Logisys Wireless 800/1600 DPI Switchable Mouse Review
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Garmin Issues GPS Recall
GPS manufacturer Garmin has issued a recall on 1.25 million units of its popular Nuvi navigation system. The affected product lines are 200W, 250W, 260W, 7xx and 7xxT, with the xx representing a two digit number. The recall was issued due to the possibility of overheating. The issue is a result of the battery and a specific PCB design. When paired with the specific PCB, the possibility of overheating is increased, although there were only 10 reported cases. No one was harmed, and no property was damaged. Users can visit the recall site and enter their serial number to see if they should send their unit in free of charge.
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Sony is Considering Charging for Online PS3 Gaming
Well, it seems the days of free online gaming for used games on the PlayStation 3 may come to an end. That is, if the head of Sony Computer Entertainment has his way. Andrew House, the head of SCE, has apparently been heavily considering the idea of charging a fee to access content already included on the disc, like the multiplayer portion. EA Sports does a similar feature with its pre-owned titles where you need to pay $10 to unlock online content and multiplayer. The same could happen to certain PS3 pre-owned games or even all of them, which would require a fee to be paid just to access content already included on the disc. Sony has always been a supporter of free online play with its systems and even with PlayStation Plus, the $50 a year subscription to get access to discounts, hour-long game trials, and free games, the core online functionality has remained free. I have to say I am not in favor of Sony charging an extra fee just to play games online, even used ones, since I see that ability to be a big selling point of the console. But then again, big companies always like money. I just hope this talk remains just talk and doesn't come to fruition.
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Germany Takes a Stand Against Facebook
Germany is taking a stand against Facebook privacy issues, but not those that have brought controversy in the past. With new legislation, Germany is hoping to protect prospective employees from discrimination based on information on the Internet. I have seen several stories where people were denied a job or lost a job based on something found about them on the Internet. With this new legislation, employers won't be able to use information from purely social networking sites like Facebook, but sites such as LinkedIn are fair game. Also on the agenda is taping of employees without their knowledge. Companies will still be able to tape employees as long as it is in areas advertised as such.
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Google Voice and Gmail Become One
Ever since Google Voice went public it allowed users to make and receive phone calls from any phone. Now, Google is going to merge its Gmail service with Google Voice starting today. This means that you can take and receive calls from directly within Gmail on your computer once you install a plug-in. This service is starting to roll out today but it may take some time for everyone to see it so don't panic if it doesn't immediately pop up when you log in to Gmail. Google announced that this service will be free for calls placed within the U.S. and Canada while calls to other countries will have a fee. Google promised it to be very cheap per minute, even as low as $0.02, though of course some countries will have a higher rate. Previously you could make VoIP calls through Gmail but it was mostly limited to computer-to-computer. Now with the merger, you can be sitting at your computer and place a call directly to someone's phone. So, has anyone received the update and used it yet?
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