Neowin News Feed for: Class

Italian consumer group plans suit against Microsoft

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:49:50 +0000

An Italian consumer group is planning a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over the pre-installation of Windows on computers. According to Reuters, the move comes after a new law was passed, allowing consumer associations to file... Read more...

Class assignment: Write an original Wikipedia article

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:26:38 +0000

I have yet to meet a teacher or professor who does not despise students who research using Wikipedia. That said, I want to meet University of Washington-Bothell professor Martha Groom, as she seems to have... Read more...

RIAA faces possible class action over suing the innocent

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:57:53 +0000

After the RIAA finished sending out a new batch of 503 "pre-litigation letters" to 58 different universities around the USA, offering to let students settle copyright infringement claims "at a discounted rate" before those claims... Read more...

Western Digital pays up in class action lawsuit

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:41:14 +0000

Following the July 17, 2006, Settlement of the class action lawsuit accusing Western Digital of misrepresenting the capacity of its hard drives, Western Digital has Sent out emails giving free backup and recovery software to... Read more...

IBM Announces z9 Business Class Mainframe

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:21:49 +0000

On Thursday IBM introduced a smaller scale version of its z9 series of mainframe computers. Targeted at smaller companies that could benefit from mainframe power, yet not having millions to invest in larger scale systems,... Read more...

Judge Approves Settlement in iPod Class Action Suit

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:20:00 +0000

A San Mateo County judge on Thursday approved the settlement of a class action suit that will offer relief to as many as 1.3 million iPod owners who may have been victim to poor or... Read more...

Settlement proposed in iPod class action suit

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:49:23 +0000

Users disgruntled with Apple's iPod battery claims may soon have relief. A court has conditionally approved a settlement in a class action suit brought against Apple Computer by several consumers who claim... Read more...

Intel unveils new class of Pentium 4s

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:15:24 +0000

Intel introduced a line of Pentium 4 desktop chips Sunday that contain 2MB of secondary cache, twice as much as current Pentium 4s, as well as technology from its notebook line that's designed to cut... Read more...

EA may face class action over unpaid overtime

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:56:18 +0000

Leading publisher Electronic Arts may face a class action lawsuit from its own employees over unpaid overtime, it has emerged today, with a Californian law firm currently seeking certification for the class suit. Following on... Read more...

AOL settles class action lawsuits

Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:25:05 +0000

AOL has agreed to settle two class action lawsuits in the US by punters who alleged the giant Internet company continued to bill them even after they cancelled their subscriptions. Although the ISP "vigorously denies... Read more...

Microsoft shudders after class action bill arrives

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 14 May 2004 08:09:42 +0000

MICROSOFT HAS had a nasty surprise in the mail from m'learned friends representing the winners of the anti-trust case that the behemoth paid more than $1.1 billion to settle [Surely Seattle? Ed]. It transpires that... Read more...

Microsoft Settles Tennessee Class Action Lawsuit

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:27:19 +0000

Microsoft said on Friday it would pay consumers of its software up to $64 million to settle a class action lawsuit contending that it overcharged for its products. The settlement, which was previously announced with... Read more...

World of Warcraft: Class Page Updated!

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:25:30 +0000

This is a little late, but Blizzard has updated their Class Page on their upcoming MMORPG World of Warcraft. Heres a snip of the Rogue class, my favorite! "At home in the shadows... Read more...

Florida: Microsoft class action lawsuit claim forms sent

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:24:03 +0000

Yesterday when I checked my mail, i got claim forms in the ' Florida vs. Microsoft ' Class Action case. Here's some of it: OFFICIAL COURT NOTICE OF FLORIDA MICROSOFT CLASS... Read more...

A second class action lawsuit for Acclaim

Marcel Klum — Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:15:15 +0000

A second class action lawsuit has been opened against Acclaim, again accusing the publisher of misrepresenting its finances and trading situation throughout much of last year and artificially inflating its stock prices. Earlier... Read more...

HP Proposed Class Action Settlement in reference to the DVD100i

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 04:49:58 +0000

Thanks Tony White for the heads up. HP has entered into a proposed national class action settlement of claims related to the purchase of the HP DVD 100i. Hewlett-Packard's Proposed Settlement Provides No Relief for... Read more...

Apple brings veteran back to class

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:31:48 +0000

Apple Computer has recruited one of its former executives to help it get ahead in the competitive education computing market. The maker of the iMac has brought back John Couch to serve in... Read more...

HP hit by class action over DVD+RW claims

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:15:38 +0000

HP has been hit by a class action, claiming it misrepresented the capabilities of its DVD100i drive. The complaint, filed in Clark County Nevada, says that HP "manufactured, marketed and or sold these drives with... Read more...