Sony Bravia TV feeling a little warm to the touch? Haven’t had to heat the home because the TV’s keeping things toasty all by itself? Maybe it’s because your flatscreen has a hidden feature you didn’t know about, say something called “yuppie campfire.”
Could Google, the world’s largest search engine, be causing our memory banks to atrophy? Maybe, say four Columbia University researchers, who believe Google’s instant-retrieval search mechanics could be training our brains to jettison information we’re sure of quickly finding again with a few taps on a keyboard.
Should lithium batteries be regarded as “hazardous material” by the U.S. government? It’s what the Obama administration wanted, but a House bill passed last week bars limits that exceed international standards on shipments of lithium cells and batteries–a move expected to save companies like Apple, Panasonic, and Samsung billions in packaging, shipping, training, and related [...]
Garmin is recalling roughly 1.25 million personal navigation devices that could potentially catch fire. 796,000 of those units were sold in the U.S.
Chatter over Consumer Reports revoking their recommendation of the iPhone 4 has spurred many a debate over whether or not Apple should recall the latest iPhone. The likelihood of such a massive recall would not only tarnish Apple’s reputation but it would cost an estimated $1.5 billion, says Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi.
