The system has been in place in the U.S., where certain fees are charged whenever a person wants to message someone famous. [Read more]
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Facebook rolls out charges in U.K. for messaging celebs
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on April 8, 2013
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Former Chinese contractor at NASA’s Langley Research Center faces hearing on lying charges
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on March 21, 2013
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A court hearing is scheduled for a former Chinese contractor at NASA’s Langley Research Center who was arrested on a Beijing-bound plane with hard drives and a laptop.
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Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To 10 Charges
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on February 28, 2013
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Entropy98 sends this quote from the LA Times: “Army Pfc. Bradley Edward Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 charges that he illegally acquired and transferred highly classified U.S. government secrets, agreeing to serve [up to] 20 years in prison for causing a worldwide uproar when WikiLeaks published documents describing the inner workings of U.S. military and diplomatic efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the globe. The 25-year-old soldier, however, pleaded not guilty to 12 more serious charges, including espionage for aiding the enemy, meaning that his criminal case will go forward at a general court-martial in June. If convicted at trial, he risks a sentence of life in prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.”
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Feds file charges in NY against 3 over virus that infected more than 1M computers globally
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on January 23, 2013
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Federal authorities in New York say they’ve brought criminal charges against three people in connection with a computer virus that infected more than a million computers worldwide.
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Nortel Executives Found Not Guilty On Fraud Charges
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on January 15, 2013
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Following up on the earlier story about Nortel execs waiting for a ruling in their corporate fraud case, new submitter Unknown1337 writes “Something doesn’t add up when a multi-billion dollar corporation loses it’s value so quickly, but the courts have decided it wasn’t intentional fraud by the executives that caused it.”
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Facing federal charges, Internet innovator and activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide
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on January 13, 2013
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Aaron Swartz, the brilliant Internet pioneer, passionate political activist and computer programming prodigy, committed suicide on Friday as he faced hacking-related charges that could have landed him in jail for decades, according to published reports.
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Google Glass development charges ahead
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on January 2, 2013
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As the tech giant gets ready to ship its wearable platform to developers this year, it continues to tinker with software, hardware, phone call capability, battery life, and voice commands. [Read more]
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Swedish Pirate Party Presses Charges Against Banks For WikiLeaks Blockade
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on December 18, 2012
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davecb writes “Rick Falkvinge reports today that the Swedish Pirate Party has laid charges against at least Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal before the Finansinspektionen , for refusing to pass on money owed to Wikileaks. The overseer of bank licenses notes (in translation) that ‘The law states, that if there aren’t legal grounds to deny a payment service, then it must be processed.’”
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Verizon waives voice and text charges for Sandy victims
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on November 8, 2012
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Verizon has done a lot of great things to help with the recovery effort after Hurricane Sandy, and today it added one more altruistic thing to its list. The company announced that customers living in some areas hit hard by Sandy won’t be charged for voice and text usage for the period spanning October 29
BillGuard Teams Up With Lemon’s Mobile Wallet, Will Alert Users To Fraudulent Charges
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on November 5, 2012
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BillGuard, the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2011 runner-up offering credit and debit card users protection against fraudulent charges, is today formally announcing its integration with Lemon’s digital wallet application. The integration was actually soft-launched a couple of weeks ago, where it appears to users as a toggle switch beneath any supported credit or debit card stored in Lemon’s wallet.
Amazon Charges Sales Tax On “Shipping and Handling”
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on November 5, 2012
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You may have noticed that retailers like Amazon are charging tax, in compliance with state laws, on not just the price of goods, but on the “shipping and handling” fees they charge. An anonymous reader writes “By coincidence I noticed this myself the other night, and ended up ordering something from a supplier in Arizona, rather than Amazon, to avoid the sales tax. Now here is an article about it in the Los Angeles Times.”
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Analytics Company Settles Charges For User Tracking
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on October 25, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes “A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its web-tracking software that collected personal data without disclosing the extent of the information that it was collecting. The company, Compete Inc., also allegedly failed to honor promises it made to protect the personal data it collected. KISSmetrics, the developer and seller of the homonymous tool, has agreed to pay up to make the suit go away, but the the two plaintiffs will get only $ 5,000 each, while the rest of the money — more than half a million dollars — will go to their lawyers for legal fees.”
