Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...

Volvo plans to start selling cars without keys beginning in 2017, using smartphones as replacements. In effect, Volvo says the Bluetooth-enabled smartphone would become the "digital keys" and there ...

Volvo has been firing on all cylinder lately, having recently launched the attractive, all-new XC90 crossover, and lifting the veil on the S90 sedan. And just this week, Volvo set wagon lovers’ hearts ...

Gone are when you couldn't start your car's engine without a physical key. Modern vehicles today come with key fobs that are more useful than just starting your car and locking and unlocking its doors ...

Using a physical key to unlock a car door is starting to seem as archaic as operating a hand crank, and many new cars don’t even need a key for the ignition. But Volvo says it will be ready to offer a ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The days of replacing a car key by having an ...

Reads like you replaced the batteries too slowly and the fobs lost the codes. You normally have no more than 10 seconds to replace the batteries, so have to get the new ones out of the packages first.

Driving a Volvo XC90 SUV for a week taught me a few lessons about the leisure auto market. It also gave me new perspective on city driving and being a short mom. My own car is a little Honda Civic ...