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Recall Doesn't Stall Online Demand For Toys

Non-travel retail sales for the third quarter of 2007 hit $28.4 billion, a 23 percent increase over the same period last year, with sales fueled by demand for video games and their related consoles and accessories.

Nokia Phone Owners, Check Your Pockets

That burning sensation may not be the result of an ill-advised hookup over the weekend, but an overheating cellphone battery Nokia has recalled.

Pet Food Recall Creates "Husky" Traffic

Back in March, online traffic to pet-related sites saw a significant increase due to the pet food recall. Nielsen//NetRatings has released data that shows visits to pet related sites grew a 115 percent in March over the previous month.

Pet Food Scare Sends Searchers Chasing Answers

When news of a major pet food recall got out, pet owners hit the search engines over the weekend worried about their furry best friends. One dog, nine cats. That's the death toll so far in a mysterious outbreak of kidney failure linked to Menu Foods, Inc.'s various pet foods distributed by well-known grocers like Kroger, Safeway, Wal-Mart, and PetSmart.

Sony Files for Skin-Powered Headphones Patent

Engineers at Sony are developing a set of wireless headphones that use a person's skin to transmit a signal between the headpiece and music source.

Dells Reputation Tipping Point

All sorts of opinions are flying around about Dell's recall of over four million laptop computer batteries announced Monday.

Battery Busters: HP & Apple Recalls

California computer manufacturers Hewlett-Packard and Apple issued recalls for lithium-ion batteries on certain notebook computers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the orders for both companies. Both companies' batteries experienced the same problems, which is overheating and possible melting due to an internal short.

Recall Ability: Web Content Versus Print Content

People are extremely task-focused on the Web. That means they are much less open to content that is not directly related to the task at hand.

Childrens Tylenol Recall

McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals announced a recall of a number of their Children's Tylenol products. The voluntary recall includes all lots and all flavors of Children's TYLENOL Meltaways 80 mg packaged in bottles and blisters, Children's TYLENOL SoftChews 80 mg packaged in blisters, and Jr. TYLENOL Meltaways 160 mg packaged in blisters.

Mercedes-Benz Steps Up Quality After Recall

With a worldwide recall Mercedes-Benz is improving the quality of passenger cars already in the field.