20th September 2003 Archive

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Trading Standards warn of ‘unsolicited’ Nodots invoice

Net services

Trading standards officers have warned businesses to be on their guard for letters containing an unsolicited invoice for £499 from Internet naming outfit Nodots. Officers in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire are known to be looking into the matter after receiving a number of complaints over the last couple of days. The letters …

Music and Media 20 Sep 2003, 10:49
Oi! How big did you say this hard disk is?

PC users sue vendors over size claims

US PC users have banded together to protest against "deceptive advertising" of hard drive capacity by filling a lawsuit against the world's biggest computer manufacturers. Apple Computer, Dell, Gateway Inc, HP, IBM, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba Corp are named in the lawsuit, which seeks to attain class-action status. Los Angeles …

Personal 20 Sep 2003, 10:53
3Com losses grow

Exceptional costs

3Com's revenues have slipped again and losses have widened, partly due to restructuring moves. The computer network equipment maker said that during its first fiscal quarter, net loss amounted to $106 million, or $0.29 per share, figures which include a big $48.6 million charge for restructuring. Last year, net losses came to $ …

Business 20 Sep 2003, 11:00
Accused AOL phisher spammed the FBI

Email spoofer gets the wrong man

An Ohio woman accused in federal court of using mass forged e-mails from "AOL security" to swindle America Online subscribers out of their credit card numbers was allegedly tracked down after spamming exactly the wrong person: an FBI agent specializing in computer fraud, according to court records. Helen Carr pleaded not-guilty …

Music and Media 20 Sep 2003, 11:09