David Lazarus | The Seattle Times

January 14, 2018 at 5:00 pm

5G wireless service will be so fast your wallet will spin

5G wireless service will be speedy, and no doubt expensive, but the typical smartphone user probably doesn’t need all that speed — at least until...

April 17, 2015 at 2:13 pm

Airline seats getting even smaller as service declines

Carriers’ strategy is “more seats in coach and to hell with passenger comfort,” says one industry observer.

April 17, 2015 at 2:13 pm

Airline seats getting even smaller as service declines

Carriers’ strategy is “more seats in coach and to hell with passenger comfort,” says one industry observer.

September 26, 2014 at 8:00 pm

Want digital privacy? It’ll cost you

Ann Howe’s phone was ringing frequently, but the calls weren’t for her. They were for someone bearing the last name of Rapp. Acting on a...

Business

January 3, 2014 at 8:00 pm

Feds take look at contracts that ban class-action suits

Federal regulators are taking a closer look at those restrictive contract provisions that force consumers to arbitrate disputes, barring them from suing a company individually...

Business

July 6, 2013 at 8:00 pm

‘Nonharmful’ caller-ID spoofs not considered illegal

Ed Stoecker’s brief, unintended and unhappy stint as a telemarketer occurred recently when he spent days receiving angry calls from people who didn’t appreciate his...

Business

December 20, 2012 at 5:00 pm

By catering to ‘elite’ fliers, airline misleads everyone else

Do airlines deliberately withhold seats until the last minute to get you to splurge on pricier options? Along the same lines, do airlines create a...

August 1, 2010 at 10:00 pm

Isn’t a lifetime subscription supposed to be eternal?

A lifetime agreement should last for, well, a lifetime. At least that's what Rick Wallace thought when he paid about $180 several years ago for...

Business

March 22, 2009 at 12:00 am

National cap needed on loan and credit-card rates

Since the beginning of the year, millions of credit-card customers have been hit with higher interest rates — in many cases from lenders...

Business

November 29, 2008 at 12:00 am

California fires an insurance wake-up call

Many homeowners in California have discovered that their homes that were destroyed by recent wildfires were underinsured. So who is to blame, the homeowners or...