Neowin News Feed for: Owner

'Revenge porn' website operator sentenced to 18 years in jail

Usama Jawad — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:12:01 +0000

A revenge porn website owner will face 18 years in prison after eight woman testified against him in a court in San Diego. He will also have to pay compensation money to the victims along with a fine. Read more...

TSA causes MacBook Air owner to miss flight

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:16 +0000

The TSA has been known to take issue with products designed in Cupertino before, but for one particular traveler, it was Apple's thinnest laptop ever that caused the latest holdup. Upon tossing his ultra-sleek... Read more...

Owner of PalmOS changes name to GarnetOS

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:26:26 +0000

Access announced today that it was renaming the PalmOS operating system for mobile devices (latest version being PalmOS 6) to "GarnetOS." The company is going to market the OS and devices that use it under... Read more...

Apple Threatens Owner of iTunes Domain

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:50:48 +0000

Apple has taken steps to take ownership of the iTunes.co.uk domain name from its current owner, with the company formally complaining to Nominet, the UK domain name registrar, that it is entitled to the domain.... Read more...

Xbox Owner Sues Over Defective Disk Drives

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:34:03 +0000

A video game fan upset over a failed disc drive in his Xbox video game console has sued Microsoft Corp. on behalf of all Xbox owners across the United States.. The suit, filed in Los... Read more...

Sharman owner called out from shadows

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:14:05 +0000

The owner of Sharman Networks can't hide forever. Today lawyers were asked to reveal the identity of the owner of Sharman Networks. If the identity is reveled more we'll be seeing more lawsuits.... Read more...

Game Site Owner Busted For Screenshot Posting

Marcel Klum — Wed, 19 May 2004 17:44:01 +0000

The Association for the Copyright of Computer Software, an anti-piracy consortium based in Japan, announced that the owner of popular Japanese video-game website Gameonline was arrested today by police in the city of Fukuoka on... Read more...

Kazaa Owner Gets OK to Sue Movie, Record Companies

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 06:38:25 +0000

A U.S. federal court has cleared the way for Kazaa file-sharing software owner Sharman Networks to sue the entertainment industry for copyright infringement, Sharman said on Friday. Sharman, targeted by studios and record companies because... Read more...

Patent owner stakes claim in Net ad suit

Wed, 07 Jan 2004 23:21:22 +0000

Just as the online advertising market seems back on track, a patent enforcer with broad rights to Web ad methods wants a cut of the profits. InternetAd Systems, a recently formed company... Read more...

US bar owner executes Dell laptop

Steven Parker — Fri, 07 Mar 2003 21:50:30 +0000

A bar and restaurant owner from Lafayette, Colorado was jailed earlier this week after pumping four rounds into his Dell laptop, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. George Doughty, 48, announced to patrons... Read more...

Owner thrilled with town's sale on eBay

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sun, 29 Dec 2002 09:03:46 +0000

Thanks xStainDx...An 82-acre town in Northern California sold Friday on eBay for $1.78 million, a strong price considering the sellers called the place a "fixer-upper" and the first bidder had wanted to pay only $5,000... Read more...