Bought a Bravia TV between July 1, 2007, and December 31, 2008? You might want to check whether it’s still safe to use; Sony’s issued a safety recall on models sold in Australia in that time period due to fire risk. More »
Oops. Those who picked up Aldi’s $99 Fission 4-in-1 hard drive/DVD drive/card reader combo may have got more than they bargained for. Apparently a small number were sold with malware yesterday, and though free AV software (or a clean format) will nix the issue, Aldi will give a full refund if you return it to the store of purchase.
Ruh roh. 9to5Mac reports Apple’s checking certain Verizon iPad 2 serial numbers, and sending offending units back to China mid-transit. More »
Garmin today announced that they’re recalling five Nuvi models – the 200W, 250W, 260W, 7xx and 7xxT (where xx is a two-digit number) – totalling 1.25 million units in all. 796,000 of those were sold in the united states. The culprit, according to today’s press release, were batteries manufactured by a third party that are can cause overheating and potentially fire. Fewer than 10 actual instances have been found so far, and you can go to www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall to determine if your Nuvi is one of those affected. More »
Yesterday, a reader claimed that – after exchanging his iPhone 4 – he couldn’t reproduce the sharp signal drop caused by the antenna problem. Since then, we’ve received 14 similar stories. However other people didn’t see any changes in their replacement units. More »
It’s a rough day to be a major laptop manufacturer. First comes news that Dell knowingly sold busted products, and now Sony is recalling 535,000 Vaio laptops that could get hot enough to burn your skin. More »
