ca-hotdailynews: 2015-11-07 Canada English Technology

Priv, BlackBerry's first Android device, goes on sale
CTV News
TORONTO -- With BlackBerry's latest smartphone now on store shelves, the question turns to whether consumers will be convinced to carry it in their pockets. The Waterloo, Ont.-based technology company is reaching for mainstream audiences for the first ...

Geeks and investors like the BlackBerry Priv, but does it appeal to the masses?   Financial Post
Review: 3 Android phones that offer something different   CBS News

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Toronto Sun

YouTube to support virtual reality video on its app
Toronto Sun
SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube announced two new features Thursday for its Android app that expand the video site's use of virtual reality, giving the new technology its biggest platform yet. The app now supports VR video - a format that gives viewers what ...
Virtual reality gets jolt with YouTube app, free Google Cardboard   CNET
The New York Times VR app took me inside the news   Engadget
New York Times Magazine Leaps Into Virtual Reality   New York Times
Financial Express
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The Globe and Mail

How do we fix our drunk-driving problem?
The Globe and Mail
The outrage on social media was palpable. “Murderer,” some said. “Rot in hell,” others cried. An online petition with more than 6,000 signatures demands a life sentence. On Twitter and Facebook, strangers demanded much worse. The target of this wrath ...
MADD's Red Ribbon campaign raises awareness about drunk driving   CBC.ca
MADD London Hoping Drivers Stay Sober As Holiday Season Kicks Off   Am980 London News
RCMP deputy commissioner shares personal tragedy at MADD red ribbon launch   630ched.com
Edmonton Sun
www.insidebelleville.com/
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The Independent

Volvo XC90 takes to the track as part of multi-pronged Polestar assault
The Independent
'People like SUVs as urban cruisers, so why not have an 'People like SUVs as urban cruisers, so why not have an XC that can go on the track?' Volvo is planning a track-ready version of its XC90 SUV. That might sound like a ridiculous contradiction ...
Volvo XC90 gets mild Polestar upgrades, and more could be on the way   Digital Trends
Volvo XC90 Polestar Supposedly 'High Performance'   Clapway
Volvo's Polestar division expects to double its sales next year   INAUTONEWS
Auto123.com
SlashGear
Autoblog (blog)
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Green Car Reports

New Mazda Rotary Engine Likely To Feature Turbo, Not Electrification
Green Car Reports
At last week's Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda unveiled a new sports-car concept called the RX-Vision. Beneath the car's sleek bodywork was what will likely be the first production Mazda rotary engine since the discontinuation of the RX-8 sports car back in 2012.
Kemptville comes out on winning end of three game...   www.insideottawavalley.com/
Mazda's rotary sports car heritage tested   Motoring
Mazda Reveals New Engine Details For Its RX-8 Successor   CarBuzz
TODAYonline
BoldRide.com
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CNET

Toyota brings hybrid tech to the RAV4 for the first time
CNET
Toyota has seven hybrids on the market right now. Soon, it will have eight, thanks to the new 2016 RAV4 Hybrid. The brand's smallest crossover has finally received partial battery power, and it's looking like quite the package -- especially since you ...
2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: 33 MPG, Starting Price Under $30k   The Car Connection
2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Costs $29270 Will Get 33 MPG   AutoGuide.com
Electrifying Development: Refreshed 2016 RAV4 Line Offers Toyota's Eighth Hybrid   Automotive World (press release)
Autos.ca
The Truth About Cars (blog)
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Toronto Star

Walmart admits photo centre customers' data hacked: Roseman
Toronto Star
Walmart Canada has told customers who used its photo centre from June 2014 to July 2015 that their credit card data and other personal information has been compromised. Last July, the retailer took down the photo centre website and mobile applications ...

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