19. Nov 2009, 09:25
In a move that will see California emerge as the first U.S. state to enforce compulsory energy consumption restrictions on TVs, state legislators have this week revealed that sets falling outside the new ecological profile will be banned in order to help save consumers some $8 billion USD over the next decade.
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12. Nov 2009, 11:45
Walmart, the heavyweight American retail chain, is running a one-week promotion from November 14 that will see customers bestowed with a $100 USD gift card when they willingly splash the cash for one of Research In Motion's iconic BlackBerry smartphones. ...
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10. Nov 2009, 12:30
NASA has this week launched a campaign of information designed to squash mounting rumours that suggest it is covering up the existence of 'Nibiru', a planet on a collision course with Earth that will destroy our little blue and green marble in – yes, you guessed it – 2012. ...
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9. Nov 2009, 12:10
Following on from Sony’s decision to recall some 60,000 potentially faulty VAIO power bricks, Finnish mobile phone titan Nokia has announced a significantly more serious recall involving around 14 million AC charge packs.
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6. Nov 2009, 10:30
The added safety associated with emergency airbags is something most car drivers and their passengers have become well accustomed to. However, a few eyebrows may be raised by news that motoring titan Ford has come up with a new and rather unusual airbag system.
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29. Oct 2009, 16:00
Ever your faithful technology servants, we here at The Tech Herald take no joy in revealing that Sony’s somewhat patchy hardware reliability has once again reared its ugly head after the Japanese consumer electronics giant announced the recall of VAIO power bricks.
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28. Oct 2009, 15:00
According to experts who have examined the bites torn into the unfortunate white pointer, it was killed by an even bigger shark – likely a great white with a size of around six-metres (approx. 20 feet). ...
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23. Oct 2009, 16:00
While October 22, 2009, will be remembered as the day Microsoft formally introduced technology consumers to its Windows 7 operating system (OS), the Redmond-based software company’s retail launch was two-pronged thanks to the opening of its debut bricks-and-mortar Microsoft Store.
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16. Oct 2009, 15:45
With the insanely busy holiday season fast approaching, and an inescapable consumer rush likely coming with it, leading online retail behemoth Amazon has added a little extra seasonal customer incentive by introducing same-day deliveries.
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8. Oct 2009, 15:15
If a steady procession of nicotine patches, chewing relentlessly on gum substitutes, and crying tears of gooey tar at support groups isn’t helping you to quit smoking, then perhaps you should consider kicking the filthy habit with the help of mobile phone text messages. No, seriously.
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