August, 2010

Video game industry gives the U.S. economy a needed boost

Video games have come a long way since Pong, Pac Man and Space Invaders. Economists Incorporated reports that a study done for Entertainment Software Association called "Video Games within the 21st Century: The 2010 Report," showed $ 5 billion was going economy in 2009 because of these games. From 2005 to 2009, the video ...

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Oracle sues Google over Android OS copyright violations

While Google Android smartphone sales may have passed the iPhone worldwide in the second quarter of 2010, it doesn't take an Oracle to see that there's trouble ahead for the company whose unofficial motto is "Do no evil.". Google Inc. is being sued by Oracle Corp. because Oracle's Java copyright was violated with the Android ...

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How to reprogram your engine computer

Flashing -- or erasing and reprogramming -- your engine's computer is a legitimate way to keep a car's engine control modules (ECMs) up to date. This is done on nearly all autos 1996 and newer to ensure microprocessors in such areas as the power train and fuel injectors are regulating their systems properly. When ...

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Gasoline demand going up in small increments

The Energy Information shows us that gas in July was the lowest it had been since June 2004. There is a lower demand for fuel with the soft economy and fuel efficiency is better. This lower demand is causing, and being compounded by, rising gasoline prices. Demanding gas dropped Gas and oil demand dropped throughout 2008. Because ...

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Employee financial education is proven to boost the bottom line

Employees with poor personal finance habits can affect a company's profitability. Money troubles at home can lead to lower productivity at work, health and excessive turnover. A company is more likely to make hundreds of thousands of dollars more a year with employees that are literate in finances. Our poor economy has ...

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