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Tutorial – Online Video Services in XPERIA X10 February 26, 2010 at 5:14 AM The huge 4 inch screen of XPERIA X10 of course is great for watching video. It’s both big enough to make it comfortable and has really high resolution to show all details. In the short tutorial here I show two different video services live in the X10. The first one is the SVT-play service offered on the mobile web page of Swedish public service TV - SVT. The other service shown is the included YouTube client. In that client there is an important option to really experience video in the best way, the option is to “Watch in high quality” which really makes a huge difference compared to the normal mobile service offered by YouTube. Of course there are lots of other services out there besides these two, both local and global but at least it should give you an idea on what to expect from the screen and the video decoding and streaming capabilities. In my opinion it looks great! As always please remember that these demos are on prototype hardware and pre-releae software so things might change until release. The video below is unedited and shot with the Sony Ericsson Vivaz so it also gives you a feel for the 720 HD recording offered there! (remember to click “watch on Youtube and select 720p to see it in full quality)

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Thrilled Creme Fresh by Product Body There is this online shopping place that stood out for me that had a dark backdrop, beautiful bath and body products, lovely soaps and unique offerings. In fact, this beautiful shop is where I discovered the steampunk artist that created the art that I used to base my tattoo on.... that I was so inspired by. All of the offerings were products that were made by indepe! ndent artisans like me, so I thought I'd be in touch with owner and send samples and see if they might be interested in my soaps or products. I wasn't that confident because, at the time, they were carrying Arcana, Villianess, and Haus Of Gloi, and my labels up against their labels are like Yin and Yang. Dark and light (even though I relate more with theirs at heart, shhh). Mine are a bit happyhappy joyjoy. But I contacted them nonetheless and promoted myself and asked to send samples. Laura said, "send one. That's fine." I sent her a box with 3 full bars of soap and 4 or 5 slivers of other soaps, samples of scrubs and samples of Creme Fresh. I knew one sample wouldn't represent my company and if she didn't like the scent I chose for her, then I'd be out of the running. I know scents. Some are total turn offs. What works for me, can smell like hell to someone else. Two weeks later, I get a! n email a mile long with lengthy feedback on each product I se! nt. Wha t she liked and didn't like and why. But guess what? She wants to have me be another one of her soapy people. What an honor! She doesn't have that many and she has quite a following, so I do feel special that she likes my stuff as much as she does. My new favorite online shop other than my own is Faery's Muse. And that is another place you can find us. They are in San Diego, so if you live out there, you might actually get your stuff much quicker than from us. ;) And it's already made! The other thing is we discontinued Chocolate Dipped Orange on Product Body's website since we introduced Dark Chocolate Almond over a year ago, but Faery's Muse now has the exclusive on that scent as long as they carry our products. Go check out the shop and go check out their other shop, Mystic Dreams, which carries beaded curtains, unbelievable chandeliers, and lots of unique home decor. Oh! The other thing: Faery's Muse is carrying 6 oz jars of Crush On You for $12.00 which (right now), we do not sell. Another reason to buy from her... especially if you don't want to buy the full pop. ;) *

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Outline Tracker brings Basecamp projects to your Palm webOS Outline Tracker for Palm webOS helps you organize all of your tasks and associated notes. It integrates with Basecamp and Basecamp items are cached locally, so projects can be edited without a network connection. (Changes will be uploaded when the network connection becomes available.) The product site offers an Outline Tracker & Basecamp Case Study: Suppose you run a nursery. You have to supervise tending the beds, check out inventory, deal with suppliers and deal with big customers. You can't afford to lose track of who's done what, but you can't be walking over to a desktop computer all the time, nor carting around a laptop. With your Palm Pre, Outline Tracker and Basecamp you're on top of it! "When your office manager cuts the paychecks, he can check it off using Basecamp in the web browser on his desktop computer. Outline Tracker downloads Basecamp changes regularly, so you don't need to phone him up to find out (especially if he's gone home for the day!)" Read the full case study.

