3 posts and columns on defect

AT&T: No, We’re Not Capping iPhone 4 Upload Speeds

in News on July 7, 2010 at 9:15 am PT

Is AT&T capping data uploads on Apple’s iPhone 4? Not on purpose. Turns out a software issue is responsible for reports of dramatic drops in data upload speeds in some regions of the country, including New York and Philadelphia.

Latest Sony Vaio Peripheral? Oven Mitts.

in News on June 30, 2010 at 5:05 am PT

Sony is voluntarily recalling some 535,000 Vaio laptops worldwide, citing a temperature-control defect. The recall applies to F and C series Vaios sold in the U.S., Europe and Asia since January and follows 39 reports of units being damaged by excessive heat.

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Akeena: Quality Issues on Solar Modules, Analyst Says

in News on August 5, 2008 at 1:01 pm PT

Akeena Solar (AKNS) is having “quality issues” with some of its Andalay brand solar modules, according to Pacific Crest analyst Mark Bachman. “Our contacts revealed that some panels are being returned to Akeena, depending on the severity of the defect,” he wrote in a research note this morning.