I remember it well: standing in the Sharper Image store debating between a three-day Bushnell wireless weather forecaster featuring AccuWeather forecasts and an Oregon Scientific model alongside it that offered more detailed information from a competing service provider, MSN Direct. Both weather stations did something unique: They didn't require owners to hook up outdoor sensors …
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If you haven't been in the market for a cell phone recently, perhaps you missed it: AT&T's Unlimited Talk, Text & Web GoPhone Plan, ushered in by a June 21, 2011 press release. The FCC, FTC or state attorneys general really ought to look into AT&T for the marketing of their "unlimited web" mobile phone …
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If the headline-grabbing Occupy Wall Street movement proves anything, it is that Americans are gravely concerned about the state of our union. Just as the Tea Party was regarded with suspicion in their initial rallies to reduce government bloat, throngs of leaderless Occupy Wall Street protesters have been derided for their all-over-the-map set of gripes: …
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