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  • Sony taken to court over PS3 ‘Other OS’ removal
    By on May 2, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Anthony Ventura filed a lawsuit in California, asking the judge for class-action status. The complaint quotes Sony executives on numerous occasions saying how vital and important the “Install Other OS” feature was to the game console (it’s a computer, remember?) and claims breach of contract, false advertising, and several other causes of actions

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  • Yahoo, Feds Battle Over E-mail Privacy
    By on April 14, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Yahoo and federal prosecutors are embroiled in a privacy battle testing whether the Constitution’s warrant requirements apply to Americans’ e-mail. The legal dust up concerns a 1986 law that allows the government to obtain a suspect’s e-mail from an ISP or webmail provider without a probable-cause warrant…

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  • Couple Left Sickened Over Porn being Sent to their Xbox
    By on March 25, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    “When I got home and I saw it, I have to say, it was disgusting,” Amy commented. When she contacted MS, the company told her to just delete the message.

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  • Gen. Larry Platt Sued Over Pants On The Ground Song
    By on March 12, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Here’s a shocker — it’s all over money. A music company called American King Music claims they funded Platt’s recent recording session with rapper/producer Mims for the official full-length version of POTG. Now, American King is suing over the music distribution agreement and expenses related to producing, writing and recording of the single.

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  • Infinity Ward Founders Suing Activision Over Unpaid Bonuses
    By on March 6, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Jason West and Vince Zampella, the men at the centre of this week’s drama at Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward, have filed suit against Activision over claims they are owed “substantial royalty payments”.

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  • Top 10 Old Trafford Legends Over the Last 100 Years
    By on February 19, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    As Old Trafford celebrates its centenary, we look back at some of the legends that have graced the famous stadium.

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  • Are Silicon Valley’s Glory Days Over?
    By on February 12, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Hugh Pickens writes “Pete Carey writes in the Mercury News that there are ‘clear warning signs’ that Silicon Valley has entered ‘a new phase of uncertainty’ in which its standing as a tech center is at risk and that decisive action by business, government and education is needed if the region is to retain its standing as the world’s center of technical innovation. ‘It could be that Silicon Valley has a different future coming,’ says Russell Hancock. (more…)

  • Microsoft sued over Xbox Live Points
    By on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft for fraudulent handling of Xbox Live’s Points system.

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  • Venter charged over ref comments
    By on January 6, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter is charged with conduct prejudicial to the game for comments made about referee David Rose.

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  • 10 Awesome Jobs for Women Over 40
    By on December 24, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    In a nationwide survey, midlife women were asked to define the most important elements of a great job. In addition to a good salary and benefits, a profession with a bright future, a high level of control and a flexible schedule were the choices.

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