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Japan's top mobile telephone operator NTT DoCoMo aims to launch a new mobile phone cash transfer service

Japan's DoCoMo eyes cash transfer by cellphone

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Japan's top mobile telephone operator NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday it aimed to launch a new service enabling cash transfers simply by entering the recipient's cellphone number.





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Rice U study finds that consumers may fare better with peer-to-peer online lending Web sites

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A new study conducted by Associate Professor of Management Paul Dholakia at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive to Americans ...


Housing market woes spread, dampening Florida's consumer confidence

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 28, 2007 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The latest round of bad news in the housing market dealt a blow to consumer confidence in August, causing a three-point drop to 78, its lowest level in a year, a new University of Florida study finds.


Reckless Spending, Not Illness or Job Loss, Causes Most Bankruptcy

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Simple overspending has driven most personal bankruptcies in recent years, a change from previous decades when illness and unemployment were major factors, concludes a new study from the University of California, ...


Bad news about gas, housing and stocks sinks consumer confidence

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 28, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rising gas prices, a declining housing market and a sudden dip in the stock market contributed to a six-point drop in Florida’s consumer confidence to 86 in March, its lowest level in six months, University of Florida economists ...


Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data

Technology / Software

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...


'Tis the season to be careful URI expert offers tips for shopping safely online

'Tis the season to be careful URI expert offers tips for shopping safely online

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2006 | popularity 1.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Santa Claus is computer literate and Rudolph is unemployed since more and more people are clicking off their holiday lists online and getting them delivered overnight, often by people with brown uniforms instead ...


Consumer confidence edges up, but housing makes big picture volatile

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 27, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Relatively cheap gas prices, a record high stock market and low unemployment all contributed to a rise in Floridians’ consumer confidence by two points to 91 in February, four points higher than at the same time a year ago, ...


In search of the root causes of the 2008 crisis: New York Fed to hear new theory on financial meltdown

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anjan Thakor, finance professor at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, will present a new theory on the causes of the financial crisis to a meeting of the New York Federal Reserve ...


Toward reading your own personal 'Book of Life'

Biology / Biotechnology

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

What secrets about your risk for diseases are written in your own personal "Book of Life" -- the 30,000 or so genes that make you you?


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T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from ...



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