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Are You Still Waiting for a Pixel Phone? Google Has a Sweetener
Nov 3, 2016The new Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones are proving more popular than even the manufacturer expected and, as a result, getting ahold of one is proving quite tricky. Even some of those folks who were quick off the mark in ordering one of ...
Tags: Pixel Phone, Google
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Oculus Founder ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Funding Pro-Trump ‘Shitposting’
Sep 27, 2016The creator of the Oculus Rift has apologised for tarnishing his brand’s reputation after he was outed as having funded a pro-Donald Trump propaganda group. Yesterday, a Daily Beast report revealed that Palmer Luckey had been ...
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China Responds to Japan-South Korea Sex Slavery Deal
Dec 29, 2015The Chinese government has welcomed the agreement reached by Japan and South Korea on Japan's wartime sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II, calling on Japan to deal with historical issues in a responsible way. Chinese ...
Tags: Sex Slavery Deal
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Steve Harvey Apologizes for Mistaking Miss Universe Winners
Dec 22, 2015Miss Universe 2015 host Steve Harvey has made an apology for saying the wrong name when announcing the winner on air. Harvey says it was his mistake and that he takes full responsibility. He later wrote on his Twitter account that he ...
Tags: Miss Universe, wrong name
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Asda Recalls Own Label Butter Spread Over 'Plastic’ Contamination
Nov 11, 2015UK-based supermarket chain Asda has recalled its own label buttery spread over fear of contamination with hard plastic bits. The supermarket chain recalled Asda Buttery Spread tubs, which weighed 500gms retailing at 50p each and carry ...
Tags: Asda, Butter, hard plastic
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Woolworths Retreats Over Advertisement Debacle
Nov 10, 2015Woolworths has dug itself into a hole with its recent advertisement starring fitness lifestyle guru Michelle Bridges. Despite Woolworths being long associated with it marketing concept of the ‘Fresh Food people’, Bridges ...
Tags: Woolworths, Fresh Food, advertisement
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Cow&Gate Issues Recall of Baby Food Product Over Presence of Moth Larvae
Nov 3, 2015UK-based baby food company Cow & Gate has initiated a precautionary recall of 19,000 packets of its 330gms Cow & Gate Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli from 10 months after a few customers complained of having found moth larvae in the ...
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Premier Foods Recalls Bisto Gravy Products Over Concerns of Metal Contamination
Sep 18, 2015UK-based food manufacturer Premier Foods has recalled thousands of its Bisto gravy products from supermarkets across the country over concerns that the tubs may be contaminated with metal shards. The food company has recalled 50,000 ...
Tags: Bisto gravy products, metal shards, tubs
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OnePlus Suffers a Betrayal by Cyanogen Inc
Dec 1, 2014OnePlus, the company behind the uber-budget high-end OnePlus One smartphone, has suffered a betrayal by Cyanogen Inc. Cyanogen produce CyanogenMod, a popular Android ROM and the mainstay of OnePlus One’s operating system. ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, OnePlus
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General Says IRS Needs to Do a Better Job Collecting Medical Device Excise Tax
Aug 25, 2014The U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says the IRS needs to do a better job collecting the medical device excise tax created under Obamacare. The inspector general looked at 5,107 Forms 720 from the first half of 2013 ...
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U.S. Department of Labor Is Sending Experts to Help Florida Unravel Its Technological Mess
Jan 21, 2014Last week was an unusually quiet week in the land of IT-related snafus. Most of the snarls reported concerned existing tech issues that continue to fester without resolution. For example, late last week, Florida decided to pay unemployment ...
Tags: IT-related snafus, Plague Maryland, Governor Rick Scott, CAC
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Amazon and Walmart Are Issuing Gift Cards to Some Disgruntled Customers
Dec 30, 2013Amazon and Walmart are issuing gift cards to some disgruntled customers after United Parcel Service failed to deliver gifts to their customers by Christmas, CNBC reported. In an apology addressed to both customers and shippers, UPS ...
Tags: Amazon, Walmart, United Parcel Service, issuing gift cards
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A Study on Commercial Drivers's Use of Alcohol and Drugs Has Fired ATA
Nov 5, 2013A study conducted by the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil on commercial drivers' use of alcohol and drugs has the American Trucking Associations (ATA) calling on news outlets to stop "their inaccurate and sensationalized ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
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A Study on Commercial Drivers's Use of Alcohol and Drugs Has Fired ATA
Oct 30, 2013A study conducted by the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil on commercial drivers' use of alcohol and drugs has the American Trucking Associations (ATA) calling on news outlets to stop "their inaccurate and sensationalized ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto Parts
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Samsung Apologized to Chinese Consumers for Smartphone Glitches
Oct 24, 2013Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, he world’s biggest smartphone maker, has apologized to Chinese consumers for smartphone glitches. The apology came after CCTV reported those types of mobile phones always suddenly crash and have high ...
Tags: Samsung, Smartphone
