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Harry Samler

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
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Sep 29, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Harry Samler

    Trapped between Amazon and Western Digital over a ‘counterfeit’ hard drive (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Marietta man who doesn’t trust the cloud with his family’s photos and files said he’s paying the price for keeping everything on a physical hard drive instead, after the manufacturer accused him of using a counterfeit product and denied his warranty claim. Tony Le, who holds a doctorate in computer science, bought a Western Digital 5-terabyte portable hard drive on Amazon. The drive carried a two-year limited warranty, but Le said it failed after less than a

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Harry Samler

    Is someone watching your streaming? They are if you didn’t log out before checkout. (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - During a recent stay at a vacation rental booked through VRBO, I turned on the TV and discovered the last guest had never logged out on several streaming apps. It showed their Netflix history and recommendations. I had no idea how to log them out. I eventually found the option, buried under Netflix’s “Get Help” menu. But that wasn’t the only account left wide open. I also opened DirecTV Stream and found a previous guest’s account still signed in, giving him fr

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Harry Samler

    Dragon Con fans left scrambling after hotel sells, closes for renovations (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Dragon Con was almost a bust for a group of fans who booked their hotel nearly a year in advance, only to discover it had been sold and closed for renovations, with no warning. Lots of angry Dragon Con fans posted online about lost bookings at Staybridge Suites. IHG Hotels and Resorts owned the property, but in January, the company sold the Midtown hotel to Marriott International. But some of the fans who lost their rooms said no one informed them. Aidan Clark

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Harry Samler

    Not all gas is created equal. Here’s what ‘Top Tier’ means, and where to find it. (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A fuel quality standard called Top Tier has been around for more than two decades, backed by some of the world’s largest automakers. Both AAA and Consumer Reports recommend drivers to seek it out. According to TopTierGas, Top Tier is a voluntary fuel quality standard developed in 2004 by General Motors, BMW, Honda and Toyota. The automakers believed the federal government’s minimum detergent requirements weren’t strong enough to protect modern engines, so they

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Harry Samler

    ‘Target on your back’: GA car buyer shares text message sent by used car dealer after complaint (opens the original)

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    NEWNAN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Keilah Bowles thought she was getting a fresh start when she traded in a broken-down Alfa Romeo SUV for a one-owner Lexus at a small metro Atlanta car lot. Instead, Bowles said she got a car she can’t legally drive, a warranty that doesn’t exist, and an unsettling text message after she tried to complain. Bowles purchased the Lexus from West Dukes, co-owner of Max Lots of Atlanta, located in downtown Newnan. The lot carries about a dozen vehicles. Bowles origin

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