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Surprise, Another Electronics Dealer Bribes Reviewers

Do you remember the story about Cameta Camera from yesterday? The company was bribing Amazon reviewers to take down negative reviews. Now more fraudulent reseller practices are coming out of the woodwork, as TheCellShop.net was found to be offering this little incentive to their buyers to bump their scores on resellerratings.com:

Dear Valued Customer,
If you have purchased from us before and feel we did a good job, please use the link below and rate us 10/10 and we will give you $5.00 in credit to use for anything on our website.
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2:30 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,471 views, 34 comments

Latest by maven2k: I've actually bought several things from Cellphoneshop. That is pretty funny, but I think we all know that reviews are liberally sprinkled with insiders that sway the curve towards the positive. That is why it's nice to have more »

gadgets

Keyport Update: Refunds Issued, But They're Keeping Your Keys

Now we're not sure what's going on with Keyport now. Two weeks ago they managed to ship a unit to NOTCOT to fool around with, but apparently there's SOMETHING going on in the manufacturing process that makes it unsuitable for shipping it out to paying customers. Keyport told Josh five months after he paid and shipped them his keys that they were going to refund his money, but keep his keys. Wha? More »

3:10 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Jason Chen
13,468 views, 36 comments

psystar

Mac Clone Maker Psystar Examined: Who Are They And Why Are They So Shady?

The Guardian did a little research on this Psystar, the company that vows to continue selling their generic Mac OS X clones even if Apple decides to sue them. Turns out that not only has the Miami Chamber of Commerce and BBB never heard of them, there's essentially no trace of them on the internet at all. As if that wasn't enough to make Psystar seem more than a little questionable, their address on the contact page changed completely now and earlier today from a residential address to a business one. More »

4:50 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Jason Chen
25,516 views, 58 comments

Latest by n/a: apple sucks. flame all you want, i wont be back more »

crazy containers

Seeing Sounds Fun With Shady Beats Cases

You have a problem; you have a bitchin' pair of shades, but you want to be able to simultaneously protect them whilst pumping out tunes to the World. Shady Beats has the solution; a case for your shades with integrated speakers. More »

1:30 PM on Sat Aug 11 2007
By Haroon Malik
2,131 views, 4 comments