Tag archive: Norfolk

Anti-social behavior is everywhere, but in the UK it can land you in court and make you the recipient of an Anti-Social Behavior Order, or ASBO, under which you’re restricted in whatyou’re allowed to do.   Thousands have been handed out in the last few years, but a Norfolk teenager, who can’t be named because of his age, has made history. He’s received anASBO for his Bebo page.   There, according to the Norfolk… Read More

Mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless has flipped the switch on what it surely hopes will be a major new revenue channel as it rolls out high-speed wireless technologies: V Cast Mobile TV, the first commercial mobile television service in the United States. Developed by Qualcom's MediaFlo gorup, the service is available only in a limited number of markets in 20 states and only works with the $199 Samsung SCH-U620 handset, but… Read More

A $29.5 million verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit against Internet auction house eBay will bring changes in how the company conducts sales of fixed-price merchandise. Jay Monahan, eBay's vice president for litigation, said the company still believes the patents belonging to Virginia inventor Thomas G. Woolston are invalid, but nonetheless plans to implement design changes that will avoid infringing on them in the future. A… Read More