Chinese group files complaint over "faulty" HP laptops

March 10th, 2010 by admin


SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday.

MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth

March 9th, 2010 by admin


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.

U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case

March 9th, 2010 by admin


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.

The pros and cons of a home-based post office

March 9th, 2010 by admin


I don’t mail an excessive amount, but I do tend to send more packages than the average bear. Every week I tend to end up in the post office, and there’s always a line — especially at the holidays or, God forbid, on April 15th. …

Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP)

March 9th, 2010 by admin


AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.

Cable group wants U.S. FCC to end fee disputes

March 9th, 2010 by admin


NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters.

U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case: USTR

March 9th, 2010 by admin


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.

3D TV prices look reasonable, but it’s the glasses that get you

March 9th, 2010 by admin


The biggest TV manufacturers are finally starting to reveal prices for their new 3D TV sets, and believe it or not, several of the new sets will actually cost about the same or even a bit less than last year’s equivalent 2D models. That said, there’s a catch: The active-shutter LCD glasses that you’ll need to watch 3D video cost a pretty penny.

Ebook reader prices could plummet

March 9th, 2010 by admin


Virtually all the ebook readers on the market have something in common: They are powered by chips made by Freescale Semiconductor.

Now Freescale says its <a href=”http://www.bloomberg. …

You know how I know you’re gay? Your Xbox says so

March 9th, 2010 by admin


Want to let your LGBT flag fly while you’re calling in air strikes in Modern Warfare 2 or channeling the Master Chief via a game of capture the flag in Halo 3? Now you can: Microsoft has at long last <a href=”http://www.pcworld. …