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(Image: GM) GM today revealed that the new Chevy Volt hybrid will get up to 230 mpg for city driving. ZDNet’s Larry Dignan has more: General Motors outlined the miles per gallon figures Tuesday. The Volt is expected to start production in late 2010 as a 2011 model. However, there are a few caveats: * […]
From the Financial Times: US banks stand to collect a record $38.5bn in fees for customer overdrafts this year, with the bulk of the revenue coming from the most financially stretched consumers amid the deepest recession since the 1930s, according to research. The fees are nearly double those reported in 2000. The finding is likely […]
Image: ScootCoupe The 2009 Scoot Coupe is hitting streets this summer. As its name suggests, the Scoot Coupe is a 50- or 150cc scooter designed to resemble a sports coupe. The 3-wheeler goes up to 45 mph and gets up to 80mpg. And you can’t beat the fun factor of zipping around in something that […]
Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp. has been removed from the Federal Housing Administration’s lender list after a federal investigation. Taylor Bean, one of the biggest mortgage brokers in the country, was recently invaded by Feds after a TARP-related deal with Colonial BancGroup fell through. Bloomberg has more: The FHA, the government mortgage insurer, yesterday […]
Like many hapless former students, Monroe College graduate Trina Thompson couldn’t find a job after completing her Information Technology degree. What did she do to ameliorate the situation? Sue her alma mater, of course (from Sky News): An unhappy graduate in New York is suing the university where she studied because she has been unable […]
Image by © Royalty-Free/Corbis Virtual assistants–administrative assistants who perform tasks remotely–are emerging as a promising new career class. The Washington Post has more: The term (virtual assistants), around since the Internet became widely available, encompasses anyone who telecommutes and does administrative tasks for other businesses, usually on a contractual basis. Most do tasks such as […]
Security expert Charlie Miller is sharing the details iPhone hack today at the annual Black Hat security conference. The iPhone virus takes control of the device through SMS messages. All an attacker needs is a person’s phone number. Once they’re in, they can send the viral SMS to everyone in the person’s address book. Miller […]
