The Black Friday Myth By Jeanine Skowronski - Millions of Americans will brave long lines, overcrowded stores and winter weather in hopes to score the best deals this season, but is the effort really worth it?
Black Friday bargain hunters beware. There's a good chance you won't score that doorbuster deal you've set your heart on. Retail experts say the annual hype and hoopla that surrounds Black Friday also masks some nasty surprises.
Smartphone Savings Plans - Cellphone plans are becoming debt obligations to consumers. Apple's iPhone and Motorola's Droid. In addition to choosing among a panoply of voice and text plans, users must contend with data plans to access the Web and all those apps.
In the past few weeks, AT&T did away with its $30-a-month unlimited-data plan and began requiring new smartphone subscribers to choose one of two new data plans. That move is expected to be copied by other carriers in the coming months, meaning that consumers may either have to pay for much more capacity than they really need or be much more vigilant about monitoring their phone use.
Seaworld Latino Music in San Diego - That phrase could well hang over the entrance to the iconic marine park during the month of May, when it hosts the second Festival Viva la Música, a celebration of Latino culture that includes a series of concerts featuring some of the most popular Spanish-language stars.