Oddly enough, one of the best ways to back up your data to an external hard drive comes from a cloud storage company. I’m referring to iDrive, which offers a free local backup utility inside of its ...

iDrive has you covered six ways to Sunday when it comes to backup. Online, local, sync, NAS support, imaging, disaster recovery, online workspaces, snapshots, hard drive shipment… You name it, the ...

BMW has previewed its latest iDrive system that extends from the central unit to an all-new digital instrument display panel. Unlike previous efforts that blended traditional binnacle style elements ...

Our own Ed Loh called it "an idea so simple, so elegant, yet so powerful it was to change the way the world interacted with the automobile." Arthur St. Antoine said it was a "maddeningly convoluted ...

Is the latest 7 Series really an ergonomic improvement? Those of us old enough to remember the launch of the E65 BMW 7 Series in 2001 will recall it being a monumental shock to the system. Other than ...

BMW's newest navigation system, the iDrive 4.2, will feature a revised design and improved operating system. New functions have been added and the graphics now feature 3D elements. Furthermore, the ...

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