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Battle of the NBA Finals cities: What's an OKC?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsBack in my sportswriting days, it used to be tradition for home-team columnists to make fun of the opponent city before a championship series. It was a cheap, lazy but altogether entertaining way to avoid the usual boring pre-game hype.......Tags: PGA Championship, Kevin Durant, NBA Finals, Miami Heat, Basketball
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Stop-Go System Not Coming to 2012 Kia Rio
KickingTiresOne of the many features meant to distinguish the Kia Rio from its platform mate, the Hyundai Accent, was its advanced technology, including a backup camera, Microsoft UVO voice-recognition system and an available stop/start system called Idle Stop and...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Passenger Cars
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Newbies, Experts Win in Forza Motorsport 4 Video Game
KickingTiresThere are two requirements for enjoying the fourth installment of the racing video game ???Forza Motorsport??? (developed by Turn 10 Studios, a division of Microsoft Game Studios). First, you need an Xbox 360. Second, at least once in your life......Tags: Xbox 360, Entertainment, Genesis (music group), Gaming, BBC
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Toyota Announces Entune Multimedia System
KickingTiresFord???s success with its Sync multimedia system has already spawned competition from Chrysler, GM and Kia, with Uconnect, Onstar and Uvo, respectively. Today, Toyota joined the pack with its new Entune system. Entune is Toyota???s new multimedia...Tags: Ford, Chrysler, Vehicles, Kia, Satellite Technology
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What Does This Button Do?
KickingTiresThe 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 hardtop convertible hides its controls for the top???s operation in a nifty command pod on the center console. Opening the pod reveals two buttons. One button???s duty is clear ??? to open and close the top......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Mercedes-Benz
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2012 Kia Soul Priced at $13,900
KickingTiresFor the 2012 model year, the updated Kia Soul starts at $13,900 for the base trim, excluding a $750 destination fee. That???s a $600 increase from last year, but the model has more standard features and more fuel-efficient powertrain options.......Tags: Standards, Science and Technology
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Microsoft Expands Presence in New Cars
KickingTiresIn the same way Windows 7 was a big deal for PC users, Microsoft???s just-announced Windows Embedded Automotive 7 should end up playing an important role in communication and entertainment systems in Ford, Kia, Fiat, Nissan and other makes in......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Entertainment, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Resisting the devious, voluptuous lure of the Shame Spiral
The SkinnyI've spent most of my life in the throes of guilt. Especially as a member of the first generation (in my possibly old-person-addled opinion) to come of age in lock step with the Internet — and thus with utter naivete......Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Google Inc., Entertainment, Claire Danes, Mary-Louise Parker
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Toyota, Microsoft Team Up
KickingTiresThe hottest battlefield in the auto sector isn???t being waged under the hood, it???s happening on the dashboard. Every carmaker wants the most advanced in-car multimedia system possible. Today, Toyota and Microsoft announced that they???d be working...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Networking, Prius, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresThe 2011 Kia Optima earned our top Platinum Award this year for its outstanding fuel efficiency and sharp interior. Recently, MotherProof.com took a crack at seeing how this five-passenger sedan holds up hauling kids in child seats. There are a......Tags: New York
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World's fastest computer a 'flop'
The SwampCooling towers needed to dissipate heat from supercomputers at the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico. (Energy Dept. photo) by Frank James This just in from the wow-that's-really-cool department. The Energy Department tells us that its newest...Tags: New Mexico, Computer Science, Science and Technology, Computer Hardware
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Obama, or Osama? Hotmail glitch
The Swampby Mark Silva Apparently, Microsoft's popular Hotmail email program is due for an upgrade. Users say its spell-check stumbles on the name Obama: Spell-check suggests: "Osama.'' Microsoft tonight says it's on the case. The political consulting firm of D'...Tags: Marketing, Barack Obama, Google Inc., Political Candidates, Elections
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