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Consumer Reports Cheats on Car Awards

Posted: February 27, 2013 at 6:49 am

The Consumer Reports ratings of cars and light trucks gets almost as much publicity as those from J.D. Power. The nonprofit has announced its best and worst cars for 2013. ...
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Ford Hybrids’ Gas Mileage Lower Than Claimed

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has been touting its Fusion hybrid and one model of its C-MAX hybrid family with EPA mileage per gallon (mpg) ratings of “47 city/47 highway/47 ...
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Verizon Wireless Tops Carrier Ratings

Posted: November 29, 2012 at 11:49 am

The top-rated wireless carrier in the U.S. is Verizon Wireless according to a survey conducted recently by Consumer Reports magazine. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: ...
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New iPad a Hit with Buyers, Consumer Reports (AAPL)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 9:21 am

The new iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) turns out to be a hit with consumers and with Consumer Reports magazine, which recently reported that the new tablet could run ...
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New iPad Is Hot — the Real Kind of Hot (APPL)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 3:14 pm

Some complaints from buyers of the new iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) led Consumer Reports magazine to run a heat test on the brand new device. Customers had been ...
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The 10 Most Hated Companies in America

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:46 am

Customers, employees, shareholders and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a lengthy list of corporations for which there is substantial research data to choose the ...
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Consumer Reports Sales Verizon iPhone Has Reception Problems

Posted: February 26, 2011 at 8:12 am

Consumer Reports issued a note about the reception problems of the AT&T (NYSE: T) iPhone 4 last July. Apple all but denied the trouble and offered free covers for the ...
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Why Doesn’t AT&T Quit The Wireless Business

Posted: December 6, 2010 at 5:21 pm

AT&T Inc.'s   (NYSE:T) doesn't have much time left to keep its promises to fix what it bills as the "nations' fastest mobile broadband network."  It may not be worth the ...
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Consumer Reports Says Microsoft Kinect Is Not “Racist”

Posted: November 5, 2010 at 5:55 am

Is the new Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Kinect game system "racist?"  Consumer Reports says no. The problem began when Gamespot reported: [Our] testing suggests facial recognition features of Microsoft's motion-sensing camera ...
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Consumer Reports Continues To Savage iPhone 4

Posted: September 14, 2010 at 5:45 am

Now that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has said it will stop giving people a little rubber case to improve reception of the iPhone 4, Consumer Reports is back in the ...
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