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e-tailers: focus on common consumer complaint or pay the penalty

Research shows cart abandonment still a major issue for UK e-tailers - with many shoppers struggling with basket pages.

Experian Consumer Research Study Shows That Men Are No Longer the Video Game Industry's Main Consumer as Women and Other New and Diverse Consumer Segments Join Ranks

Experian Consumer Research Study Shows That Men Are No Longer the Video Game Industry's Main Consumer as Women and Other New and Diverse Consumer Segments Join Ranks

Fujitsu: 256Mbit FCRAM for digital consumer electronics

Fujitsu announces the development of a 256Mbit Consumer FCRAM for digital consumer electronics, the MB81EDS256545. The new FCRAM has low power consumption and is suited for system-in-package designs, with samples available from today. Key features include a 64-bit I/O, a low power DDR SDRAM interface that enables data transfer capabilities equivalent to two DDR2 SDRAMs with 16-bit I/O while reducing power consumption by up to 1W. This contributes to power savings for digital consumer electronics and makes the new device ideal for consumer electronics products that require low power consumption, such as digital televisions and camcorders.

UK Agency Files OOXML Complaint, EU Demurs

Christopher Blanc writes to let us know that although BECTA, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, has filed a complaint with EU regulators about Microsoft's business practices, the European Commission won't be doing anything particular about it. BECTA claimed that the OOXML format discourages competition. BECTA lodged a similar complaint with the UK Office of Fair Trading last October. A Commission press officer said, "We are already looking into the issues raised in that complaint already and we are not treating it as a formal complaint to us."

uBid.com to shut down consumer-to-consumer auction site Bidville.com

In the latest in a series of steps to focus on business-to-consumer sales of excess inventory, uBid.com Holdings Inc. is shutting down the auction site that allowed consumers to sell unwanted items to other consumers. The company says it was unable to find a buyer for Bidville.com.

Zacuto Rolls Out Its 'Z-Focus' Follow Focus Accessory for HD Video Cameras

Zacuto, a leading provider of HD video cameras and accessories has released their own follow focus unit - the Z-Focus. The Zacuto line is allowing cinematographers to use low cost, light weight HD camcorders for their filmmaking.

Zacuto Rolls Out Its "Z-Focus" Follow Focus Accessory for HD Video Cameras

Zacuto, a leading provider of HD video cameras and accessories has released their own follow focus unit – the Z-Focus. Zacuto chose an important event - the 2008 NAB show - to introduce this important new addition to their full line of products. The Zacuto line is allowing cinematographers to use low cost, lightweight HD camcorders for their filmmaking.

Zacuto Rolls Out Its "Z-Focus" Follow Focus Accessory for HD Video Cameras

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Zacuto Rolls Out Its "Z-Focus" Follow Focus Accessory for HD Video Cameras

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Zacuto Rolls Out Its "Z-Focus" Follow Focus Accessory for HD Video Cameras

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Zacuto Rolls Out Its "Z-Focus" Follow Focus Accessory for HD Video Cameras

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Consumer Reports Tells How to Get the Best Seats for the Best Price at Online Ticket...

Consumer Reports Tells How to Get the Best Seats for the Best Price at Online Ticket Resellers August issue finds shopping up to the last minute can score good deals; CR offers tips to hunt hard-to-get tickets and dodge fees YONKERS, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scoring seats for summer's hottest events can be tough. The box offices often sell out quickly forcing fans to buy through online ticket resellers where they can pay hundreds, even thousands, above face value. Consumer Reports' August issue tells how to score big in the must-have ticket game. Ticket reselling sounds a lot like scalping, but changes in legislation have allowed for big companies to get in the game. StubHub, TicketsNow, RazorGator, TicketLiquidator and TicketExchange are among the better-known sites in a growing, $2.

Experian Consumer Research Study Shows That Men Are No Longer the Video Game Industry's Main Consumer as Women and Other New and Diverse Consumer Segments Join Ranks

Video game usage is on the rise, now attracting a larger and more diverse audience of both men and women. While the "hard core" gamers still tend to be younger men, many women and people of a wider age range now make up the large percentage of gamers who partake in casual video gaming, which includes online puzzles, cards, and word games. This new trend in video game appeal means companies can reach more segments of the population by marketing through video games.

Flexsys Files Patent-Infringement Complaint With U.S. International Trade Commission...

