Hy-Vee launches prepaid cellular phone service (The Gazette)
Hy-Vee Inc. on Monday announced plans for "Hy-Vee Mobile," prepaid cellular phone service.The West Des Moines-based food and drugstore chain said customers will be able to purchase a Hy-Vee Mobile phone and minutes at all of its Hy-Vee Food Stores. The service will be provided through Fusion Mobile of Austin, Texas.Hy-Vee Mobile phones will sell for $50 to $200. Minutes will run from $20 to $125 ......more...Credit freezes to prevent ID theft are free to older people (Tulsa World)
Dear Action Line : Your Thursday column suggested that people have their credit reports frozen to prevent credit identity theft. We had our credit frozen in February, and the response letter said people age 65 and older are not charged for this service....more... MOVERS & SHAKERS (Portsmouth Herald)
DOVER ? The newest occupant of downtown Dover's Franklin Plaza is Hot Purse-oot, a retail shop carrying women's designer knock-off and faux handbags, wallets and accessories. Owner Beth Parmenter recently celebrated her new enterprise with a... ...more... Personal Tech (Washington Post)
The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions. ...more... Cell phone outage leaving Alltel customers in dark (Lincoln Journal Star)
A partial outage affecting much of Nebraska left many Alltel cellular phone customers without service Friday night, a problem that could end up causing some customers marital distress....more... How to Avoid the Dreaded Telemarketer (ABC News)
Everything you need to know about the do-not-call list and stopping the calls. ...more... Under the Hood: Hot 3G phone owes debt to analog (EETimes)
The N95 gets anointed in Nokia's marketing as a "multimedia computer," but in one view it's still the analog IC that sets it apart....more... Man gets 6 years for ID theft, fraud (Journal-Advocate)
STERLING ? Gregory Salazar, 39, was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for cashing forged checks at area businesses....more... U.S. Cellular Reports Strong Third Quarter 2007 Results; Adjusts Guidance Upward (FinanzNachrichten)
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United States Cellular Corporation ( Nachrichten ) reported service revenues of $954.5 million for the third quarter of 2007, up 16.1 percent from $821.8 million for the comparable period one year ago....more... |