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Making Car Power Windows Safer In an effort to reduce the 1,943 injuries and six deaths that annually occur from power windows closing on passengers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering rules mandating auto-reverse systems for power windows. Studies estimate that it would cost $6 per window to add such a feature, which seems like a pretty good deal. [Consumer Reports Cars]
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Yankees Fans Celebrate Championship By Giving Away Your Private Information
In case the unlimited payroll, overpriced stadium, and everything else weren't enough, here's another reason to dislike the Yankees: their celebratory parades are havens for white collar crime. More » -
Droid vs. iPhone: A 10-Round Bout CR Electronics tests both phones and finds that each side has its advantages and flaws. The biggest advantage of the Droid: It's not on AT&T. [Consumer Reports Electronics]
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I want egg nog year round
POLL: When Is Too Early For Christmas Creep?
After we proposed tracking Starbucks's roll out of Christmas products as a metric to gauge yearly Christmas Creep, we got a fair amount of comments saying they saw no problem with Christmas stuff coming out once Halloween was over. So, inside, a poll: at what point does Christmas Creep become acceptable holiday display? More » -
Jesus, you're early
Starbucks Decides It's Time For Christmas
A reader wrote in on November 3rd to let us know that Starbucks has busted out the holiday-themed coffee paraphernalia. This gives us an idea. More » -
TwitterPeek: "Epic Fail of the Week"? I am amazed that Consumer Reports, a magazine devoted to thriftiness and smart purchases, is not impressed by a $100 device that only does Twitter and has an $8/month service fee. [Consumer Reports Electronics]
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T-Mobile
T-Mobile Surprise Porn Not An Isolated Incident
After we posted yesterday about a T-Mobile customer being greeted by pictures of topless women when he logged into his account to pay his bill, some of you asked, "What's the problem?" Several readers' stories answer that question. (Censored but not exactly tasteful pictures inside.) UPDATE: T-Mobile response inside. More » -
Distracted Driving: Government Pursues Texting Law The Senate is currently considering two bills that would encourage states to pass laws curbing distracted driving. One bill offers a carrot-financial incentives to states that pass a distracted driving law; the other offers a stick-reduced federal highway funds to states that don't.[Consumer Reports Cars]
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Testing for BPA: Concern Over Canned Foods "We found that even samples of canned food we tested from manufacturers who aim to reduce consumers' Bisphenol-A exposure by using non-epoxy based can linings had measurable amounts of the chemical." [Consumer Reports Safety]
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It's not a bug it's a feature
Reader: "Paid My T-Mobile Bill, Saw Some Boobs"
Reader Andrew has an interesting problem: whenever he logs onto T-Mobile's website to pay his bill, T-Mobile flashes him. More » -
Get the Student Discount for Windows 7–Even If You're Not a Student
If you have an email address that ends in ".edu," even if it's an alumni account or you're no longer a student, you can use it to get the student discount when you purchase Windows.UPDATE I had read this as saying that Microsoft was defining "student" as "anyone with a .edu email address" in the interest of efficiency, expediency, or whatever. Turns out you do need to be an actual, current student, and if Microsoft verifies that you are using a .edu email as an alum or affiliate, you will have to reimburse them for the price difference. Sorry for the mistake. [Consumer Reports Electronics] MORE » -
texting while driving
3 Cellphone Apps To Block Texting While Driving
We've been talking about the dangers of texting while driving for a while, and if you've been paying attention, you know it's no joke: texting is 23 times more distracting than talking on a phone. In spite of this, most people do it anyway. If you just can't help yourself, here are three apps that will limit your ability to text while driving. More » -
5 Hot Electronics Gifts Flagged by Consumer Reports Holiday Shopping Poll The number 1 choice: video games, which were bought as gifts by 28 percent of respondents, and hopefully 100 percent of my friends and family. [Consumer Reports Electronics]
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Verizon Has a Star Smart Phone Check out CR's initial take on the Motorola's Droid, the new Verizon phone running Google's Android OS. [Consumer Reports Electronics]
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Consumer Reports
Some Ford Cars Are Reliable, Actually Worth Buying
Several Ford cars are among the world's most reliable vehicles, according to the latest annual car reliability survey from Consumer Reports. More » -
Cereal Ads Might Be Bad for Your Child's Health "According to a new study from Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, the least healthy breakfast cereals are the most frequently and aggressively marketed to children." [Consumer Reports Health]
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State Job Website Has Great Opportunities For Self-Starting Identity Thieves
CBS 5 exposed a "gaping hole" in the code of California's state-run employment website that allows anyone who views the site to access and modify other users' resumes and personal info simply by changing some numbers in the URL. More » -
Target's New Return Policy: Better, If You Can Figure It Out "Mega-retailer Target has improved its return policy, but it's still far more complicated and less consumer-friendly than Wal-Mart's." [Consumer Reports Money]
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