September, 2009

Real-time Traffic GPS for the iPhone

Soon. As in, October-soon. It looks like the first iPhone app to bring us real-time traffic alerts, and that comes with offline maps, will be the Navigon MobileNavigator (Earlier CNET review. iTunes Store link.) The AT&T Navigator (CNET review) also has live traffic data, but takes more time to download maps as you go, and while initially ...

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House Passes Bill To Overhaul College Aid

The vote was 253-171 in favor of a bill that would oust private lenders from the student loan business and put the government in charge. The bill fulfills nearly all of President Obama's campaign promises for higher education: The measure ends subsidies for private lenders, boosts Pell Grants for needy students and creates a grant ...

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Kelley Blue Book Launches Car-Buying Web Site

Trusted Marketplace pulls it all together Find your ideal car. Image from For as long as I can remember, Kelley Blue Book has been the leading — and as far as I know, the only — source for giving quotes on the value of a vehicle. So the regular car-purchasing scenario started something like this: Use preferred ...

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Cash Advance & Payday Loan 90 Day Trend Report

Statistical Report on payday loans in Compton, cash advance in Comptons, and Other Types Of Personal Loans Personal Money Store is not a lender itself. However, it does provide a free service that matches borrowers with lenders. This provides a unique look into the inter-workings of the sub prime lending industry. There are a few reports ...

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Whitney Houston’s Interview With Oprah Pulls in Big Ratings

Two very famous women Whitney Houston's new album "I Look to You" sold 305,000 copies the week it was released. Image from Amazon.com. Whitney Houston made the best-selling debut album by a female artist in 1985 and still has the best-selling soundtrack of all time, “The Bodyguard.” Oprah Winfrey has the highest-rated talk show in history, has ...

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