WalletPop Blog http://www.walletpop.com/blog WalletPop Blog http://www.walletpop.com/blog/media/feedlogo.gif WalletPop Blog http://www.walletpop.com/blog en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Goodbye, cable: More Internet-capable TVs soldhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/04/goodbye-cable-more-internet-capable-tvs-sold/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/04/goodbye-cable-more-internet-capable-tvs-sold/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/04/goodbye-cable-more-internet-capable-tvs-sold/#commentsFiled under:

tvAre people dropping expensive cable bills to download their favorite shows off the Web? One survey suggests that consumers may be doing just that.

According to a survey by electronics market research company iSuppli Corp., approximately 27.5% of people who bought televisions in January 2010 have them connected to the Web through an internal modem or external device such as a game console, Blu-Ray or digital video box.

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]]>huluhulu.comietvInternetinternet tvInternetTvtelevisionBarbara HernandezThu, 04 Mar 2010 15:45:00 ESTDownload all you can from Hulu, Viacom's pulling the plughttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/04/download-all-you-can-from-hulu-viacoms-pulling-the-plug/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/04/download-all-you-can-from-hulu-viacoms-pulling-the-plug/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/04/download-all-you-can-from-hulu-viacoms-pulling-the-plug/#commentsFiled under:

huluDaily Show and Colbert Report viewers, take note: Next week, company Viacom will be taking off Comedy Central free programming like "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" from video site Hulu.com.

Viacom said it wasn't happy with the revenue stream on the popular site that captures about 44 million monthly viewers, so backed out of its deal. Others say the company wanted more money but Hulu wasn't budging.

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]]>daily showDailyShowhulustephen colbertStephenColbertthe daily showthe daily show with ...The Daily Show with Jon StewartTheDailyShowTheDailyShowWith...TheDailyShowWithJonStewartBarbara HernandezThu, 04 Mar 2010 14:45:00 ESTE-Readers' new chip could drop cost to $150http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/02/e-readers-new-chip-could-drop-cost-to-150/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/02/e-readers-new-chip-could-drop-cost-to-150/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/03/02/e-readers-new-chip-could-drop-cost-to-150/#commentsFiled under:

kindle e-readersA new microchip that combines an applications processor and display controller could soon drop the price of e-readers by $30, according to reports.

Freescale Semiconductor, which supplies chips to both Amazon.com's Kindle and the Sony eReader, says it supplies 90% of the market, and some analysts say the innovation could mean some e-readers may wind up retailing for less than $150. Aside from lowering cost, Freescale's new i.MX508 processor will double speed, support larger screens and improve battery life. Sales this year are expected to reach around 8 million units, the Austin, Tex., company reported.

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]]>Amazon Kindleamazon.comAmazonKindleeReaderSONYsony ereaderSonyEreadertechnologyBarbara HernandezTue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 ESTWill anyone want a watch phone?http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/24/will-anyone-want-a-watch-phone/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/24/will-anyone-want-a-watch-phone/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/24/will-anyone-want-a-watch-phone/#commentsFiled under: ,

Talking into your watch may seem a little like a 1980s spy movie, but the Kempler & Strauss W Phone Watch is now here.

Called, the W, the unlocked GSM phone retails for about $199, has a camera for stills or video, a touchscreen, Mp3 player and comes with a Bluetooth headset.


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]]>watchwatch phoneWatchPhoneBarbara HernandezWed, 24 Feb 2010 14:30:00 ESTFacebook teams up with PayPal for ads, takes a cut of virtual goodshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/23/facebook-teams-up-with-paypal-for-ads-takes-a-cut-of-virtual-go/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/23/facebook-teams-up-with-paypal-for-ads-takes-a-cut-of-virtual-go/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/23/facebook-teams-up-with-paypal-for-ads-takes-a-cut-of-virtual-go/#commentsFiled under: ,

facebook paypalFacebook has now teamed with the eBay-owned PayPal to pay for self-service ads and virtual goods.

Although Facebook was once considering its own pay system, rumored to be Facebook Wallet, those plans appear to be shelved. Facebook said that it was partnering with PayPal because 70% of its 400 million members live outside the United States.

