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Consumers attack CD copy protection
News Most consumers believe that they have the right to copy CDs for personal or backup use, and are likely to react badly to the music industry's stealthy introduction of unlabelled copy-protected CDs, according to a new survey.
[October 29, 2002, 13:08]
Consumers' Association calls for Y2K assurances
News The news follows research from the Consumers' Association into companies contingency planning for the Year 2000.companies were contacted anonymously about millennium bug contingency plans and customers' legal rights in the event of things going...
[January 7, 1999, 11:41]
Consumers gain new rights over data
News British consumers have been granted new data protection rights today (Wednesday), which will allow them to access any personal information held about themselves by companies. Consumers who are refused access to their records are now entitled, for...
[October 24, 2001, 12:56]
Consumers want flat-rate ISPs - report
News A "strong majority" of consumers would switch back to subscription-based ISPs if unmetered access became a norm in the UK, a major Internet survey revealed Thursday. The Internet user profile survey -- conducted by NOP -- found that most users...
[February 25, 2000, 6:30]
A Year Ago: Oftel - consumers hungry for new broadband services
News The report found that Internet and mobile phone use is on the increase here, and consumers want more advanced telecom services. Over a third of consumers said they would be interested in broadband services such as video on demand, Web TV or fast...
[September 11, 2000, 7:01]
Consumers: Don't hold your breath
News But if the antitrust action results in Microsoft becoming less predatory and more innovative, consumers could see benefits in the future from a more competitive industry, analysts said Sunday. That's because consumers don't really have choice when...
[November 8, 1999, 9:38]
Consumers - failing to protect themselves against infection
News While businesses have had a largely CIH-free week, consumers have not been so lucky. Aled Miles, regional director for Symantec agreed there is a constant battle between anti-virus and entertainment when it comes to consumers buying software.
[April 29, 1999, 6:18]
Oftel - consumers hungry for new broadband services
News The report found that Internet and mobile phone use is on the increase here, and consumers want more advanced telecom services. Over a third of consumers said they would be interested in broadband services such as video on demand, Web TV or fast...
[September 10, 1999, 16:55]
Consumers win mobile chip race
News It also means that instead of being confronted by a shelf-full of Intel-powered notebooks, soon consumers will have a trifecta of mobile-chip manufacturers to choose from -- including AMD's forthcoming K6-2+P notebook chip, Transmeta's Crusoe...
[February 4, 2000, 13:26]
Consumers face digital TV privacy threat
News Industry analysts say the report will be just the beginning of the controversy, as consumers discover how much their home electronics know about their home lives. Still, consumers may be uncomfortable with the idea that their video recorder is...
[March 27, 2001, 17:15]
Microsoft on Trial : Consumers not harmed by MS
News Microsoft Corp.s first witness in the antitrust case roundly criticised Department of Justice witnesses and attorneys, saying they provided no sound evidence that consumers are harmed by Microsoft's actions or that the company has monopoly power...
[January 12, 1999, 10:31]
Consumers warned over growing Internet card fraud
News Consumers are not the only victims of this card fraud and retailers often bear the brunt of any losses from fraudulent transactions. He advised consumers to check receipts against bank statements regularly and shred old ones, and not to let their...
[November 11, 2003, 14:45]
News Burst: Consumers favour the TV over the PC for home shopping
News Carried out by Gallop, the survey of 1004 consumers found that 42 percent would feel more comfortable using interactive television for home shopping, compared with 26 percent who said they would prefer to use a PC.
[October 11, 1999, 13:43]
Consumers spur notebook boom
News Notebook shipments are expected to mushroom during the next three years thanks to falling prices and booming sales to consumers. Although, "we don't expect them to gain.two points every quarter, I think it's a pretty good indication of where the...
[January 12, 2004, 10:05]
Consumers' Association says Vauxhall site is a "rip-off"
News Vauxhall's cut-price Internet car scheme met with a bitter onslaught from the Consumers' Association Friday, which slammed the car maker's plans as a "ripoff". The Consumers' Association says Vauxhall's Net discount is not enough.
[October 15, 1999, 13:25]
A Year Ago: Consumers win mobile chip race
News It also means that instead of being confronted by a shelf-full of Intel-powered notebooks, soon consumers will have a trifecta of mobile-chip manufacturers to choose from -- including AMD's forthcoming K6-2+P notebook chip, Transmeta's Crusoe...
[February 4, 2001, 6:03]
Red Hat targets enterprise before snaring consumers
News Shrink-wrap Linux evangelist Red Hat admitted that it is relying on third-parties to port major desktop apps to its operating system before it can ship to consumers. Red Hat is in London today pounding out the open source message and promoting the...
[October 6, 1999, 15:57]
BT lures consumers with free Wi-Fi
News Pay-as-you-go billing was one of the factors fuelling the boom in mobile phones, but is less attractive to operators than subscription packages, since these lock in consumers. BT is hoping to tempt more people into using its Wi-Fi services by...
[January 5, 2004, 13:55]
Economist says Microsoft benefits consumers
News For much of the morning, Microsoft attorney Michael Lacovara led Schmalensee through a series of questions in an attempt to show that Microsoft's conduct has benefited consumers by creating more choice and lower prices in the browser market.
[June 22, 1999, 8:16]
Photo messaging services 'baffling' to consumers
News Network operators have been promoting such services as picture messaging, media messaging and photo messaging, but the phone menus use the term MMS, which is unfamiliar to consumers, 3G Labs said. Consumers are baffled by the terminology and design...
[November 29, 2002, 15:24]
