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Intel responds to EU charges, deems actions 'beneficial' to consumers

Published: July 27, 2007, 3:34 pm

Tags: Antitrust, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Europeancommission, Europeanunion, Intel, Lawsuit, Legal, Litigation, Objection, Sue

the European Commission issued a Statement of Objections against Intel asseverating that it used unfair and unlawful tactics against AMD, Intel has fired back a statement of its own in response. Put simply, Intel declared that it is "confident that the microprocessor market segment is functioning normally and that Intel's conduct has been

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Sony and 3M settle intellectual property dispute

Published: July 30, 2007, 6:03 pm

Tags: Battery, Intellectual Property, Intellectualproperty, Lawsuit, Li Ion, Patent, Patent Dispute, Patentdispute, Sony, Sue, Suit

Filed under: LaptopsThe bickering that boiled over into a patent dispute earlier this year between 3M and Sony has finally ceased, but it seems like Lenovo and friends may actually still be fighting their own battles with the innovative giant. Nevertheless, Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics are now "licensed sources of batteries containing

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Sharp slaps Samsung with LCD patent infringement lawsuit

Published: August 7, 2007, 12:48 pm

Tags: Court, Infringement, Lawsuit, Lcd, Legal, Patent Infringement, Patentinfringement, Samsung, Sharp, Sue, Sued, Suit

Filed under: Displays, HDTV As if the cutthroat price wars in the LCD space weren't demanding enough, Samsung is now being forced to attend to a lawsuit that Sharp just filed over LCD patent infringement. Reportedly, Sharp is seeking "compensation as well as the prohibition of sales of products that it alleges infringe five of its LCD patents,

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In Brief: Remember that thing from the other day when ...

Published: August 7, 2007, 2:14 pm

Tags: Congress, Lawsuits, Nancy Pelosi, We Going To Sue Joe Lieberman Just On Principle

Remember that thing from the other day when all the Republicans walked out of the House because the Dems apparently kinda sorta reversed a vote they lost? Now some guy is suing Nancy Pelosi,...

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US appellate court upholds order blocking DirecTV ads

Published: August 10, 2007, 1:35 am

Tags: Ads, Advertisement, Advertising, Court, Directv, Lawsuit, Legal, Marketing, Sue, Suit, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Timewarner, Timewarnercable, Twc

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment The seesaw match between DirecTV and Time Warner (parent company of AOL, which owns Engadget) over those blasted "superior HD" spots has reached another milestone, as a US appeals court has "upheld a lower court's decision that prohibits the satellite television operator from airing advertisements that claim

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Books from the perspective of children

Published: August 13, 2007, 7:30 am

Tags: Fiction, Good Books, Goodbooks, Sue Monk Kid, Suemonkkid, The Secret Life Of Bees, Thesecretlifeofbees

immersed in. I chose Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, remembering a recommendation of a friend several months ago. I've been meaning to read it forever, but I've been learning that single, working Moms of toddlers don't get an awful lot of time to sprawl on a hammock with a gift of shiny new fiction. But here was my golden

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Republicans Accuse Anti-Bush, Pro-Spitzer Dems of Inconsistency

Published: August 16, 2007, 1:42 pm

Tags: Politics, Carolyn Maloney, Eliot Spitzer, Jerry Nadler, Michael Brady, Michael Giuliani, Sue Kelly

of staff to former Rep. Sue Kelly, have an article making the case that there's a certain hypocrisy in the Democrats demanding more disclosure from the White House in Washington but blocking for Spitzer in Albany. From the piece: With House and Senate Democrats holding more than 600 oversight hearings into the Bush Administration since

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Another lawsuit claims Apple, AT&T weren't forthright about iPhone batteries

Published: August 17, 2007, 12:42 pm

Tags: Apple, Battery, Court, Fraud, Iphone, Iphone Battery, Iphonebattery, Lawsuit, Legal, Sue, Suit

didn't address this issue until after customers had made their purchase. Of course, Apple specs show that the battery in question is designed to hold a full charge for between 300 and 400 cycles, while still holding a majority of that charge afterwards, so unless Mr. Leung's (and a few others, too) battery mysteriously conked out after

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Clips: Nancy Grace and Sue Moss Are God's Gift To Basic Cable

Published: August 20, 2007, 3:00 pm

Tags: Clips, Nancy Grace, Sue Moss, Top

newVideoPlayer("nancygrace2_gawker.flv", 475, 376);Nancy Grace Weekend was a rerun on Saturday, from that awesome Christmas-came-early gossip week when Lindsay Lohan got arrested for drunk driving... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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When good toys go bad VII: Mattel facing lawsuit from recalled cars

Published: August 21, 2007, 4:06 am

Tags: Cars, Health, Lawsuit, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Mattel, Recall, Sue, Suit, When Good Toys Go Bad, Whengoodtoysgobad

While Mattel has been on a roll of late with swank new toys, the firm has apparently hit a rough patch after being forced to recall "millions of toys including 436,000 die-cast cars." The wee roadsters purportedly "contained excessive amounts of lead," and now a class action lawsuit has been filed that aims to force the firm to "pay for the

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Planning - iLoveThese ideas from Fantastic Four

Published: June 15, 2007, 8:26 am

Tags: Ilovethese, Ideas, Reed Richards, Rise Of The Silver Surfer, Susan Storm, Fantastic Four, Sue Storm, Invisible Woman, 07 07 07 Wedding

as she walks.Need to steal Sue Storm's wedding ideas? Here are the iLoveThese ideas from Fantastic Four. Aisle DecorationSue Storm a.k.a. Invisible Woman's dress and bouquetSue Storm a.k.a. Invisible Woman's hairdo and

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Big Box Sports Media Outlets: The Nature of the Threat

Published: August 27, 2007, 2:47 am

Tags: Stu Jackson, Donna Orender, Tim Donaghy, Marc Stein, Drew Rosenhaus, Cbs Sportsline, Andy Reid, Donovan Mcnabb, Yahoo Sports, Ronnie Nunn, Jeremiah Trotter, Rhea Hughes, Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson, Hugh Douglas, Dan Gelston, Game Fixing, Sports Media Bias, Jeffrey Lurie, Ed S

Sunday I wrote a commentary about fond memories of the sports writing that, as a young boy, captivated me. Today, as an adult, I look at the sports world and am sick. The bottom line, “protect the brand” mentality of those in management positions of the leagues, of teams, and the Big Box sports media outlets that are charged with

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More Movers and Shakers

Published: August 30, 2007, 3:43 am

Tags: Lmc, Gps, Yahoo, Global Partner Solutions, Hilary Schneider, Sue Decker

a rundown of the full memo issued following Decker’s consultations with Jerry Yang - CEO and Chief Honcho Yahoo!: Greg Coleman, EVP of Global Sales, is out - and will pursue other opportunities by mutual agreement! Hilary Schneider, EVP of Local Markets & Commerce Division (LMC), will head a new “umbrella” division called,

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Rag Trade: Dolce & Gabbana Objectify Men, World Weeps

Published: August 30, 2007, 10:00 am

Tags: Burberry, Celebrity Designers, Chloe Sevigny, Coach, Colette, Directional, Dolce Amp Gabbana, Levi S, Milan Fashion Week, Opening Ceremony, Paris Fashion Week, Rag Amp Bone, Rag Trade, Relevant, Steven Klein, Sue Stemp, Who U

The latest supposedly offensive Dolce & Gabbana ad is supposedly offensive because the women are made out to be dominatrixes and the men are objectified. Really, our hearts bleed for them. [WWD, 1st... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Sarah Silverman to Explore the Joys of Blackface

Published: September 4, 2007, 11:32 am