Archive for September, 2010
Mattel’s (NYSE: MAT) Fisher-Price Announces Recall of 10 Million Toys
Fisher-Price is a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. and one of the largest manufacturer’s of infant and pre-school toys in the world. According to a press release made available on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website, Fisher-Price announced a voluntary recall of over 10 million units to include the Trikes tricycle line. The recall announced [...]
Mozy Mac: A Great Solution for Mac Online Backup
Windows users have a wide variety of online backup services to choose from, but if you’re a Mac user, you don’t necessarily have as many options. Fortunately for those that use Apple products, Mozy has a great solution to back-up your data, Mozy Mac, which offers the same great online back-up solution that’s available on [...]
Audible.com Free Download: Get a Free Audio Book from Audible.com.
Audible.com is currently offering a free download of an audio book to any user that signs up for a one-month free trial subscription. If you’ve never used Audible.com before, consider getting an Audible.com free download audiobook to try out the service. If you are not familiar with Audible.com, it’s a service which provides downloadable audiobooks [...]
eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) works to improve website accessibility to the visually impaired
At the National Federation of the Blind, a small group of technical analysts work with websites and gadgets to test how easy they can be used by the blind. The online auction website, eBay which is used by millions, was one of the more recent websites to be examined. The advocacy group for the blind [...]
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) at the top of the list for poor HAMP performance
According to data released recently by the government, Bank of America is standing out amongst the largest mortgage servicers for their unusually poor performance under the Obama administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Eight of the largest mortgage servicers have offered an alternative mortgage modification to 44.5 percent of the homeowners that had canceled HAMP [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announces launch of “Kindle for the Web”
Amazon’s e-book strategy seems to be based on two things. The first is that you buy once and can then read anywhere (thanks to the much pushed Kindle apps). The second consists of pushing the Kindle and the Kindle version of books as much as they possibly can. The newly announced “Kindle for the Web” [...]
Mozy.com Free: Get Free Online Backup with Mozy.com
If you want to make sure that your files and documents are backed up, but don’t want to pay a monthly free for the privilege, consider getting started with Mozy by taking advantage of Mozy.com Free, which provides 2GB of free online back-up services to anyone that signs up for the service. Before you jump [...]
How to Get an Audible.com Free Trial and a Free Audio Book
If you’re interested in audiobooks, consider taking advantage of the Audible.com Free Trial in which new users can get a one-month free trial and one free audio book from Audible.com. If you are not familiar with Audible.com, it’s a service which provides downloadable audiobooks to its customers which can be played on the computer, some [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) one of U.S. technology companies to end ban on recruiting workers from competitors
Apple and Google were among the six companies that have agreed to end practices that limited the recruiting and hiring of one another’s employees. The six companies involved include: Apple, Google, Adobe Systems Inc., Intel Corp., Walt Disney Co.’s Pixar animation unit, and Intuit Inc. The U.S. Justice Department said that these companies have halted [...]
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Reevaluating Loan Modification for Hispanic Customers
A former employee of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has spoken out about concerns the bank did not properly assist Spanish-speaking customers during mortgage loan modification procedures. The employee speaking out now works for a real estate agent. Part of her responsibilities relates to short sales for homeowners who have loans through Bank of America. [...]
Nearly 140,000 Hyundia (HYMLF)Sonatas Recalled in the United States
Hyundai Motor Co (HYMLF) has announced it is voluntarily recalling 139,500 Sonatas effective in October due to problems with the assembly of steering columns in the vehicles. The manufacturer has announced the defect could result in steering column connections detaching causing drivers to lose control. The connections were either not tightened enough or were not [...]
FTC Announces Approval of Super Wi-Fi, Move Championed by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST)
The Federal Communications Commission has voted unanimously to allow unused airwaves in the broadcast TV spectrum to be used for unlicensed mobile broadband operations, creating a Super Wi-Fi. The decision will enable both greater bandwidth and longer range than present-day Wi-Fi signals. Both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have long been proponents of [...]
Grab a Free Audiobook with the “Audible.com/Smartmouths” Deal from Audible.com
If you’re interested in audio books and would like to get one free audiobook from Audible.com, take advantage of the “audible.com/smartmouths” deal. By using the deal, you’ll get a free audio book and 30 days’ worth of free service. You’ll get access to more than 75,000 titles in just about every genre of audiobooks. Not [...]
