Subaru’s sexy BRZ coupe is, well, one sexy new coupe.
The company has come out of its three-box design briefly to offer a stunningly sculpted two door that looks as if it cost thousands more. Yes, this car is a looker –something that turns heads and gets lips asking questions.
Yes, I like it. Yes, it’s all the hype Subaru let build. And yes, you can get decent gas mileage (but who gives a . . .).
Let …

It’s been a couple of weeks since I switched from the dark side of Android to my Apple iPhone 5 and I must say life is going just fine.
It was no secret I was eventually going to the iPhone. I’ve owned three iPods, a Mac desktop and two laptops. I would have owned more but that’s all I’ve needed. I kept the first two an average of seven years. I’m happily into my third year …

The big news in the crowded smartphone world — literally — is HTC’s new Droid DNA announcement.This is a 5-inch phone. So it’s bigger than the big Galaxy SIII and nearly as big as the Galaxy Note II. It debuts Nov. 21 at the now familiar price point of $199 with a two-year contract via Verizon.But the, um, big news here is the screen. It’s running Google’s smooth Android Jelly Bean software, and that’s as …

Well, the mighty Honda is redesigning its vaunted Civic a little more than a year after its debut as an all-new model.
Why is this news? It takes years to design, test, tweak and deliver a new model, even if it’s an update to an existing model. We are talking millions of dollars in research and development. Honda is so vexed with criticism for the compact it will debut this new Civic at the Los Angeles …

Can a videogame really make more dough in its first week than the Avengers blockbuster movie?
Yes, and there are a whole lot of teens who are filling up GameStops around the country.
“Consumer demand and excitement for ‘Halo 4’ is even greater than we anticipated,” said Tony Bartel, GameStop president. “Day-one sales of ‘Halo 4’ make it the biggest ‘Halo’ launch in GameStop history and the biggest game launch on any platform so far this year …

Samsung’s new Galaxy Camera will be available for AT&T customers Nov. 16 for $500.
A little steep, you think? Well, AT&T is sweetening the deal. For a limited time, AT&T customers can get up to $100 bucks off the camera or any Galaxy handset.
To get the discount, just sign a new two-year agreement on any Samsung phone, tablet or the camera.
Here’s the official release with all the particulars:
DALLAS, NOV. 12, 2012 — AT&T* today announced the …

In today’s USA Today, columnist Michael Wolff takes a detached look at the fortunes of Apple. We offer our own look, if a bit sarcastic one, here.
Wolff notes that what he calls the “Age of Apple” began just seven years ago when its stock price was $35. And like many pundits he notes a $700 high point and a dip to what is $542.83 as of this writing. It dropped 4.23 percent Monday.
Wolff posits that …

AT&T is the latest to get into the cloud storage game. Via an App on Apple’s App Store, customers can get access to the AT&T locker.

It comes with 5 gigs of free storage, which AT&T says is  enough to store up 5,000 average-sized photos.
“Customers use smartphones to capture special moments in their lives.  That’s why we designed AT&T Locker to help you store those memories,” said Mark Collins, senior vice president, Data and Voice Products, …

AT&T is getting serious about its wireless network. It has announced plans to reach more than 300 million U.S. citizens by the end of 2014. By the end of 2013, it expects to hit 250 million people
It also plans for its wired IP broadband network to expand to 75 percent of customer locations in its 22-state service area by the end of 2015.
Of course, many just want AT&T’s current network to be stronger. We’ll see …

Cue the Armageddon music, Tim Cook’s California company is doomed!
Lines for the iPad mini opening day were, well, mini! Apple stock is down more than 20 percent! The sky is falling!
Before you bounce around to any more sites talking about the demise of Apple, a few thoughts: Apple sales have dipped. Samsung overtook iPhone in phone sales last quarter as the excellent Galaxy SIII become the world’s top selling smartphone. Apple’s lead in tablet sales …