04.11.2009
Verizon Wireless To Increase Termination Fees to $350
A memo leaked from Verizon Wireless confirms that the company is increasing its early contract cancellation fees to as high as $350 for what it calls its "advanced devices."The memo, obtained by tech blog The Boy Genius Report, states that an "advanced device"`s cancellation fee will drop by $10 for each month completed under contract. Though the company did not... |
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04.11.2009
New York Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
Intel is the world`s largest computer chip maker. The State of New York contends it got there by violating state and federal antitrust laws. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Wednesday filed suit against Intel, accusing it of engaging in a "worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct" -- revealed in e-mails -- in order to... |
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30.10.2009
68,000 CalOptima Members at Risk in Data Breach
As many as 68,000 members of CalOptima, the Medicaid plan for Orange County, California, may be at risk of identity theft and fraud after several CDs containing their personal information disappeared while in transit, the agency reported. "CalOptima`s claims scanning vendor sent the electronic media devices to CalOptima through the U.S. Postal service by... |
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26.10.2009
Redbox Facing Late-Fee Class Action Suit
Embattled DVD vendor Redbox has already fought plenty of legal fires this year, but now the company has a consumer class action on its hands. Laurie Piechur, of St. Clair, Ill., accuses the company of routinely charging fees to consumers who return videos late, despite the company`s claim that it never charges late fees of any kind.Piechur`s suit lists several... |
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26.10.2009
Netflix To Stream Movies Over PlayStation 3
Netflix has reached an agreement with Sony to stream movies to members` TV sets by way of their PlayStation 3 consoles. Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no additional cost to Netflix members in the U.S. who have a PS3 system.The PS3 system`s installed base has reached close to nine million units in the U.S., and Netflix recently... |
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22.10.2009
Judge Rules Craigslist Not Liable For Adult Ads
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against Craigslist by Cook County, Illinois sheriff Thomas Dart, who claimed the classified-ad site`s "adult services" section was contributing to prostitution. The judge cited federal law protecting Web sites from liability based on comments or posts made by readers.U.S. District Judge John Grady reaffirmed that Web... |
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22.10.2009
Windows 7: Reviews Largely Positive
Microsoft Thursday released its long awaited operating system upgrade, Windows 7, promising a better experience than the one that greeted many consumers when it released Windows Vista.At a Best Buy in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, consumers were huddled around display computers with the new system as sales associates hovered nearby, ready to answer questions. A... |
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20.10.2009
Gateway Unloaded Warranties on Insolvent Company, Suit Says
A class action lawsuit accuses Gateway of assigning consumers` warranties to an insolvent company, leaving loyal customers with existing warranties out in the cold.The complaint, filed in federal court in California, says that Gateway pushed extended warranties as a way to distinguish the company in the wake of the dot-com bust of the early 2000s. The company... |
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19.10.2009
Giving Away Privacy By Sharing Online?
Millions of Internet users have been enjoying the fun -- and free -- services provided by advertiser-supported online social networks like Facebook. But are those users risking their privacy?Landon Cox, a Duke University assistant professor of computer science, worries about privacy problems. When people post pictures or political opinions to share with their... |
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13.10.2009
Sidekick Phone Users Lose Data In Server Crash
There`s plenty of finger pointing so far in the wake of the stunning server crash that wiped out stored numbers and other data for users of the Sidekick mobile phone, a device made by Microsoft and sold by T-Mobile.T-Mobile was quick to point a finger at Microsoft, saying it was at fault for the server outage that left thousands of Sidekick users without their data.... |
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