Would You Use Mobile Banking?


Updated 08/13/08 9:54 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 11 comments

Online Banking Becoming More Popular

My cell phone is way more than a cell phone. It's a navigator, a camera, a messaging device, and a MP3 player all in one. I seriously would feel like I was missing a limb if I ever lost this baby. But now, people are doing even more with their cells, like checking bank balances, transferring funds, and setting up automatic bill pay on their bank accounts. More than eight million customers are Read more

LilSugar's Baby Registry Essentials


Updated 04/15/12 3:37 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 1 comment

Baby Registry Must Haves

It's amazing just how much stuff a person as tiny as a newborn baby needs. But as anyone who's gone through it before can tell you, babies are high-maintenance little people! If you're lucky enough to have friends and family who want to gift the new addition, they'll likely be looking to rely on your registry. Consider registering at a larger, all-inclusive baby store, like Giggle or Buy Buy Read more

Catch Up With Our 2012 CES Coverage So Far


Updated 01/16/12 8:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CES 2012 Roundup

We've left Las Vegas, but that doesn't mean we're done with CES. Missed any news, releases, or photos? Catch up with all of our CES coverage so far, and stay tuned for lots more gadget goodness! Cameras Polaroid adds WiFi to its new SC1630 Smart Camera. Speaking of WiFi, the Sony Bloggie Live can livestream your videos with a connection. Like Instagram? You'll love the new Panasonic Lumix Read more

10 Really Surprising Things That Hurt Your Credit Score


Updated 01/25/12 11:49 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Things That Hurt Your Credit Score

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most people know the typical credit no-nos: Don't make a late payment. Don't allow an account to go into collections. Avoid tax liens, bankruptcies and foreclosures. And of course, paying off credit card debt should be one of your top financial priorities. (To find out your other top financial priorities, use this simple Read more

Should You Move Your Money to a Credit Union?


Updated 11/25/11 3:40 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Should You Move Your Money to a Credit Union?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You wouldn’t normally think of credit unions as sexy or hip. They don’t have glossy ad campaigns and beautiful branches on every street corner. Even their basic definition—non-profit financial co-ops — sounds boring. But these days, more and more Americans are clamoring to join the club of credit unions because of their Read more

Banks Are Still Sneaking Up Fees on Customers


Updated 11/15/11 3:07 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

New Fees That Banks Are Charging

Although Bank of America and other banks have agreed to not charge customers monthly debit usage fees, you shouldn't get too comfortable. Apparently, these financial establishments are still trying to earn profit without customers catching on. Here are some of the examples reported by The New York Times: Lost BofA debit card requires $5 replacement fee and a $20 rush delivery fee. BofA MyAccess Read more

Tech Your Parents Tech: A Facebook Safety Primer


Updated 11/02/11 4:11 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Facebook Safety Rules For Parents

Visiting your family over the holidays is a joyous occasion . . . even if you do spend half of your time setting up your parents' WiFi, teaching them about Twitter, and schooling them on the ins and outs of Facebook. Fact is, Facebook is filled with hackers just waiting to get their hands on your parent's information in order to spam their friends, or worse — get a hold of their private info to Read more

California Governor Allows Warrantless Searching of Cell Phones


Updated 10/11/11 6:22 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Warrantless Cell Phone Searches Allowed in California

Here's another reason to password-protect your mobile phone: California's governor just recently vetoed a bill that requires a court-ordered warrant in order to search mobile phones upon arrest. This means that if you get arrested in the state of California, the arresting officer can search your smartphone — which gives him access to emails, call logs, texts, location data, banking apps, and Read more

3 Ways to Keep Cell Phone Hackers at Bay


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Smartphone Security Apps

We protect our house with keys and an alarm system, our banking with passwords and pin numbers, and our computers with spam and virus filters, so why do we leave our cell phones open and exposed? Celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Prince William, and Blake Lively are just a few unlucky victims of cell phone hacking. Since we increasingly put more personal information on our phones, including Read more

Are You Allergic to Wi-Fi? Strange New Illness With Even Stranger Cure


Updated 09/19/11 6:00 AM · Posted by Yahoo Shine · 0 comments

WiFi Allergy and the Strange Cure

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: What is this now? An acute Wi-Fi allergy is plaguing five percent of Americans? EHS, or Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, is a condition defined by headaches, muscle spasms, burning skin and chronic pain. The cause: over-exposure to mobile phones, wireless internet and the satellites and cell phone towers that keep Read more