Apps can help you save at the pump

Here's another thing your smartphone can help you with--saving money at the pump. Mobile-app hub Appitalism.com put together a list of apps that will help customers find lower gasoline prices. Cheap Gas, which is free for the Android operating system, helps find the least expensive gas stations near you using your mobile phone's GPS.

Porsche 918 Spyder finally debuts at Frankfurt motor show

Porsche initiated the final act in its drawn-out 918 Spyder introduction, revealing the production version of the 214-mph gasoline-electric hybrid two-seater at the Frankfurt motor show. The car will be produced on a dedicated line at Porsche's Zuffenhausen factory in Germany starting Sept. 12.

I Draw Cars: The sketchbook that puts drawings into perspective

I Draw Cars is a project set up by Adam Hubers and Matt Marrocco – both CCS graduates – to encourage designers young and old to pick up their pens and practice that most basic yet powerful tool in their kit: sketching. Their new book features over 100 pages of perspective underlays – from basic views right up to complex three-point – to use as templates with which to practice. Each underlay is printed in non-photo blue, meaning it won't be picked up by a scanner should you choose to drop it into Photoshop.