Consumer Goods
AT&T Misled Customers About 25 Million Times For $300 Million
AT&T may have redefined the word “unlimited,” and not in the favor of its customers.The nation’s second-largest cellular carrier allegedly slowed down the Internet service of about 3.5 million users under its unlimited data plan.Thousands of users ...
The iPhone 5 Recall Apple Owners Should Know About
Apple has determined that a very small percentage of iPhone 5 devices may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently. The affected iPhone 5 devices were sold between September 2012 and January 2013 and fall within a limited ...
An LL Bean Child’s Sweater Has Been Recalled
Parents who've purchased an LL Bean sweater for their children should be on alert.One particular sweater of LL Bean's is being recalled due to a choking hazard. A safety test revealed that the string holding the spare button on the sweater's inside is too ...
The Unlocked Cellphone Law
The Unlocked Cellphone Law, known formally as the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, was passed by President Obama on August 1st, 2014. The decision overturned a 2013 ruling, which made it illegal for consumers to unlock their cellphone wi...
Apple Helping Spies?
Over 600 million Apple products were installed with a vulnerability that allow for unidentified third parties to monitor a user's photos, GPS locations, and their internet browsing habits. The mechanisms that allow for un-permitted access to consumers' phones ...
$1 Billion Scammed Away From T-Mobile Users
T-Mobile users should be on the watch-out. The Federal Trade Commission is accusing T-Mobile of fraudulently billing customers for "hundreds of millions of dollars" between 2009 and 2013.The FTC's lawsuit against T-Mobile accuses the company of an unscrup...
The Story of How Facial Scrubs Are Disrupting The Great Lakes
All the convenience plastics have provided humans for the last seventy years does not come without a cost, as is now being evidenced in the Great Lakes. Something as seemingly innocuous as facial scrub is creating an ecological uproar.Many facial scrubs an...
The Danger of Baby Powder…Seriously!
We spend our lives worrying about the catastrophic: tornadoes, car crashes, alien abductions, and asteroids hitting Earth. But in the real world there are much more boring things that can be just as dangerous to our individual health. Take baby powder for inst...
FiveFinger Disagreement Ends In $3.75 Million Penalty
The makers of FiverFingers running shoes, Vibram USA, claim they did nothing wrong. Yet when taken to court, the shoe manufacturer still agreed to pay $3.75 million in penalties.The class action case was started by a disgruntled customer, Valerie Bezedk. A...
A new report may have you rush to buy a new crib
AUSTIN, Texas — In a first-of-its-kind study, a team of environmental engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin found that infants are exposed to high levels of chemical emissions from crib mattresses while they sle...