May 25, 2013

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Honda Recall 2010 Includes Accords and Civics from 2003 and also Elements of 2003-04

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Honda’s Recall 2010 includes Accord and Civics models from the 2003 year and Elements from the 2003-2004 years. Honda has recalled about 4,00,000 vehicles in the US, due to an ignition switch problem. The recall will begin in late September. According to Honda Motor Co, it is the third recall over the same problem since [...]

Ford Says that the 2011 Ford Explorer is 85% Recyclable

The 2011 Ford Explorer is going green, really green, with 85 percent recyclable material including: 40 percent soy polyurethane foam in its seat cushions and seatbacks, 25 percent recycled fiber in its seat upholstery, bolster and carpeting, and recycled steel left over from F-150 production in its noise-dampening fender baffles. By using recycled fiber instead [...]

Viacom Profit Increases by 52% But Misses the Revenue Estimates

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Viacom Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday on cost cuts and improved advertising sales, but a decline in DVD sales caused revenue to miss Wall Street estimates. The results, released Thursday, marked a full year of rising profits for Viacom. Coming out of a recession that put a huge dent in the budgets [...]

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. or CTSH’s 2Q Net Profit Incresed by 22% Expect it to Continue

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) reported a profit that topped market estimates for the sixth straight quarter, helped by a surge in discretionary projects, and raised its outlook for the year. Shares of the IT services provider were up 5 percent in trading before the bell. Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions traded at a new [...]

Reports Says that PS3 Firmware 3.41 Update Causing Hard Drive Crash Problems

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PS3 firmware 3.41 was recently launched, and despite containing a potential patch that makes future updates easier, some users are complaining that they can’t update at all, with the new firmware reportedly causing system crashes. In a multi-page thread from the Playstation.com Message Boards, users say the installation of the new firmware via a USB [...]

2011 Ford Explorer Model Debuts this Week

Ford’s iconic Explorer has been reinvented and redeveloped to create new expectations for SUV fuel efficiency and performance. It will be the new class leader in its segment with fuel economy improvements reaching more than 30 percent. The much awaited new generation 201Blue Oval1 Ford Explorer has been unveiled for the public view at Blue [...]

Google Reported that its Searches were Blocked in China

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A Google Inc. website indicated the company’s search engine was largely unavailable to users in mainland China, the first time that has happened since Google stopped self-censoring its search results in March. It was unclear whether access had been blocked by the Chinese government or if it was a temporary service disruption. A Google spokesman [...]

Sprint Nextel Reported its First Total Net Wireless Subscriber Growth in 3 Years During 2Q

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Sprint Nextel Corp. today reported that during the second quarter of 2010, the company achieved its first total net wireless subscriber growth in three years and its best postpaid churn result ever. Sprint announced second quarter consolidated net operating revenues of approximately $8.0 billion, a net loss of $760 million and a diluted loss per [...]

Apple Released Apple iOS 4.1 Beta 2 with Fixed Proximity Sensor Problem to Developers

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Apple has reportedly seeded its second iOS 4.1 beta to developers. The update was distributed as five unique variants for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, 3rd-generation iPod touch, and 2nd-generation iPod touch. It wasn’t too long ago that Apple gave iPhone devs a chance to check out the iOS 4.1 beta 1, so [...]

2011 Ford Explorer Introduced as More Fuel Efficient than 2010 Model

2011 Ford Explorer Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick

The much awaited new generation 201Blue Oval1 Ford Explorer has been unveiled for the public view at Blue Oval. The 2011 Ford Explorer will be offered in three equipment levels, Viz. base, XLT and Limited, and under the hood there will be a new 3.5-litre V6 with 290 HP and 255 lb-ft of torque with [...]

TCS Q1 2011 Results Shows 21% Net Profit Increase

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IT leader and India’s top software export service provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) announced Q1 2011 net profit results today on 15 July, 2010. TCS reported that quarterly net profit is increased by 21%, beating it’s estimates and also have outsourcing demand from overseas clients.