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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Great Lotus Connections Viral Media The "man who should have used Lotus Connections" is a funny way to show how social media can be used in business: http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=Kw2j0YOqKoo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=q83utEQsHRM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=mfyXXfVXLGU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=ldwJW_0XIB0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=PhwyjwigCBQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=cBUEBdB6l8Q&feature=related It's on Websphere, but it's good to see Lotus Work Place growing up to be something more useful than the large wallowing pig it was I wish ads like this were used to promote Lotus Notes w/ some bundled app templates 10 yrs ago :-P

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Samsung S8500 Wave Mobile World Conggress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain that has become an arena for the beginning to introduce Samsung's first mobile phone with Bada, Samsung made platform. Phone sailed wide and sharp using OLED (organic light emitting diode) was introduced Sunday (14/2/2010) with a Samsung S8500 Wave. J.K. Shin, President of Samsung Mobile Division, said the Bada development objectives through Samsung S8500 Wave is to expand the smartphone market segment. Bada is an open platform that was released Samsung to attract software developers can enhance ! applications that work on Samsung handsets. Wave Samsung S8500 has a remarkable feature, AMOLED display size 3.3-inch WVGA (800 × 480) with capacitive touch-screen capabilities. He has a 1GHz processor, a 5-megapixel camera (with flash), Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, 3G data, and a microSD card slot that can be stuffed with cards 2GB or 8GB capacity of onboard storage. Wave Samsung S8500 has a slim shape, made of aluminum, and has a design that we usually see on the type of upper-class smartphone. That's what makes Wave so surprising, but this phone is the first mobile phone with the operating system Bada.

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Toyota CEO to take the stand in US hearing into recalls Toyota CEO, Mr Akio Toyoda, has, after initially declining the offer, accepted United States House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Mr Ed Towns' invitation to testify in Washington next week. “I have received Congressman Towns' invitation to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 24 and I accept,” Toyoda said [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota CEO to take the stand in US hearing into recalls 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost Review Newport Beach, California—It's a familiar story: A big automotive conglomerate assumes control of an historic British brand and sets it on the road to recapturing its former glory. For Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover, the (former) benefactor in question was the Ford Motor Company. In the case of Bentley, it's the ongoing support of the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost Review Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept to appear at Geneva Motor Show Opel has today released a number of sketches and renderings of its upcoming Opel Antera-based Flextreme GT/E Concept car. Powered by GM’s Voltec petrol/electric hybrid system, the Flextreme GT/E boasts a smooth, streamlined look that helps it achieve a low drag coefficient of just 0.22Cd. The tall, sloping tail and flat, enclosed underbody will help keep [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept to appear at Geneva Motor Show 2010 Hyundai Sonata voted safest in US by IIHS The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has today named the 2010 Hyundai Sonata as its safety “best pick”. The award was made more difficult this year when the IIHS added a roof strength test to its existing front, side, rear and headrest measurements – all of which Sonata excelled at. Past winners of the IIHS [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Hyundai Sonata voted safest in US by IIHS 2011 Porsche 911 spy photos A few weeks ago, CarAdvice showed you spy photos of the upcoming Porsche 911 Coupe. Today we have the first happy snaps of the 911 Convertible, cold weather testing in snowy Scandinavia. The classic 911 styling will be kept, though it appears the car is slightly longer to allow for a roomier rear seat. Up front [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Porsche 911 spy photos Ford Kuga, C-Max, Mondeo to appear at Geneva Motor Show Ford will reveal enhancements to many of its existing models alongside final versions of its C-Max and Grand C-Max at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. The Ford stage is set to feature revised variants of the Ford Kuga, Ford Mondeo, Ford S-Max and Ford Galaxy. Kicking off the show will be Ford’s new five-seat C-Max or seven-seat [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ford Kuga, C-Max, Mondeo to appear at Geneva Motor Show Hyundai i45 coming to Australia mid 2010 Hyundai's replacement for the Sonata, the car previously codenamed YF, has been given a name and a date. In keeping with its "iXX" nomenclature, Hyundai is calling it the i45 and it's set to arrive here in Australia in the second quarter of this year. Using an all new 2.4-litre direct injection petrol engine which makes [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Hyundai i45 coming to Australia mid 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Review 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo – First Steer Words & Pictures by Matt Brogan BMW has today released its first-of-a-kind 5 Series Gran Turismo to the Australian motoring media with an enjoyable drive program through the picturesque vineyards of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is certain to turn heads, and strikes an imposing [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Review Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Review & Road Test Style and substance in the one package Model Tested: 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback VRX; 2.4-litre, four cylinder, petrol; CVT; five door hatchback – $32,490 Options: Mitsubishi Multi-Communication System $2200; Metallic Paint $450 Styling, handling, CVT, bluetooth, stereo Fuel economy, some cheap plastics CarAdvice Rating: It's amazing what a set of wheels and tyres, plus a few bodykit additions can do [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Review & Road Test

