Technology
Facebook red-faced, settles FTC consumer deception charges
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION - The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their
Power up your passwords with more protection against hackers
On your next double dinner date, look around the table. Three of you are vulnerable to hacker attacks because you didn't use much imagination creating online passwords. Consumer Reports
Consumers becoming driving force behind consumer technology trends
VERIZON - In 2012, technology will continue to make consumers' lives easier and more productive – at home and at work. And consumers themselves will be a major
Magazines are broken iPads
Our minds are coded early in life. Technology is changing how they are coded, especially among the youngest generation. See what happens when a techno-baby attempts to connect
Internet can save you $8,000 a year
INTERNET INNOVATION ALLIANCE -- American consumers can save nearly $8,000 a year by having access to and using high-speed, broadband Internet. "Consumers are able to save online due to
Should you write your own will?
Much as a word processor can't turn you into a writer and tax software won't turn you into a tax accountant, will writing software won't turn you into
Technology use in the home undercutting energy savings
Geeking out at home will cost you. If your home is loaded with new technology, you'll have to work harder to squeeze energy savings from your home. More consumer
Realtor.com raises the mobile app bar
Real estate mobile apps by Redfin, Trulia and others? You've just been served. Realtor.com's Mobile App for iPad is, hands down, the heir-apparent mother-of-all-real-estate-apps. Check it out. Sit shotgun in your real
Is your real estate agent packing the latest technology?
Instead of real estate agent, you may need a technological Terminator these days. If your real estate agent can't hack it in the virtual world, chances are he or
More consumers browsing for housing in less risky market
If employment would only cooperate, the housing market could very well bust wide open again. Well, maybe "bust" isn't the best choice of words in this economy, but interest
Browsing for housing requires both on-line, off-line smarts
The California Association of Realtors (CAR) reports that 84 percent of home buyers use the Internet as a significant part of the home buying process, according to its
Mortgage apps for iPhone, iPod reviewed
Owners of 200 million phonesjust say "No!" to telemarketersA growing number of mortgage comparison and information apps are available from Apple's iTunes App Store network for iPhones and
DeadlineNews.Com's 'Digital TV Transition Cheat Sheet'
Converter boxes, digital TV (DTV), high definition TV (HDTV), analog vs. digital, rescanning channels, buying new equipment or keeping the old. Lions and tigers and bears! Oh, my! The long
Fire as art
Tomorrow's fireplace today is fire as art. Take the Xtreme. It's not enough to call Fireplace Xtrordinair's Xtreme a "fireplace." It just doesn't quite do it justice. The creation is
Net's Ease Doesn't Guarantee Bargains
Browsing for housing on the Internet has become just about as important has having a real estate agent help find a home to buy, but the ease of
Stage Two: Virtual staging
Freeland, WA-based Barbara Moran founded a virtual staging company, Virtual Staging, virtually by accident. Virtual staging typically includes online photos, videos and other images of a home for sale,
Successful browsing for housing
Browsing for housing online isn't just about fat bandwidth and interactive content. DotHomes.com says using a studied approach to home shopping online is more important.by Broderick Perkins
