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2022 Toyota Tundra Engine Powertrain Predictions
An all-new Toyota Tundra is on its way to our plane of existence. There’s an awful lot about this upcoming machine that we still don’t know. However, it’s fun to speculate.
Many visitors to our oasis of Toyota knowledge here at Pohanka Toyota have been asking our highly learned experts about the new model’s powerplant. The previous Toyota Tundra iteration used a naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V-8 that churned out 381 horsepower. What engine will power the 2022 Toyota Tundra?
Toyota has revealed that the engine powering the 2022 Toyota Tundra will be known as the iForce MAX powertrain. We still don’t know precisely what the iForce MAX will be, but some have predicted that this engine will be a twin-turbo V-6 that generates over 400 horsepower.
Will the 2022 Toyota Tundra be a hybrid?
Another highly feasibly theory is that the 2022 Toyota Tundra will be a hybrid. An image that Toyota shared of the new model’s engine cover showed three intake runners per side, as well as the word “MAX” written in blue text, suggesting a hybrid setup with a V-6 gas engine that could either be twin-turbocharged or naturally aspirated.
A hybrid Tundra could be pretty fast. Could it be even faster than the Supra?
Will the 2022 Toyota Tundra offer a V-8 engine?
It’s very unlikely that a V-8 engine will be offered for the 2022 Toyota Tundra. Though many individuals still hold a certain obsessive love for the V-8, there’s not much reason to truly want a V-8 anymore if you’re looking at real performance numbers.


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The new Mercedes-Benz AMG GT was numerously spied in shots and now the automaker is making the final preparations before the supercar would make its public debut at the end of 2014.
The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT is rumored to be offered with a less powerful engine version, which would develop 462 horsepower.
The rumor was also confirmed by the folks from automobilemag.com, who reported that the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT would develop 462 horsepower, a version which would be added to the 4.0-liter twin turbo V8 engine, developing 510 horsepower and 650 Nm of torque.
The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT with 462 horsepower, will be able to run the 0 to 100 km/h sprint in 3.9 seconds, with a top speed limited at 312 km/h.
Other than the power, the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT will sport the 19-inch alloy wheels as standard, wrapped in 255/35 and 295/30 tires, at the front and also at the rear.
More details will be known at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, in October, when the supercar will be officially unveiled.

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PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Owners of a reptile pet store are being charged after a search warrant served found many of the animals had died and others were living in “deplorable conditions”, stated investigators.
According to an affidavit filed by the SPCA of Luzerne County, on April 29, the department received a tip about Great 8 Reptiles on East Main Street where they say many animals were living in unsanitary conditions.
The SPCA received photos and videos of the store that showed dead rats and reptiles, and other animals living in deplorable conditions. More than 100 reptiles, along with cats and pet rats were removed from the store, as stated by the SPCA.
The court documents alleged that the owners, Syelechia Solis, 42, and Jennifer Solis, had no running water available and would use a 16-ounce water bottle to hydrate the remaining reptiles.
Humane officers also noted the store was filled with an odor of urine and feces intensified, and they detected the odor of rotting flesh, as stated in the affidavit.
Syelechia Solis and Jennifer Solis are each facing 284 counts of neglect of animals.