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EU antitrust commission charges Microsoft over browser selection ‘breach’
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on October 24, 2012
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European regulators have charged Microsoft for not giving Windows 7 users a choice of internet browsers when they install the OS. Although this is only an initial step towards a fine for the software maker, Microsoft agreed with the European Commission to offer browser choices to its Windows users over three years ago, avoiding a heavy antitrust penalty. Unfortunately, while Microsoft acknowledged the “technical error”, this wasn’t before the European Commission picked up the issue — the EU’s antitrust watchdog said in July that Microsoft had not complied with the order from February 2011. According to a Reuters report earlier this year, and echoed in the EU’s statement below, the fine could amount to as much as 10 percent of the Redmond company’s global turnover.
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Avoiding Unnecessary Charges While Traveling Internationally With An iPhone
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on October 14, 2012
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Editor’s Note: Brenden Mulligan is an avid traveler and entrepreneur who created Onesheet, Webbygram, TipList, ArtistData, MorningPics, and PhotoPile. You can find him on Twitter at @mulligan.
In my opinion, the smartphone is the greatest travel tool ever created. They enable you to be in a completely foreign place, yet immediately have access to maps, directions, restaurant recommendations, and more.
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Mophie’s $40 Juice Pack Reserve Micro charges your smartphone, fits on a keychain
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on September 24, 2012
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Last we heard from Mophie, it revealed its upcoming Juice Pack case for Samsung’s Galaxy S III. While there’s still no further info for that model, the company recently took to its Facebook and Twitter accounts to announce it’s new $ 40 Juice Pack Reserve Micro. The palmable battery pack is nearly identical to the 30-pin friendly Juice Pack Reserve, but, as the Micro in its name implies, this one charges Micro-USB devices. The unit features a key chain loop and stores a total load of 1,000mAh, which gets re-filled via its secondary USB 2.0 plug. There’s more info at the source links below — here’s to hoping for a Lightning variant soon.
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German prosecution charges HP staff with bribing Russian officials to clinch PC contract
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on September 20, 2012
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The legal system’s engines can take awhile to get churning, but there’s no questioning the impact when they’re at full bore. German prosecutors have wrapped up an almost three-year investigation into allegations of HP managers’ bribery by charging the executives involved. Hilmar Lorenz, Päivi Tiippana and Ken Willett, along with claimed accomplice Ralf Krippner, have all been indicted for supposedly funneling €7.5 million ($ 9.7 million) in bribes through a German subsidiary and far-flung shell accounts to land a €35 million ($ 45.3 million) PC supply deal with Russia’s Prosecutor General Office early in the previous decade. While only the people directly attached to the scandal currently face any consequences if found guilty, German lawyers are motioning to have the PC builder attached to the case, and there’s a chance the formal charges could fuel an ongoing US investigation. HP is cooperating even as it’s trying to distance itself from the indictments as much as possible — these are for old allegations and a “former HP company,” it says. While we don’t yet know the whole story, it may be a protracted tale knowing that at least Tiippana and Willett plan to fight the accusations.
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Germany files charges over HP bribery allegations
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on September 20, 2012
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Germany has indicted one HP employee and some former ones following a bribery investigation into a a!35 million (US$ 45.7 million) deal to supply Russia's General Prosecutor's Office with IT equipment.
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Feds Add 9 Felony Charges Against Swartz For JSTOR Hack
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on September 19, 2012
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Last year Aaron Swartz was indicted on four felony counts for allegedly stealing millions of academic journal articles from JSTOR. Today, Federal prosecutors piled on nine additional felony charges. The charges (PDF) are mostly covered under the 1984 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and are likely to test the legislation’s limits. According to Wired, “The indictment accuses Swartz of repeatedly spoofing the MAC address — an identifier that is usually static — of his computer after MIT blocked his computer based on that number. The grand jury indictment also notes that Swartz didn’t provide a real e-mail address when registering on the network. Swartz also allegedly snuck an Acer laptop bought just for the downloading into a closet at MIT in order to get a persistent connection to the network. Swartz allegedly hid his face from surveillance cameras by holding his bike helmet up to his face and looking through the ventilation holes when going in to swap out an external drive used to store the documents. Swartz also allegedly named his guest account ‘Gary Host,’ with the nickname ‘Ghost.’”
