Mortgage payments comprising 65 percent of all consumer debt, according to the Federal Reserve. To help people plan and budget for owning a home, Mint.com has added a home loans feature to the “Ways to Save” portion of its award-winning tool. The feature looks through thousands of home loan options and compares them to a […]
The New York Times on Thursday outlined its long in the making plans to put up a paywall and start offering subscriptions. Everyone will get their first 20 articles per month for free, but further reading will need a monthly subscription. A $15 per month plan offers full web access as well as a smartphone […]
3D printing has been getting press lately and has been shown at tech fairs and the like. Now the folks over Sculpteo will make a mini you AKA Avatar Model using 3D printing. All you need to so is send them 2 pictures – one face-on and one profile. It’s like having a real world Xbox […]
Whether you’re unplugging electronics when not in use, using canvas bags instead of plastic or collecting rain water, Ford wants to know what changes consumers are making to better the environment. It’s all part of Ford’s new “Take Charge” contest on its Electrified Vehicle Facebook page, which runs through mid-April. There are four categories in […]
Google on Thursday made a significant change to its Social Search to better bring in social networks. The engine now pushes videos and other content recommended by friends depending on their relevance through outside sites, such as from Twitter, Flickr or a Blogger page. It had previously only pulled the information from a Google profile […]
Sprint has announced the conclusion of “Second Chance,” a unique online reality show that began Oct. 26, 2010 with the goal of providing four small-business entrepreneurs a second chance at business success and an opportunity to win a grand prize of $150,000. Shot in New York, the series featured four contestants selected from a pool […]
Google’s WebM video format may face renewed challenges from the MPEG-LA group. MPEG-LA is asking members for any instances in which a member company believes one of the VP8 format patents behind WebM might have violated its patents. It hopes to streamline creating a joint license that it could offer for “essential” patents. Any firm […]
MLB.TV has served one billion live video streams since its inception, 25% of which were delivered in 2010 alone. The 2011 season packages for MLB.TV are on sale now at MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball. “Fans have continued to demonstrate, in record numbers, their desire to consume live baseball in the […]
AOL’s MapQuest today launched a pedestrian routing mode on MapQuest.com making walking directions more direct than ever. Additionally, a new rail transit option links the pedestrian mode with public rail transportation routing in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Boston, reaching roughly 90 percent of the nation’s rail ridership. The new nationwide […]
Foursquare is showcasing a new feature on Super Bowl Sunday – promoted events. During the game just check in on Foursquare and you’ll see the promoted trending venue. Show your support for either the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers. Giving them a virtual “Go Team!” by shouting “Go Steelers” or “Go Packers” gets you […]