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Bundle looked at U.S. food spending overall, with breakdowns of money spent on groceries and in restaurants.
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pcworld.com identified eight species of “fanboys”--people who revere one tech platform above all others. Here’s what makes them tick.
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Virtually everyone has a cell phone and wireless plan. The difference in the number of dropped calls and cell phone reception can depend on many factors, including location and the wireless carrier. A recent survey of wireless customers pulled back the curtain on which wireless carriers are making their customers the happiest and which ones could stand to do a bit better if they expect customer loyalty and the profits that come with it.
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The pharmaceutical industry spends a lot of money marketing their newest psychiatric drugs to Americans. And we take a lot of them. In fact, in 2009 alone, U.S. doctors wrote more psychiatric prescriptions than there are people in this country. This is a look at 2009's 10 most prescribed pyschiatric drugs, in both their brand-name and generic forms
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TV sales are alive and well. And the behavior surrounding a TV purchase itself has changed Not only are people are now buying their TVs online more ever before, they are also spending more time researching before making a purchase. The types of TVs being purchased are also changing, with LCDs now accounting for the majority of all TVs purchased in America.
BP has released this infographic, Relief Wells & Subsea Containment, showing how they plan to seal the oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the current progress at 8,788ft.
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Despite heavy power usage, America's national grid is outdated and inefficient. Rolling blackouts and power outages are common place and as such the argument for a smart grid has never been stronger, or had as much support. However, one potential problem facing the project could be how to maintain energy demand with the need for using renewable energy resources.
