Archive for May, 2010
Apple iPad Sales Reach 2 Million (NASDAQ: AAPL)
The Apple iPad has experienced huge success since it’s launch on April 3, 2010. In a press release available on www.apple.com, the company has announced they have sold over two million iPad’s in less than two months. This is an astonishing number of sales that surpass the expectations of everyone including those at Apple. The [...]
SmartyPig: The Best Savings Account for Children
If you have children, teaching them about how to manage their money is not an option. Teaching them about money is just as important as teaching them how to read or how to drive a car. It’s a necessary skill for anyone to function in society. Unfortunately, most of us drop the ball in raising [...]
Audible.com/TVOffer: How to Get Audible.com’s TV Offer – One Free Audiobook
Audible, a service which offers downloadable audio books to consumers, has recently began a television campaign in which viewers can receive a free audio book and thirty days of free service with the following url: audible.com/tvoffer. Users that take advantage of the offer will receive a 14 day free subscription to Audible’s “Gold Package” which [...]
Verizon Wireless Hopes to Say Goodbye to Unlimited Plans (NYSE: VZ)
Unlimited use plans for cell phones is a consumer favorite for many. However, Verizon Wireless hopes to take that option away with the arrival of their 4G LTE network. This week at the Barclays Capital conference held in New York City, Verizon Wireless’s CEO Lowell McAdam stated that he hopes to ditch all unlimited plans [...]
New Website Targets Apple iPhone and AT&T (NYSE: T)
Many American consumers are fed up with dropped calls when using their Apple iPhone. Apparently there are enough people dissatisfied with the iPhone and AT&T’s tendency to drop calls, that there is now a website devoted to collecting data that may potentially be used to file a class action lawsuit. According to an article by [...]
DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) Will Manage Rising Programming Costs
The CEO of DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) said the company is prepared to handle the issues surrounding the rising costs of programming that will no doubt affect the industry as a whole. Many of the issues in the cable industry concerning higher per-subscriber fees from cable and network broadcasts have turned into ugly, public battles. Last [...]
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Lowers Price on iPhone 3G
You may have heard the rumor that Wal-mart (NYSE: WMT) had lowered the price of the iPhone 3G from its price tag of over $200, to a mere $97 price tag. This is a savings of over 50%. It’s no longer just a rumor. This slash in price has many speculating that Apple may be [...]
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Burger King (NYSE:BKC) Noted for Multicultural Efforts
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Burger King (NYSE:BKC) have been names as two of the 2010 Best Companies for Multicultural Women as voted by Working Mother magazine. Out of the twenty three companies that have continually supported and remained committed to the programs supporting women of color. The two fast-food chains are the only companies in the [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Steps up Rivalry with Internet TV
Google has announced plans to spread its work into the television market, partnering with Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Their basic plan is to make a very user-friendly television connected to the web, allowing you to use your TV with your internet. This move is very deliberate against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who has [...]
CBS (NYSE: CBS) Cancels 7 Shows
In a somewhat shocking statement , CBS (NYSE: CBS) has announced the cancellation of 7 shows. Among those canceled are; “The New Adventures of Old Christine”, “The Ghost Whisperer”, “Gary Unmarried”, and “Accidentally on Purpose”. This announcement may sadden but also shock some regular viewers, mostly as most of these shows showed promise. But the [...]
Bank Of America Announces Results of Community Lending Project (NYSE: BAC)
Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions in the world. Over the past few years as the economy continued its downward slide, the company has been in the news for a variety of reasons. Today the company is pleased to announce a positive report on the first-year results of 1.5 trillion dollar [...]
Memorial Day Gas Prices Falling
As Memorial Day weekend is drawing near, travelers will be lowing at lowers prices for gasoline. In fact, the prices over the holiday may rival those seen last summer. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gas is $2.76 and may go down up to twenty-five cents more over the holiday weekend. [...]
Mercury Line to Be Discontinued by Ford (NYSE:F)
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is getting ready to bid farewell to its Mercury line of vehicles after more than seven decades. Sales reportedly have plummeted by 74% since 2000 and the move is the end of an era in the Ford history. The Mercury line was created in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford. [...]
