Tag archive: Tennessee

As reported by Reuters this week, 36-year-old Billy Payne Jr. and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Billie Jean Hayworth, were both murdered after removing and blocking a woman previously on their Facebook friend's list named Jenelle Potter. The parents of an 8-month-old baby boy named Tyler where allegedly shot and killed within their own home by Marvin Enoch “Buddy” Potter Jr., the 60-year-old father of the blocked woman, as well… Read More

Tennessee lawmakers think that sharing a Netflix password is like stealing cable. Today, lawmakers in the state passed a new measure that criminalizes using a friend's login for entertainment services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Rhapsody. All the bill needs now is the governor's signature, and the AP reports that Gov. Bill Haslam is expected to sign the bill. “I don't know enough about that legislation, but if it's… Read More

MCS Music America, a copyright administration outfit that's a subsidiary of the British firm Conexion Media Group PLC has filed suit in a Tennessee court against Microsoft, Real Networks, and Yahoo, claiming the companies' streaming services provide access to tracks that the companies do not have permission to distribute. The suit seeks $150,000 for each act of infringement—meaning every time the songs are downloaded or… Read More

Electronics maker LG, in conjunction with th Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a recall for 30,000 LG 830 Spyder mobile phones due to poor voice quality on calls to 911 emergency services and difficulties maintaining phone connections. The recalled phones have software versions T83LGV03 and T83LGV04; users can check the software version on their phone by selecting “Phone Information” from the handset's Settings… Read More

Computer maker Dell has agreed to pay some $3.35 million to settle 34 states' allegations that the company's warranty, financing, and rebate offers were deceptive and misled consumers. The agreement has Dell paying $1.5 million into a restitution account; impacted consumers will be able to submit claims for compensation. The other $1.85 million will go towards the states' legal costs. “More than the money, this… Read More

It created a brief fuss when someone posted mails from the Yahoo e-mail account of Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, on WikiLeaks, indicating she’d breached the law by using private mail accounts for official business. However, the hacker wasn’t too clever. He left enough clues to be quickly traced – and he was. David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of a Tennessee Democratic state legislator, was… Read More

David Kernell, the University of Tennessee student accused of hacking into Republican Vice President candidate Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account, has been in front of a grand jury. But it ended its session without returning an indictment against Kernell, who is the son Tennessee Democratic state representative Mike Kernell. Reports from several sources show that the IP address used to hack Palin’s account was traced to the… Read More

Motorola might have rolled out the MOTOKRZR way back in mid-2006 when it was trying to capitalize on the starting-to-wane popularity of its RAZR phones. But Boost Mobile thinks now is the “perfect time” to add the flip phone to its lineup—specifically, its Unlimited by Boost offering available at wireless retailers as well as locations like Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, and Sprint retail stores (Boost is a wholly-owned subsidiary… Read More

CNN has a reported that a man allegedly purchased an mp3 player for his 10-year-old daughter as a Christmas present from a Wal-Mart store in Sparta, Tennessee. However, when she began using it, she discovered it was already filled with songs about drugs and X-rated video… Read More

A coordinated attack on Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee in the past month may have compromised a database full of over a thousand names, social security numbers and birth dates. The lab announced news of the hacking on Thursday, calling it a “sophisticated cyber attack.” According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the lab’s staff were blanketed with “phishing” e-mails, which bait people… Read More

Telecommunications operator Sprint and high-speed wireless company Clearwire have announced they're mutually calling off an agreement to work together on deploying a nationwide high-speed WiMax network by the end of 2010. According to Sprint, the companies could not see their way through the “complexities” involved in the agreement and could not agree to terms of a formal business arrangement. “We are on track for… Read More

Following immediately on its settlements with Texas and California, music label Sony BMG has agreed to pay some $4.25 million as part of settlement agreements with 39 U.S. states and the District of Columbia regarding copy protection software included on some of the labels music CDs which caused computers to malfunction and exposed users to security threats. The terms of the agreement are similar to earlier settlements with Texas and… Read More

Satellite television provider DirecTV has agreed to pay $5 million and restitution to thousands of customers to settle a 21-state investigation into complaints about the company's advertising and marketing practices, undisclosed fees, channel availability, and cancellation policies. The settlement was announced by the office of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. The investigation began in early 2003 in response to consumer… Read More

The evolution of digital downloads marks another milestone on November 23, 2004, with the debut of UMe Digital, the world's first all-digital download label from a major music company. UMe Digital product — individual songs, EPs, and full-length albums — will be distributed exclusively online. The releases on UMe Digital will be consistent with UMe's philosophy of marketing established acts and acts who already have… Read More

“America Online, which earlier this year stopped signing up new broadband customers, is telling existing broadband subscribers in nine Southern states that they must find a new broadband carrier by Jan. 17. Bentley said she expects AOL will phase out existing broadband customers in the rest of the country in a similar manner over the next year.” The affected states are Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana,… Read More