Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
Herbal supplement maker Airborne has announced a proposal to settle a $23.3 million class-action lawsuit for false advertising.
“There’s no credible evidence that what’s in Airborne can prevent colds or protect you from a germy environment,” said CSPI Senior nutritionist David Schardt. “Airborne is basically on overpriced, run-of-the-mill vitamin pill that’s been cleverly, but deceptively, marketed.”
Airborne [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
The producers of the television show “24″ on are in the process of developing a 2-hour prequel to the upcoming seventh season.
The prequel is to help bridge the gap between seasons six and seven and is iexpected to air this fall with the full season starting in January.
[Via Reuters]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
Sharper Image has announced that they will once again begin accepting their own gift cards, but there is a catch–you have to buy something that is at least twice the value of the the card, and the full amount of the gift card is used in a single transaction.
“While not a complete solution, it does [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
Like a lot of other retailers, Circuit City has a 30-day return policy on purchases. In a nice (and somewhat surprising) customer service gesture, the company is extending that to 90 days for HD DVD players (just to players, not not do discs) to “take care of our customers.”
Circuit City says that while some may [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, may have to consider purchasing US cellular carrier Sprint according to an investment note by Merrill Lynch.
Merrill Lynch feels that the recently announced unlimited voice and data plan by Sprint may trigger a price war with T-Mobile that T-Mobile may not be able to sustain. Deutsche Telekom buying Sprint would [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for the Playstation 3 is hitting on April 17th, and to make sure that we’re at the proper excitement level Sony has released the features list for the title.
60 vehicles along with 14 additionally tuned cars
6 race tracks, each with two layouts
Split-screen racing to play with another player on one television [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
Asus is showing off their next generation Eee PC at CeBIT–the Eee PC 900–which features a 8.9-inch screen, 1GB of memory, and storage up to 12GB.
The larger screen will be a welcome addition for many, with an expected resolution of 1024 x 600.
Battery life seems a bit low at 2.5 - 3 hours…hopefully that figure [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dan
With everyone else coming out with UMPC’s its almost getting hard to keep track of them all. Another one was announced today, this time by computer maker ECS–the G10IL.
The G10Il will have a a built-in 3G wireless radio (HSDPA 7.2), a webcam, three USB ports, an Ethernet port, a 56K modem, and no optical drive.
That’s [...]
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