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Tesla announces recall of 800 Model S cars
Silicon Valley-based company which manufactures electric cars, Tesla Motors, announced on June 18, 2013 that it has voluntarily recalled 800 of its Model S cars due to a potentially weak bracket that holds the left hand in the second row seat....
Amazon launches Facebook social gift card
Online retail giant Amazon.com has recently rolled out a new way for users of the social networking site Facebook to send their gifts. The Facebook users can now collectively send birthday gifts to their friends. The new service is known as...
Japan to delay relaxing visa requirements for tourists from Southeast Asia
The government of Japan had earlier plans to relax visa requirements in order to encourage increased number of tourists from the emerging nations in Southeast Asia to visit the country. Sources from the Abe administration said that the government...
Volkswagen criticized for slow announcement of vehicle recall in Australia
On June 12, 2013, auto giant Volkswagen Group was criticized by its Australian customers for being too slow in announcing the recall of thousands of its vehicles. On June 11, 2013, the auto company said that it was recalling some Jetta, Golf,...
Sony all set to introduce PlayStation 4 at $399
Electronics manufacturing giant Sony is now all set to launch its PlayStation 4 gaming console for $399. With the upcoming launch, the latest console will be giving a good competition to the rival Microsoft’s Xbox One, which is priced...
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital again for lung infection
South African politician Nelson Mandela was readmitted to the hospital on June 8, 2013, due to a renewed lung infection. Mandela was brought in a serious, yet stable condition. This is the second time for the politician to be admitted to the...
Vladimir Putin and wife Lyudmila announce separation
On June 6, 2013, Russian politician Vladimir Putin announced that his 30-year marriage to wife Lyudmila is over. For a long period of time, there were speculations about problems in their relationship, which were confirmed by the couple when...
Twitter back on track after short outage
Social networking and micro-blogging site Twitter was down for about half an hour on June 3, 2013. An unknown number of Twitter users were not able to access their accounts due to a glitch during a ‘routine change’. Shortly after,...
Google celebrates birth anniversary of Julius Richard Petri
On May 31, 2013, search engine giant Google is celebrating the 161st birth anniversary of the German microbiologist, Julius Richard Petri, who invented the Petri dish. The Petri dish is used to cultivate bacteria and Google’s Doodle displays...
All new Gmail to be launched by Google
After the April Fool joke which included a Blue Gmail, search engine giant Google is all set to unveil the latest version of its Gmail. Google will be adding a few new functionalities and will also change Gmail layout a bit. Gmail users will...