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2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible We’ve driven, drooled over and loved the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports. Now, Bentley has kept to tradition and released a convertible version straight after the coupe, making it the fastest four seat convertible in the world. Packing the same Flex-Fuel 6-litre, twin-turbo, W12 engine, the Supersports Convertible produces a whopping 463kW and an immense 800Nm from [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible Mazda3 MPS racing car While the previous generation Mazda3 MPS race cars have earned their reputation at beating competitors at numerous motorsport events, such as three class wins at Targa Tasmania and a class win and two top ten finishes at the recent 12 Hour Bathurst endurance race, the new-generation Mazda3 MPS is starting to take shape. Thew new 2010 [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mazda3 MPS racing car Lamborghini Murciélago passes 4000 milestone There must still be some well heeled customers for sports cars about, evidenced by the fact that the Lamborghini Murciélago has just passed number 4000 of its production run. Based on a sticker price of around $800,000, that’s $3.2 billion worth of Lambo Murcies sold. Compare this with the Lamborghini Diablo, which in its 11 years [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lamborghini Murciélago passes 4000 milestone 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI heading to Australia There are a select few cars which we hold in high regard, but the GTI badge on Volkswagen vehicles has always been a consistent sign of “this is going to be fun” and we expect no less from the new Volkswagen Polo GTI which has just been unveiled. Having started life back in 1986, the Polo [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI heading to Australia 2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe If the current work of art that is the Jaguar XKR wasn’t enough, the British marquee is expected to reveal the latest advancements to its supercharged XKR coupe at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Most importantly it will now be able to achieve a top speed of around 280km/h, up from 250km/h while also looking [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe Aston Martin Rapide Video While Anthony is away on the Aston Martin Rapide launch in Spain, we were handed a video showcasing the car in motion. Enjoy: Read Anthony’s journey: Aston Martin Rapide Review – Day 1 Aston Martin Rapide Review – Day 2 Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Aston Martin Rapide Video Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Aston Martin Rapide Video Mitsubishi RVR compact crossover launched Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has launched its brand new compact crossover at dealerships throughout Japan. The Mitsubishi RVR which will go on sale in Australia later this year will sit below the Outlander and be driven via the front-wheels only. The compact crossover is designed to sit between the Lancer and the Outlander, it will be [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mitsubishi RVR compact crossover launched Toyota Corolla steering complaints under investigation USA *Update* Toyota Motor Corporation – Japan has advised the electric power-steering system used in Corolla models sold in Australia is different from that used for models sold in the United States. In another twist in the Toyota recall saga the US highway safety officials are rumoured to begin a formal investigation into complaints about the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota Corolla steering complaints under investigation USA Toyota devising guidelines for transparent disclosure Although the effects of Toyota’s recent problems were not fully felt by Toyota Australia, globally the Japanese giant is fighting hard to rein in a global quality crisis. Part of the shift in Toyota’s attitude will be a new approach to transparency with vehicle issues. The company is reported to be devising new guidelines for disclosing [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota devising guidelines for transparent disclosure Ford Figo launching in India by March Ford Motor Co.’s Indin devision is expected to launch its subcompact car, the Ford Figo next month. With India and China being the primary markets with the highest year on year growth, all manufacturers are ramping up their efforts to profit on the boom. Why a subcompact car? The statistics show that almost three quarters of [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ford Figo launching in India by March Three Tesla Motors employees die in plane crash It’s a sad day for lovers of electric cars all around with news this morning of three Tesla Motors employees being killed when their private plane crashed near Palo Alto, California. The twin-engine Cessna 310 was owned by Doug Bourn, a senior electrical engineer for Tesla and it’s still unclear if he was on board. [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Three Tesla Motors employees die in plane crash Lexus IS 250 & RX 350 SUV join Hertz Prestige Collection Lexus has scored a great win being picked by Hertz to fill up its Prestige Collection. Hertz Australia will introduce the Lexus IS 250 sedan and the RX 350 SUV alongside the Mercedes CLC200K and Mercedes C200K for customers wanting to rent Luxury cars. The four-door, six-cylinder Lexus IS 250 comes with leather-accented interior, satellite [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lexus IS 250 & RX 350 SUV join Hertz Prestige Collection Fiat set to unveil new twin-cylinder engine at Geneva Motor Show Fiat will take downsizing to