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Perhaps the most well-known of these apps is Google's own GameSnacks, which offers "bite-sized games in cars" that are designed to be played on a vehicle's infotainment screen.And since Google knows it's probably not a good idea for a driver to fire up a game app while going down the road, certain apps are locked unless the car is in park. This of course also locks out passengers from using them while the car is moving and stops drivers from quickly opening them at a stoplight.Also: The top six Android 15 features I'm…

Wild elephants leaving the jungle and destroying crops have become much more common lately. In the southern part of India, we have encountered many such animal and human conflicts. There have even been cases where wild animals like elephants have killed people and destroyed vehicles and properties. A recent video from Hassan in Karnataka shows a wild elephant charging towards a man who was working in a farm. The man somehow ran away from the elephant and hid under a parked car to escape. The video has been shared by…

Ahead of a US court hearing on the whereabouts of the $553 million funds Byju's had parked in an American investment firm, the edtech company on Sunday evening said its subsidiary in the US remains the beneficial owner of the fund. On Saturday, Byju's stated that it had no money to pay salaries to employees after just-raised funds through the rights issue were locked (in a separate account) after a dispute with investors. It is not clear if Byjus is the beneficial owner of $533 million, then why it could not use them for…

Driving or riding on Indian roads is nothing short of a challenge. One has to face several challenges like reckless drivers and riders, stray dogs and cattle, people driving on the wrong side of the road, and also jaywalkers. Hundreds of accidents happen on Indian roads every day, and many people even lose their lives because of them. Here we have a video of one such careless driver from Kerala who crashed a Toyota Innova into a Maruti Swift that was parked on the side of the road. The video has been shared by Itz Lites…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEmma Watson’s £30,000 Audi S3 was reportedly towed and impounded by police after it was “illegally” parked in Stratford-upon-Avon.The 33-year-old, who is said to have been at a nearby pub, left her car outside of a pizzeria, “trapping” other vehicles in a car park for nearly four hours. “The car had parked in front of our gate which is a no-parking zone,” the owner of Red Hot Mammas…

For the last couple of years, Omid Sadeghpour has been working on a fold-out solar array for his Tesla Model Y, which he reckons can get him up to 20 miles of range per day without plugging in. Now he's moving to an improved Beta2 version.Electric vehicles used for the daily commute could spend much of their day sat motionless out in the open in a car park, perhaps with the Sun beating down on the roof. So why not put all of that solar energy to good use? That's the thinking behind Sadeghpour's Dartsolar project.He's…

When someone crashes while performing reckless riding, in most cases, the police then find the rider with the help of evidence like photos and videos. However, what happens when a reckless rider himself crashes into a parked police vehicle? Well, the one thing that’s sure is that the investigation becomes extremely simple. Recently, a video of one such risky rider riding his bike into a parked Mahindra Bolero of the police has gone viral on the internet. Thokne ka treeka thoda kazual haibyu/BenToe3373 infunnyIndia…

Accidents happen on the road almost everywhere in the world. In India, there are hundreds of accidents that are reports and many more that go unreported due to various reasons. In most cases the accidents happen because of driver’s carelessness or at times because of an unexpected situation of the road. Here we have a video where a Maruti Suzuki Swift crashed into a Toyota Fortuner and lifted the rear of the SUV in air. What makes this accident more interesting is that it did not happen on the road. The Suzuki crashed…

When it comes to the contrast between two countries, India and the United States of America can’t be any more apart. This is especially true when we compare the cars that are available in both countries. While Americans prefer massive trucks and SUVs, Indians love small and efficient hatchbacks. Recently, showing this exact difference, a picture of a GMC Yukon Denali SUV parked right next to a Maruti Suzuki S-Presso has been shared online. This picture highlights the huge difference between the presence of these two…

People in India are not the best when it comes to parking their vehicles. Many times, people hastily park their vehicles on the road and leave for work. These individuals do not care if a massive traffic jam takes place after they leave, causing inconvenience for many. However, some people do not wait for these careless owners to arrive to remove their vehicles. Recently, an example of such a man has been shared online. A Tata Harrier owner, in a video, managed to push aside a wrongly parked Maruti Suzuki WagonR with…