Stories About consumer advice

• Facebook Kills Regional Networks in Privacy Revamp Facebook will eliminate regional networks or groupings of people based on where they live in an effort to improve control over users' data.
• Microsoft: 'Black Screens of Death' Not Due to Patches Microsoft remains adamant that its security updates are not at fault for widespread "black screen" lock-out of users' PCs.
• China and Taiwan Agree to Promote EPUB E-book Standard China and Taiwan have agreed to promote the EPUB format for e-books, an open standard.
• Geeky Mod: Great Looking Macro Shots With Your Cell Phone By adding a macro lens to your cell-phone camera great up-close photos can be had.
• Three Tips to Avoid the Windows Black Screen of Death Reports that a Microsoft update is causing millions of Windows PC's to crash with a black screen of death are exaggerated and wrong. Here are three tips to keep your PC from being affected.
• Cisco's FlipShare TV Lets You Watch Your Videos on TV Streaming box aims to make viewing video on your television a simple affair, but the price is a bit steep.
• Hardware Tips: New Use for an Old Laptop, and More Turn a laptop into a second display, force a stubborn disc tray to open, and solve an iPhone sync problem.
• Google, Yahoo, AOL Users Search for Michael Jackson The King of Pop topped the list of 2009 online search terms on Google, AOL and Yahoo.
• Restaurants Sue Vendors After Point-of-sale Hack After being hacked, restaurants in Louisiana are suing point-of-sale computer maker Radiant.
• Samsung Omnia II: Impressive Design, Slow Performance With its eye-catching design and variety of multimedia features, the Omnia II is a solid Windows phone, but sluggish performance keeps it from being perfect.
• Nokia LCD Suit Could Lower Handset Costs Nokia has filed suit against makers of mobile device LCD displays charged with price-fixing. Cheaper LCD displays could mean cheaper smartphones, but the cost savings would not likely be passed on to consumers.
• Google's Paid YouTube TV Would be Better Than iTunes Streaming isn't a deterrent to video distribution once the Internet is everywhere -- and that's Google's plan.
• IPhone App Manages Netflix Queue TouchMatter has released ezMoviePick, an iPhone and iPod touch app aimed at Netflix users. Like the popular restaurant app UrbanSpoon, ezMoviePick lets you shake...
• Survey Says AT&T Customer Satisfaction Lowest in Industry Brace yourselves, I have some bad news. The reports are in, and well, it doesn't look good for you, AT&T. Seems while consumers are flocking to your service...
• Kodak's Easy, Attractive EasyShare D830 Frame In its warm brown wooden frame, the Kodak EasyShare D830 will easily blend in on your desk or coffee table.