The US Federal Trade Commission has just passed a new law that bans hidden junk fees in short-term lodging and live-event ticket prices.
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Amazon has announced that it's putting up fees for sellers that use Fulfillment by Amazon. Each item sold in the U.S. or Canada will incur a $0.35 fee. Amazon blamed inflation for the decision.
Google has announced that it is waiving the ad serving fees for news publishers that use Ad Manager. The move comes as Google tries to lend a helping hand to publications hit by COVID-19.
Bitcoin.org has had to update the claims it makes about bitcoin in order to line up with reality. It removed the claim about low transaction fees and also the one about fast payments.
SoundExchange, the company which collects royalties from Webcasters and distributes them to artists and record labels, said it would limit fees - at $50,000 a year - for online radio station companies that offer more...
Microsoft Corp. is disputing lawyer fees for the plaintiffs in class action suits against the software company in Iowa and Wisconsin. In both cases the parties agreed to a settlement that included the plaintiff's attorney...
The longstanding debate between webcasters and the RIAA really hasn't been a hot topic since 2002-2003, when the RIAA pushed hard for some significant royalties that threatened to put smaller operations out of business. Smaller...
Mobile phone network 3 has abolished roaming charges for its UK customers in seven nations including Italy, Australia and the Republic of Ireland. Its users will no longer be charged extra for making or receiving...
On July 1, search giant Google will start collecting a fee for a service it once offered for free. The changes, in this instance, affect Internet marketing and advertising companies that rely on data from...
Google Inc. is being sued over accusations that it overcharged advertisers who use the Web search giant's paid search advertising program, which accounts for the vast majority of Google's revenue. The proposed class-action suit, filed...
eBay plans to increase its listing fees have angered small business owners who use the site to reach many customers, reports AP. Fees for the eBay gallery are going up $0.10 to $0.35 on the...
PayPal wants to repay its users for dealing with its recent spate of sporadic outages by giving back a day's worth of fees. The online payment service, owned by eBay Inc., announced Wednesday that it...
An Amsterdam court has ruled against Microsoft in its attempt to obtain an injunction against Lindows, a maker of Linux software, as the two companies' trademark dispute continues. Microsoft has alleged that...
Online auctioneer eBay on Monday said it will soon raise the fee it charges to list the most expensive items on its site by 45 percent as part of its first such fee increases since...
Microsoft has announced it will be cutting the prices of its software licences, saving users between 20 and 37 per cent of their software spend -- but only for schools. A "memorandum of understanding" has...
Microsoft is to cough up $1 million in legal fees to Massachusetts - the lone state pursuing an appeal against the 2002 antitrust ruling. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ordered Microsoft to shell out...
Information technology standards groups are raising warning flags over a proposal that could raise fees for commonly-used industry codes, including two-letter country abbreviations, used in many commercial software products. At stake is...
Apple Computer next week will announce a plan to charge for upgrades to some of the company's highly acclaimed "digital hub" software, a move that could anger customers accustomed to receiving free updates. According to...
As an update to our previously posted story - Neowin: Apple's new toys, what will they be? which discussed the possibility of Apple updating some of it's "i" digital hub software, come news that Apple...
Well, I guess I'm going to start using VersionTracker for windows apps too now :D CNET is to start charging software publishers for listing their apps on Download.com. From...
Two days after posting record earnings ($25m) and revenue (over $1.7billion in cash and investments), eBay said Thursday that it is raising fees, some by as much as 100 percent, starting 31st January 2002. ...
Cable TV behemoth AT&T Broadband said on Friday it will increase rates by an average of 5.5 percent for some standard, basic and digital service packages beginning Jan. 1. The company, a...