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- American Express mulling iPhone return policy
- American Express mulling iPhone return policyAn ethical questionIf you are returning a product simply to buy a cheaper one of the same thing, at the expense of your credit card company they bite the cost difference, are you being ethical and honest?I once knew a woman who would go to...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Insurance, American Express Co., Apple iPhone, Iphone Return Policy, credit card, Amex, credit card company
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- From the grave, SunRocket sues Vonage over customer list
- From the grave, SunRocket sues Vonage over customer listAh...WhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhh...:DPoooooooor poooooooor SuunRocket!Poooooooor poooooooor SuunRocket!...LOL!!!One thing to watch out about VonageI was a Vonage customer. I ended up canceling my service though. Vonage was never the problem and in fact they had some of the best customer support I've ever seen. They...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, SunRocket, Vonage Holdings Corp., credit card, credit card company
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Visa takes carrot-and-stick approach to security
- Visa takes carrot-and-stick approach to securityMissed opportunity for credit card securityThe credit card companies could have implemented many security policies a long time ago that did not require high-tech solutions, but just weren't interested. Examples:1. Instead of requiring customers to write a credit card number on a check when...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Visa Inc., credit card, credit card company, card, security
- Discussion threads 2006-12-12
- Coalition launches ID theft center
- Coalition launches ID theft centerIf only they really wanted some answersThere are plenty of ways ID theft could be reduced. There could be limited-use credit card numbers, and credit cards that cannot be used to ship purchased goods to third-party addresses. Credit card bills could use payment/invoice numbers...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, NSA, bank, identity theft
- Discussion threads 2006-06-28
- Credit card suit now seeks damages
- Credit card suit now seeks damagesYou've got to be kiddingDid I read the article right? Does it really say that the credit card companies will NOT notify the affected cardholders unless their accounts are actually abused?As both a credit card user and a merchant accepting credit cards, I find...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, cardholder, Equifax
- Discussion threads 2005-07-07
- Lawsuit seeks disclosure in credit card heist
- Lawsuit seeks disclosure in credit card heistThis will probably end up in the Supreme Courtand we will be screwed again. Scotus or is that Scrotus will likely rule that we the consumers have no rights to our personal information and hey why should we worry.an easier way to get...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, card
- Discussion threads 2005-06-27
- The red herring of data protection
- The red herring of data protectionsudo idthere should be a government that it is illegal to store anywhere, a federal id number used to verify identity in case of a serious problem. Almost everywhere I have applied for employment they have asked for my ssn, which means there are...
- Tags: Sales channel, Disaster recovery, Financial services, Backups, Social Security, credit card, credit card company, data protection
- Discussion threads 2005-06-21
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- We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!
- If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Apple must be feeling pretty flattered now that both Canonical the company behind Ubuntu and Microsoft have expressed a desire to be more like Apple. Start your photocopiers! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Ubuntu, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photocopier, Apple Mac OS, Copiers, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Microsoft buys DATAllegro
- Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Microsoft to show off spherical Surface next week
- During Microsoft's annual Research Faculty Summit in Redmond, the company will finally show off semi-publicly the spherical Surface computer that has been rumored for the past few months. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Multi-touch, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Speculation over possible Skype backdoor
- There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- The little wind turbines that could
- I have to admit, I'm more used to reading about U.S. tech firms expanding abroad rather than the reverse. But in the case of certain green tech innovations, I suppose it makes sense to flip this idea on its head. Just heard about the example of Proven...
- Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Google + Digg = ?
- There's a persistent rumor that crops up every few months about social news site Digg being acquired by ____ insert company here. The latest, citing "multiple sources inside and outside Google", says that Google will buy Digg for $200M. This is similar to a rumor in March that Digg was...
- Tags: Google Inc., Digg, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Apple looking to hire iPhone hacker
- Apple is in the market for someone capable of hacking into the iPhone. According to this job listing, the company is looking for an iPhone Security Engineer capable of, among other things, developing "proof of concept" attacks on the device's current security mechanisms. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Hacker, Security Mechanism, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Weak US dollar starts to drive up mobile software prices
- I am working on a full review of the excellent SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PC and just received a note from the company that has an effect on pricing for U.S. buyers. Due to the fact that SoftMaker is a German company dealing in Euros, the significant loss in...
- Tags: U.S., Mobile, Reduction, Pricing Strategy, SoftMaker Office 2008, Pocket PC, Pricing, Marketing Research, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Apple's coming notebook transition
- Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little
- Vista adoption in the enterprise is mired in the single digits, but is an option for companies that have Windows releases before XP. Nineteen percent of enterprise users use Firefox. And the Mac OS is making some headway in the enterprise, but Apple lacks a coherent strategy to pitch business...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Students: the broadband troubleshooter
- Student? Moved out of halls? Ready to move into your new student digs? Heads up. Following on from my series of harrowing entries regarding my broadband trouble, it's about time I sat you down and explained a few things about ISP's, phone lines, telecoms...
- Tags: Tenant, Phone, Broadband, Phone Line, Internet Service Provider, Tag, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Qualcomm patent ruled invalid in German Nokia case
- The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cell phone maker Nokia was invalid. HELSINKI--The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cell...
- Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones
- News items 2008-07-24
- Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle
- Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...
- Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones
- News items 2008-07-24
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