Business

Does Anyone Truly Take Time Off from Work Anymore?

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — When you take time off from work for the holidays, do you really take time off?  The data protection company Zix recently commissioned a survey of 1,000 full-time employees and found that of those who plan to take time off for the Read More

FTC Announces Cramming Settlement with T-Mobile

Terroa/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday a settlement with T-Mobile for charges that it engaged in “cramming,” or the practice of placing unwanted third-party charges on its customers’ Read More

Amazon Fire Phone Gets Major Updates

Amazon(NEW YORK) — Amazon is refusing to give up on its Fire phone and the users who snapped up the device, despite its lackluster debut over the summer. Six months after its release, Amazon has rolled out a software update for the phone that brings with it a number Read More

Verizon Lets Users Text Message the Gift of Coffee

Verizon(NEW YORK) — There’s nothing worse than being crunched for time while holiday shopping or realizing you forgot someone on your list. Verizon is aiming to solve its subscribers’ gift-giving nightmares by allowing them to give anyone a Starbucks Read More

Top Year-End Money Tips for 2014

Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — With less than two weeks to go before the end of the year, both Santa and the “tax man” will be checking their “naughty or nice” lists. To start, remember that you’ll get a better sense of where Read More

Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal Casino Safe — For Now

iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Atlantic City, New Jersey will not witness the shutdown of another of its famed casinos — at least for now. Despite failing to negotiate on a $100 million settlement deal to save the floundering boardwalk fixture, Read More

Sony Suspends Studio Tours

AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Thanks to the Sony hack attack, tours of the studio have been suspended. In the wake of the hack, Sony says tours are suspended indefinitely, meaning tourists in Southern California this holiday season are out of luck. Sony Read More