Is BP Vulnerable To Takeover? (NYSE: BP)
As the situation in the Gulf of Mexico continues to deteriorate, the British energy company connected with the oil spill is under the microscope as a result of multiple safety issues. In an article provided by Rob Cox and Christopher Swann, the question of whether or not the company will be able to hold off [...]
GE Helps Consumers Get Smart About Energy Costs (NYSE: GE)
Consumers today are paying close attention to the “green” in their lives. Not only paying closer attention to how they spend money but also the environmental impact of their day-to-day choices. As consumers change their behavior, major corporations are finding ways to meet the needs of these consumers, by providing more cost effective and energy [...]
Connecting to the Internet to Get Harder in 2011
The Internet is on the verge of running out of growth potential. It is estimated that by September 2011, the four billion IP addresses the Internet is currently equipped with will be taken by users, making it harder for new devices and users to get connected. The Internet is built around the Internet Protocol Addressing [...]
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Out Performing Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) had recently admitted that the “Kindle”, an ebook reader, just can’t compete with Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. Amazon is not overly worried about this fact though, saying the Kindle will find a niche with the serious reader, where as the iPad is meant for a broad range of general uses, which happens [...]
Dell Streak to Provide Competition for iPhone and iPad (NASDAQ: DELL)
If consumer demand is any indication of success, Apple’s iPhone and iPad have hit the nail on the head in anticipating the needs of consumers. With Apple just releasing news of hitting the 2 million mark in the sales of iPads in just under two months, many people might scoff that there is anything like [...]
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Remembers PAC-man With Playable Logo
On Friday, May 21st 2010, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched it’s PAC-Man special anniversary logo. It had been 30 years to the day that PAC-man was released and Google had honored it with a Google logo in the style of PAC-man, that could actually be played. It seems that many Americans took notice when they were [...]
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) Pushes Seattle’s Best Coffee Brand
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) expands Seattle’s Best, a premium brand of coffee purchased by Starbucks in 2003. Previously, Seattle’s Best was found in 500 Borders bookstores. While not admitting the decision to expand is in response to McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) new McCafe brand of coffee, it’s obvious Starbucks needs to do something to remain competitive in [...]
Toyota To Stop Sale of the 2010 Lexus LS 460 and Lexus LS 600h (NYSE: TM)
On Tuesday May 25, 2010 Toyota announced it will suspend sales of the 2010 Lexus LS 460 and the Lexus LS 600h in the United States for an estimated three weeks as it waits for the delivery of updated electronic control units to be used to fix a “steering defect”. According to a recent MSNBC [...]
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Balks at Medical Pot Backing
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) have been continually denying their services to medical marijuana dispensaries in order to protect themselves from prosecution by the federal government. The country has long history of failed drug policies and now that there is a turning around, the situation has been confusing banks. The Department of [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Introduces New, Improved WebStore
There is a new version of the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) WebStore available for sellers to expand their e-commerce businesses, according to InternetRetailer.com. The new version will allow online sellers to build up and operate multichannel e-commerce businesses. They can sell their wares through their own site and through Amazon. In March, Amazon made a sneak peak [...]
iPhone Prices Being Rolled Back at Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
The world’s largest retailer is cutting the price of the Apple (NYSE:APPL) iPhone Tuesday. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is set to cut the iPhone price down by $100 for the 16GB 3GS model, leaving consumers to pick up the phone for just $97. Walmart’s $97 iPhone sales are currently showing as available online. The deals seem only [...]
Samsung Rugby (R) II Available Through AT&T (NYSE: T)
When cell phones first became available for consumer purchase, options were limited in the type of phone and service provider from which you could choose. This is no longer the case- in fact consumers today have a seemingly endless list of options to consider. To narrow down the search for the perfect phone, you must [...]
How to Borrow Money from Prosper.com or Lending Club
If you have had difficulty in getting a loan from your local bank in the past, getting a loan from a social lending institution may be a better way to get the money that you hope to borrow. The basic concept of peer to peer lending, which is a subset of social lending, is that [...]
Some Thoughts on the Lost Finale
My fiancé and I gave up six hours of our lives tonight watching the two-hour LOST pre-game show, the two-and-a-half hour LOST finale, the local news, and the hour-long “Aloha to Lost” program that Jimmy Kimmel put together. I would imagine that there are two general thoughts that finale viewers had: “Wow, that was disappointing” [...]
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I find that I can nickle and dime myself to death! 
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