[Medianews] DirecTV Sues Customer Service Agents For Fraud

DirecTV Sues Former Customer Service Agents Reuters Tue Apr 19, 2005 02:52 PM ET http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=industryNewsstoryID=8229499 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc on Tuesday said it filed a lawsuit against 12 people,

[Medianews] Satellite TV to become SUV option

Satellite TV to become SUV option KVH to supply receivers for Cadillac Escalades The Associated Press Updated: 4:25 p.m. ET April 19, 2005 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7562468/ NEW YORK - KVH Industries Inc., a maker of satellite TV receivers for cars, boats and trucks, Tuesday said its system

[Medianews] Time Warner, Comcast may face battle about Adelphia

04/19/2005 - Updated 11:48 PM ET Page 2B Time Warner, Comcast may face battle about Adelphia If joint bid wins, consumer groups, rivals ready to fight By David Lieberman USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20050420/2b_adelphia20.art.htm NEW YORK — The battle over Adelphia

[Medianews] Attack of the popular ‘B' horror films

[Look's like some choice viewing ahead. The drive-in will never die. Brew up some iced tea. Make some popcorn. Set phasers on stun.] 04/19/2005 - Updated 02:33 PM ET Page 3D The attack of the popular ‘B' horror films USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20050420

[Medianews] Iraq Prime Minister Escapes Assassination Attempt

Iraq Prime Minister Escapes Assassination Attempt Reuters http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=578e=1u=/nm/20050420/ts_nm/iraq_allawi_attack_dc BAGHDAD - Iraq's caretaker prime minister Iyad Allawi escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday night when a suicide bomber in a car

[Medianews] Accused 9/11 Conspirator to Plead Guilty Friday

Accused 9/11 Conspirator to Plead Guilty Friday Reuters http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=578e=3u=/nm/20050420/ts_nm/security_moussaoui_dc WASHINGTON - Accused Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui will plead guilty on Friday to all charges against him and admit to having a role

[Medianews] Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates

Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates By Declan McCullagh News.com http://news.com.com/Prison+terms+on+tap+for+prerelease+pirates/2100-1028_3-5677232.html Story last modified Tue Apr 19 16:33:00 PDT 2005 File-swappers who distribute a single copy of a prerelease movie on the Internet can

[Medianews] Ameritrade Loses 200,000 Client Files

Ameritrade Loses 200,000 Client Files By Emily Fredrix The Associated Press Tuesday, April 19, 2005; 10:01 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A2745-2005Apr19?language=printer OMAHA, Neb. -- Leading online discount broker Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday it has informed about 200,000

[Medianews] Congress OKs Bill to Strip DVD Movie Smut

Congress OKs Bill to Strip DVD Movie Smut By TED BRIDIS The Associated Press Tuesday, April 19, 2005; 7:42 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A2380-2005Apr19?language=printer WASHINGTON - Fledgling technology that helps parents prevent children from watching movie scenes depicting sex,

[Medianews] 20 Arrested in Crackdown on Internet Drugs

20 Arrested in Crackdown on Internet Drugs By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press Wednesday, April 20, 2005; 11:49 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A4559-2005Apr20?language=printer WASHINGTON - Twenty people in the United States and abroad were arrested on charges they ran Internet

[Medianews] Police Beat Woman Having Diabetic Reaction

Police Beat Woman Having Diabetic Reaction KSN News http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2005/200405policebeat.htm Comment: Go to this page and watch the video. This thug is clearly taking giant swings at her. These guys are real tough, beating up on a woman having a seizure (MY comment..

[Medianews] Schwarzenegger: U.S. Should 'Close Borders'

2008/2012 presidential run. http://beta.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050420/ap_on_re_us/schwarzenegger_immigrationprinter=1 Plus the article makes clear that Schwarzenegger's method of closing the borders is to support Bush's guest worker program, which is blanket amnesty. It just makes all

[Medianews] BenedictXVI.com owner pledges no porn

Florida man registered several possible pope names Updated: 1:04 p.m. ET April 20, 2005 ROME - An American who registered the Internet name BenedictXVI.com before the new Pope was chosen said on Wednesday he had not worked out what to do with it but was pretty sure it would be a sin to sell it

[Medianews] NASA delays launch at least a week

NASA managers on Wednesday confirmed that the earliest scheduled launch date for the space shuttle Discovery has been moved back one week, to May 22. On Tuesday, NBC News quoted its sources as saying the postponement was expected. Shuttle program managers met this week to certify the new

[Medianews] 60% Favor Broadcast Standards for Cable

MOST VIEWERS FAVOR TV DECENCY RULE ENFORCEMENT Support Expanded Government Pressure; 60% Favor Broadcast Standards for Cable April 19, 2005 QwikFIND ID: AAQ49R By Ira Teinowitz Ad Age Magazine http://adage.com/news.cms?newsId=44815 WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- U.S. consumers say they support expanded

[Medianews] House OKs Family Copyright Bill

House OKs Family Copyright Bill By Katie Dean Wired News Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,67269,00.html 02:10 PM Apr. 19, 2005 PT The House of Representatives passed copyright legislation on Tuesday that would dole out criminal penalties to those who make unauthorized

[Medianews] Best DRAM prices are still to come

Need DRAM? The best prices are still to come Prices for DRAM chips have fallen by more than 40 percent so far this year By Dan Nystedt IDG News Service April 20, 2005 http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/20/HNdramprices_1.html Prices for the most popular type of computer memory chips have fallen

[Medianews] America Online Launches Major Campaign against Phishing

America Online Launches Major Campaign against Phishing - Apr 20, 2005 08:00 AM (BusinessWire) DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2005--America Online Inc.: -- Round-the-Clock Blocking of Suspected Scam/Identity Theft Sites Supplements Other Anti-Phishing Tools,

[Medianews] Cingular Wireless Posts Solid First-Quarter Results:

Cingular Wireless Posts Solid First-Quarter Results: - Apr 20, 2005 06:00 AM (PR Newswire) -- Net subscriber additions of more than 1.4 million -- 50.4 million subscribers at quarter's end -- Gross subscriber additions of 4.8 million -- Monthly subscriber churn

[Medianews] VeriSign Reports First Quarter 2005 Results

VeriSign Reports First Quarter 2005 Results - Apr 20, 2005 04:10 PM (PR Newswire) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today

[Medianews] eBay First Quarter 2005 Financial Results

eBay Inc. Announces First Quarter 2005 Financial Results; Company Reports Record Q1 Net Revenues of $1.032 Billion; Achieves Q1 GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.19 and Pro Forma Diluted EPS of $0.20; Raises 2005 Net Revenues, Operating Margin and EPS Guidance - Apr 20, 2005 04:15

[Medianews] DCRP Review: Nikon Coolpix 5900/7900

DCRP Review: Nikon Coolpix 5900/7900 by Jeff Keller, DCRP Founder/Editor Originally posted: April 12, 2005 Last Updated: April 12, 2005 The Coolpix 5900 and 7900 ($350 and $450 respectively) are the upper-end models in Nikon's point-and-shoot line of cameras. They're upgrades