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Cuts to rewards plans unlikely to hurt credit card use, study shows

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What would happen if credit card holders no longer received rewards? Not much - but it could cut consumer credit card debt, says a new study on the impact of rewards programs on credit and debit card use.


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Swipe Your Credit Card on a Cell Phone

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, ...


Likely culprits to check when wireless connection crawls

Technology / Other

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Q: I have a problem with our Dell laptop computer's wireless connection using Internet Explorer. At various times, the speed drops down to sloth and then stops altogether. At the same time, other computers, a desktop connected ...


Card downloads your memories before you forget

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If you tend to forget or neglect to move photo treasures from your digital camera to your computer, an Eye-Fi card should interest you. This clever photo memory card handles that meddlesome task for you -- and now it does ...


Radisson computers accessed without permission

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Radisson Hotels & Resorts said Wednesday its computer systems have been accessed without authorization, affecting an unknown number of people.


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60-second review: Sansa slotRadio

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Product: Sansa slotRadio, by SanDisk


Amazon hopes to simplify Web shopping -- with words

Technology / Internet

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- You're probably used to typing your name, address and credit card number when you buy things online. Amazon.com is guessing you don't enjoy it, though, and wants to simplify the process by letting you purchase items ...


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Computing project combats Blackjack card counting

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Dundee graduate has created a computer system with the potential to make the game of Blackjack fairer by detecting card counters and dealer errors.


Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers

Technology / Software

created Apr 12, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

(AP) -- University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals.


Indictment of card hacker unlikely to end thefts

Technology / Internet

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- This week's indictment of a hacker believed responsible for the biggest retail-store data breaches in U.S. history doesn't necessarily make shoppers safer from having their credit card numbers plundered.


UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 14

(AP) -- A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.


Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.


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A Glimpse of the Future MEMS-based Storage: Totally Green & Thumbnail Size

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 0

The University of Twente--Enschede, The Netherlands published newly conferred PhD Mohammed Ghiath Khatib's thesis, "MEMS-based Storage Devices: Integration in Energy-Constrained Mobile System". The new MEMS, ...


A few pennies for your thoughts -- and credit card

Technology / Internet

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- One economy apparently isn't hurting these days - the one run by identity thieves in the dark corners of the Internet.


Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

(AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of swiping 130 million accounts on ...