Lexus luxury vehicles included in recall for possible engine problems

A list of Lexus luxury vehicles involved in recall

Lexus, Toyota Motor Corp.’s luxury brand, is recalling seven models equipped with 4.6- and 5.0-liter V8 and 3.5-liter V6 engines because in rare cases the motors can stop while the sedans are in operation. Affected models are:
- 2007 and 2008 GS 350
- 2007 and 2008 GS 450h …. Original source  : Lexus luxury vehicles included in recall for possible engine problems.

Best Buy employee suspended after posting snarky videos poking fun at iPhone zealots

Worker in trouble for snarky iPhone-Evo video
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A 25-year-old Best Buy employee near Kansas City has been suspended from his job after posting snarky online videos poking fun at zealots of the iPhone and the Evo phone.
Brian Maupin has been selling phones at Best Buy in Independence, Mo., since 2007. …. Source article  : Best Buy employee suspended after posting snarky videos poking fun at iPhone zealots.

NHTSA investigating Mazda, BMW for possible problem causing loss of power steering

Govt investigating Mazda, BMW for steering loss

WASHINGTON – The government is opening investigations into possible power steering problems in Mazda3 passenger cars and BMW Z4 sports cars.
The investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration involve more than 290,000 Mazda3s from the 2007-2009 model years and nearly 50,000 Z4s from the 2003-2005 model years.
NHTSA (NIT’-sa) …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NHTSA investigating Mazda, BMW for possible problem causing loss of power steering.

Apple finds that iPhone 4 overreports signal strength; holding it wrong still a problem

Apple ’stunned’ to find flaw in iPhone 4
NEW YORK – Apple says it is “stunned” to find that its latest iPhone model uses a “completely wrong” formula to show how many bars of signal strength it’s getting.
Apple says that’s the reason users have been reporting big drops in signal strength when holding the …. Source  : Apple finds that iPhone 4 overreports signal strength; holding it wrong still a problem.