21.07.2010
Spread Of High-Speed Internet Slowing, Report Says
Congress has directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine whether broadband "is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion." The FCC says it isn`t. In its Sixth Broadband Deployment Report, the agency reports between 14 and 24 million Americans still lack access to broadband, and the immediate prospects for deployment to... |
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21.07.2010
Facebook Flops In ACSI E-Business Report
Even though it`s the most popular website in America, consumers don`t like Facebook, according to the 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report, produced in partnership with ForeSee Results. The social networking site scored 64 on the ACSI`s 100-point scale -- a satisfaction even lower than IRS e-filers. This puts Facebook in the bottom... |
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20.07.2010
Amazon.com Says E-Books Outselling Hardcovers
People who purchase books from Amazon.com apparently prefer to receive their reading material electronically. The online retailer reports e-books outsold hardcovers by 43 percent over the last three months. The company also announced that sales of its Kindle device accelerated each month in the second quarter -- both on a sequential month-over-month basis and on a... |
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18.07.2010
Video: Droid X Hopes To Be Verizon`s Answer To iPhone
Consumers who covet an iPhone but prefer the Verizon network have some good news. No, Apple isn`t making an iPhone for Verizon, though that could happen in the near future. Motorola has just introduced the Droid X, which some say is a pretty good alternative, as is the HTC Incredible. |
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17.07.2010
Not Quite a Miracle: Jobs Throws a Bone to iPhone4 Users
As our mate tucked inside HOWS Trancas Market in Malibu Friday for bread, wine and gluten-free low-carb snacks, we sat outside watching and waiting as a bronzed, barefoot surferess came skipping merrily through the parking lot, darting from person to person to share the good news with them.As she made her way towards us, we considered what wondrous thing had come... |
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15.07.2010
iPhone4 Fiasco Puts Apple at Risk of Losing Devotees
2010 has not been kind to blue-ribbon companies. Toyota`s reputation has been nearly wiped out by the unintended acceleration fiasco; BP, once seen as the oil industry`s leading green-energy promoter, is responsible for the largest oil spill in U.S. history; and now Apple, almost universally viewed as the world`s premier technology company, finds its iPhone4... |
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14.07.2010
Company That Promised Web Hits Will Reboot Its Sales Tactics
A company dealing in e-commerce services has agreed to change course after customers complained the company promised Web hits -- but struck out. "Visible.net and Captures.com promised small businesses that they`d be `blown away` by achieving top Internet search results," said Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna said. "But merchants who paid thousands of... |
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14.07.2010
Palm Treo Phones Defective, Suit Says
A class action suit filed last week says that two Palm Treo smartphone models are junk, and that the manufacturer isn`t doing enough to address consumers` complaints. The suit, filed in the circuit court of Cook County, Illinois, says that the “premium-priced Palm Treo 700 series and ... 755p hand-held devices” are “saddled with malfunctions and... |
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12.07.2010
Protecting Wireless Customers From Bill Shock
When consumers sign up for a wireless plan, they expect to pay the same amount each month. But sometimes other fees kick in when they access additional services or exceed preset limits, and those fees can come as a shock. "Rapidly changing technology, easy access to expensive wireless data services and complex billing practices regularly leave wireless phone... |
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12.07.2010
`Tabnabbing` Or `Tabnapping` -- A New Twist On Phishing
Just when it seemed as though the various types of phishing attacks had been identified - up pops another that is even more sophisticated. Most commonly known as "tabnabbing," it is also called "tabnapping" or kidnapping of Internet tabs.Phishing scams typically involve sending hoax emails to your computer in an attempt to steal your usernames, passwords and bank... |
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