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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For many, a $200 traffic ticket can devastate their households' savings and finances. A collaboration between the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice and the Center for Justice Innovation and Applied Research Services aims to help people who are…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a proposal Tuesday to ban cable and satellite television early termination fees. In a press release, the FCC said these fees may limit consumer choice and “may negatively impact competition for services in the marketplace.” The agency also said the fees often make cable and satellite subscribers pay for a whole billing cycle, even if they end the TV service early.  “No one wants to pay junk fees for something they don’t want or can’t use. When companies…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETWhat's the Black Friday deal?The Lorex 2K Wi-Fi wired video doorbell. I prefer a battery video doorbell for easy installation, so I got the battery-operated option. But more importantly, Lorex ditches the typical paid subscription model in favor of a flat hardware fee. Is it worth it? Let's find out.Setting up the Lorex 2K video doorbell was straightforward, as I opted for the battery-powered model (there's a wired option, too). All it took was a few-hour charge, pairing it to the Lorex mobile app,…

In the ongoing Epic vs Google trial, new revelations indicate that Spotify struck an unconventional and seemingly generous deal with Google regarding Android-based payments. Testifying in court, Google’s Head of Global Partnerships, Don Harrison, confirmed that Spotify paid a 0 per cent commission when users opted for subscriptions through Spotify’s own system. However, if users chose Google as their payment processor, Spotify paid a reduced 4 per cent commission, significantly less than Google’s…

Image Source : PIXABAY Spotify not paying Google Play Store fees Google is reportedly allowing Spotify to dodge the mandatory Google Play Store fees. The news was confirmed by the executive of the company, in a testimony during the Epic vs Google trial. The Verge reported that a confidential deal was made with the music streaming player, which revealed that Spotify…

Tesla, which hosts for electric vehicles globally, is a new fee system that the company hopes will free up charging traffic at its stations. Supercharger idle fees will roll out globally, while congestion fees will specifically be implemented in the US.Idles fees will kick in and start charging drivers on a per-minute basis when a car remains stationed at a charging point after it has already been fully recharged. Through the Tesla app, the company says drivers will be alerted when their charge is near complete and once…

Apple is on the receiving end of a new lawsuit brought by users of the Venmo and Cash App apps accusing the company of abusing its market power to inhibit competition in the peer-to-peer payment market.It's claimed that the lack of competition means that crypto transaction prices have increased, with a class action lawsuit brought by four crypto fans in New York, Hawaii, South Carolina, and Georgia.The four believe that Apple's blocking of crypto wallet apps from the App Store prevents healthy competition, allowing…

Google allowed Spotify to sidestep the company's mandatory Play Store fees, a company executive reportedly confirmed while giving testimony during the ongoing Epic vs Google trial. The Verge reports that a confidential deal with the streaming giant has come to light, revealing that Spotify was allowed to process its own payments on the service without paying Google a commission. The search giant previously sought to protect the details of its deal with Spotify under wraps during the ongoing case with Fortnite maker Epic…

The Google antitrust trial, to determine whether or not the company's Android marketplace, Google Play Store, has put in place monopolistic policies to keep competition out and impact any app's distribution that does not want to be placed in its marketplace due to its high commission fee, is still ongoing. On its ninth day, when Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney also gave his testimony, Google's own representatives also made a shocking revelation where it was found that Spotify gets preferential treatment from Google and does…

Last updated: November 21st, 2023 at 10:07 UTC+01:00 A lot of information about the secret deals that Google has inked with some of the largest tech companies has come to light during the Epic v. Google trial. For example, it paid Samsung $8 billion to make its apps default on Galaxy devices. The latest tidbit is about a juicy deal that Spotify secured with Google, enabling the world's largest music streaming service to avoid Google Play Store fees for subscriptions. It was confirmed by Google's head of global…