Monthly Archives: October 2015


This is why I will never buy a phone locked to a carrier again

Last year I switched from +Verizon to +T-Mobile and bought pure edition Moto X's for my wife and I. The phones are less expensive, get relatively timely updates and are not weighed down with any carrier branded apps that can't be removed. Now with the news that neither the Verizon or AT&T branded variants of this same phone will get updates I can safely say never again.

Android Marshmallow? . All Discussions (1568) . MOTO X™ 2nd Gen . Forum . Motorola Owners’ Forum
Now, we know the question that’s on everyone’s minds. Right now we have plans to upgrade the following Motorola devices 1. Things may change, so please refer to our software upgrade page for the latest, and specifics by country: 2015 Moto X Pure Edition (3rd gen); 2015 Moto X Style (3rd gen) …


The +Jaguar USA XJ is approaching its 50th birthday and it still has plenty of life left in it

It's also surprisingly fuel efficient for a big luxury machine

2015 Jaguar XJL Portfolio AWD – The Big Cat Still Roars
The Jaguar brand-name is 80 years old in 2015 and over that time, the British luxury automaker has built some of the most beautiful and iconic machines in the history of the automobile. The single …


2015 Jaguar XJL Portfolio AWD – The Big Cat Still Roars

2015 Jaguar XJL - 3 of 39The Jaguar brand-name is 80 years old in 2015 and over that time, the British luxury automaker has built some of the most beautiful and iconic machines in the history of the automobile. The single longest running nameplate from the Coventry-based company is the XJ sedan which is rapidly approaching its own 50th anniversary in 2018. The original XJ is still considered one of the most attractive sedans of all time. By the time the current-generation XJ debuted in 2009, just a year after Tata Motors bought Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, the old-school XJ was definitely looking long in the tooth. Fortunately, Jaguar was ready to begin its new era with something dramatically different and six years later I’ve finally had an opportunity to drive one.

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