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Find Great Last Minute Hotel Deals with this App

Posted Monday, June 06, 2011 in Travel-Recreation
by America Monge

Many hotel booking sites don't accept last minute bookings too late into the night and if they do, the rates are usually high. Luckily, there is a new hotel-booking app

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Toyota Announces Voluntary Prius Recall

Posted Thursday, June 02, 2011 in Auto
by America Monge

There are approximately 52,000 Prius models in the US which need to be recalled and inspected for maladies within the electric power steering pinion shaft and its attachment nuts.

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The Top Performing Sunscreens

Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2011 in Family Children & Education
by America Monge

Nice weather allows us to participate in many outdoor activities and with summer right around the corner, it is important to protect oneself from harmful sun rays.

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A Quick Response

Posted Tuesday, May 31, 2011
by Carol Odell

What comes from Japan and looks like some kind of an eye test or possibly a quilt pattern? It’s a QR code. That’s short for Quick Response.

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Subway to Start Offering Avocado on Sandwiches

Posted Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Food & Beverage
by America Monge

Subway plans to throw avocado into their offerings and unveil a new avocado sandwich this week.

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Google Brings Mobile Payment System to Android Devices

Posted Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Consumer/Business Services
by America Monge

Google is teaming up with MasterCard, Citigroup, and Sprint to launch a new phone based mobile payment system.

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New York BBB Featured on NY1.com

Posted Thursday, May 26, 2011

Read about protecting yourself from moving scams, find out how charity groups spend their donations and avoid charity scams by learning the lingo.

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Winner of BBB's Accredited Seal Photo Contest Announced

Posted Thursday, May 26, 2011
by Greg Hudson

The grand prize winner of our BBB Accredited Seal Photo Contest has been announced. The lucky photographer takes home a brand new iPad 2.

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What to Do About High Gas Prices? There's an App for That

Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2011
by Luanne Kadlub

For years, BBB has advised consumers to avoid purchasing gas-saving devices and products and instead use their hard-earned money to fill up their gas tanks.

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Barnes & Noble Expands Nook Line, Unveils New ereader

Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Retail Stores/Products
by America Monge

Barnes & Noble unveiled a small touchscreen E-Ink device at a press event in NYC Tuesday, the latest edition to its line of Nook ereaders.

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Harry & David Files Reorganization Plan

Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Credit-Mortgages-Finances
by America Monge

Harry and David Holdings Inc. has filed a joint plan of reorganization in hopes to salvage the company and exit bankruptcy

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Your Package Has Arrived!

Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011
by Becky Maier

Have you ever received an email stating your package has arrived, yet you never ordered anything, and you weren’t expecting anything?

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Loopt Partners with Groupon Now!

Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in Computers-Internet-Technology
by America Monge

Loopt, a check-in app, has now partnered with Groupon Now! in Chicago, providing Loopt users locationally relevant realtime deals around them.

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Countdown to Extraordinary: 8 Tips for Success

Posted Monday, May 23, 2011

Your team has completed the product you’ve been waiting for: the top-of-the-line, the crème de la crème, the very object your customers have been clamoring for. This is the real deal, the item that will jump start sales and put your business on the map.

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BBB, DOT Partner to Spread the Word at Work About Need for Safe Driving Policies

Posted Monday, May 23, 2011

In partnership with the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is calling on businesses across the country to make distracted driving policies an integral part of their employee culture.

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When Customer Service is Absent

Posted Friday, May 20, 2011
by Luanne Kadlub

A friend recently posted on Facebook that she would no longer shop at a local grocery store after routinely being snubbed by cashiers. No greetings, no apology when an item was rung up incorrectly, not even a thank you for shopping that day.

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Verizon Announces First Windows 7 Phone

Posted Thursday, May 19, 2011
by Greg Hudson

Verizon has announced the HTC Trophy will be the first Windows Phone 7 device it will offer starting on May 26. It will retail for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate.

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Tenant Learns the Power of Paper

Posted Wednesday, May 18, 2011
by Bob Manista

Do you rent your home? If so, are you happy with your landlord?

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Sony's PlayStation Network Hacked Again

Posted Wednesday, May 18, 2011
by Greg Hudson

Just 2 days after Sony began bringing its Playstation Network back online, MCV is reporting that hackers can change users passwords by using a PSN account email and date of birth.

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May is National Moving Month: How to Find a Trustworthy Mover

Posted Monday, May 16, 2011
by Kelsey Owen

Following a few simple rules when selecting a mover will go a long way toward protecting yourself from being victimized by scams this summer, according to BBB and the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA).

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