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Jeep Renegade Trailhawk 2016 review: Modern Adventure SUV

Jeep Renegade Trailhawk 2016 is convenient crossover, capable crawler (Review)

The first subcompact SUV from Jeep was designed in America but suited to meet customer needs in more than 100 countries. Built in Italy and based on the Fiat 500L, the 2016 Jeep Renegade won’t disappoint Jeep fans. Design In what is absolutely not a coincidence, the Renegade immediately conjures up the Wrangler. Upright grille from the Willys Jeep (references …

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Shark Bites Boy Surfing at Atlantic Beach: Officials

Shark Bites Boy Surfing at Atlantic Beach: Officials

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – An 11-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while surfing west of Fort Macon State Park Saturday afternoon. Atlantic Beach Fire Captain Casey Arthur tells WNCT an 11-year-old boy was surfing west of Fort Macon State Park around 2:30 p.m. when he was bitten by a shark. He suffered severe wounds on his foot.

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The 2016 Chevy Cruze proves affordable cars don’t have to be boring (Review)

The 2016 Chevy Cruze proves affordable cars don't have to be boring (Review)

Chevrolet’s second-generation 2016 Cruze compact sedan builds upon the qualities we liked in the original, such as a quiet ride, while adding a refined turbocharged four-cylinder engine for every trim level and greater in-car connectivity. The original Cruze was a sharp-looking compact, and the same can be said for Chevy’s newest small sedan. Taking design cues from both the Volt …

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Layton 7 game to be announced next month

Layton 7 game to be announced next month

A new mainline Professor Layton game is now in the works, Level-5 announced on a livestream this week. The game is currently unscheduled and without platforms, but it does have a hero — and it’s not the titular professor. The next entry in the Professor Layton series will be a full-fledged game, which fans of the series will be happy …

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Spain eyes Gibraltar after Brexit vote

Spain eyes Gibraltar after Brexit vote

Spain is to press for joint sovereignty of Gibraltar with the UK following the Brexit vote in the referendum. The people living on the peninsular, who are British citizens with British passports, voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU. However thousands of Spaniards cross from the Spanish mainland to work there every day. Spain’s acting foreign minister said Madrid should …

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Beijing sinking by 11cm a year, satellite study warns

Beijing sinking by 11cm a year, satellite study warns

A new research using satellite imagery has revealed that parts of Beijing, especially its central business district, are sinking by up as much as 11 cm, or more than four inches each year. The team behind the research, which used satellite imagery for its findings, say the city’s central Chaoyang business district is among the worst-affected areas, subsiding at four …

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Blackberry loss widens to $670 million

Blackberry loss widens to $670 million

Blackberry posted a profit of $14m excluding one off charges for restructuring costs and a write-down of some of its assets. The smartphone maker’s losses hit $670m in the first quarter compared, to $238m in the previous quarter. Despite the hit, Blackberry shares gained in early trading as it said losses for the whole year would be lower than expected.

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Aerosmith announce their impending breakup (Listen)

Aerosmith announce their impending breakup [Listen]

Aerosmith have confirmed that they are breaking up after 46 years together. They have also announced a farewell tour, which will take place in 2017. Steven Tyler confirmed on The Howard Stern Show that the band will launch their farewell tour next year and will be done as a group after that. You can hear audio of Tyler’s appearance below.

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OnePlus 3 software update may address RAM, screen critiques “Report”

OnePlus 3 software update may address RAM, screen critiques: Report

After facing early criticism from reviewers and users for certain issues related to the display and RAM management, OnePlus is now coming up with an over the air (OTA) update for fixing the issues. The phone is amongst the few in the mainstream to sport a humongous 6GB of RAM, but the software side of things leaves a vast part …

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