to release a new racing game for iPhone and iPod touch. BMW Sauber F1 Team, as the game is called, marks the second collaboration between BMW and Artificial Life, and follows the first iPhone title, "B...

5 March 2009
10:08 GMT

NXP and Car Maker BMW Create World's First Smart Car Key

Imagine that you've run out of gas, you're pulling at the nearest gas station, but you suddenly realize that you've also forgotten your wallet at home. What's to be done? Abandon your vehicle in a shady neighborhood or in the middle of nowhere? Well, if you're driving a BMW, then you probably...

22 October 2008
14:51 GMT

Nokia BMW – a Concept Phone That Whispers "I'm Hot"

What do you think would happen if Nokia teamed up with BMW to create a high-end mobile phone? An exclusive handset would come to life, that's for sure. Sadly, neither the giant mobile company nor the famous automobile manufacturer has such intentions. Still, a concept phone presented as "Nokia BMW" has recently ...

9 September 2008
08:21 GMT

BMW Racing For Mobiles Unveiled

BMW fans as well as racing enthusiasts will soon have a brand new mobile game to try out, named exactly "BMW Racing" and coming this summer to their handsets. Created by the FinBlade British studio and published by Hands-On Mobile, the game will put BMW's latest sports cars on the famous Nürburgring race track, of...

22 May 2008
18:11 GMT

Boeing's Hydrogen-Powered Airplane, a First

In a press statement released yesterday, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing revealed that it had built the first airplane in the world running on power supplied by hydrogen-cell batteries. However, Boeing warned that although the hydrogen-cells may be used to power small airplanes, it might never become the primary pow...

4 April 2008
04:27 GMT

World's Cleanest Vehicle: BMW Hydrogen 7

It's official, BMW's Hydrogen 7 prototype is world's cleanest vehicle! Tests conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory reveal that the hydrogen-powered engine of the BMW Hydrogen 7 surpasses that of the super-ultra low-emission vehicles, a standard for low emission v...

31 March 2008
04:25 GMT

How about Winning a BMW X5 SUV at a Security Contest?

Let me start with the prizes, because I think they will really catch your attention: a gift card from Amazon or Circuit City, a new PC, a new mobile phone and... a BMW X5 SUV! All of these represent the prizes offered by security vendor McAfee for Triple Play Sweepstakes. Pretty impressive, don't you think? The...

10 December 2007
10:43 GMT

BMW + DAB = Cool Digital Car Radio with Surround Sound!!!

Ladies, gentlemen, gizmo freaks, this might actually be the next generation of automotive radio technology. It looks good and it probably sounds even better.Therefore, I should first tell you this DAB Surround was presented by the BMW Group in partnership with the Fraunhofer IIS and Deutschlandradio at the IFA in Ber...

11 September 2007
08:11 GMT

Get Your Race 07 - The WTCC Game Demo Right Here, Right Now!

As soon as SimBin Development Team confirmed that the official PC demo for RACE 07 - The WTCC Game was on the loose, we sniffed its trail, got hold of it and more recently, made it available for you to download. HERE it is! As the official announcement also revealed, this multiplayer demo contains several of the new ...

11 September 2007
04:36 GMT

BMW Extends iPhone Support to Europe

More and more carmakers are rushing to ensure that the iPhone can be properly used with their cars. While Apple's hot new product is nowhere near as ubiquitous as the iPod, it is still receiving a great deal of attention and iPhone integrations seem to be a feature that everyone wants to offer. BMW has constant...

4 September 2007
10:49 GMT

BMW Supports 10TACLE's 'BMW M3 Challenge' Launching This Month

10TACLE Studios AG isn't quite ready to call it a day, as they've made one last announcement. Apparently, the developer will be delivering a game financed solely through advertising and sponsoring. That game is the freeware BMW M3 Challenge. Gamers will be revving their 420BHP Bavarian engines as soon as th...

3 September 2007
11:14 GMT

BMW Cars Receive More Google Goodies

Following the implement of the in-car Google Maps access made by the Mountain View company especially for the German users, Google improved the technology and is now making it available for the entire Europe. Basically, this solution helps you choose the best route to reach your destination by selecting it on your PC...

30 August 2007
02:49 GMT

BMW Is iPhone Compatible

Not that long ago, the iPod was the hottest little device around and everybody wanted iPod integration or to make some accessory for it. Now the hot new device is the iPhone, but other than the gadget, nothing else has changed, with integration accessories and applications being just as profitable.Considering that BM...

19 July 2007
08:40 GMT

BMW and Audi Are Using Linux

BMW and Audi car makers rely on Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition Server (SLED) for maintaining their data center. BMW Group combined SuSE's Linux with the Xen virtualisation software on its servers equipped with Intel x86 dual-core processors. As the results seemed to be highly promising so far, BMW ...

5 June 2007
06:39 GMT

Google Maps Send To BMW Exciting Feature!

Google Maps receives another important update, the company adding an impressive Send To BMW feature able to send locations from a PC directly to your car computer. The tool is quite attractive because it can use the GPS function of the computer included into your car and calculate your distance as well as the best ro...

8 March 2007
04:21 GMT


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