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2008 Volvo S80 T6 AWD

Photo gallery:2008 Volvo S80When we took delivery of the 2008 Volvo S80, we immediately opened the boxes, pulled the various panels out, and tried to match up the bag of fasteners with the pictures in the assembly directions. Actually, new Volvos look nothing like flat-pack Ikea furniture, trading in their...

Tags: Volvo, Volvo S80, driver-alert system, lane-departure

Product reviews 2008-07-01

2007 Volvo S80

Photo gallery:2007 Volvo S80With unique electronic accident-avoidance equipment in the 2007 Volvo S80, the Swedish car maker maintains its focus on safety. Ford's stewardship of the Volvo brand has kept a steady stream of quality cars coming out of northern Europe. Both the Volvo C70 and the Volvo XC90 seemed...

Tags: Volvo S80, Volvo

Product reviews 2007-04-06

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News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA

Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...

Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Volvo recall due to airbag software problems

Volvo recall due to airbag software problemsInteresting FactoidFord Motor Company owns Volvo.Of course the airbags are almost certainly made by a supplier, so the question is: Who else has bad ones?Look up AutolivHere is a link to get you going:http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:bEEJ5ln-1G4J:www.patentgenius.comI believe (not certain, however) they worked with Mercedes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, Volvo

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Volvo recall due to airbag software problems

Swedish automaker, Volvo, recalled 65,000 cars due a software problem related to side impact airbags. I spoke with Volvo spokesperson, Maria Bohlin, who told me the problem was discovered by Euro NCAP, a European automotive testing agency, which found the "inflatable curtain deployed milliseconds too late." She added that Volvo...

Tags: Software, Volvo, Tools & Techniques, Semiconductors, Management, Hardware, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Photos: New models at the New York auto show

Must-see cars range from a sporty new coupe by Hyundai to a clean diesel Mercedes SUV and a Volvo with electronic warning systems. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-03-24

How Tough is Ozone Crackdown by Feds

How Tough is Ozone Crackdown by FedsElectric VehiclesWe need trees need clean, unpolluted air, we need to reduce our carbon emissions, we need to find alternatives to our gas guzzlers. We need to look at solar power, wind power, electric power. To switch to electric vehicles, take a look at...

Tags: ozone, pollution

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

2008 Volvo XC70

Photo gallery:2008 Volvo XC70Right on the heels of our 2008 Volvo V70 review comes the 2008 Volvo XC70, basically the same car but with some off-road gear. The V70 impressed us with its performance and considerable high-tech safety options, and the XC70 has similar attributes, but where the V70 was...

Tags: Semiconductors, Digital music, Processors, Volvo XC70, Volvo V70, Volvo

Product reviews 2008-02-26

2008 Volvo V70

Photo gallery:2008 Volvo V70The Volvo V70 embarks on its third incarnation for the 2008 model year with a number of external modifications and interior upgrades. A glance at the new V70 body style shows that the blocky, boxy Volvo DNA of old is almost completely gone, replaced by rounded edges...

Tags: Volvo V70, Volvo, speaker

Product reviews 2008-02-22

Will the MacBook Air ruin the MacBook Pro?

Will the MacBook Air ruin the MacBook Pro?Pricepoint is how Air ruins the ProThe biggest way that the Air affects the Macbook Pro and the entire portable lineup is it's pricepoint. The Pro has been overpriced for way too long and the Air just makes things worse. You are paying...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook Pro, MBA

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

Always-On Mail Personal Edition (zip)

Always-On Mail Internet Edition mobile is the Personal Edition of our software. It gives you access to your e-mail, wherever you are. It is compatible with any POP or IMAP e-mail account. If you use Yahoo, Gmail or any one of a large number of other internet e-mail accounts, then...

Tags: Internet E-mail, Mobile, Always-On Mail Internet Edition Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, E-mail, Marketing, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-02-15

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Emergency landing...I bet it needs an extra long runway so where will it land in an emergency ???RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)The concord failed why will this be profitable?RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Cool concept, hard to imagine foreigners...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Best Cars, aviation, foreigner, aircraft, Cool Concept, Airbus

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Saab 1 Screensaver (zip)

Saab Automobile AB is automobile manufacturing company in Sweden, and is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Motors Corporation. Saab directly competes with products from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo. Click on download and have the Saab automobiles on your desktop in minutes. This version is the first release...

Tags: Screensaver, Saab, Saab Automobile AB, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2008-01-16

Jaguar Various Screensaver (zip)

Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally based at Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. The company has been owned by Ford since 1989 and currently forms a part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group with Volvo and Land Rover. It contains over 20 high-resolution photos,...

Tags: Screensaver, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing

Software downloads 2007-12-27

Toyota dominates new hybrid vehicle ranking

Toyota dominates new hybrid vehicle rankingI would rather have...something like this Volvo.http://www.volvocars.us/footer/about/NewsAndEvents/Volvo_Recharge_Concept.htmI have never been real fond of the idea of a hybrid. Seems like a poor stop gap."A person driving less than 100 kilometers a day will rarely need to visit a filling station. In the USA, this...

Tags: Engineering, Manufacturing, MPG, battery, Toyota Motor Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-12-11

Acura TSX Screensaver 1 (zip)

The Acura TSX is an automobile manufactured by Honda, introduced in April 2003, sold in North America to compete in the entry-level luxury car segment against the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Saab 9-3, Volvo S40, and Lexus IS. Click on download and this vehicle is all yours....

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Software downloads 2007-11-28

(Photos: The wooden car with a split personality)

(Photos: The wooden car with a split personality)Good grief!!That's just stupid!RE: (Photos: The wooden car with a split personality)"Or at least, "modern" as it seems to be understood in the aftermath of the notoriously unstylish Soviet empire."Oh, come on, now! Have you taken a look at the idiotic styles...

Tags: wooden car, split personality, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

Apple Leopard Reviews

Apple Leopard Reviewsre: MacOS 10.5It works quite well. The PC people have made a big deal out of some minor issues - and, so far, i haven't seen anything scarier than the fact that you have to turn the firewall on yourself if you install over 10.4.X. Big deal. As...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Java, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Leopard, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

2008 Volvo C30

Photo gallery:2008 Volvo C30Volvo, looking to offer an affordable car to the U.S. market, rejuvenates a model from the past with the 2008 Volvo C30. This new small car borrows much from the Volvo P1800ES, produced from 1972 to 1973, down to the shape of the back glass. Similar to...

Tags: Volvo C30, Volvo

Product reviews 2007-09-10

Large Manufacturers Turn to Small Design Firm for Innovative Products

Late to the competition, X-Form needed to deliver compelling concepts in just two weeks for a new Volvo passenger bus. The company employs NX software modeling capabilities to address both passenger bus aesthetics and performance. It reviews project boundaries in terms of key targets, including form, function, cost and deadline...

Tags: Siemens AG, Software Modeling

Case studies 2007-09-01