Flexsys Files Patent-Infringement Complaint With U.S. International Trade Commission Against Sinorgchem, KKPC and Kumho Tire ST. LOUIS, May 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia Inc. (NYSE:SOA), today announced it has filed a new complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Sinorgchem Co., Shandong; Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (KKPC); Kumho Tire Co., Inc.; and Kumho Tire USA, Inc. This complaint asserts that the importation of Sinorgchem's 4-ADPA or any antidegradants made from its 4-ADPA into the United States violates section 337 of the U.S. Tariff Act, due to Sinorgchem's infringement upon Flexsys' patents for the production of 4-ADPA and its intermediates. "Flexsys invests significantly in the discovery, development and commercialization of manufacturing processes fo

Consumer electronics keep semi sales strong, despite slipping US consumer confidence, SIA reports

The Semiconductor Industry Association reports that growing sales of consumer electronics in emerging markets have become a major factor driving semiconductor sales.

eLayaway offers online retailers a no-fee payment method

Consumers pay a fee equal to 1.9% of the purchase price, taking the place of the fee merchants pay credit and debit card issuers. Consumers can take up to 13 months to pay, and once they do the retailer ships the goods and receives payment. Fledgling online payment service eLayaway offers e-retailers a way to accept payments without paying credit and debit card fees. And it offers consumers a throwback payment method: pay for an item over time, then receive the goods once full payment is made, without the monthly shock of a bloated credit card bill.

Report predicts $1 billion home video camera market

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz) Video surveillance in consumer homes promises to drive a new market for consumer/DIY cameras and remote home monitoring services. Growing consumer awareness and product offerings will enable the market for consumer/DIY surveillance cameras to grow to over $1 billion dollars by 2012. This presents a promising expansion opportunity for camera manufacturers, broadband operators and semiconductor manufacturers, according to MultiMedia Intelligence.

Artevo Corporation Completes Amalgamation and Power Play Art Ltd. Closes Minimum Private Placement Amount

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 10, 2008) - Artevo Corporation (the "Artevo") (TSX VENTURE:AEV.P) today announced that on May 30, 2008 it amalgamated (the "Amalgamation") with Power Play Art Ltd. ("PPAL") to form a new company to be called "Artevo Corporation" ("Amalco"). This Amalgamation constitutes the Qualifying Transaction of Artevo pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. ("TSX Venture"). Pursuant to the Amalgamation: (a) each common share of PPAL was exchanged for one fully-paid and non-assessable common share of Amalco; (b) each existing warrant of PPAL was replaced with/continued into one share purchase warrant of Amalco with identical terms; (c) each common share of Artevo was exchanged for one fully-paid and non-assessable common share of Amalco; (d) each outstanding stock option of PPAL was replaced with/co

Artevo Corporation Completes Amalgamation and Power Play Art Ltd. Closes Minimum Private Placement Amount

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 10, 2008) - Artevo Corporation (the "Artevo") (TSX VENTURE:AEV.P) today announced that on May 30, 2008 it amalgamated (the "Amalgamation") with Power Play Art Ltd. ("PPAL") to form a new company to be called "Artevo Corporation" ("Amalco"). This Amalgamation constitutes the Qualifying Transaction of Artevo pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. ("TSX Venture"). Pursuant to the Amalgamation: (a) each common share of PPAL was exchanged for one fully-paid and non-assessable common share of Amalco; (b) each existing warrant of PPAL was replaced with/continued into one share purchase warrant of Amalco with identical terms; (c) each common share of Artevo was exchanged for one fully-paid and non-assessable common share of Amalco; (d) each outstanding stock option of PPAL was replaced with/co

Consumer groups voice concern over potential digital copyright bill

A coalition of consumer groups has waded into the copyright reform debate, calling on the federal government to avoid introducing legislation that will limit consumer rights.

Consumer protection law tackles fictitious blogs

Britain's biggest shake-up of consumer protection laws in the past 40 years goes into effect next week and it casts a wide net online and off. As well as targeting double-glazing salesman and fortune tellers, the new Consumer Protection Regulations set their sites on companies that create fake blogs to market their products, a gimmick that has caused a PR headache for the likes of Wal-Mart, L'Oreal and Coca-Cola in the past. Under the new rules, companies that deceive consumers with fictional blogs could be slapped with a fine of up to £5,000 if they are convicted.

Consumer Magazine Web Site Traffic Increases 11.9 Percent in Q1 of 2008

An average of 70.7 million unique monthly visitors graced the Web sites of consumer magazines during the first quarter of 2008—an 11.9 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the MPA’s analysis of Nielsen Online-supplied data from 337 consumer magazine brands online. This gain reflects more than three times the rate of growth for the overall U.S. Internet audience, which rose 3.7 percent in the first quarter.

Consumer fears haunt real estate

When consumers are satisfied or optimistic about their economic situations, they are more likely to buy a home. But with consumer confidence at its lowest level in nearly two decades, according to the Consumer Confidence Index survey, the real estate market is unlikely to rebound until at least 2009, some economists say.

Consumer Reports Tells How to Get the Best Seats for the Best Price at Online Ticket Resellers

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scoring seats for summer's hottest events can be tough. The box offices often sell out quickly forcing fans to buy through online ticket resellers where they can pay hundreds, even thousands, above face value. Consumer Reports' August issue tells how to score big in the must-have ticket game.

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