Consumer Takes iPhone Price-Cut Rage to Court

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2007 All those eager Apple aficionados who waited in line for days to get their grabby hands on the first crop of iPhones for $599 a pop, only to watch in despair as stragglers bought them but two months later for a whopping $200 less, may sympathize with an angry New York woman who clearly will not be placated by Steve Jobs' scrambly attempt at refunding his way back into customers' hearts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Slippery Slope

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McCain in Hot Water After Phone Call

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2007 In yet another blow to his floundering campaign, The New York Times reports that John McCain may have broken Senate ethics rules. His aides have confirmed that McCain made a call to his top fundraisers from the Republican cloakroom, right off the Senate floor. McCain is well acquainted with the rule restricting campaign activity inside the Senate building: He headed up calls for an investigation of Al Gore for supposed violation of the same rule 10 years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cult of Apple

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Voters Call RNCC Calls ‘Harassment’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 Automated "robo-calls" from GOP computers are infuriating people across the nation, who say they have to disconnect their phones to escape the bombardment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another European Airline Scare

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2006 Dutch authorities detained 12 passengers on a flight headed to Mumbai, India, after the plane was turned around under fighter escort. The passengers were reported to have Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cellphone Calls Mangle Driving Skills

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 Driving while talking on your cell cuts by half the brain's ability to recognize and respond to traffic conditions, according to a study. Says a researcher: "Twentysomethings on a cellphone have the same reaction time as 70-year-olds." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinian Authority Officially Recognized — by AT&T

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 Calls made to the Palestinian territories will carry their own designation, rather than appearing on AT&T bills as calls to Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Popularity Dialer’ Offers Phone Escape Route

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2006 Have you ever hoped your cell phone would ring in order to extricate you from a boring date or an unpleasant meeting? Well, The Popularity Dialer, via a Web interface, will ring you up and supply half of a conversation you can use to make your apologies and get the hell out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suspect May Argue White House OK’d Phone-Jamming

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2006 The guy indicted in the jamming of Democratic phone lines on election day in 2002 is set to argue that his scheme had the approval of both the Republican National Committee and the White House. If true, this would be huge: a White House-led attempt to sabotage a Senate election in favor of a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: NSA Sought Phone Records Before 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 The NSA asked AT&T to help it set up a domestic call monitoring site seven months before the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, allege lawyers filing a lawsuit on behalf of telephone company customers This is huge because, according to a lawyer on the case, "The Bush Administration asserted this became necessary after 9/11 This undermines that assertion''. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

USA Today Backs Off Phone Records Story

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2006 The newspaper originally reported that AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon have been providing phone call data to the NSA. But now USA Today says it can't confirm that either BellSouth or Verizon provided the data. (AT&T definitely appears to have done so.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )