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October 04, 2010Tech Update |
Verizon Wireless to Pay Millions in RefundsBy EDWARD WYATTVerizon Wireless will pay up to $90 million to 15 million cellphone customers who were wrongly charged, one of the largest-ever refunds by a telecommunications company. 2 Brothers Await Broad Use of Medical E-RecordsBy STEVE LOHRAfter more than a decade, Dr. Tom Doerr and his brother, John, see a possible turning point for their business with Apple's iPad and a national mandate for digital medical records. ADVERTISEMENT Toshiba to Sell 3-D TV That Requires No GlassesBy HIROKO TABUCHIThe Japanese electronics maker will be the first on the market with such a TV, though they will only be sold in Japan for now. No Stopping Movie View of Mark ZuckerbergBy JOHN SCHWARTZAs a public figure, Facebook's founder would have to prove reckless disregard for the truth if he wanted to address the portrayal of him in the film "The Social Network." A Silicon Valley Investor's Take on a Post-Facebook WorldBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLEROne of Facebook's venture capitalists talks about the dynamic of cutting checks in Silicon Valley and defends Mark Zuckerberg regarding his past. Casinos Now See Online Gambling as a Better BetBy BARRY MEIERA trade group for major casinos like Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Resorts is working on a proposal to ask Congress to legalize some form of online gambling. Ad Group Unveils Plan to Improve Web PrivacyBy TANZINA VEGAA self-regulating program announced by a group of the advertising industry's largest trade organizations aims to let people opt out of being tracked for behavioral advertising. Link by LinkObsessions With Minutiae Thrive as DatabasesBy NOAM COHENTwo online standouts in efforts to catalog content are evolving differently: IMDB is trying to increase its profile on the Internet, while Gracenote is moving further behind the scenes. At Disney, New Leaders in Internet and GamingBy BROOKS BARNESJames A. Pitaro of Yahoo Media and John Pleasants of Playdom were named co-presidents of the Disney Interactive Media Group, which has been struggling. An Award, Criticism and Perils for ComcastBy BRIAN STELTERAs Comcast prepares its NBC takeover, it has a case study in awkward entanglements as an employee cries foul over his firing after criticizing a Fox News host. Court to Look at Sale of Zambian Phone CompanyBy MATTHEW SALTMARSHWhat was supposed to be a simple privatization to place a decrepit company on a sound financial footing has degenerated into a nasty domestic feud. Technology Most E-Mailed | Personal TechGadgetwise BlogQ&A: Slow Scripts Are Not Just for Bad MoviesBy J.D. BIERSDORFERYour PC displays a message that reads something like "a script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly." What are you supposed to do? From Week in ReviewBullying, Suicide, PunishmentBy JOHN SCHWARTZThe death of a Rutgers freshman raises questions about online freedom and assigning blame. |
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