Another week, another airline bankruptcy.
Frontier Airlines has announced that they have filed for bankruptcy, but unlike ATA and Skybus they will continue to operate as it restructures.
The airline says that its credit card processor was “holding back” customer payments and threatening the airline’s liquidity, which is how then ended up applying for Chapter 11 protection.
Frontier [...]
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Way back in 2006 TiVo sued DISH Network (at the time called EchoStar), claiming that the company had violated their DVR patents for their DVRs.
TiVo won $90 million on the case as well as an injunction against DISH requiring that they turn off existing DVR functions and stop selling new ones.
DISH appeal the decision and [...]
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There’s a new rumor starting to make the rounds that I’m a bit surprised by: Microsoft is planning to open its own retail stores.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Sure, many people use Microsoft software and computer accessories, but an entire store dedicated to Microsoft? Seriously?
The rumored Microsoft store be similar to Apple stores and [...]
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According to Stuff.tv, who is at Nike’s headquarters in Oregon checking out footwear for all 32 Olympic events, they had a chance to speak with a Nike+ spokesperson about what’s next for the Nike+ system.
“Nike+ will definitely be extending its compatibility beyond the iPod Nano to the iPhone and iPod Touch. No surprise there really, [...]
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Blockbuster is working on their very own set-top box for streaming video into your living room.
How far along are they?
Must be pretty far as the Hollywood Reporter claims it will be announced “sometime this month”.
Since Blockbuster owns Movielink (acquired in a $6.6 million transaction last August) it’s expected that this [...]
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According to a story at Valleywag, a former DoubleClick employee approached Valleywag with a story that doesn’t exactly fit with Google’s “Do No Evil” motto.
According to the unnamed person, Google managers asked DoubleClick employees to sign one-year noncompete agreements. Most agreed, assuming it would spare their jobs.
Then, a week later, the layoffs began and now [...]
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New legislation is expected to be introduced soon that would require car makers meet a minimum sound level.
At first it may sound a bit silly, but hybrids are so quiet when running on just battery power that they are literally able to sneak-up on people creating a safety concern.
New York representative Edolphus Towns says “this [...]
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