SOURCE: NETSCAPE Money and Business Multiplayer Games Coming to Cell Phones By MATT SLAGLE AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - As millions buy increasingly powerful cell phones, many companies are racing to develop video games to take advantage of the newfound portability. The newest twist is multiplayer: You can face real people in space battles or fishing tournaments. Until recently, multiplayer on cell phones game meant at most posting high scores on a leader board. It's difficult to co...
SOURCE: NETSCAPE Money and Business Viruses Aimed at Microsoft Rise Sharply-Symantec SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The number of new viruses and worms aimed at Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) ubiquitous Windows operating system rose 400 percent between January and June from the same year-earlier period, leading computer security company Symantec said on Sunday. Nearly 5,000 new Windows viruses and worms were documented in the first half of the year, up from about 1,000 in the year-earlier p...
Usually don't blog here or at the very least I put a personal spin on something I am linking to then just below is a clip of the article link and the link itself. But this is different: Over on the other blogging system, they have there fair share of bloggers who are political and I ran into some hot ones. It starts off with iPolitica and goes downhill from there. http://ipolitica.modblog.com/ Then, just for fun mind you, you have some very interestingly named blogs http://georg...
SOURCE: MSNBC ‘Batman’ held for scaling Buckingham Palace wall Fathers' rights protester spends more than 5 hours perched on ledge The Associated Press Updated: 3:25 p.m. ET Sept. 13, 2004LONDON - Holy intruder! A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace on Monday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions. The protester’s success in climbing the wall in fro...
SOURCE: MSNBC Global sing-along to rouse unity in Mexico Ads call on Mexicans to belt out national anthemThe Associated Press Updated: 3:01 p.m. ET Sept. 13, 2004 MEXICO CITY - Warning: If a co-worker or stranger suddenly jumps up and starts singing Wednesday, don’t be alarmed. They aren’t crazy. They are just Mexicans participating in a worldwide call to song to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem. An ad campaign is calling on all Mexicans — wherever they are — to st...
SOURCE: FOOL.com Yahoo! Tunes In to Musicmatch By Dave Marino-Nachison September 15, 2004 Close watchers of the online music business no doubt noted yesterday's announcement of Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO) purchase of Musicmatch with interest. The portal giant, according to a press release, agreed to buy the digital jukebox player company for $160 million in cash. The deal, though it doesn't necessarily upset the apple cart in the sector, is certainly an interesting one. In Musicm...
SOURCE: FOOL.com Is This Taser for You? By W.D. Crotty September 15, 2004 Taser International (Nasdaq: TASR) is soaring today after the announcement of its new X26C Citizen Defense System for "private citizens seeking responsible, nonlethal self-defense protection." For a mere $999, the company will sell you six cartridges, a 40-minute training video, and a certificate for "one free in-home professional training session." This weapon is sold exclusively by Taser, which elimin...
SOURCE: FOOL.com The Next Home Run Stock Many of the decade's greatest investments rose to prominence from relative obscurity. Tom Gardner has made it his mission to uncover the greatest stocks for the next 10 years. To this end, he's mining the market's great, unloved small-cap companies. By Tom Gardner September 15, 2004 This article was first published on Sept. 24, 2003. It has been updated. I assume that you, like everyone and his Aunt Avis, would love to find the next...
SOURCE: FOOL.com Credit Tete-a-Tete The Motley Fool's resident consumer credit junkie Dayana Yochim recently chatted with longtime Consumer Credit discussion board mentor Joel Corley about couples and credit issues, the truth about FICO scores, and what everyone should know about keeping a clean credit rap sheet. No "Clean Up Your Credit Campaign" would be complete without getting the pro's perspective. In true Foolish fashion we went not to the credit reporting industry or even ...
3 Credit Report articles in a row!!! Believe it!! This is something J.Lo needs just as much as you or I. Well, maybe not as much, but it still effects her just like us so pay close attention. Firstly, there is a site that gives you tips about your score and how to track your credit reports. Fair Isaac & Co. (FICO) has a website and it has the tips to help you out . Now for the main event: How to be a perfect 10 (or 850) in credit score ranking. Here are some of the tid-bits: # B...
SOURCE: FOOL.com How to Stretch a Buck By Dayana Yochim (TMF School) September 13, 2004 With interest rates on the rise and inflation threatening the price of a Big Gulp, a dollar just doesn't seem like, well, a dollar anymore. No need to look for part-time work or switch to generic soda pop. Here are some painless ways to make the money you already have go further. Find your loose change: Review your current investments, including your work retirement plan, IRAs, and that ch...
SOURCE: FOOL.com The Best Financial Non-Move To Make By Dayana Yochim (TMF School) September 14, 2004 It's not just buyers feeling lost in today's real estate market. Many current homeowners are scratching their heads over what to do with what's likely their largest investment. How about doing nothing? Novel approach, we know, but staying with the status quo may be the best financial non-move you make this year. It's not a bad idea to approach the housing market with the att...
You got it. Canceling credit cards just when you get them without ever using them or using them once is just as bad as using them and not paying it back Well almost as bad). From Fool.com Closing accounts will not undo anything. According to Fair Isaac & Co., once you acquire more than seven revolving debt accounts, your FICO score begins to suffer a little. However, all is not automatically forgiven by simply closing accounts to get below seven. Once you've opened the accounts, th...
Political imagery at its finest. There have been many that have caught the imagination of a country at many times in history and this is one of them: Image Source: Cox and Forkum (That Day)
Lets face it... the main page sucks out a lot of the feeling that this is going to be a good site. Don't let that discourage you at all, though, because once you click enter you actually get into a site that is very well thought out. It does live up to the name Best Anime. It has songs, books, DVD's, all sorts of images and other stuff. It seems to allow you to comment on different products but there doesn't seem to be many comments. I guess when it comes to users; most people do not leave co...