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The 4 Million Dollar Porsche Used As A Camera Car For Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ Most movie camera cars aren’t worthy of a feature article, let alone one suggesting they are worth millions of dollars. But a Porsche race car owned and driven by Steve McQueen makes for a fascinating exception. This is the story of a Porsche 908.022, purchased and subsequently raced professionally by the Hollywood actor. The open-top Porsche was then used as a camera car in the movie “Le Mans,” for which it was fitted with three cameras and entered into the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans....

Following news earlier this week that the European Commissionhad ruledthat Apple must pay €13 billion ($14.5 billion) in back taxes to the government of Ireland because its sweetheart deal with Dublin that lets it be subjected to a lower tax rate constitutes “illegal state aid,” the Irish government said today it would join Apple in its fight against the ruling. “Paradoxically, Ireland is determined not to accept the tax windfall, which would be equivalent to what it spent last year on funding its struggling health service,”saysthe report....

The iPhone 7 is official and it’s got most everything the rumor-mill has been clamoring for: a new high-gloss black colorway (they’re using a new anodization process so we’ll see about the scratches and dings), a dual-lens camera with curved appearance and accompanied by a new four-component LED flash, subdued antenna lines on the back, refined design using cutting-edge manufacturing process, and much more. Developing… The new high-gloss finish is called Jet Black, but they’re also offering a classic Black appearance that’s matte....

Val Kilmer, after battling throat cancer, has gotten his voice back through new technology designed by Sonantic, a U.K.-based software firm that clones voices. Using the same archival footage seen in Kilmer’s documentary,Val, they were able to create the model that Kilmer implements now in daily life. Take a listen to the triumphant results. “My voice as I knew it was taken away from me. People around me struggle to understand when I’m talking....

Verizon users can expect an expansion in5G servicesstarting today. Including both 5G home internet and Verizon 5G for Business, the carrier announced starting today both 5G options are now available in Birmingham, Alabama, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Similarly, remote work residents can rejoice with these new cities added to their lineup, 5G Home will now be available in 60 cities across the United States. According to an announcement by Verizon, 5G Home’s download speeds have increased to up to 1Gbps with typical download speeds of 300Mbps....

In thisWarhammer ChaosbaneBuild GuideI will be covering theQueen’s Executor Build for theWood Elf Scout. The Wood Elf Scout can be played as a Tank or DPS, or some form of hybrid, and this Build is the last of the three, but with exceptional DPS anyway. This Build is meant for End Game players, but I will make recommendations of what to do as you make your way up to the cap of 50....

Shiro Games has finally announced their official content strategy for Q2 of 2024 on their Steam news page. So, read theWartales2024 roadmap until the end to know about the upcoming Tavern DLC, Battle maps, and traps. All Wartales Upcoming DLC and Content Update - 2024 Roadmap Below, you can find all the details about all the upcoming content updates in Wartales in Q2 of 2024. The Tavern DLC The Tavern DLC is the most significant talking point about the Wartales 2024 Roadmap....

Wheelie around enough in Costa del Sol, and you’ll snag yourself a Pedometer Pin. Here’s precisely what that Pedometer Pin does in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7). What the Pedometer Pin Does in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Once you dock in Costa del Sol, you’ll quickly be confronted with the preferred mode of transport. Segways, called Wheelies, are absolutely everywhere. And as someone who lives in a beachy tourist town, I can say that this detail is a littletootrue to life....

Quick Links As a part of Apple’sWWDC 2023event that included the launch of its in-houseVision Pro VR Headset, the tech giant announced a new feature coming to AirPods Pro (second generation): Adaptive Audio. The software feature will launch this autumn free to customers who own the AirPods Pro (second generation). While you wait for this awesome new update, we break down what exactly the upgraded software means for you, and how you can use it to optimise your day from taking calls to commuting....

Why Apple Discontinued The iPhone Mini We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smartphones keep getting bigger, to the point that few new phones qualifying as “smaller” are left on the market. How do we define “big” vs. “small” smartphones, though? The best rule of thumb comes from a study that LG conducted around the 2013 release of its G2 flagship smartphone, which showed that a width of 2....

After creating Alias and Lost, producer J.J. Abrams returned to television to co-create the sci-fi series Fringe, anX-Files-inspired show featuring gnarly body-horror, great monsters of the week, and an overarching plot involving multiple universes. The show, which premiered in 2008 and ran for five seasons, is theperfect binge-watchthanks to its episodic structure, great characters, and a science-fiction premise that gets wilder and wilder as it goes, becoming more serialized. Fringe follows a team known as Fringe Division, part of a Joint Federal Task Force with the FBI, who investigate mysterious cases involving fringe science....

Why You Should Never Fully Discharge Milwaukee Batteries Before Recharging Them Milwaukee tools are a favorite of pros and homeowners alike who appreciate the performance and reliability they deliver. Milwaukee’s power tool batteries are a crucial part of this, consistently keeping up with everyday tasks if they’re maintained properly. This maintenance doesn’t require fully discharging them, though: doing so doesn’t offer any real benefit, unlike older battery technologies, and you could actually be stressing your batteries unnecessarily....

Why Your Android Phone Is Overheating And How To Fix It Smartphone overheating is a common problem that’s been around since the first models hit the market, and itremains an issue today.Overheating can be an issue with any gadget that has a need for high-powered processing, from smart TVs to smartphones. Unlike basic mobile phones of the past, modern smartphones are equipped with advanced CPU and GPU system-on-chips capable of processing power that grows with each new generation....