Braking problems have forced Toyota to extend its recall. And the public relations nightmare grows.
Toyota has included the Prius and the Lexus in its recall:
“… The world’s largest automaker will update the antilock brake software on 133,000 2010 model year Prius hybrids and 14,500 Lexus HS250h models. Toyota acknowledged last week [...]
Google bought an advertising space during the Super Bowl. The ad was called “Parisian Love” and it was the first time that the tech giant has been part of the Super Bowl ads:
“Woz”, aka Steve Wozniak of Apple fame, complained and no one listened. He noticed that his Toyota Prius was doing something strange:
“… Wozniak said he was surprised several months ago when his 2010 Toyota Prius started accelerating on its own — to as much as 97 mph — when he used cruise control [...]
Students have been complaining for a while now. Windows 7 is very tough on laptop battery life. This complaint is spreading now:
“Microsoft’s Windows 7 is sucking the life out of laptops and netbooks at a faster rate than its predecessors, according to computer users who posted their complaints on a support forum maintained [...]
The brake problems with certain Toyota models may extend to the Prius. Specifically, it is the 2010 model:
“The Japanese government has called on Toyota to investigate a number of complaints about the 2010 Prius in North America and Japan, potentially spreading the carmaker’s largest recall ever to its home country.
“We have been notified by [...]
Ransomware has been part of the malware threats for years. It is some piece of malicious software that demands money or your computer will be damaged in some manner. Rogueware is a more subtle form of ransomware and, according to the FBI, it reaps millions of dollars from its victims:
“… In December, [...]
The dangers of cell phone use and texting while driving have been long recognized. In some jurisdictions, there is a heavy fine for using a cell phone while driving. Now there are texting regulations for bus and truck drivers:
“The Transportation Department said Tuesday it is prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text [...]
The term that is used for specific targets of phishing attacks is “spear phishing“. It targets specific individuals with the hope of compromising that key person’s security. That seems to be the paradigm that hackers are using to focus on friends of employees of large technical firms:
“Personal friends of employees at Google, Adobe [...]
The airlines are looking for those added costs to remain viable. Christopher Elliott is reporting that in flight wireless might well be worth the extra costs:
“… in-flight Wi-Fi is a winner, according to passengers like Peter DeForest, a San Rafael, Calif.-based risk management consultant. “I had Gogo on both Virgin America and AirTran, [...]
Start saving up your dollars. Probably this will be expensive. Nevertheless, it will be an absolutely positive sign that you are cool and a tech geek, if you have one of these. It is futuristic and you will want to replay the video.
Ladies and gentlemen, the possible future laptop:
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