Apple was recently awarded $120 million dollars against Samsung in its patent case. The jury bestowed amount is far less than the $2 billion dollars Cupertino had hoped to receive from the…
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Facebook Is Acquiring Fitness Tracking App Moves For Undisclosed Amount
Facebook is making a move on “Moves”, a fitness tracking app produced by Finland-based ProtoGeo. According to the popular social network, it’s in the process of attaining ProtoGeo, a Helsinki-based company, that…
Recall: Users of Vaio Fit 11A Laptop Urged To Stop Using Device Due To Overheating Battery
Sony has issued a recall of its Vaio Fit 11A laptop in response to three reports of the overheating of its Panasonic battery, which caused partial burns on the PC. Three separate…
What Consumers and Businesses Need To Understand About Heartbleed
The security problem that “Heartbleed” affects isn’t just tied to websites. It could also affect the networking equipment, connecting homes and businesses to the World Wide Web. It’s not yet known how…
Chrysler Recalls Over 870,000 SUVs Because Of Corroded Booster Brake Problem
Chrysler has issued a recall for more than 870,000 SUVs of a brake issue. According to the company, corrosion could make the brakes more difficult to use on the following vehicles: 2011…
Wal-Mart Files Federal Lawsuit Against Visa For “Swipe Fees”
Wal-Mart Stores has sued Visa over its “swipe fees”, saying the credit card company conspired with banks to fix processing fee prices retailers are charged with. The largest retailer in the world…
McDonald’s Offering Free Small Coffees For Two Weeks
McDonald’s, trying to keep its breakfast crowd from going to its rising competitors, will offer free McCafe coffees at participating U.S. locations between March 31 and April 13 during its normal breakfast…
GM Expands Massive Recall To Include More Vehicle Model Years
General Motors has expanded its recall on ignition switches to include an additional 824,000 vehicles sold in the United States between 2008 and 2011. Up until recently, the recall involved various models…
Toyota To Pay $1.2B To NHTSA Over Defective Accelerator Pedals
The U.S. Department of Justice federal prosecutors were ready to charge Toyota with wire fraud for the sale of thousands of vehicles from late 2009 to early 2010 because the company’s engineers…
WhatsApp CEO Reassures Users Facebook Won’t Use Private Data In Ads
WhatsApp CEO Jay Koum is speaking out about what he deems as inaccurate information about the company’s user data policies and how they would change now that Facebook purchased it for $19…