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Fisker to replace battery packs on Karma EV vehicles
Posted by Andrey Malskiy Categories: Corporate News, Transportation,
Fisker has issued a recall for the battery pack fitted in the Karma. The issue lies within the battery pack cell, produced by A123 Systems, which could result in “battery underperformance and decreased durability.” This has been identified as a plausible cause of Consumer Report’s Fisker Karma malfunction.
Fisker says that the issue could affect about 670 Karmas, and only a “handful” of Karmas actually manifest the issue. Roger Ormisher, Fisker’s director of global communications, told Wired that it would be installing new packs into affected Karmas as soon as a fault-free pack can be produced. The recall is setting Fisker back by $55 million, and the replacement will be free for customers.
Fisker is also extending warranties to consumers in the United States and Europe. In the States, the warranty is extended by 10 months/10,000 miles on top of the existing 50 month/50,000 mile warranty. European owner will also experience the same extension from 48 months/100,000 km to 60 months/100,000 km.
Fisker will be notifying affected customers with updates to their vehicles in the days to come.
Read More | Wired
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Nokia Corrects 5800 Smartphones
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Corporate News, Handhelds,
Word on the street
Net is that Nokia has corrected the problem that some of the 5800 XpressMusic smartphones were experiencing with 3G networks. Supposedly it was a configuration change that was at fault. The company says that the 5800s will be back in flagship stores soon. If you have any problems you can still call them at 1-888-665-4228 Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST or contact them at customer care.
Read More | Mobile Burn
RedOctane Denies Faulty 360 Guitar Rumors, Gives Suggestions
Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Accessories, Electronic Arts, Music, Rumors, Xbox 360,
A few sites out there were reporting yesterday about supposed problems with the whammy bar on the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero “Xplorer” controller. Today, a rep from RedOctane responded to these rumors, stating that they were categorically untrue and had not heard of any systematic problems with the controller… they offered the following up for users who are having problems with the guitar.
“We’re currently in the process of having our internal QA and production teams look into this possible issue, and are working to quickly isolate this if there is one,” he stated. “In the meantime, we suggest our fans try to replug in their guitars without holding down any buttons or the whammy bar, and that may help immediately resolve the issue.”
I wouldn’t be surprised if this “fixed” a lot of the problems folks have been seeing - I’m sure there are more than a few gamers out there that may have accidentally mis-zeroed the controls. Now just remember to put the disc in shiny-side down too, OK?
Read More | Next Generation.biz
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