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RSS rippedSMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Reding said in a statement: "EU citizens should be free to text across borders without being ripped off. Mobile operator industry body, the GSMA, has poured cold water on plans by European Commission (EC) telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, to... [16 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment It was always obvious that outsourcing would be more expensive but this smacks of the olden days when defence companies ripped off the government. Social networking safety plan Social networks to stamp out sex offenders [10 Apr 2008]
Florida Hospital Is Relying on IP Telephony to Support Its Rapid Expansion and Respond Faster in Emergencies
White Paper When back-to-back hurricanes ripped through central Florida in 2004, Florida Hospital needed to be prepared. Florida Hospital has been serving the healthcare needs of central Florida residents for nearly 100 years. [10 Jan 2008]
Mac OS X Panther Hacks: Back Up Your Digital Music Collection
White Paper User has thousand-CD collection ripped to the computer, as well as hundred or so songs purchased from iTunes Music Store. The users CDs have now been given away or sold for a buck a piece to a second-hand music store. [25 Oct 2007]
Fair Wi-fi: Consumers getting raw deal
Comment No one likes being ripped off. Most hotels unfortunately haven't a technological clue and I suspect are being ripped off in exactly the same way as their guests. Business travellers may be a captive audience but they don't like being ripped off... [20 Feb 2007]
Gulf SMBs Flirting With Disaster
White Paper As Hurricane Katrina ripped through the heart of the central U.S. Gulf Coast it threatened every company in the area. But small- and medium-sized businesses faced a more severe threat than larger companies. [10 Dec 2006]
Photos: Broadband goes down the drain
Photo It's a common sight - streets ripped up so companies can lay cable. But now sewage pipes are being enlisted to bring broadband to businesses and homes without digging up the road. Putting fibre optic cable into sewer pipes is faster and cheaper... [16 Nov 2006]
Upwardly Mobile: Why I won't buy an iPhone
Comment I've spent hours of my life convincing iTunes I should be allowed to play songs I either ripped from lawfully bought CDs or purchased from Apple itself on my laptop or my iPod. Apple may think all iPod users are dying to buy an iPhone - but not Jo... [10 Nov 2006]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: The worst ever 419 scam emails
Comment Number three claimed to come from "London, Zealand", and impressed me by simultaneously being out to rip people off - "I am looking for a representative" - while being extremely paranoid about being ripped off too. [27 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.08.06
Round-Up Around 2,500 viewers have expressed their anger to Icstis, the body which regulates premium rate phone numbers, claiming they voted in good faith and now feel Channel 4 has ripped them off. It's been a week of allegation and fairly juicy gossip... [11 Aug 2006]
Nokia sets legal dogs on Chinese copycats
News Nokia filed the suit against two Shenzen-based companies, Shenzhen Telsda Mobile Communication Industry Developing Company and Song Xun Da Zhong Ke Electronic Company, claiming both had ripped off the design of its 7260 mobile phone. [29 Jun 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 6
Comment Security guards stand outside the indoor market while people sell ripped-off DVDs on the street. This is his warts-and-all diary, which appears daily this month. For in-depth coverage of this fact-finding trip inside China, including analysis and... [15 Jun 2006]
Google's search for mobile goes east
News Earlier this month, DoCoMo partnered with Microsoft to adopt Windows Media technology for its handsets, allowing DoCoMo's users to play music obtained through downloads or ripped from CDs. Google is providing its search engine and advertising to... [19 May 2006]
Sony surrenders to Apple music format
News Sony's new management system will allow iPod users to swap some of their music to a Sony Walkman but only songs they ripped from CDs. Sony is moving to make its music management software compatible with Apple's audio file format in the latest... [11 May 2006]
Wal-Mart caught in debit card enquiry?
News We're not sure which customers may have been ripped off in the Wal-Mart deal or whether OfficeMax was the problem. An investigation into thousands of compromised debit cards that was widely reported last week appears to involve two of largest... [14 Feb 2006]
