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Dollmaker won’t sell Steve Jobs figurine
LOS ANGELES – An eerily lifelike Steve Jobs doll will not be sold because the company behind the product received “immense pressure” from Apple’s lawyers and the late CEO’s family to not sell the figurine.
“We understand that this decision will cause many of the fans disappointment, but please forgive us as there is no other alternative unless to have the blessing from Steve Jobs family,” In Icons said in a statement on its website. “We will aim to have full refund to the fans who have pre-ordered.”
In Icons had been taking pre-orders of the 12-inch doll, which cost $100 and came with “one realistic head sculpt and two pairs of glasses,” “one highly articulate body and three pairs of hands,” one black turtleneck, one pair of blue jeans and two apples – one with a bite taken out of it.
Los Angeles Times
Wikipedia will go dark to protest legislation
Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said Monday.
The website will go dark for 24 hours and is asking users to contact members of Congress about the bill during the blackout.
“If passed, this legislation will harm the free and open Internet and bring about new tools for censorship,” the Wikimedia foundation said.
The Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate are designed to crack down on overseas sales of pirated U.S. products.
Supporters say the legislation is needed to protect intellectual property and jobs.
Critics say it could hurt the technology industry and infringe on free-speech rights.
Associated Press
Zappos says data hack threatens customers
PORTLAND – Online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers.
Customers’ credit card and payment information was not stolen, but names, phone numbers, email addresses, billing and shipping addresses, the last four digits from credit cards may have been accessed in the attack, according to an email that CEO Tony Hsieh sent on Sunday to employees.
Zappos is contacting customers by email and urging them to change their passwords.
Associated Press
Fire hazard spurs recall of BMW Mini vehicles
PORTLAND – BMW of North America is voluntarily recalling nearly 89,000 Mini vehicles because of a water pump malfunction that could cause fire.
No accidents or injuries have been reported. BMW will replace the pump at no cost to owners.
The recall applies to 2007-’11 models of the Mini Cooper S, 2008-’11 Cooper S Clubman, 2009-’11 Cooper S Convertible and 2011 Cooper S Countryman. It also includes the 2009-’11 models of the Mini JCW, JCW Clubman and JCW Convertible.
Associated Press