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.”
No? Still, it turns out there is a global problem with Sony Bravia-brand TVs sold …
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.
Times certainly have …
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 …
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.
Batteries from a third-party manufacturer powering five different nüvi models along with a specific circuit board design have been identified as the cause for some units to overheat. …
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 …
