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In Icons Cancels Steve Jobs Action Figure Plans
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You might remember that we mentioned a company wanted got make an action figure of Steve Jobs. That company killed plans, but then another one popped up a few months back with an even more detailed Jobs collectible figure. The plan quickly created a hubbub on the internet as word… |
January 16th, 2012
NASA Says Checklist Jim Lovell Sold Was Not His to Sell
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Back in December, we talked about the checklist that was put up for auction by Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. The checklist was the item that Lovell used to make calculations needed to get his spacecraft home after an explosion ended the trip to the moon. NASA has now contacted… |
January 7th, 2012
Transformers v. Transformers: Hasbro Sues Asus Over Transformer Prime Name
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Hasbro owns the Transformers brand, and they are now suing Asus over the name of its latest tablet, the Transformer Prime, which clearly has nothing to do with the franchise. Crappy movies are okay, just don’t use two words in the English dictionary that we have previously used, because we … |
December 24th, 2011
Apple Doesn’t Own iPad Trademark in China
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It must really suck to be the person in charge of securing trademarks for Apple right now. Apparently, Apple thought that it had the trademark for the iPad name in China. Or at least it thought its team of legal ninjas could beat down the Chinese opposition that owned the… |
December 7th, 2011
Samsung Trademarks Next Smartphone Name: Galaxy Sleek
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While most of us are still content to be looking forward to the Galaxy Nexus or continuing to use the Galaxy S or S II from Samsung, the company is always looking down the road. Samsung has recently filed a trademark application that seeks to get dibs on the name… |
November 29th, 2011
Modern Warfare 3 Pirated, Could Cost You $5,000
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If you pirate Modern Warfare 3…, it could cost you $5,000 (USD). That’s one expensive shooter. Even though the game isn’t expected to be released until the 8th of November, there are some reports that discs have been stolen from a shipping warehouse in California and that they are |
October 28th, 2011
Sony Says Agree to New PSN Terms or Face Being Banned
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We all know that the Sony PlayStation Network was hacked into a while back and hoards of user data was stolen. That theft turned into a class-action suit and Sony wants to be sure that doesn’t happen again. Sony has apparently put a new Terms of Service update on when… |
September 16th, 2011
Prosecution Drops Case Against Xbox 360 Modder
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I think once you buy something you should be able to change it and modify it all you want. That means if you want to hack your Xbox to run homebrew software you should be able to. One Xbox 360 modder named Matthew Crippen found himself in court for allegedly… |
December 3rd, 2010
Verizon Busted Overcharging for Data, Will Refund $90m to Customers
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I have spend my fare share of time expressing how much I dislike AT&T’s quality of service in my area. Apparently, AT&T isn’t the only company to take advantage of its customers and provide poor service. Verizon has been busted after an FCC investigation was launched early this year overcharging… |
October 4th, 2010
Nvidia Settles Faulty Gpu Class Action, Admits No Wrong
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I always get a kick out of companies that realize they can’t defend themselves in court and end up settling without admitting guilt. If they weren’t guilty, I hardly think most companies would offer to pay out. NVIDIA has been fighting a class action over allegedly defective MCPs and GPUs… |
October 1st, 2010