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Google finds itself embroiled in Libya, Egypt blasphemy charges
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on September 13, 2012
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Google confirms restrictions on viewing amateur YouTube video critical of the Prophet Muhammad, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backpedals on endorsement of Internet freedom.
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Everpurse fashionably charges smartphones
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on September 11, 2012
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Company aspires to charm Kickstarter with its techie clutch and purse insert. The twist? An Everpurse contains a built-in battery and charging dock for smartphones.
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Google Charges Online Stores to Appear in Some Searches
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on September 10, 2012
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Stores that want their goods to appear on Google Shopping must pay for the privilege.
Google has a new revenue stream, the New York Times reports today – charging online stores to be included in search results.
Pirate Bay cofounder Warg faces new charges
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on September 10, 2012
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A new twist to the arrest Gottfried Warg is that it wasn’t related to his conviction for copyright violations. He is now accused of stealing tax records.
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EcoXPower charges a smartphone, bicycle headlight and tail light with pedal power
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on August 23, 2012
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Bicycle rigs for charging cellphones have lit up our radar before, but now the EcoXPower is being billed as the first device of its kind that can simultaneously juice up LED lights and a smartphone with the power of your pedaling. Packing a headlamp, a red tail light and a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, the contraption attaches to a bike’s front wheel hub with the help of a universal mount. When clamped on, the apparatus’ clutch engages between the velocipede’s spokes so it can generate electricity. A USB adapter cable runs up the two-wheeler’s fork to a water-resistant, touchscreen-friendly case that can house iPhones, Android handsets and “all major GPS devices” perched atop the handlebars. Cyclists yearning to charge their electronics with the dynamo can pick one up for $ 99.99. Roll past the break for the full press release.
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Oracle to pay $2 million to settle SEC charges over India payments
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on August 17, 2012
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Oracle has agreed to pay a $ 2 million penalty to settle charges that it did not have proper controls to prevent employees at its Indian subsidiary from secretly setting aside funds from the company's books.
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US Charges Russian With Launching 2008 Amazon DoS Attack
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on July 21, 2012
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The Seattle Times reports that Dmitry Olegovick Zubakha, “A Russian man believed to be behind cyberattacks on Seattle-based Amazon.com and other online retailers in June, 2008 has been arrested in Cyprus, says U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan.” Along with a partner, Sergey Vioktorovich Logashov (still at large), Zubakha apparently also undertook, and later bragged about, attacks on Priceline and Ebay. After extradition, he’s expected to face trial in the U.S. for possession of illegal access devices, conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.
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Insert Coin: POP portable battery comes with 25,000 mAh of power, charges multiple devices (video)
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on July 19, 2012
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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.
If you’re a geeky pack rat who likes to travel with a mini Radio Shack store in your bag a la Steve Wozniak, then you’re likely always looking for ways to keep your precious devices powered up. One option that may be worth a peek is the POP rechargeable battery — a portable power pack that eschews the brick-like design of many of its brethren and comes with 25,000 mAh worth of juice to help bring your gadgets back to life. According to POP creator and Edison Jr. co-founder James Siminoff, the portable battery has enough capacity to charge either 10 standard smartphones or 1 1/2 third-generation iPad tablets.
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Google may be near record fine to settle FTC privacy charges
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on July 10, 2012
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Web giant may face a $ 22.5 million fine for bypassing user privacy settings in Apple’s Safari Web browser, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.
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Two UK Lulzsec Suspects Plead Guilty To DDoS Charges
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on June 26, 2012
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judgecorp writes “Two teens have pleaded guilty to taking part in Lulzsec attacks on the U.S.’s CIA and Britain’s SOCA. Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis, aged 19 and 18 respectively admit to denial of service attacks. Cleary has also been charged in the U.S., but is unlikely to face extradition.”
However, “… both Cleary and Davis denied allegations they posted ‘unlawfully obtained confidential computer data’ to public websites including LulzSec.com, Pirate Bay, and PasteBin, in order to encourage offenses contrary to the Serious Crime Act.” Two others involved pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Apple charges 54% more to replace Retina MacBook Pro’s battery
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on June 16, 2012
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Apple customers who purchase the company’s new Retina MacBook Pro will pay more to replace the notebook’s integrated, glued-down battery, according to Apple.