a whole new level next week when it unveils its new 900cc, two-cylinder TwinAir engine. The 63kW turbocharged TwinAir unit will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show and is set to feature in the revised Fiat 500 from mid-2010. The engine is set to provide another option for Fiat as tougher [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Fiat set to unveil new twin-cylinder engine at Geneva Motor Show 2011 Citroen DS4 spy photos February 17, 2010 at 5:20 PM CarAdvice has this morning scooped the very first spy photos of the upcoming Citroen DS4. Until now only seen in rendered “teaser” pics, today’s photos show the real production version of car featuring the LED rear lamps from the Concept, a higher ground clearance, but interestingly, no all-wheel drive. Another mystery that’s not too clear is the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Citroen DS4 spy photos 2011 Pagani C9 spy photos Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader from South Africa, CarAdvice today have some of the first photos of the new Pagani C9 Supercar. The C9 will feature a 6.0-litre V12 Mercedes-Benz AMG engine delivering 522kW of power and 100Nm of torque. Production is scheduled to begin later this year with the car set to retail at around [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Pagani C9 spy photos Nostalgic book celebrates motor racing's lost tracks A nostalgic new book titled “Speedway – Auto racing's ghost tracks”, by SS Collins and Gavin D Ireland, takes an evocative and original look at the history of eight now abandoned race circuits in the US and Europe, and again viewed as they are today via a stunning set of photographs. The captivating photos show long-forgotten [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Nostalgic book celebrates motor racing’s lost tracks 2010 Volkswagen Polo GTI set for mid-year launch in UK UK buyers will be among the first to receive the new Volkswagen Polo GTI, a car VW promises to be “the fastest, most focused and cleanest performance Polo yet produced”. The first performance variant of the Volkswagen Polo was unveiled back in 1986 as the G40 Coupé – a car that matched a high-revving mixed a [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Volkswagen Polo GTI set for mid-year launch in UK Holden Captiva Review A role reversal doesn’t help this Korean SUV. Model Tested: 2010 Holden Captiva 5; 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol; five-speed manual – $27,990 Options: None fitted. Gearbox, build quality. Fuel consumption, lack of power, idle feel. CarAdvice Rating: Words – Paul Maric Times have changed and Holden has taken to the fact more people are after the larger of the two Captivas – [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Holden Captiva Review Holden Captiva Review & Road Test A role reversal doesn’t help this Korean SUV. Model Tested: 2010 Holden Captiva 5; 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol; five-speed manual; wagon – $27,990* Gearbox, build quality. Fuel consumption, lack of power, idle feel. CarAdvice Rating: Times have changed and Holden has taken to the fact more people are after the larger of the two Captivas – and arguable the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Holden Captiva Review & Road Test

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New in Basecamp: Post a message via email We just launched a feature that makes posting messages to Basecamp more convenient. We think you're going to find it really handy. You can now email a message directly to a project. This means you can post messages without even being logged in. Just send a message via email from your desktop, web-based email client, or mobile phone, and it'll post right to Basecamp as a message. Here's how it works Each project has a unique email address. And each email address is unique to each user. This is how Basecamp knows which project you want to post the message to, and who's posting the message. So go into a project and click the Messages tab. Then check the sidebar. You'll see the list of categories as well as a new link at the bottom that says: "Post a message via email". We've highlighted it red in the image below: Clicking the link takes you to a dialog that gives you your own unique email address for that project, along with some details about how the feature works: You may want to copy that email address to your address book so you have it any time you want to post a message to that project. Remember, every project and every user have unique inbound email addresses. So don't share the email address with anyone else. Everyone on your project will see their own email address when they click the "Post a message via email" link. If this email address ever gets spammed, there's a link on the "Post a message via email" screen that lets you generate a new email address. A few more details Messages posted via email aren't categorized. If you want to categorize the message you can go into the project later, edit the message, select a category, and save the changes. Files attached to the email will show up as file attachments on the message. This only works on pay plans - free plans don't include file sharing. And finally, whenever you email in a message everyone on the project will receive an email notification letting them know a new message has been posted. If they don't want to receive email notifications on that message thread in the future they can opt out by clicking a link at the bottom of the email notification. Thanks We hope you find the new feature really useful. Thanks again for using Basecamp! Google Chrome Extension lets you create new reminders in Backpack ChromeReminders is a Google Chrome Extension that lets you create new reminders in your Backpack account. I use Backpack (37signals) reminders all the time to push out tasks and todos into the future. This Chrome extension allows you to create reminders without leaving your current webpage. To configure the extension to work with your Backpack account, install the extension, then inside Google Chrome go into Extensions>Options and enter your Token for the Backpack API which can be found in Backpack > My Info (see screenshot).