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Owners of the Verizon Galaxy Note 4 have been stuck with a non-unlockable bootloader since the device came out more than a year ago, but that's changing thanks to noted modder Beaups. With a few ADB commands, you can unlock the bootloader and open up a whole world of modding possibilities. Of course, you might also break everything. So, proceed at your own risk. Read More
It's not often that we witness a complete application overhaul from Google, so today is a special day. Granted, not everyone uses Google Analytics so the number of users who will benefit from and appreciate this update is small, but it's nothing to scoff at. Web admins, like our own Artem, are just going to love it.
The first immediate change you'll notice is an icon switch. The old icon wasn't bad really, but the new one is simpler and less square. It also has a lot more yellow and no dark orange / quasi-red.
Old icon (left) vs new icon (right)
There are new onboarding screens that explain a couple of the new app's features like swiping through dimensions and sharing reports. Read More
After updating more recent flagship devices to Marshmallow in March, Sony commenced its Marshmallow rollout for other phones and tablets in its range earlier this month, including the Xperia Z2, the Z3, and the Z3 Compact. Now the Japanese consumer electronics company is updating more of the Xperia line to Marshmallow, including the Z2 Tablet, the Xperia Z3 Dual, and other Z2/Z3 variants from around the world.
According to Xperiablog, the only devices which got the update earlier in April were those in the Beta Marshmallow (also known as the Concept builds) program. Naturally, it makes sense those were updated first, and then other similar devices follow suit. Read More
We often talk about CyanogenMod Nightlies here on Android Police, but unless you like living on the bleeding edge of custom ROMs or you're just running them on a secondary device, you'll likely think twice before flashing them on your phone. CyanogenMod Snapshots, on the other hand, are released intermittently and are more reliable versions of the ROM, sitting somewhere between "nightlies" and "stable" builds.
The first CyanogenMod 13.0 snapshot builds started rolling out about a month ago, and now a second snapshot is being pushed for plenty of devices. This one should be more stable and, depending on your device, might have a couple more features than the first snapshot. Read More
Let's state this now: Counter-Strike is awesome. Many an hour has been
wasted passed playing the legendary first-person shooter mod for Half-Life, and now even more hours can be whiled away, as the game has come to Android.
Reddit user /u/a1baomarov has posted in /r/Android detailing how to get Counter-Strike working on Android, which involves moving files over from an existing Steam installation, and installing the Xash3D apk.
95%-100% compability with CS1.6.
This requires Xash3D Android >= 0.17.
1) Install the APK. Install APK with
omp postfix if you have multi-core device and
noomp if you have single-core device or have problems with
Everything old is new again. If you'll recall, Motorola (before it was gobbled up by Google, then Lenovo) was one of the first Android manufacturers to use a fingerprint sensor. Oddly, they've now become one of the last hold-outs after more reliable technology has made mobile sensors much better. According to a few spy shots of what looks like a new Moto G redesign posted at NowhereElse.fr, Motorola thinks it's just about time to bring them back. Read More
360-degree video can have the effect of making you feel like you're standing in a different place. It's not unlike a previous technological innovation that sought to do the same thing—live video. Watching a live event on TV remains the most common alternative to getting tickets and attending in person.
Today Google has announced a marriage of the two. YouTube now supports live 360-degree video. Read More
Samsung Pay works in more places than Apple Pay and Android Pay thanks to its magnetic stripe support, but that doesn't mean it can handle every card. Samsung and your bank must cooperate before you can store your debit or credit card on your phone. Otherwise, you're left tapping your smartphone against the card reader for no reason.
To reduce the likelihood of such shenanigans, two more banks have made the list. Read More
Google announced the addition of podcasts to Play Music in October of last year. We heard a few rumored dates for the feature to actually roll out, but they came and went without a peep. The latest April 18th rumor seems to be legit—Google just announced that podcasts are official in Play Music for Android and the web. They're only available in the US and Canada right now, though. Read More


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PayPal executives are in talks about potentially eliminating the ability for users to publicly post and view transactions on Venmo, its peer-to-peer payments app, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Venmo has a social-media-like platform that allows users to post their P2P transfers — without the dollar amount shown — and add descriptions with text or emoji.
There are two feeds: The public feed is visible to all users, and the "friends" feed shows payments among a user's Venmo contacts. There is also a private setting to make transactions visible to only the sender and the recipient.
PayPal's talks are concerned with potentially eliminating the public feed while keeping the friends feed, the Bloomberg report says.
Such a discussion was most likely fueled by recent concerns over Venmo's privacy. In a move designed to be a step toward transparency, PayPal agreed in February to change its disclosure on Venmo to more clearly tell users how to limit the sharing of transactions details.
But Venmo has recently faced backlash from both regulators and consumers about its privacy and the information shared on the platform. The Wall Street Journal reported that 88% of non-Venmo users who responded to a study affiliated with the University of Washington "expressed a negative impression of including a social-networking element inside a payments app," indicating that the social feed could be a barrier to Venmo onboarding new users. Meanwhile, about 88% of respondents in another study who used Venmo "indicated indifference towards whether their transactions were shared or private," The Journal reported.
Venmo is becoming significant to PayPal's top line — digital P2P volume represented 24% of PayPal's volume in the second quarter, 3 percentage points more than in the period last year. PayPal, therefore, is likely to prioritize bolstering Venmo's privacy features and increasing transparency on the platform.
Eliminating the public feed could be a double-edged sword for Venmo:
- It might make it harder for Venmo to engage existing users. Venmo's social component allows it to distinguish itself from competitors like Square Cash and Zelle in the crowded P2P space. And it has driven repeat engagement, as many users open Venmo even when they're not transacting, interacting with it like a social-media platform. While it's unlikely that eliminating one of the feeds would cause Venmo to lose users, it might make it more difficult to engage them. And lessened engagement means fewer opportunities for Venmo to upsell users on other products it has been offering as part of its aggressive monetization push, like the debit card it recently launched.
- But it could make Venmo more appealing to older generations. Venmo has largely reached saturation with millennial users. A recent Zelle study found that more than 75% of millennials have used digital P2P payments, while only 51% of baby boomers have, demonstrating a growth opportunity with the latter segment. And older consumers tend to look for security on a P2P platform rather than social features, so such a move could help Venmo boost its appeal to a new segment that can drive future transaction volume growth.