CFA’s survey of 100 Internet payday loan sites showed that loans from $200 to $2,500 were available, with $500 the most frequently offered. Finance charges ranged from $10 per $100 up to $30 per $100 borrowed. The most frequent rate was $25 per $100, or 650% annual interest rate (APR) if the loan is repaid in two weeks.
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In contrast, look at where Linux is used. Everything from cellphones and other small embedded computers that people wouldn't even think of as computers, to the bulk of the biggest machines on the supercomputer Top-500 list. That is flexibility. (Read content ‘Torvalds On Where Linux Is Headed In 2008 (TechWeb)’…)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Attorneys in a shareholder lawsuit against Apple Inc. over its backdating of stock options said Tuesday they plan to refile some of the claims. (Read content ‘Shareholders to amend Apple options case (AP)’…)
San Francisco - Nokia Siemens announced an energy-efficient mobile network equipment package, the first announcement of more to come that show a commitment to improving the energy consumption of its network gear, the company said. (Read content ‘Nokia Siemens adopts ‘green’ policy to cut costs (InfoWorld)’…)
San Francisco - Mozilla has released a beta version of , moving its next-generation browser one step closer to general release. (Read content ‘Firefox 3.0 beta release adds security, search (InfoWorld)’…)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - MTV's "Rock Band" video game took the stage on Tuesday, a new entrant in the fast-growing genre of musical games that could boost the fortunes of the flagging music industry. (Read content ‘MTV’s new music game set to rock music industry (Reuters)’…)
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Porsche this month revealed it had made EU3.6bn from share options in the year to July, compared with about EU1bn from sales of its cars. The news provoked comments from some analysts that the German luxury marque was acting more like a hedge fund than a carmaker. (Read content ‘Balancing industrial enterprise with financial speculation (FT.com)’…)
San Francisco - The Software Freedom Law Center, an organization focused on protecting open source and free software, has filed copyright lawsuits against two U.S. companies, alleging that they are redistributing software in violation of the GNU GPL (General Public License). (Read content ‘Free software group files copyright lawsuits (InfoWorld)’…)