Konrad and Loft Office Chair Recall: Models

There are reports that Konrad and Loft have issued a recall on 4,300 of their wooden office chairs – this is due to their backs becoming loose from the base of the seat. The chair poses a risk of injury, which is why the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has stepped in to help with this voluntary recall. Read more

Honda Recall for 646,000 Fit/Jazz and City Cars

Honda has joined Toyota and issued a recall for certain vehicles, this is not a great start to 2010 for both Japanese carmakers and as a result has affected their share prices. The Honda recall involves 646,000 Fit/Jazz and City Cars. Read more

Delhi Auto Expo 2010: Latest News

The Delhi Auto Expo 2010 is well underway; a number of cars have already been previewed. One of the first cars to be showcased was the Toyota Etios, but Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen also has something to offer. The most interesting seems to be the new Honda model. Read more

Huawei and Telenor Group partner for Mobile Broadband Modems

Telecommunications company Huawei have just announced that they have signed a Global Master Agreement and will team up with Telenor Group to supply Mobile Broadband Modems in a number of countries. Read more

Tuk Tuk coming to USA: $10,000 starting price too high

If you have ever visited Thailand, then you will have seen how primitive their roads and vehicles are. The vehicles that I am talking about it the Tuk Tuk, and although they do not look up to the job, they certainly serve their purpose. Well you will soon be able to experience these small vehicles in America as EPA and DOT have approved Tuk Tuk USA. Read more

Palm Pre Worldwide Releases

The Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) Pre Smartphone has been getting a lot of attention of late, and in recent days the new handset has been showing up on a number of Palm’s International websites. This shows that we are not that long from its official launch. Read more

Western Digital Corp. to lay off 2,500 workers

Western Digital Corp. has announced that they are to layoff about 2,500 of their workers, as well as cutting the outlook of the fiscal second quarter. WD had said on Wednesday that the layoffs will amount to at least 5 percent of the total workforce. Read more

Equinix to Host Regional Peering Forum on September 19 2008

SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) , the leading global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, today announced that it is hosting the Regional Peering Forum 2008, featuring speakers from network and content industry leaders including Microsoft, TRUE Internet Gateway and Globe Telecom. The forum will take place at the MGM GRAND Macau on September 19, 2008 Read more

New Ford Fiesta starts Volume production

Volume production of the new Ford Fiesta, the first of a generation of new global small Ford cars, started at the company’s Cologne plant in Germany today.

This all-new model of the Ford Fiesta has been conceived and developed by the European arm of Ford’s global product development team to meet the demands and expectations of customers around the world.

It is also the blueprint for future Ford global product development, bringing together Europe, the Americas and Asia. The new Fiesta will be tailored for each region and go on sale progressively between now and 2010, starting now with Europe. Read more

Nissan Production announces sales and export results

Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd., today announced its production, sales and export results for June 2008 and for the first half of calendar year 2008 (January-June period).

Production June
Nissan’s global production grew 12.3% year-on-year to 309,688 units. Export models from Japan such as the Rogue, Murano, X-Trail and the new Teana boosted domestic production to 118,771 units, exceeding the previous year by 33.3%. Read more

Mini Chef Complete Toy Kitchens Recall: eStyle Inc. of Los Angeles

Today Mini Chef Complete Toy Kitchens have been recalled, they are Manufactured by eStyle Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC.

It affects about 65 units and the hazard is “The four pegs supporting the oven shelf and four pegs supporting the refrigerator shelf can pull out of the wood, posing a choking hazard to children. The toy kitchen unit also can tip over, posing a risk of serious injury to children”.

The Mini Chef Complete Kitchen is a wooden unit with a metal sink, faucet, four burner stove with front oven and five turn knob control panel, refrigerator, shelves, phone, clock, microwave door and roof. The recalled toy kitchen is approximately 32 inches by 43 inches.

eStyle has received one report of a toddler placing a peg in his mouth. No injuries have been reported, but consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

They are sold exclusively at: Babystyle stores nationwide and at www.babystyle.com from October 2007 through November 2007 for about $200 and manufactured in Thailand.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact the firm for a store credit. All known users have been contacted.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the firm at (877) 378-9537 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit babystyle.com

Source: CPSC

3RDi CCTV System To Mobile Phone

Would you like to be able to see what’s going on in any place in the world simply by looking at your mobile phone?

This is all possible thanks to this amazing new technology. Read more

Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding To Leave The Band?

The media are at it again! According to reports Sarah Harding, of Girls Aloud fame, is set to leave the successful girl band in order to pursue a solo career. A ‘close source’ to the singer has told of Harding’s ‘plans’ to leave,

“Sarah has had her eye Read more

Proton Waja and GEN2 CPS Spotted on the road

Over the past couple of weeks the Proton BLM has been the main talk for many people who are excited about this Saga replacement, however you should not forget that the automaker have another couple of cars planned, these are the Read more

Thai Police arrest Child Sex Suspect Christopher Paul Neil

We reported to you the other day that the suspected internet pedophile had been identified as Christopher Paul Neil; Sky News has now reported that the child sex suspect has been arrested by Thai police. The Canadian schoolteacher has been accused of Read more

Suspected internet pedophile Identified as Canadian Christopher Paul Neil

The suspected internet pedophile that Interpol is now hunting has been identified as Canadian Christopher Paul Neil. In a recent post Interpol Unscrambles Pedophile Photo: Worldwide Search Now On, we told you how Interpol managed to unscramble the face of a Read more

Mother Flies To Thai Crash Burns Victim Bethan Jones

The mother of Bethan Jones who was left fighting for her life after a budget flight crashed at a Thai resort is flying out to be with her.

Bethan Jones who is 22 and from Porth, south Read more

Plane crash in Phuket,Thailand kills 88.

A budget airlines plane crashed today Read more

Thai Airline Crashes In Phuket: Kills 88 People, Mainly Holidaymakers

A budget airline flying over Phuket, Thailand has crashed leaving 88 people dead.

The aeroplane burst into flames as it tried to Read more

Aftershocks Hit Sumatra Island Hard After Wednesdays Earthquakes

Sumatra Island, Indonesia has been shaken by aftershocks today after the world’s most powerful earthquake so far this year killed an estimated six people, with many more buried under buildings and rubble.

Tsunami warnings were issued continuously and lifted for Indian Ocean rim countries after the latest tremors. The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremors took to a total Read more

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