Deals of the Day (7-19-2016)

Deals of the Day (7-19-2016)

The NuVision TM800 tablet features an 8 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, an Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and Windows 10 software. It may not be the best Windows tablet money can buy… but it doesn’t cost all that much money. The Microsoft Store sells the NuVision TM800 for $99.

But right now you can get one for free… kind of. If you buy another qualifying PC from the Microsoft Store, Microsoft will throw in the tablet for no additional charge.

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Deals of the Day (7-19-2016)

The NuVision TM800 tablet features an 8 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, an Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and Windows 10 software. It may not be the best Windows tablet money can buy… but it doesn’t cost all that much money. The Microsoft Store sells the NuVision TM800 for $99.

But right now you can get one for free… kind of. If you buy another qualifying PC from the Microsoft Store, Microsoft will throw in the tablet for no additional charge.

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File-sharing lawsuit numbers drop by more than half

Both Malibu Media and Prenda Law have run into different roadblocks.

(credit: Lex Machina)

The number of copyright lawsuits in the US over online file-sharing have dropped significantly this year, according to data compiled by Lex Machina. Data released by the legal research company shows there were 249 file-sharing lawsuits filed in the second quarter of 2016, compared to 517 cases the previous year.

Anti-piracy copyright lawsuits began increasing in number dramatically around 2012 and last year constituted the majority of all copyright cases nationally. The number of copyright disputes unrelated to file-sharing have held steady for the last five years, as shown in the graph above.

Lex Machina defines file-sharing lawsuits as cases having "John Doe or anonymous defendants" and allegations related to file-sharing technology, typically BitTorrent.

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Arizona man says bum Theranos blood tests led to heart attack, files lawsuit

Tests, now voided by company, showed normal results weeks prior to attack.

(credit: Steve Jurvetson)

There’s yet another unhappy Theranos customer.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in the US District Court in Arizona, an ex-customer alleges that bum blood tests performed by the beleaguered biotech company directly led to him having a heart attack. (A PDF of the lawsuit is available here.) The test results were later voided by the company, independent of any involvement from the plaintiff, identified only as R.C. in the lawsuit.

R.C. joins at least nine other ex-customers suing the company over faulty tests and the company’s lofty but unfulfilled claims. Each lawsuit is seeking class-action status.

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Bundesgerichtshof: Elitepartner.de muss Kündigung per E-Mail erlauben

Elitepartner.de kann Nutzer nicht zwingen, ihre Kündigung schriftlich oder per Fax einzureichen. Das hat die Verbraucherzentrale beim Bundesgerichtshof durchgesetzt. Zuvor wurde bereits ein ähnliches Urteil gefällt. (Verbraucherschutz, Internet)

Elitepartner.de kann Nutzer nicht zwingen, ihre Kündigung schriftlich oder per Fax einzureichen. Das hat die Verbraucherzentrale beim Bundesgerichtshof durchgesetzt. Zuvor wurde bereits ein ähnliches Urteil gefällt. (Verbraucherschutz, Internet)

Slow Verizon Internet prevents two doctors from viewing X-rays online

Verizon to face customers’ wrath in public hearing as gov’t studies complaints.

(credit: Getty Images | BSIP)

Two family doctors who are stuck with Verizon DSL say their Internet service is so slow and unreliable that they often can't view online medical records and are having trouble complying with federal guidelines.

Doctors Lori Talbot and Christopher Ballas run a practice in Fairfield, New Jersey, and are among numerous people complaining that Verizon hasn't properly maintained its old copper lines or upgraded its network to fiber in South Jersey. Officials in 16 cities and towns petitioned the state to investigate Verizon last December, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has scheduled a public hearing for August 4 to let residents and businesses detail the network's failings.

Talbot and Ballas described their office's problems in a letter to local officials and were profiled last week by The Philadelphia InquirerComcast lines stop about a mile from the doctors' office, leaving them without high-speed cable Internet. Since Verizon hasn't wired up the area with fiber, they must make do with Verizon DSL.

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$200 Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone + VR Goggles launch on Cricket Wireless in August

$200 Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone + VR Goggles launch on Cricket Wireless in August

The Alcatel Idol 4S smartphone recently went up for pre-order for $350 and the phone is expected to start shipping August 3rd.

But when Alcatel first unveiled the Idol 4S, the company also introduced its cheaper sibling: the Idol 4.

It turns out that phone will also be available in early August, and it’ll cost $200 without a contract. There’s just one catch: it’ll be available in the US exclusively from Cricket Wireless.

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$200 Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone + VR Goggles launch on Cricket Wireless in August

The Alcatel Idol 4S smartphone recently went up for pre-order for $350 and the phone is expected to start shipping August 3rd.

But when Alcatel first unveiled the Idol 4S, the company also introduced its cheaper sibling: the Idol 4.

It turns out that phone will also be available in early August, and it’ll cost $200 without a contract. There’s just one catch: it’ll be available in the US exclusively from Cricket Wireless.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider: Lara Croft kämpft in der Virtual Reality gegen Zombies

Im Oktober 2016 erscheint Rise of the Tomb Raider für die PS4. Die neue Ausgabe enthält ein Kapitel, das Lara wahlweise mit Playstation VR in ihr Anwesen versetzt. Den Großteil der Zusatzinhalte soll es auch für Besitzer der schon länger erhältlichen Xbox-One- und PC-Fassung geben. (Tomb Raider, Adventure)

Im Oktober 2016 erscheint Rise of the Tomb Raider für die PS4. Die neue Ausgabe enthält ein Kapitel, das Lara wahlweise mit Playstation VR in ihr Anwesen versetzt. Den Großteil der Zusatzinhalte soll es auch für Besitzer der schon länger erhältlichen Xbox-One- und PC-Fassung geben. (Tomb Raider, Adventure)

ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

The ASRock Beebox line of mini-desktop computers launched last year with low-cost, low-power models featuring Celeron processors based on Intel Braswell architecture. These days you can pick one up for between $125 and $200, depending on the configuration: there are barebones models and versions that ship with Windows 10 Home).

But now there’s another option for folks that want better performance from a mini PC. The ASRock Beebox-S is powered by an 6th-gen Intel Core S Skylake processor.

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ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

The ASRock Beebox line of mini-desktop computers launched last year with low-cost, low-power models featuring Celeron processors based on Intel Braswell architecture. These days you can pick one up for between $125 and $200, depending on the configuration: there are barebones models and versions that ship with Windows 10 Home).

But now there’s another option for folks that want better performance from a mini PC. The ASRock Beebox-S is powered by an 6th-gen Intel Core S Skylake processor.

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Ja Mobil und Penny Mobil: Mobilfunktarif erhält mehr Leistung bei gleichem Preis

Der Mobil-Smart-Tarif der beiden Marken Ja Mobil und Penny Mobil wird aufgewertet. Ohne Mehrkosten erhalten Kunden fast doppelt so viel ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen und eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. (Mobilfunktarif, Telekom)

Der Mobil-Smart-Tarif der beiden Marken Ja Mobil und Penny Mobil wird aufgewertet. Ohne Mehrkosten erhalten Kunden fast doppelt so viel ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen und eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. (Mobilfunktarif, Telekom)