Seniors beware – Jitterbug gets a case of recall-itis [911 no phone home]

Seniors beware – Jitterbug gets a case of recall-itis [911 no phone home]

Nothing like a good dose of recall news to end the work day eh? This oh sh** moment is not so proudly brought to you by Samsung and their wonderful senior-centric cellphone, the Jitterbug. It appears as if certain models of Jitterbug have a slight problem calling 911 when out of their service area, avoiding roaming, thereby creating a potential for a nasty lawsuit. Naturally, Samsung is hoping on their good foot and is issuing a recall that affects owners of SPH-a110 and...

AT&T confirms: Quickfire becometh fire!

AT&T confirms: Quickfire becometh fire!

The mysterious and insanely quick removal of AT&T Quickfires from store shelves the other day got many people wondering what on earth would cause such a reaction.  At first AT&T said nothing leaving the web to speculate as to the cause.  Well that cause is now known, a combination of operator error and just plain uh-oh on AT&T’s part.  Apparently AT&T named the Quickfire all too well as the Quickfire can quickly turn into a fire if the charger is...

AT&T Quickfire moving like….fire

AT&T Quickfire moving like….fire

Seems as if things in the AT&T/Quickfire world aren’t looking so good.  AT&T is reportedly pulling all AT&T Quickfire’s from shelves as fast is humanly possibly.  Now being the naturally geeked person that you are, you’re probably asking “Why”.  I’m here to report that I can’t help you with that question as I myself don’t know why they are being pulled….only that they are.  While AT&T is being tight...