Credit cards have come to be portrayed as a necessary evil, a symbol of the decadent attitudes towards spending that many feel contributed to the economic downturn. This view was perfectly summed up in the original version of David Cameron’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference in October. In this speech, which had to be hastily rewritten, Mr Cameron intended to argue that ‘The only way out of a debt crisis is to deal with your debts. That means households [...]

In a move which could be mirrored throughout the tech world, Best Buy has ageed to waive fees for recycling electronic equipment with screens. This move has been desired by green campaigners for years, and will accelerate an increase in members of the public returning products. Best Buy Increases Tech Recycling Drive As ‘American Recycle Day’ approaches, a number of organizations have made announcements regarding what their companies are doing with respect to product recycling. Best Buy listed a wide [...]

Vehicle manufacturers in 2011 have continued on their rampant upgrade path, as dated technologies are thrown aside in favor of increasingly popular and better-performing ones. Just 10 years ago, only Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW offered HIDs optional or standard on a more than a handful of vehicles in their lineup. A half-decade later, manufacturers such as Volvo, Volkswagen, and Jaguar followed suit, offering HID lights on many more models than previously available. This proliferation of optional and standard factory HIDs [...]

Today marks the release of this year’s most anticipated shooter but there isn’t a Battlefield 3 review roundup for either the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of DICE’s fabled FPS. Owing to a Day 1 patch, EA and DICE have requested that reviewers wait until this is applied before publications begin their reviews of the console iterations meaning gamers may have to wait a few more days to read a round up of expert opinion on Battlefield 3. The practice [...]

Italian Moto GP rider Marco Simoncelli dies in tragic crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang. The race was only two laps old when Simoncelli’s bike veered across the track during turn 11. He was hit by both Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi and in the process lost his helmet, something that proved fatal for the young motorcyclist. In the collision Colin Edwards dislocated his shoulder though Rossi was able to return to the pits.Following the crash Simoncelli lay motionless [...]

Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) is looking to cash in on an IPO that would value the internet radio company at $2.6billion based on a $16 offer price. The innovative company first ascended on to the stage in 2000 when it claimed to find music to your taste based on songs you were listening to. The company’s Music Genome Project allows songs to be analyzed by use of an algorithm and render similar songs depending on taste of the user. The [...]