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Online data broker Spokeo settles FTC charges for $800,000
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on June 13, 2012
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Spokeo, a company that aggregates and sells public data on individuals from numerous online and offline sources, has agreed to pay $ 800,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it improperly marketed the information to employers and recruiters.
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Vacationing abroad this summer? Keep iPhone charges in check
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on June 1, 2012
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Planning a big international trip this summer and wondering how to make sure you don’t get surprised with a shockingly high phone bill when you come home? Ask Maggie offers some advice.
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N.J. mayor arrested on hacking, conspiracy charges
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on May 26, 2012
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The mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration.
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McAfee founder booked on drug, weapons charges, report says
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on May 5, 2012
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John McAfee lives in Belize and says that this is all just politics. However, the local Gang Suppression Unit issues a press release accusing him a unlicensed drug manufacturing and unlicensed weapon possession.
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NVIDIA unleashes GeForce GTX 690 graphics card, loads it with dual Kepler GPUs, charges $1k
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on April 29, 2012
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Would you look at that? NVIDIA hinted it would be coming today, and it looks like the tease is living up to the hype. The company stormed into the weekend at its Shanghai Game Festival by unleashing its latest offering, the GeForce GTX 690 — and oh yeah, it’s packing two 28nm Kepler GPUs! Trumping the company’s GTX 680 as the “worlds fastest graphics card,” it’s loaded with a whopping 3,072 Cuda cores. It’s outer-frame is made from trivalent chromium-plated aluminum, while you’ll find and thixomolded magnesium alloy around the fan for vibration reduction and added cooling. Aiding in cooling even further, the unit also sports a dual vapor chamber and center-mounted fan. It’ll cost you a spendy $ 1,000 to pick up one these puppies come May 3rd, and you’ll be tempted to double up as two can run together in SLI as an effective quad-core card. According to NVIDIA, a single 690 runs 4dB quieter and handles about twice the framerate as a duo of GTX 680s in SLI — impressive, but we’ll reserve judgement until we see it for ourselves. check out the press release after the break if you’d like more information in the meantime. (…and yes, it runs Crysis — 2 Ultra to be exact — at 57.8fps, according to NVIDIA.)
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US Charges English Twins Over $1.2m ‘Stock Robot’ Fraud
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on April 22, 2012
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peetm writes “Twin brothers from England face US civil charges for allegedly defrauding investors out of $ 1.2m (£745,000) through a bogus stock-picking robot. The twins; Alexander and Thomas Hunter; were just 16 years old when they devised the scam — which fooled around 75,000 people, according to U.S. officials.”
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EU to cap mobile roaming charges for travelers
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on March 28, 2012
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In a speedy show of consensus, the European Union's three law making institutions have agreed new rules that will cut mobile phone roaming charges for consumers.
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DOJ files additional charges in Megaupload case
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on February 18, 2012
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The operators of file-sharing site Megaupload are facing new charges, after the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a superseding indictment charging the nine defendants with additional counts of criminal copyright infringement and wire fraud.
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Hertz charges into EV Plugless Power pilot program, can’t say it three times fast
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on February 10, 2012
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Hertz has been offering up electric vehicles amongst its fleet of rental cars, and now it’s getting ready to pull the plug. The company is teaming with Evatran to test out the those cool little Plugless Power discs, installing some at its corporate headquarters this month. Hertz, along with a number of other companies will be logging “feedback on daily usage routines, user interfaces, and any additional functionality needed.” No word on when such technology might see wider distribution.
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Romanian arrested on Pentagon, NASA hacking charges
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on February 1, 2012
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Romanians arrest suspect accused of hacking into NASA and Pentagon servers in the U.S.
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Apple, Google under scrutiny over no-poaching charges
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on January 29, 2012
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At issue is whether some of the titans of tech conspired not to hire each other’s employees. Attorney Joe Saveri argues the alleged conspiracy kept workers salaries artificially low by stifling competition.