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2010 Mazda2 hatch & sedan face-lift heads for Australia The new Mazda2 hatch and sedan will land in Australian showrooms from May highlighting a revised look and increased equipment levels. Since its launch in 2007, over 35,000 examples of the Mazda2 have been sold in Australia, making it one of the best selling light cars on the market. Joining three- and five-door hatch models this year [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Mazda2 hatch & sedan face-lift heads for Australia NHTSA & US Transportation Dept. demand Toyota provide recall documents Following news this afternoon that Toyota will idle two of its US plants, comes a report from the United States Government’s Transportation Department that it is demanding all documents and data relating to the company’s recent multi-million vehicle accelerator pedal recall. The Department is trying to determine if the manufacturer acted in a timely manner upon [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. NHTSA & US Transportation Dept. demand Toyota provide recall documents Toyota US production halted amid recall sales slump Following Toyota’s recent recalls, the manufacturer has today announced that it will be idling two of its US plants to “better align current demand with market supply”. The two plants, located in the US states of Texas and Kentucky, has been running on overtime until yesterday, but will be cut back to minimum operation until such [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota US production halted amid recall sales slump 2011 Lotus Elise specifications and details The new generation 2011 Lotus Elise has been officially unveiled, boasting a dramatic new look, a raft of changes and enhancements, and a new entry-level 1.6-litre powerplant. Adopting the evolutionary Lotus design trends introduced with the Lotus Evora, the new Lotus Elise stamps its reputation as the most efficient high performance sportscar in the world. The new [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Lotus Elise specifications and details 2010 Nissan Dualis, Pathfinder, Navara to debut at Geneva Motor Show Nissan has announced that an updated version of the Qashqai (Dualis in Australia) and refreshed ranges of the Pathfinder and Navara will join an exciting display of new vehicles at next month's Geneva Motor Show. Revealed by CarAdvice in December, the new Dualis receives a front and rear makeover, improved interior technology and NVH improvements. The underfloor [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Nissan Dualis, Pathfinder, Navara to debut at Geneva Motor Show MG planning new sports car for 2014 After almost two years of rumours, rejuvenated British automotive icon MG is working on its first new sports car in 15 years to replace the dated MG TF roadster. Rumoured to be front-engined, rear-wheel drive and open-topped to directly compete with the Mazda MX-5, MG insiders say the intention is to have the car on the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. MG planning new sports car for 2014 Porsche Panamera V6 joins the four-door range In a bid to compete at a lower price point, and to meet increasingly strict emissions standards, Porsche has announced today that it plans to introduce two V6-powered versions of its sporty four-door Panamera model at April’s Beijing Motor Show. To be offered in rear- and all-wheel drive variants, the Panamera V6 will feature a 3.6-litre [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Porsche Panamera V6 joins the four-door range Nissan Micra replacement to appear at Geneva Motor Show Nissan has today confirmed that its next-generation Micra will appear at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Set to replace the existing model, which has been around in most markets since 2003, the new Nissan Micra will take on the likes of the Honda Jazz, Mazda 2 and Ford Fiesta. The new Micra will be the first from [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Nissan Micra replacement to appear at Geneva Motor Show Alfa Romeo to resume US sales by mid-2012 Alfa Romeo will soon resume selling cars in the US following nearly two decades without representation. Owner Fiat plans to return the sporty Italian brand to the US market by 2012 with CEO Sergio Machionne telling Autonews that: “I'm a lot more confident now that Alfa Romeo will reconstitute a product offering that is acceptable globally, and [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Alfa Romeo to resume US sales by mid-2012 Australian car emissions reach low new milestone The Aussie new car market has reached a new low in its average CO2 emissions with the National Average Carbon Emission (NACE) figure for 2009 recording an average of 218.5 grams per kilometre per vehicle sold. The new figure is down 1.8 per cent of the 2008 figure of 222.4 grams of CO2/km. Helped by improvements in [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Australian car emissions reach low new milestone BMW M3 Competition package launched in the UK From March 20, BMW UK will offer a Competition Package for its M3 Coupé. The package comprises a revised EDC (Electronic Damper Control) system that now includes a new Sport setting which, mated to 10mm lower suspension, improves M3’s already impressive handling. The Competition Package also includes DSC+ (Dynamic Stability Control Plus) that offers less electronic [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. BMW M3 Competition package launched in the UK Suzuki SX4 Review 2010 Suzuki SX4 First Steer Review Bundled in a segment where every man and his dog wants more for less, Suzuki has further refined its niche burrowing SX4 Hatch and SX4 Sedan. While exterior styling changes will only be spotted by the keen observer, they are limited to a new grille and different alloy wheels. On the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Suzuki SX4 Review Aston Martin Rapide Review – Day 2 Day 2 – Collect a spanking new Rapide from the City of Arts and Sciences and drive north to the picturesque mountain village of Alcudia del Veo and beyond. I'm not sure what's going on, but this is the second time my driving partner from South Africa's Top Car Magazine, has ended up behind the wheel [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Aston Martin Rapide Review – Day 2