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Consumer Pain Slows Down Job Growth
Jun. 5 | A disappointing jobs report was not what Wall Street expected on Friday. However, this is also somehow expected given how consumers are also suffering these days. The consumers are now feeling the effect of higher food prices and $4 gas with only little...
UK Loan Brokers On Notice Over Fraudulent Loan Arrangement Fees
Jun. 1 | Dishonest loan brokers in the UK have been placed on notice by the Office of Fair Trading that they will be closed down if they continue the practice of demanding a fee up front for loans they never intend to arrange. This is intended to put a stop to...
Paypal To Sue Google Over Claims Of Technology Theft
May. 28 | Two of the internet’s biggest names, Google and Paypal, are locked in a legal dispute over the alleged theft of technology by the former. The technology, designed to turn smartphones into “digital wallets”, is among the biggest advances in convenience...
Lookup.com Advises PSN Users To Take Care With Their Details
May. 25 | The security breach on the Playstation Network in the last month took a lot of gamers by surprise, and left them wondering what else they had lost besides their access to the online console gaming system. As part of Sony’s apology for the breach,...
E-Cigarettes Set To Succeed Where Other Methods Have Not
May. 20 | Ask a smoker who has tried to give up so many times that they have given up giving up, and they’ll tell you that the reason is that there are so many methods suggested to help smokers quit that just aren’t effective. Most of us know a smoker...
My World Quiz Released For iPad
May. 17 | iPad owners can get their hands on a fascinating quiz that will aid their knowledge of world geography while also being fun for all the family, as MapsofWorld has released an interactive game for the device called “My World Quiz”. The game allows...
Death Of Bin Laden Not Expected To Hit Pump Prices
May. 15 | The death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was major worldwide news for many reasons, not least for the fact that al Qaeda’s actions in New York on September 11, 2001 had such a profound impact on the world. But more prosaically, the death has...
Commodity Prices Drop Due to Inflation Fears
May. 12 | Commodities drop in prices on Wednesday as the investors feared that the central bank might increase interest rates due to the increasing trend in global inflation. Oil prices reduced to $98.21 a barrel, a 6% drop, while gold futures dropped 1% to $1,501.40...
Rap Rivals Social Game Launched For Apple Devices
May. 4 | If you’ve been dreaming of testing your rapping abilities against the likes of Eminem, Dr. Dre and Jay Z, but have a fear of getting up on stage at a rap night and rocking the mic, then you may be in luck if you own an iPad or iPhone, as the game...
