Reports have come in that Apple might be planning to launch a whole new line of its existing product later this year, with upgrades for the iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Nano as well. The reports continue that the plans are to relaunch all the current devices with next generation functionality. There have been [...]
After getting a lot of complaints from users due to consistent calls to update with the instalment of security patches, browser-building giant Mozilla has decided to take the path tread on by Google and Adobe in implementing auto-updates which do not bother the users. The new update will be released in Firefox 4, and is [...]
Facebook is the hottest thing since sliced bread right now. In an effort to keep up with it, however, Google has recently purchased the social gaming company known as Slide Inc. Google is trying to become more socially aware in order to connect with its users, and it is reported that the price paid was [...]
Home sales are not in a steady state in the US, leading to struggles in order to bring it up. The Federal Reserve recently purchased $1.25 trillion in mortgage-backed bonds in order to sustain the market and to provide a steady amount of income passing through it. Mortgage Loans may start to be on the [...]
With the current economic crisis, you would hardly expect people to be enquiring into buying homes, and the trend in remortgage might be expected to rise. However, according to figures from John Charcol, more and more Brits are purchasing homes for themselves rather than taking the remortgage route. According to Drew Wotherspoon, Director of Marketing [...]
According to the Nielsen company in a recent blog post, “While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google’s Android OS has shown the most significant expansion in market share among current subscribers.” Indeed, it has been shown by the company that the iPhone was being [...]
Mobile Service Providers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are attempting to give credit card companies a run for their money with the planned introduction of new smartphone technology. This technology will allow customers to use their smartphones as payment devices by merely waving their smartphones. Should the technology be successful, credit card companies might have a [...]
With the advent of the recession, the mortgage market in the UK as well other markets for secured lending such as remortgages are facing a series of twists and turns. Poor credit remortgages are facing a decline through the previous months, with remortgages in general falling by 2.6 per cent to a number of 24,949 [...]
The importance of education in society was further recapped with the introduction of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act earlier this year by President Barack Obama. Indeed, even former students who have been suffering under the stress of financial difficulty for repayment of the loans will be able to further improve their situation with [...]
The economic downturn has led to a high increase in the rate of foreclosures. Indeed, the reason for the foreclosure rate increase is due to the loss of jobs, but there may be some hope yet. With the $75 billion housing stimulus plan, homeowners will now be able to get no cost mortgage refinancing options [...]