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Sleep-texting: A growing epidemic

Do you sleep next to your cellphone or tablet and start tapping on it, before you even get up in morning? You're not alone. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that there's a new epidemic of "sleep-texting." Texting has become so commonplace, especially with the young, that people are instinctively reaching ...

3-D printer used to make prosthetic jaw

Several weeks ago, Clark mentioned the topic of 3-D printers on the show. Now he's read a story in The New York Times that fleshes out ways in which small businesses will use 3-D printers and the idea of mass customization to make products readily available at cheap prices. As ...

Local network TV is coming anytime, anywhere, on any device

A new startup from the founder of Fox TV promises an affordable way to take your local broadcast TV on the go. Aereo is a company being launched by Barry Diller next month in the New York metro area. For $12/month, Aereo subscribers will be able to stream ABC, CBS, ...

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Smartphone app compares prescription deals

When you get a prescription, you can use the power of a smartphone to figure out where to find the cheapest deals.

Don't blindly trust electronic transactions

For some reason, consumers tend to give electronic transactions more credibility than human transactions. This makes no sense, since humans programmed the transaction software to begin with. Mistakes happen in either case, and Clark wants to share a few recent occurrences in hopes that it might inspire you to become ...

AT&T throttling speeds for unlimited data customers

AT&T continues to tarnish its reputation with deception, arrogance, carelessness toward customers and incompetent customer-no-service. Who's running this ship into the ground? AT&T recently did away with unlimited data plans for new customers. And then they decided to start playing games with the existing customers who were still grandfathered into ...

Online posts can come back to bite

There are many reports of employees who have trashed their boss or workplace on social media. But what if you trash your parents? A recent viral video shows a dad shooting up his daughter's laptop after discovering her petulant Facebook posts, vicously complaining about her parents and the chores they ...

New website to resolve consumer complaints

Using the Internet to air consumer gripes is an effective tool, but one that's still in the early stages of chaos. Recently there was action taken against the student loan lender Sallie Mae**. When borrowers hit financial troubles and were unable to pay, Sallie Mae was granting temporary deferrments, but ...

T-Mobile's one-day sale Saturday: Free 4G smartphones!

MONEY-SAVING MOMENT: T-Mobile has an incredible one-day sale in store for people this weekend! The fourth major carrier has been struggling for an identity ever since AT&T tried to buy them. After the takeover was shut down by anti-trust regulators, T-Mobile kind of went into the ozone. Customers migrated away ...

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An end to "Vampire electronics"

Say goodbye to "vampire electronics" that suck energy and money when they're plugged in -- even if they're not turned on. A money-saving tweak is on the way.