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2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ: Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZWith the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ, Chevrolet makes its strongest bid yet to unseat the Toyota Camry as America's most popular car. For cabin quality, the Malibu LTZ equals the Camry and even the Honda Accord. The Malibu features the most modern powertrain we've yet seen...; Tags: telecom & utilities, cabin electronic, onstar, phone, chevrolet malibu, cell phone, chevrolet; Product reviews 2008-05-12
2008 Saturn Vue Hybrid Green Line: Photo gallery:2008 Saturn Vue Green LineOne year after the introduction of the 2007 Vue Green Line, Saturn has brought out a significantly revised version of the model. The 2008 Vue Green Line may share most of the tech features of the original model, but its exterior design shows that Saturn...; Tags: onstar, saturn, vue, vue green line, saturn vue; Product reviews 2008-03-26
Cops try again for GPS data in Peterson case: An interesting govtech twist in the Stacy Peterson case is the focus on data from the GPS system in her husband's car. Drew Peterson is suspected of first degree murder of his wife, and Tuesday investigators executed yet another search warrant, this one allowing the "seizure of items containing plastic...; Tags: warrant, onstar, gps, handhelds, consumer electronics, personal technology, hardware, richard koman; Blog posts 2007-12-05
2007 Saturn Aura Green Line: The gasoline version of the 2007 Saturn Aura impressed automotive journalists so much that the car won this year's title of North American Car of the Year. Now it's going green. Making use of the same Belt Alternator System hybrid-lite technology that we first saw in the Vue Green Line...; Tags: manufacturing, onstar, saturn, saturn aura, saturn aura green line; Product reviews 2007-07-26
2007 Chevrolet HHR: Photo gallery:2007 Chevrolet HHRIf this were 1950, we would be pretty impressed by the Chevrolet HHR. Its body style, although lower down with narrower windows, would fit right in with the line of Chevy panel trucks. The automatic transmission would seem a bit luxurious, like something out of a Cadillac,...; Tags: advertising & promotion, onstar, chevrolet hhr, chevrolet; Product reviews 2007-05-25

2007 Saturn Aura: Photo gallery:2007 Saturn Aura The 2007 Saturn Aura really wants to be a European sport/luxury sedan, but its attempts fall short. It has a fairly beefy high-tech engine and paddle shifters for its six-speed automatic, which make up the sport part of the equation. However, its unruly...; Tags: digital music, digital media, saturn aura, onstar, saturn, mp3; Product reviews 2007-01-03
Car talk, with an SOA twist: One of the gee-whizzes of modern technology is the fact that we have cars that can automatically 'phone home' when trouble is detected, such as air bags inflating. Or, as you probably heard from OnStar's real-life recordings in commercials, service reps in another part of the country will remotely unlock...; Tags: onstar, soa; Blog posts 2006-01-22
A subtle big brother: A subtle big brotherNot so subtle and certainly not paranoid enough.If everything hinges on license plate number, then illegaly placed/installed plates won't do a damn thing UNLESS they compare the vehicle license number with a picture of the vehicle at the very least. What if you wanted to do...; Tags: flight plan, onstar, trailer; Discussion threads 2005-12-26
OnStar steering toward cell phones?: OnStar steering toward cell phones?Not the point of OnStarThe point of OnStar is to sell more GM cars - not to sell the OnStar service. If I can get OnStar without buying a GM vehicle, why would I feel inclined to buy a GM vehicle?; Tags: cellular phones, phone, cell phone, onstar; Discussion threads 2004-06-16
A Heavenly View of the Customer With Technology: Sound like Star Trek and science fiction? Far from it! But it could be a 60-second commercial for a phenomenal growth industry known as Location-Based Services LBS, and it's custom made for the CRM environment. Most common among such services is OnStar. Once found only in Cadillac and other luxury...; Tags: environment, onstar, advertising & promotion, marketing; White papers

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Microsoft brings Live Search to cars: Microsoft brings Live Search to carsMicro SearchWowee!They may improve search rankings afterall.Microsoft has Ford Sync, GM has OnStar, Lexus has a Satellite hookup, Nissan has had a talking car for years.And now if Balmer can learn to speak Chinese. Japanese, Tiwanese, and do the math he may sell a few...; Tags: microsoft live search, car, microsoft corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-30
2008 Pontiac G8 GT: Photo gallery:2008 Pontiac G8 GT With a 6-liter V-8 and brawny styling, the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT looks like the return of American muscle, only, it's not. The new G8, an example of International brand engineering, actually comes from Australia, where it's called a Holden VE Commodore. These origins explain...; Tags: productivity, pontiac g8 gt, mph, pontiac g8, pontiac; Product reviews 2008-07-10
2009 Pontiac Vibe GT: Photo gallery:2009 Pontiac Vibe GTWe found the economy car efficiency, the tight build quality, and the odd body style all appealing on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. But once we started looking at the details, we realized it was a Toyota. The hard flooring in the cargo area and the...; Tags: digital music, digital media, pontiac, pontiac vibe gt, vibe; Product reviews 2008-06-23
2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid: Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu HybridThe 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid gave us a strong sense of déjà vu. We read the accolades accorded to the gas-only version, the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, after its launch late last year, which reminded us of the good press received by the Saturn Aura the year...; Tags: instrument-cluster, malibu hybrid, chevrolet malibu, chevrolet malibu hybrid, chevrolet, hybrid system; Product reviews 2008-02-20
Police agencies push for drone sky patrols: Police agencies push for drone sky patrolsThey want to rush it, until......someone gets killed. When will they realize that a drone is not a model plane with a range of a few hundred feet. Will be all happy until a drone wanders away, crashes into an airliner and...; Tags: government, vertical industries, drone, sky patrol, police agencies; Discussion threads 2007-08-09
2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2dr Hatchback (7.0L 8cyl 6M): With the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, the name of the game is acceleration. The car is blindingly fast--when you stomp the accelerator, the world gets blurry. The Z06 has been clocked at 3.5 seconds from 0 to 60mph, which is super-car territory. Driving on public roads, this acceleration means you...; Tags: telecom & utilities, navigation system, arrival time, corvette z06; Product reviews 2007-06-20
What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?: What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?Software solutions.Just as a reference,- Your Uninstaller does a good job removing software, including both files and registry entries, even when you receive a Cannot read Install.log error- Avast! by Alwil and AVG are free anti-viruses for home use....; Tags: internet service providers (isps), cyberthreats, viruses and worms, security, seatbelts, belt, antivirus, internet service provider, microsoft corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-12
Will a federal monopoly suit against Apple be good for consumers?: Will a federal monopoly suit against Apple be good for consumers?Fairness and consistency in rulings.If Microsoft didn't get much more than a slap on their collective hands for a much more serious abuse of monopoly power why the antitrust trials started, then why should Apple get more?It's also questionable if...; Tags: digital rights management (drm), digital media, digital music, apple inc., mp3, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2007-01-05
Cell phone coverage holes hurt public safety: Cell phone coverage holes hurt public safetyWith the existing towers, if they could just store the customers routs fora reasonable length of time, that would help a lot. In the case of James Kim that would have saved his life. Well, in emergencies, that information would also have to be...; Tags: cellular phones, cell coverage, cell tower, cell phone, phone; Discussion threads 2006-12-15
Using GPS for safety: Learn how GPS unit can help in emergency situationsCNET News.com's Neha Tiwari speaks with Gregory Payne from OnStar about how OnStar's GPS technology works and how it can be vital in an emergency situation.; Tags: handhelds, gps; Videos 2006-12-11