With the Prius Prime, Toyota delivers nearly the perfect tech car

The Toyota Prius made hybrids mainstream. In cities like San Francisco, you can't swing an artisanally carved reclaimed-wood stick without hitting at least one of these midsize cars rolling down the street. By sheer numbers (nearly four million sold!...

Toyota axes monthly fees for its Entune in-car infotainment systems

Toyota axes monthly fees for its Entune connected infotainment systems

Toyota's original plan for its Entune in-car platform was to draw in new users with three months' free usage, before whacking 'em with a $5 monthly charge. At some point, however, the company decided to abandon that idea, and will instead offer the connected infotainment service free of charge. We'll let the cynics amongst you ponder if it was a lack of demand that caused Toyota to change course.

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Toyota sends out free Entune upgrade, adds three apps and voice control

Toyota sends out free Entune upgrade, adds three app and voice control

Got a Toyota with Entune? Then keep an eye on your mailbox. We're getting word that a free upgrade has started to be sent out to customers. The refresh adds some of the apps we first heard about back in January last year: iHeartRadio, MovieTickets.com and OpenTable. As well as being able to enjoy more radio, book movie tickets and restaurant tables, a new voice recognition update means you can do even more while keeping your eyes on the road. Toyota says that it'll be upgrading most models, if you want to know for sure, tap up the more coverage link for the breakdown.

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