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Finding our own little worlds has never been easier

Technology / Other

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What an author won't do for a book. In 2004, San Jose State University associate professor Andy Wood decided to embark upon an experiment: He would fly from San Jose to New York, rent a car and drive back the 3,000 miles ...





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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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Sony TVs to have electronic money function

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sony's new liquid crystal display televisions will have an electronic money function to make it easier for users to pay to watch movies and programmes, the company said Monday.


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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, ...


Hacker pleads guilty to huge theft of card numbers

Technology / Internet

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A computer hacker could spend more than 15 years in prison now that he has pleaded guilty to some of the largest thefts of credit card numbers.


Hacker seeks reduced sentence, citing Asperger's

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- A computer hacker who was a force behind one of the largest cases of credit card theft in U.S. history says he has a developmental disorder and is asking for a reduced sentence.


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.


Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Hira offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Personal finance professor offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Other Sciences / Economics

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- An October survey of 3,800 consumers by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling found that more than two thirds (68 percent) planned to pay in cash for their holiday purchases this year, ...


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 ...


New Scoring System Protects Credit Card Transactions

New Scoring System Protects Credit Card Transactions

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 08, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As this year’s holiday season approaches, your credit card transactions may be a little more secure thanks to standards adopted by the payment card industry.


Miami Herald asks online readers for donations

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Miami Herald began Tuesday asking readers of its Web site to voluntarily pay for the privilege, a new wrinkle in newspapers' ongoing battle to increase revenue from their online operations.



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