The Durbin Amendment (named after Senator Dick Durbin) sparked a major battle between banks, which take in major revenue on those swipe fees, and retailers who say banks were over charging them for the swipes.
Rohm's Wireless Power Transmission system also allows you to charge or power devices by placing them anywhere on the pad, rather than directly over charging positions, and it supports much greater transmission, with one prototype outputting up to 100 watts.
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HTC's preference to wired charging over the comparatively slower wireless charging also helps reduce phone downtime, of course.
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Now I seriously doubt anyone at OPEC global HQ is shuddering over six charging stations deployed across California.
Those concerns are growing amid mounting accusations that the banks and brokerages which handle their securities transactions have been over-charging corporations and public entities for various services, including securities lending and foreign exchange conversions.
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Transport Scotland says there are just over 300 charging posts installed across the country through the Scottish Plugged in Places (PiP) scheme, part of a UK-wide fund aimed at boosting the number of points.
As a further reminder, which could almost have been choreographed by Judge Jackson, two private class-action antitrust suits were filed against Microsoft this week, citing the judge's findings as evidence of illegal over-charging for Windows.
But people like Senator Edward Kennedy, a prominent Democratic war critic, argue that " Iraqis can do things themselves for a good deal less cost which would save the (US) taxpayers their resources" and says that these companies have a history of over-charging.
The driver can intentionally switch over to a charging mode by pressing another button on the center console.
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Lusk showed some neat football skills before charging over for the opening try to put his side in control.
Messam's charge preceded an exquisite cut-out pass from lock Hayden Triggs which sent Gear charging over for his hat-trick score.
Ellis demonstrated no fear for his safety when charging over for his second try and Gale maintained his 100% record with the boot to make it 36-16.
But while Leinster were error-prone in defence, their attack had no such problems and another Costello break was finished off by Aidan McCullen charging over for a try.
Another Thorman penalty nudged the Giants further ahead before a late points flurry - Whatuira scoring following a 90-metre break by full-back Leroy Cudjoe, Griffin charging over from close range, and a final-minute Thorman try - completed the resounding victory.
My local grocery store has a few electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lot, so I drove my Volt over to check out the charging experience.
Its spring is wound for half a minute, and then unwinds over six minutes, charging a battery.
There are currently over 15, 000 charging stations across the U.S., with many of them 240 volt rapid chargers.
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All are successfully charging premiums over commoditized versions and so far, all three companies continue to expand alongside the growing smartphone industry.
Capitalizing on the expected growth, SolarCity, which recently bought groSolar to expand to the East Coast, has also designed and installed over 2, 500 charging stations.
Alito suggested Hamdan should wait until his trial is over before questioning whether charging him with conspiracy violates the laws of war, as his lawyer contends.
The most significant change outlaws for-profit companies that sell debt-relief services over the telephone from charging fees before they settle or reduce credit-card or other unsecured debt.
ECOtality will install the company's Blink electric vehicle charging stations across the country, and will install nearly 15, 000 Level 2 chargers at residential and commercial locations, and over 300 DC Fast Charging ports at public and commercial sites now, and throughout 2011.
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The spring is wound for half a minute, and then unwinds over six minutes, charging a battery in the process, and providing enough energy to run the radio for an hour. (This means the radio's spring-controller circuit is no longer necessary.) Thus, Freeplay has switched from making solely spring-powered devices to making battery-powered devices that are equipped with a clockwork mechanism for recharging and emergency use.
The Blink Network is accessible from any Blink charging station, over the internet, and on your Smartphone.
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As environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg notes, manufacturing and charging electric cars over their life cycle can produce more carbon than small, gas-powered vehicles.
In addition, he wants banks to stop charging repeated "over-the-limit" fees beyond the month in which a consumer charged above the card's limit.
Kuchar missed only one fairway and held off a hard-charging Kevin Chappell over the last three holes to close with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory.
He meted out the same treatment to Masters shortly after but paid for his over-exuberance when, charging down the wicket at Tredwell, he was stumped by Nixon.
Some dealers are even charging 20% premiums over MSRP or forcing customers to wait up to 18 months.
RFLKT's sleek profile and lowly 2 ounce weight, make it virtually unnoticeable when mounted, while the coin cell operated battery has a life of over one year and requires no charging.
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