Music fans back legal downloads

"  Music pirates can be deterred by warnings from their internet service provider (ISP), suggests a survey. Almost 75% of music pirates would stop if told to by their ISP, the survey of 1500 UK consumers...

Bank turmoil fuels phishing boom

" Hi-tech fraudsters are taking advantage of the global financial turmoil, say governments and security experts.  The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning saying phishing gangs were using the...

Gas prices still not in line with oil market

No matter which party you support, every Canadian should applaud Liberal MP Dan McTeague for trying to protect consumers from the oil companies.  McTeague has made it a personal mission to "watchdog" gas prices,...

Google, HSBC Offer Cheap Internet

3 billion people are getting broadband from Spain to South Africa, thanks to Google and HSBC. What ever other wrongs have been committed by these companies, this would seem to be a good thing. "LONDON - Google and...

Google's New Smartphone Wows Consumers, But Enterprises Must Wait

"Google (NSDQ: GOOG), T-Mobile, and htc launched the latest salvo in the smartphone wars as they unveiled the first handset to support Google's Android operating system. The G1 smartphone, manufactured by HTC and...

China Syndrome: Toxic & Deadly!

Barry Artiste OP/ED With virtually everything we eat, it surprises many that most everything we put on our plate (which by the way is made in China)  comes from China, whether it be the food or main ingredients...

Study: “cheap” stigma for coupon users and those standing behind them in ...

What do you think of people who use discount coupons when shopping at retail stores? Are you one of them? Are you annoyed by them? No matter what your feelings toward coupon users are, you will be interested to know that being around a person using a coupon may extend the...

Consumers Predict Inflation Better than Economists

Crap! This kind of screws me since I have a degree in economics but the truth is the truth and, quite frankly, I've known this for a long time. My trust for markets has no bounds. When I have talked about who the candidates are going to pick as their running mates I always...

FDA: Irradiating spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs

I am no expert on this subject, but zapping spinach with radiation sounds like a pretty intense idea. I thought this would cause more harm to humans as we are ingesting products that have been radiated, but this...

Scientists may have found the cure to bad hair

A group of German scientists claim they have found the key to ending bad hair days.  They conducted a microscopic analysis of individual hair strands interacting with one another. "If ‘bad hair day’...

TV News Is Not Dead...Yet

The nightly, national, televised newscast and the live-time, cable television broadcast are not dead yet. Despite a huge growth in online news consumption habits in the United States, a solid 46% of Americans still...

RIAA pays File Sharer $107,951

That single mother who got sued by the Recortind Industry Association of America has won the battle, getting a rather large payout in the process. Though the RIAA won a few high-profile cases, it looks like the courts are souring on the whole sue-your-customers approach to...

Electric Winglet "drive through" shopping mall airports (toyota)

Go shopping from your home or Appartment directly in the market.Clean electric motor keeps you running, balancing your body makesfun. 3 versions available, ranging from 'practical' to 'hands-free sporty' "August 3,...

Brussels flies into row over pesticides

Removing harmful Pesticides from food production will undoubtedly lead to price rises, but what's more important is food safety, it seems we are already exposed to dangerous chemicals in our food which up to now have...

Instant Approval Credit Cards: How do They Work ?

" Although I DON'T recommend applying for numerous credit cards for no reason, if you are still in the market for credit cards, you can understand the process by reading this article.Everything moves faster in today’s world. Credit card companies recognize that...

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