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Sanwa pico projector also charges your iPhone
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on January 4, 2012
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Apple’s been making inroads with enterprise users for some time, and now Sanwa’s giving the iPhone some serious presentation chops with its new pico projector. The 400-PRJ011 is compatible with both the iPhone 4 and the 4S, powered by its own 2,100mAh battery and also charges your iPhone’s battery whenever you turn the projector function off. It’s got a five hour charge time, can provides 2.5 hours of steady projection and throws images on the wall up to 65-inches in size at 640 × 360 resolution and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio. A global release date has yet to be announced, but our Japanese friends can pick one up for ¥19,800 ($ 260).
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Red Digital Cinema sues competitor Arri over e-mail hacking, adds new charges to the list
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on January 1, 2012
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The behind-the-lens drama between camera makers Red Digital Cinema and Arri has taken yet another step recently, as Red filed suit December 21st against Arri alleging corporate espionage. Former Arri executive Michael Bravin has already plead guilty to criminal charges that he illegally accessed emails at his previous employer, camera distributor Band Pro Film & Digital. At the time Red founder Jim Jannard also revealed his personal account had been compromised, and now The Wrap reports the company is accusing Arri of “unfair competition based on email hacking, invasion of privacy, conversion, misappropriation of trade secrets and unlawful trade practices, among other charges”. The extra charges come as a result of information it has indicating other Arri executives were aware of the hacking. Other than listening in on conversations between Red and Band Pro, Arri also stands accused of launching a false advertising campaign ahead of the launch of the Alexa, while Bravin posted with a pseudonym on RedUser.net. Hit the source link for additional details on the sordid affair, we’ll find out what can be proven if / when Red gets the jury trial it’s seeking.
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Spar Zephyr Bluetooth speaker takes your calls, charges your device
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on November 15, 2011
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In the world of tiny yet powerful speakers, there can be no doubt that there’s quite a bit of competition when it comes to the right combination of features to make just that perfect hit – and that perfect hit, according to Spar, is charging the device that it uses to shout out the tunes [...]
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DOJ charges seven in massive clickjacking scheme
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on November 10, 2011
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The U.S. Department of Justice is charging seven individuals with 27 counts of wire fraud and other computer-related crimes, alleging that the group hijacked 4 million computers across 100 countries in a sophisticated clickjacking scheme.
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Colorware spills its inks on your iPhone 4S, charges dearly for it
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on October 16, 2011
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You didn’t think the latest iPhone would be saved from Colorware’s paint-dipped hands, did you?
Lo and behold, the company’s swatches are currently ready for application on the 4S. Similar to its iPhone 4 treatments, you’ll be able to spice up your device — and its earbuds — with a mixture of glossy, metallic and soft-touch coatings (excluding mainly the front face, which remains stock black or white). Colorware’ll gladly sell you a fresh 16 or 64GB model for a whopping $ 1,500 or $ 1,700, respectively, or you can mail yours in to get a Benetton-esque makeover for just $ 250.
Lo and behold, the company’s swatches are currently ready for application on the 4S. Similar to its iPhone 4 treatments, you’ll be able to spice up your device — and its earbuds — with a mixture of glossy, metallic and soft-touch coatings (excluding mainly the front face, which remains stock black or white). Colorware’ll gladly sell you a fresh 16 or 64GB model for a whopping $ 1,500 or $ 1,700, respectively, or you can mail yours in to get a Benetton-esque makeover for just $ 250.
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LaunchPort wirelessly charges iPad 2, infects users with glee (video)
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on September 8, 2011
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Shiny, happy people staring at iPad 2s? Why, it must be the power of inductive charging, or just hyper-enthusiastic marketing. Revealed at CEDIA 2011, Dana Innovations’ recently announced LaunchPort system takes the convenience of wireless charging and slaps it on your wall. Of course, there’s the regular ol’ option to have your Apple slab recharge from a flat top surface, but then you’ll be missing out on the 360 degree pizzazz. The price of this fancy doesn’t come cheap either, with both the wall- and base-mounted options costing $ 200 each, plus the $ 150 for the mandatory PowerShuttle sleeve and the $ 10 pre-order fee. Now, how badly do you need to show off that Jony Ive-designed tablet? Skip past the break to witness overacting at its finest.
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