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Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) World Wide Develop Conference Sell Out In Less Than A Day
Less than one day after Apple announced the dates for their upcoming Developer Conference, tickets have sold out. Those who were not able to secure tickets may just have to wait until next year. The conference is set to take place in San Francisco and will focus on iOS and Mac OS. The fast sell [...]
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) World Wide Develop Conference Sell Out In Less Than A Day
Less than one day after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the dates for their upcoming Developer conference, it appears that there are no tickets left. Those who were not able to secure tickets may just have to wait until next year. The quick sell out is a record for Apple. While tickets have always disappeared quickly, [...]
Gap (NYSE: GPS) Dumps New Logo Idea After Protest
The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) received so much criticism from customers about their redesigned logo, the clothing company decided to scrap the October 4 launch and the accompanying marketing campaign. The original log, a blue square emblem featuring the Gap name in white was replaced with a white backdrop featuring a blue square in the upper [...]
Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for You?
Those who own their homes free and clear have been deluged with advertisements and calls urging them to obtain a reverse mortgage recently. On paper, it sounds like a great idea. But, further examination reveals that it might not be all that it is portrayed. Here are some things you need to understand before obtaining [...]
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) Lawsuit Threat Alleges Toys Linked to Obesity
A few weeks ago, a California county was the first in the nation to prohibit toys from the Happy Meals sold by McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD). Now a public health watchdog group has put pressure on the fast food chain to completely eliminate toys and play items from its Happy Meal packaging because they say it is [...]
Another Suit Filed By Apple Against HTC to Stop HTC Imports (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Apple wants to prevent the potential loss of customers from buying an Android smartphone instead of their new iPhone4 by attempting to stop the Android from even being sold on the market. As stated in an article by Jason Mick on Daily Tech, “The Cupertino firm owns a wealth of IP, including some controversial patents. [...]
Van Pooling Programs Cut Costs With Ford Vans (NYSE: F)
Ford’s E-Series vans are lowering fuel costs and CO2 emissions in a unique and very environmentally conscious way – by vanpooling commuters. According to a Ford press release announced on June 21, 2010, “thousands of Ford E-Series vans are achieving a whopping 150 passenger miles per gallon each day as commuter vehicles for VPSI, a [...]
Flock Dumps Firefox for Google Chromium (NASDAQ: GOOG)
The social web browser, Flock, has dumped its traditional Firefox core for Chromium, the open source incarnation of Google’s Chrome browser. CEO Shawn Hardin stated that their Flock 3 (released recently for public beta) is the first major browser besides Chrome to use a Chromium base. Flock is a browser that works beautifully with social [...]
App Reviews: Pandora Radio for the iPad
Pandora, the service which creates custom music streams based on user preference, has done a very effective job of making sure that there service is available on all sorts of mobile devices, including the iPad. “Pandora Radio” for the iPad mimics a lot of the user interface elements that the iPod application has for the [...]
App Reviews: The Weather Channel for the iPad
The Weather Channel has developed a version of their content specifically designed for the iPad in the form of “The Weather Channel Max for iPad“, which is available for free on the App Store. The Weather Channel Max’s content is very comprehensive. You can view local weather information which has the current temperature, wind speed, [...]
SmartyPig’s Savings Account Innovations: a New Breed of Online Savings Accounts
SmartyPig’s savings account offering is a departure from what you would traditionally think of an online savings account as. While most accounts are very similar to what you would get from your local bank, with the notable exception of a slightly higher interest rate, SmartyPig’s savings account provides a dose of psychology and a strong [...]
Lending Club Coupon: Get $25.00 to Start Lending with Lending Club
Lending Club is a popular peer-to-peer lending company that connects borrowers and investors. We have provided extensive coverage of Lending Club, Prosper and other peer-to-peer lending institutions, and now you can get a $25.00 Lending Club coupon to begin investing just by registering as an investor with Lending Club. If you are not familiar with [...]
Car Insurance Scams on the Rise
Many people who over-leveraged themselves are finding themselves in tough financial situations because of pay-offs and the lack of good financing for people who don’t have good credit. Many people have had to get an extra job, others have sold some of their possessions and some others commit insurance fraud by starting their vehicles on [...]