Online Backup Mac: Get Your Mac Backed Up with Mozy
Although Windows users have a lot of online backup services to choose from, Mac users don’t have as many options. Fortunately for Apple users, there’s now an online backup mac solution from Mozy, which offers the same great online backup services that are available on Windows for your Mac at very affordable prices. There are [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Announces Winners of Project 10^100 Contest – $10 Million in Prizes
In 2008, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced a contest called Project 10^100. More than 150,000 ideas were submitted from individuals and companies from more than 170 countries. Google selected sixteen themes from the submissions, and the general public were given the opportunity to vote on the themes they felt were most worthy of Google’s funding. Five projects [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Expands Retail Availability into Target (NYSE: TGT) Stores
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to make the iPad available in more retail locations, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Target made the announcement at their media conference in Minneapolis. Starting on October 3rd, all six models of the iPad will be available for sale in Target (NYSE: TGT). Both the WiFi-only and [...]
Citigroup (NYSE: C) Sued by Norway’s Central Bank for Alleged Misstatements About Financial Condition
Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, is looking to recover over $835 million in losses it has from Citi shares and bonds that it purchased from Citigroup (NYSE: C) based on alleged misstatements the company made about their financial condition which lead the Norway bank to buy securities at inflated prices. The complaint was filed with [...]
Online Backup Reviews: Mozy and Carbonite
If you aren’t already taking advantage of an online backup service, you should consider reviewing either Mozy or Carbonite to make sure that your data is protected if you get a virus or if your computer’s hardware fails. In our online backup reviews, we found both Mozy and Carbonite to be very effective at backing [...]
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone Ranked Number 1 in Customer Satisfaction According to J.D. Power
For the fourth year in a row, J.D. Power and Associates smartphone customer satisfaction rankings lists Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone as number one. Out of a possible 1,000 points for customer satisfaction survey answers, Apple scored 800, Motorola scored 791 and HTC scored 781. For smartphones in general, the industry average for customer satisfaction was [...]
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Predicts Blu-Ray Demise
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been a supporter of the HD DVD and Blu-ray technologies, but predicts that streaming digital content will put an end to any hope that either format will succeed . In 2005, Microsoft joined the HD DVD Promotion Group, a group of consumer electronics manufacturers, companies, and content providers who were pushing [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Filing Civil Suit Against Online Rogue Pharmacy
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has learned that one of the companies buying advertising is not really a drug store but a front for an illegal pharmacy. Google noted on its official blog that they will be “taking rogue pharmacies to court”. The company has taken the necessary steps to file a federal lawsuit against some advertisers that [...]
Unusual Move By FDA for Diabetes Drug, Avandia
The Food and Drug Administration has announced today that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia will no longer be available everywhere. According to the announcement from drug regulators in the US and Europe, Avandia will no longer be sold in Europe. Patients in the United States that use Avandia will be allowed to fill Avandia prescriptions [...]
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) Head Above the Rest for Home Modifications
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)has announced their participation in mortgage modifications since January 2008 has provided modifications to more than 680,000 homeowners, putting it in the lead over other lenders. This data includes the 79,859 modifications that were part of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) under the US government. The bank is said to [...]
General Electric (NYSE: GE) to Partner and Promote Electric Vehicles
General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced on Wednesday it was preparing to partner up with Better Place, an electric vehicle services provider to help facilitate the promotion of electric vehicles. General Electric makes an electric vehicle charger known as the WattStation. Together with a Better Place, the company will work to promote the awareness of electric [...]
Blockbuster Video (NYSE: BBI) Goes Bust, Files Bankruptcy
For most, it is no surprise the movie rental chain went under. Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), the long popular movie chain is going bust with nearly $1 billion in debts. The company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today due to increased competition from other movie providers like Netflix and Redbox. The bankruptcy filing will [...]
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) signage to replace Wachovia as conversion begins
Wachovia branches in many locations are changing over to Wells Fargo very soon. The switch to Wells Fargo has been slowly happening since Wells Fargo purchased Wachovia in January 2009 for $12.7 billion. The local branches have been preparing for the change and are even getting made over to accommodate all the new Wells Fargo [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Advertises Display Advertising in Times Square
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) rarely advertises, so what’s with their new 35-foot-wide, 13-foot-tall billboard in Times Square featuring a Google advertisement about their display advertising? Google’s entire success has been built around text ads appearing within their search engine’s search results, but hasn’t been recognized as much for it’s display advertising. In addition to the text [...]
This was a great article. I was just trying to figure out how my family could set up a budget ...
I find that I can nickle and dime myself to death! 
The other benefits of carpet cleaning are closely related with
aesthetics. Cleaning the carpet regularly maintains its form and beauty. Dirt,
sand ...