04.12.2009
Scandinavian Study Finds No Cell Phone-Brain Cancer Link Over 9-Year Period
A large, long-term Scandinavian study has found no evidence that increased use of cell phones over a nine-year period led to more cases of brain cancer. The study tracked 16 million people in Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from 1974 to 2003. The four Scandinavian countries have had a mobile phone network since 1981, two years before the service launched in... |
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03.12.2009
Consumer Groups Oppose Comcast-NBC Merger
The next big mega-merger between media companies seems poised to go forward, with Comcast officially taking a 51 percent stake in NBC-Universal from its longtime corporate parent General Electric, creating an entertainment giant with an estimated value of nearly $44 billion, control of nearly 82 percent of the American cable landscape, and a dizzying array of TV... |
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01.12.2009
Survey Finds Consumers Irked With Their Cell Phone Service
Consumer Reports` most recent annual cell-phone service survey of more than 50,000 readers found that only 54 percent of respondents were completely or very satisfied with their cell-phone service. Despite “smarter phones,” more flexible plans, and faster wireless networks, cell service continues to be among the lower-rated of all the services that Consumer... |
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30.11.2009
Survey: More People Shopping Online While At Work
It`s the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and everyone is hard at work. Or are they?Thirty-two percent of workers plan to holiday shop online this season, compared with 29 percent last year, according to CareerBuilder`s annual survey. However, while employers tend to be more lenient around the holidays, experts caution workers to be aware of their company`s... |
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23.11.2009
Social Networking Explodes As Job-Search Tool
As the nation`s job seekers attempt to find any advantage in a tight job market, more and more are turning to social networking to stand out from the crowd. However, while these sites have the potential to revolutionize the job search, they could also prove harmful for those who rely too heavily on them or misuse them, warns one employment authority."The job search... |
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16.11.2009
Vonage To Pay $3 Million To Settle Consumer Complaints
Internet telephone provider Vonage says it will pay $3 million to 32 states who sued the company on behalf of consumers. Without admitting to any wrongdoing, Vonage also said it would give refunds to affected consumers and change its business practices.Since 2002, Vonage has offered a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, which allows for telephone voice... |
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12.11.2009
Bright Future Forecast For E-Readers
2009 is likely to be remembered as a watershed year in the evolution of e-books and e-readers with several milestones and product launches standing out as catalysts for change in the market.At the same time though, Gartner, Inc. says that while the number of electronic readers sold is likely to increase in 2009, it expects 2010 to be the year when e-book readers... |
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08.11.2009
Video - Verizon Introduces The Droid
Motorola`s Droid smart phone has officially gone on sale at Verizon Wireless stores around the country and has generated more excitement than any other product the company has ever offered. Whether it`s enough to dethrone Apple`s iPhone in the cool department remains to be seen. |
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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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