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What One Top Ten Identity Theft State is Doing About It

December 13th, 2008

Consumers are not the only ones concerned about and taking steps to protect against identity theft. Many states are taking important steps to protect their residents. A few of these steps include stiffer penalties, imposing sanctions and fines on careless companies and providing their residents with many tools necessary to correct the errors that identity theft has caused.

Many identity theft savvy consumers are: installing anti-spy ware, using shredders, reducing the use of their social security number, using services to stop junk mail and risky credit card applications Read more…

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All You Need To Know About Free Stuff After Mail In Rebate

November 6th, 2008

Everyone wants a free lunch, and surely with the marketing strategies these days it is definitely possible. So what is mail in rebate? A rebate is basically a kind of sales promotion utilized mainly as supplements or incentives to product sales. The most common type of rebate is the mail in rebate, or MIR for short. A mail in rebate allows the purchases to main in a coupon, barcode and receipt so that he or she will be able to receive a check for a certain amount. This often relies on the certain product, place of purchase and time Read more…

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Verizon Wireless, RIM Unleash a Storm

October 10th, 2008

Until recently, Verizon Wireless was the undisputed leader of the U.S. wireless industry. While AT&T (T) claimed more subscribers, Verizon Wireless came out ahead on virtually every other important yardstick of wireless company performance—including revenue, profit margins, network reliability, and customer-service rankings.
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Apple Event Fails to Dazzle

October 9th, 2008

Apple watchers have high expectations for the company’s signature events. There’s always a palpable buzz in the air as Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs takes the stage, followed by a virtuosic keynote, filled with humor and digs at the competition. And there’s almost always some game-changing product or service—often more impressive than anyone expected.
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Digital Content Wherever You Want It

October 9th, 2008

How do you make digital entertainment more entertaining? A sprawling consortium of Hollywood content providers, consumer electronics companies, and Internet players said on Sept. 12 that its members are planning to develop a standard that will let consumers buy movies and other digital content once and play them almost anywhere, on any type of device, without the onerous restrictions that have hobbled the growth of digital downloads.
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Visual Computing Will Change Your Life

October 8th, 2008

Remember when your computer screen looked flat, filled with boring old letters and numbers, when your info-tech life was about nothing more than e-mail, word processing, and spreadsheets?
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Wireless Companies Struggling with Data Demand

October 8th, 2008

Alexander Krasnitsky loves all the cool things he can do on the Web with his new Apple iPhone 3G. But he hates the 75% surge in the monthly bills he pays his wireless service provider. "I definitely have no love for AT&T, " says Krasnitsky, a lawyer who resides in Philadelphia.
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