2013 Fiat 500e

Cinquecento's Electrifying One-Price Strategy Is A Gas. America's electric vehicle segment is getting crowded, but sales remain tiny compared to the overall market. Listening to EV pitchmen, a key phrase heard over and over is "no compromises." This particular EV, the seller says, offers all* the things you want in a car, without the gasoline and without compromises. That asterisk thing? Well, sure, the electric vehicle paradigm requires you rethink the "one car that does everything" mentality, but once that's out of the way, there are no compromises here.










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IRL: Timbuk2's Commute Messenger and Fujifilm's EF-X20 flash

thisthisthisand. Timbuk2 Commute Messenger I'm a firm believer in traveling light, so it's rare that I'm seen with anything larger than a flight case, often to the surprise and bemusement of my colleagues. I decided to see if I could cover this year's CeBIT with nothing more than one of Timbuk2's OG Commute messenger bags, and the results were surprisingly positive. Despite its TSA-approved fold-out laptop sleeve, Luddite security personnel still insisted my tech had to be removed from the bag, but you can't legislate against that. - Dan Cooper Fujifilm EF-X20 flash The miniaturization of my traveling photo kit continues.



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Chinese Scammers Return Fake Apple Components, Receives Genuine Parts And Made Their Own iPhones

Apple has a pretty decent warranty system setup where a phone damaged under warranty will net you a new (refurbished) phone, no questions asked. Of course there are certain requirements needed to be met, but for simple hardware faults such as home/lock button malfunctioning, it's a relatively simple process. Now it seems that an electronics store in China has been somewhat abusing Apple's policy and have been running a scam in which they return fake phones back to Apple, and in return receive genuine components from which they will build and sell real iPhones. According to the report, five employees at the shop have since been arrested.

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Peregrine Falcon Forces Vodafone UK To Shutdown One Of Its Cell Towers

Considering that technology sometimes destroys nature in order for it to progress, it's interesting to hear that sometimes nature can get the better of technology as is with the case of UK carrier Vodafone. The carrier has been forced to disable one of its cell towers in the city of Southampton after a peregrine falcon has decided to choose that particular area for its nest. With the bird enjoying protected status and cannot be disturbed, engineers were not able to do anything, leaving Vodafone to temporarily abandon that particular cell tower for now.

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LG Rumored To Host Event On 1st Of May, Possible US Announcement Of Optimus G Pro

According to a previous report, it has been suggested that the LG Optimus G Pro could arrive on AT&T come 10th of May, although so far there has not been any confirmation of sorts. However according to the folks at AndroidGuys, they claim that they have been tipped off by one of their readers that LG will be hosting an event on the 1st of May.

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Fiat 500e Arriving In California This Summer

When it comes to electronic rides, you know for sure that electric powered cars are the way to go where the future is concerned, as it cuts down on most of the environmental problems where burning fossil fuels are concerned, not to mention being a whole lot more quiet and efficient on the road. The thing is, do not expect high performance electric cars to be readily available to the masses at a relatively low price if you want to get your adrenaline pumping, and there is also the issue of range. Folks living in California will have the 2013 Fiat 500e to look forward to later this summer.

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Vettel reserves the right to continue disobeying team orders

So says he. While speaking with reporters, Sebastian Vettel said he would probably disobey team orders again if those orders included instructions not to challenge his teammate Mark Webber. As you may recollect, Vettel found himself in hot water after he passed Webber at the Malaysian Grand Prix to take the win. Vettel later apologized for his actions, saying, "I messed up." Apparently being sorry only goes so far.

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