Poker Site Demanding Repayment After Gambling Glitch By Mark Raby published 4 February 08 Online gambling site Betfair has issued notices to several users demanding they give back winnings that were paid out as a result of a glitch.
Surround Records Opens Up To Blu-ray, Sticks With HD DVD By Mark Raby published 31 January 08 Independent music distributor Surround Records has announced that it will start releasing titles on Blu-ray Disc, nixing its exclusivity with HD DVD.
Dell Shuts Down Retail Kiosks By Mark Raby published 31 January 08 Dell announced this week that it will shut down all of its 140 interactive kiosks throughout the US.
Yahoo Will Axe 1000 Company Jobs By Mark Raby published 30 January 08 San Francisco (CA) - Yahoo plans to cut about 1,000 jobs, or around 7 percent of its 14,000 employees, as part of an ongoing restructuring of the company, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday.
Macbook Air Begins Shipping To Consumers By Mark Raby published 30 January 08 Apple's latest personal notebook computer, the Macbook Air, is now on its way to eager consumers, as the company announced it has begun shipping orders today.
BBC Anchor Sues Over Facial Surgery For HDTV Makeover By Mark Raby published 28 January 08 Katie Silverton is suing a health clinic for botching a recent operation, which she says she scheduled because of increased concerns over HDTV images.
Charter Erases 14,000 Customer E-mail Accounts By Mark Raby published 25 January 08 Charter Communications has blamed a "software error" on completely deleting the contents of 14,000 of its customer e-mail accounts.
Digital TV Converter Boxes To Be Ready By February 18 By Mark Raby published 25 January 08 Digital converters for the massive broadcasting change happening next year should be available in less than a month, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
NPD: Recent Blu-ray Sales Explosion "doesn't Really Mean A Lot" By Mark Raby published 25 January 08 Earlier this month, standalone Blu-ray players counted for 90% of the next-gen DVD hardware market, but analyst firm NPD says that consumers shouldn't read too much into that.
Stalker: Clear Sky To Be Released Exclusively On Steam By Mark Raby published 25 January 08 The prequel to the first-person shooter Stalker will be available exclusively as a digital download on Valve's content delivery service Steam.
AT&T Broadband Customers Get Free Wi-Fi Access By Mark Raby published 24 January 08 Customers of AT&T's broadband Internet service will soon have free access to the company's Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country.
Digital Music Sales Reach Nearly $3 Billion In 2007 By Mark Raby published 24 January 08 Consumers spent a reported $2.9 billion on digital music purchases last year, a 40% increase over 2006, but illegal downloads are offsetting that by a rate of 20-to-1.
Best Buy Sells Infected Digital Photo Frames By Mark Raby published 24 January 08 Best Buy has sent notices to customers who purchased a certain Insignia brand digital photo frame because it spreaded malware when connected to a Windows PC.
"Save HD DVD" Petition Garners Thousands Of Signatures By Mark Raby published 22 January 08 Over 13,000 signatures have endorsed a "save HD DVD" petition less than three weeks after it was first put online.
General Electric Data Loss Compromises 650,000 By Mark Raby published 22 January 08 A backup tape of credit cards issued by GE Money has been lost, causing owners of credit card holders from around 230 retailers to be at risk of identity theft.
Turkey Puts Ban On Youtube Yet Again By Mark Raby published 22 January 08 Google's popular video sharing site has once again found itself in the middle of an international controversy, as Turkey has banned Youtube over videos that it deems offensive.
PC Shipments Grow By 15% Last Quarter By Mark Raby published 18 January 08 The rapid growth curve for computer shipments in last year's third quarter extended into the year's final months, two technology research firms reported Wednesday.
Yahoo Implements OpenID By Mark Raby published 17 January 08 San Francisco (CA) - Around 250 million Yahoo users are about to effected by the free-for-all OpenID standard, allowing them to log into other complying websites with their Yahoo ID.
Time Warner To Experiment With Tiered Internet Pricing By Mark Raby published 17 January 08 Time Warner Internet customers who download a ton of material may find themselves paying more money later this year.
Don't Say Goodbye To HD DVD, Yet By Mark Raby published 17 January 08 Opinion - CES was unkind to HD DVD this year, but don't underestimate the power of the fledgling format.
Netflix Nixes Streaming Limit For Video On Demand By Mark Raby published 15 January 08 Most Netflix subscribers now have unlimited access to digital video downloads, as the Internet service has gotten rid of hourly limits this week.
HP Goes HD With Notebook PC By Mark Raby published 4 January 08 Hewlett-Packard, the top global PC vendor, Thursday introduced a multimedia notebook packed with high-definition features, including a screen that allows users to watch full HDTV movies.
Digital TV Coupon Applications Already Top 500,000 By Mark Raby published 3 January 08 Over half a million Americans have already requested their free pair of digital TV converter coupons for the major broadcast switch slated for February 2009.
Hitachi Readies Mobile 500 GB Hard Drive By Mark Raby published 3 January 08 New York (NY) - Notebook computers can be as powerful as desktops these days, especially as hard-disk makers like Hitachi Ltd.