Archive for December, 2011

Verizon caves to public pressure and dumps $2 fee

December 30, 11 by CNET News.com
Power to the people! Verizon today says it will dump plans to charge $2 for paying bills online amid a public outcry and threats of an FCC investigation.

Two Bugaboo recalls, plus exploding batteries and carbon monoxide from water heaters

December 30, 11 by Rita Colorito

Bugaboo recalled two products this week because they pose fall hazards to infants. Batteries Plus recalled replacement battery packs because they may explode, while Navien recalled tankless water heaters because of carbon monoxide dangers. Engine leak problems continue to plague car manufactur...

New Year’s resolutions: Easy to make, easier to break

December 29, 11 by Rachel Coyne

While there's never a bad time of the year to try to improve one's life, the traditional time to make personal resolutions is at the start of a new year. As 2011 comes to a close, lots of people start thinking about changes they would like to make and improvements they would like to see. But w...

New Year’s resolutions: Easy to make, easier to break

December 29, 11 by Rachel Coyne

While there's never a bad time of the year to try to improve one's life, the traditional time to make personal resolutions is at the start of a new year. As 2011 comes to a close, lots of people start thinking about changes they would like to make and improvements they would like to see. But w...

UK train-switching technology ‘poses hacking threat’

December 28, 11 by David Goldstein

A shift to a mobile communications technology could expose rail networks to hackers, according to a security expert. Prof Stefan Katzenbeisser made the claim at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin.

The professor said that the systems which switch trains from one line to another ...