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Amazon Jumps On To The Smartphone Wagon With Their Own Device – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:30:12 +0000

Well it had to happen sometime right? With the surge in mobile usage of the Internet in the United States, sooner or later everyone would jump into the smartphone pool. This time it’s Amazon who is jumping in yelling “Cannon Ball”, planning a new smart phone to take on the iPhone and Android phones. According [...]

SEC Wants Review of Facebook IPO – Tech Thursday

Big Rich — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:30:30 +0000

Facebook seems to be be having a bad week. The Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulatory body for the stock market, is calling for a review of the circumstances around Facebook's IPO. This is due to the 9% drop in the stock as well as the accusation that the downward revised profit forecasts that were released days before the offering, but could have been leaked to a select few investors before the IPO. And to top it all off, they're getting sued by stock holders.

Sketchers Hit With Massive $40 Million Lawsuit

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:38 +0000

Last year Reebok was hit with a major lawsuit regarding their easy tone shoes, and now Sketchers faces a similar suit. The people who began the advertising campaign for Sketchers Shape-Ups is in some hot water this morning. The shoes that are suppose to help you work out your legs and lower body have been [...]

Metallica's Lars Ulrich Settles Lawsuit With Former Assistant

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:05:56 +0000

Last February, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, was sued by former employee Steven Wiig, who claimed that he was underpaid for his job as a personal assistant during 2001 to 2009. His job included touring with Metallica, driving around Ulrich, and arranging his calendar. He claimed he was paid $45,000 a year with an oral agreement for [...]

Rob Halford's Former Manager Suing Judas Priest

BJ Ragone — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:58:42 +0000

Nobody likes a messy breakup, but that’s what Rob Halford and Judas Priest are going through right now. Back in August Halford let his long time manager go, and now he has decided to sue Judas Priest for wrongful termination. Back in August Rob Halford and Judas Priest management decided that is was time to [...]

Breaking Benjamin Breaking Up

WQBK — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:34:06 +0000

The lead singer of Breaking Benjamin has fired his band. I guess that means they have broken up? Although he could hire a new band. Lead Singer Benjamin Burnley fired the bandmates after learning they struck an agreement with a different record label.Breaking Benjamin from Wilkes -Barre are on the verge of breaking up, and [...]

Tech Tuesday – Now Google is Being Sued for Tracking Users (UPDATED)

Big Rich — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:00:42 +0000

Following in the wake of the story the other week about accusations of Apple’s iPhone supposedly tracking you, Google is now facing a lawsuit on the same accusation of tracking it’s users. Two Android phone users are suing Google for $50 Million dollars and seeking class action status in the Eastern District of Michigan, saying [...]

The Miley Cyrus Sex Doll

Jennifer Beaudoin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:30:47 +0000

Hannah Montana, AKA Miley Cyrus is in even deeper now as Pipedream Products has released the Miley Cyrus inflatable sex doll “Finally Miley." The superstar daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus is outraged by the doll and plans to sue the company that created it.

Bret Michaels To Sue The Tonys (Video)

Scott Blaine — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:53:43 +0000

We all know about the health problems of Poison frontman and Celebrity Apprentice winner Bret Michaels over the last year. Now we may know the reason for it.

Tech Tuesday – Sony Sues Hacker, Gets His PS3 (Updated)

Big Rich — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:30:59 +0000

George Hotz, aka geohot, was one of the many people who worked on the jailbreak for the Apple iPhone, which allows iPhone owners to load apps and software on the phone not approved for the iTunes App Store. He’s now hacked the Playstation 3 and Sony is not pleased. Sony has posted a response.

Texting/Fountain Lady Is Not Amused

Jennifer Beaudoin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:18:04 +0000

Today it was announced that the infamous woman who got caught on tape falling into a mall fountain while texting is considering filing a lawsuit. The “victim,” 49-year-old Cathy Cruz Marrero, said she was not amused when she realized her fall had been posted and shared everywhere online, and even on television news, almost overnight. [...]