Sep 23, 2009
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski didn’t mention Net Neutrality when he went before a House subcommittee on Thursday (Sept. 17). The subject will be front and center on Monday (Sept. 21) when Genachowski is expected to give a speech announcing the Commission will vote in October to start a Net Neutrality rulemaking.
Combined with the announcement at the hearing from House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) that he supports Net Neutrality and will support the Net Neutrality legislation proposed by ... Read More
Sep 10, 2009
Debit card overdraft fees are helping to pay banks’ bills in the recession—and they're hitting customers hard, the New York Times reports. “Banks will let you overspend on your debit card in a way that is much, much more expensive than almost any credit card,” says an analyst. Spending money you don’t have can result in massive fees—the Times calls out one shopper who was slapped with seven $34 fees in one day: Banks are set to make $27 billion this year ... Read More
Aug 27, 2009
Madden NFL game purchasers will soon have their day in court after a U.S. District Judge recently denied Electronic Art's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that claims the company engaged in unlawful and anti competitive agreements that monopolized the market for football video games and nearly doubled the price of its popular game, Madden NFL.
The lawsuit alleges EA established agreements with the National Football League (NFL), The NFL Players Union, Arena Football League and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), that ... Read More
Aug 19, 2009
PG&E, the California's largest owner of utility poles and right-of-ways, is applying herbicides this spring to reduce fire risk even though weed removal with string trimmers has proven effective.
Contractors for PG&E, such as Texas-based Trees Inc., are applying a toxic mix of several chemical formulations to control plants growing at the base
of poles and within utility line right-of-ways.
According to a source within PG&E, poles displaying square aluminum tags and a separate six-digit number are scheduled to be sprayed while poles displaying a ... Read More
Aug 6, 2009
Subway and Livenation.com have teamed up to bring you A belly full of food, and an evening full of fun all for $10.00. However there is a catch, I know, "how could that be Thom?" Well it's true, Subway is running a national commercial touting "buy a sandwich, and we'll entertain you." Well if they make news on our site than you know there is a catch. What Subway fails to tell you is that this only applies to certain venues across ... Read More
