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Women more likely to buy a car online — UK study

IF DATA from UK online retailer BuyaCar is any indication, then women are 71% more likely to buy a car online than men. The figures come from a new analysis of visitor behavior in the traditional and…

Chevrolet to offer unlimited 4G LTE plan for drivers of their cars

Chevrolet car owners in the United States will soon be able to turn their cars into mobile hotspots. Starting March 3, owners may avail of an unlimited plan for $20 a month. Subscribers will be given access…

UPLB grad’s post about her taxi driver pa inspires netizens

On Monday, University of the Philippines Los Baños graduate Glaidale Hibaya shared a photo of the dashboard of her father’s cab, which displays her graduation picture. She narrated her father’s recent encounter with a passenger who failed to pay…

Porn video played in Jakarta traffic jam

Getting stuck in traffic is never fun, whether you’re driving or commuting in public transportation. Apparently someone in Jakarta felt the anguish of bored motorists and decided to play a little bit of entertainment on Videotron—entertainment of…

Online, out of line

Imagine opening your Facebook account, only to be bludgeoned by a string of epithets and vicious comments, cruel memes, and threats of bodily harm. Your photo and that of your car stare back at you. Remember his…

Motorist makes good on libel threat: For those who just ‘post and post’

THE MAN who was wrongly accused on social media as the motorist who killed a bicycle rider in Manila last month filed an online libel complaint against Top Gear Philippines, saying he wanted to teach the people…

Road rage suspect: Can internet kill by mistake?

SINGAPORE—The internet could have killed Nestor Punzalan, owner of a red Hyundai Eon with conduction sticker number MO-3746. Threatening lawsuits is not enough to save the Punzalans of the world, though. The CCTV footage from P. Casal…

Edsa stories dominate social media

It’s been a great start for the automotive industry, with so many exciting new models and even new brands to be introduced in the market.  Social media, however, continued to focus on the sensational, that is, stories…

Hacked Jeep: cybersecurity flaws in connected cars

TOO MUCH of a good thing can be bad.  The web-connected infotainment systems of new automobiles are becoming more advanced, and consequently, more vulnerable to hacking. Last month, it finally happened in the United States, according to…

Social media traffic jam in first half 2015

FROM SUVS falling off the Skyway to doomsday scenarios of the evil Skynet caused by Sarah O’Connor’s tweet, the first half of 2015 social media traffic generators kept the social media busy with Twitter and Facebook posts…