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Comcast preps a new round of rate hikes As Comcast looks to gain regulatory approval for their merger with NBC Universal, the company is informing many customers they'll be seeing their second round of cable rate hikes in less than a year. Comcast appears to be raising prices for services across the board, and is telling news outlets from California to Pennsylvania... DSL Reports
Judge slashes downloading penalty In a major setback for the recording industry, a Boston judge yesterday slashed by 90 percent a $675,000 damages award that a Boston University graduate student had been ordered to pay to four record labels for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them online. Boston.com
'Artificial blood' for the battlefield? American scientists have developed “artificial blood” that could soon be used to treat soldiers who are wounded during battle. The artificial blood is created by taking cells from umbilical cords and using a machine to imitate the way bone marrow works to produce mass quantities of usable units of red blood cells. RedOrbit
No beta yet, no launch: Windows Phone 7 still months away Microsoft has consistently maintained that Windows Phone 7 will launch in time for the "holiday season" later this year, refusing to provide any more specific information about the new phone platform's release date. A few weeks ago, a company representative accidentally let slip that this meant a launch some time in October. Ars Technica
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Lurker101
on July 11, 2010 2:07 PM |
In order Nice They expect hype over working backwards, instead of forwards? It's as exciting as a bucket of diarrhoea. Disgusting, but predictable. The damage awards are a joke, even after the judge slashed the amount, I still say it's ridiculously high. Let's hope this actually works, because it sounds fantastic. Don't care. |
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Eddo22
on July 11, 2010 4:40 PM |
Nice that it was slashed.. but the percentage they used was still out to lunch.Should have been 99%. Depending on his job situation that could easily take him most of his life to pay off. Especially with the current economy problems. |
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TomSEA
on July 11, 2010 5:24 PM |
"Depending on his job situation that could easily take him most of his life to pay off. Especially with the current economy problems." Very easy solution to not get caught up in something like this. Don't steal. |
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princeton
on July 11, 2010 7:41 PM |
TomSEA said: "Depending on his job situation that could easily take him most of his life to pay off. Especially with the current economy problems." Very easy solution to not get caught up in something like this. Don't steal. Or don't get caught :P |
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PanicX
on July 12, 2010 2:17 PM |
TomSEA said: "Depending on his job situation that could easily take him most of his life to pay off. Especially with the current economy problems." Very easy solution to not get caught up in something like this. Don't steal. If only that were true. But even benign printers can get caught up in these legal troubles. [link] |
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