Eat for Less in College
When students start off to college on their own, a lot of the time they’re practically broke throughout the semester. A lot of this is caused by careless spending of money, a lot of which is funneled into different food. Most of these foods are junk food, which may cost little, but it can make [...]
Cut Your Expenses in the Fall Holiday Season
Fall is among us, and with it brings Halloween and Thanksgiving. While these are not the priciest holidays, (let’s not forget Christmas!), there are still ways to save yourself some cash while you and your family celebrate this season. In this economy, any money saved is good money. Halloween – Of the two holidays, Halloween [...]
The Rising Cost of Entertainment
Even in these tough times, companies feel the need to raise prices of the things that Americans enjoy. This is especially true for people that enjoy going to the movie theatres. There are a few easy ways to save money, and still do the things that you enjoy. Set a Day Instead of going to [...]
Renting Fun – The Best Way to Go?
DVDs and video games can be very expensive, especially if you enjoy them on a daily basis. Chains, like Blockbuster, have been renting both of them for years, but the price has shot up recently. Why is this? It’s most likely caused by the fact that focus has shifted from renting in-store to renting online. [...]
Saving Yourself from Cell Phone Companies
Cell phones are a basic means of communication in today’s society. Everyone has one, and if you don’t it can be very hard to communicate with anyone. Cell phone companies take advantage of this and charge outrageous amounts of money for their phones and their service. Here are some ways to stay connected in the [...]
Freebies – Worth Your Time?
Many companies offer freebies, such as mugs and t-shirts, just for signing up for their newsletter or other services. While these may seem like a great deal, when you break it down, they may not be worth your time. Spam Mail: Many of these companies sell your information to third-party companies. You may be excited [...]
How to Take Advantage of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)
Although President Obama announced his ambitious Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) on March 4th of this year, it is only now that most mortgage lenders have started to implement the plan. As homeowners continue to suffer with rising foreclosures, there has been a lot of criticism of President Obama’s plan as there is massive lack [...]
Not Enough Money – Here Could Be The Reason
This article is written by Alfred Spengly, a student of MakeMoneyFromWriting.com. Alfred is learning about the business of freelance writing and how to become a successful freelancer. _________________________________________________________________________________________ What is your biggest financial concern? If you were to ask yourself what you would need to be better-off financially, what would you say? Is it to [...]
Choose Your Charities More Carefully with Charity Navigator
It’s always frustrating to donate your own hard-earned money to a supposed charity only to discover down the road, courtesy of a newscast, that the company you gave to was a fraud. It is one of the main reasons people have stopped giving cash to charities in recent years. While there are legitimate charities that [...]
Consumer Beware: USfidelis Extended Warranties Not So Good
You may have seen a series of ads promoting the extended warranty services for your vehicle provided by Usfidelis. While it may seem at first glance like a good deal, the Better Business Bureau is concerned about the number of issues surrounding the company. Supposedly, under the Usfidelis extended warranty, your expensive vehicle repairs can [...]
Going to College With Less
It is almost back-to-school shopping season and for college kids especially, these tough times will call for tough measures. More parents have to cut spending just to afford tuition and board. In fact, there are many more college students who are living at home with their parents to cut down even more on college expenses. [...]
Lightning Strikes on the Rise – How to Protect Yourself
It’s been a interesting summer season for weather. It seems the number of thunderstorms for last year and this year were higher than normal and with those thunderstorms, it seems lightning has been striking more often. Lightening has been making more direct hits on homes too, meaning that homeowners have been suffering higher losses in [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #214
A creative Carnival of Personal Finance has been posted at Poorer Than You. Not only can you get your personal finance fix, but you can learn a little about the Presidents of the United States at the same time. There doesn’t seem to be as many posts published this week with the format they’re using, [...]
Employee Training for Small Business Owners
As a small business owner, one of the things you have to do is make sure that your employees are properly trained to perform the essential functions of the jobs that you hire them to perform. That means that part of your job involves employee training. While you might send your employees out to take [...]
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