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]]>facebookFacebook gamesFacebookGamespaypalvirtual goodsVirtualGoodsBarbara HernandezTue, 23 Feb 2010 13:15:00 ESTGoogle lowers Nexus One ETFs By $200, but you'll still pay $350http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/11/google-lowers-nexus-one-etfs-by-200-but-youll-still-pay-350/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/11/google-lowers-nexus-one-etfs-by-200-but-youll-still-pay-350/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/11/google-lowers-nexus-one-etfs-by-200-but-youll-still-pay-350/#commentsFiled under:

After questions from the Federal Communications Commission, Google has lowered its early termination fees for its Nexus One from $350 to $150.

Although Google calls it an "equipment recovery fee" for the phone, customers who want to break their two-year contract will still have to pay an early termination fee of $200 to T-Mobile. The Nexus One costs $179 for those customers who sign up for a two-year plan with T-Mobile or $529 to purchase an "unlocked" phone available for any wireless network.

Aside from asking about how Google decides on fees, the FCC is also asking why customers have to pay fees to both companies.

Google said in a statement that it lowered the fee to benefit customers and that it continues to make no profit off of the Nexus One.

I think $350 to cancel or downgrade service within four months (except the 14-day trial period) is a lot. While around 80,000 units were sold in January, a respectable but not unusual amount ,especially for a new phone, some critics are thinking sales may be affected by the large early termination fees. Perhaps many consumers are preferring something less cutting edge but with a more palatable fee system.<

While the Nexus One has gotten some good reviews and is no doubt a decent gadget, it's by no means the only smartphone out there, and until Google figures out how to make a slightly more economical phone, some consumers will be scared off by its high cancellation fees. However, it's too bad a company like Google, founded on the principles of being a decent rather than evil corporation, needed the FCC to step in before it considered revising its fee structure.

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]]>cell phonesCellPhonesearly termination feeEarlyTerminationFeeFCCGoogleGoogle phoneGooglePhoneNexus OneNexusOneSmart PhoneSmartPhoneBarbara HernandezThu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST'Flowers,' 'edible arrangements' and 'Dollar Tree' top V-Day searcheshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/10/flowers-edible-arrangements-and-dollar-tree-top-v-day-sea/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/10/flowers-edible-arrangements-and-dollar-tree-top-v-day-sea/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/10/flowers-edible-arrangements-and-dollar-tree-top-v-day-sea/#commentsFiled under: ,

valentine's dayApparently many people are going to be receiving flowers and customized gifts this Valentine's Day, at least according to recent Internet searches.

Experian Hitwise, which measures Internet use in the United States and internationally, released its weekly data ending the week of Feb. 6, stating that the search terms "flowers" and "edible arrangements" ranked No. 1 and No. 2 for the online retail gift industry. Unfortunately or fortunately, and perhaps it's a sign of the times, "dollar tree" ranked No. 3.

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]]>valentines dayvalentines day giftsValentinesDayValentinesDayGiftsBarbara HernandezWed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:00 ESTFacebook viruses make you (and your business) vulnerablehttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/05/facebook-viruses-make-you-and-your-business-vulnerable/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/05/facebook-viruses-make-you-and-your-business-vulnerable/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/05/facebook-viruses-make-you-and-your-business-vulnerable/#commentsFiled under: ,

Perhaps it's time to tell your employees to stay off Facebook while at work. And maybe it's time to tell your kids to also stop spending so much time posting status updates or clicking video links.

It's official, Facebook is the most popular social media network and because of that, it also causes businesses with Facebooking employees to be vulnerable to its viruses, or at least that's what 60% of companies believe. Perhaps that's because more than a third of the businesses were infected with malware, or software that installs malicious programs on computers. For those of you keeping count, that's approximately a 70% rise in 2009, according to Internet security company Sophos.

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]]>careerFacebookFAcebooking at workFacebookingAtWorkMalwarePrivacy settingsPrivacySettingstechnologyTeens on FacebookTeensOnFacebookvirusesBarbara HernandezFri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:00 ESTToyota recall fix is in the mailhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/03/toyota-recall-fix-is-in-the-mail/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/03/toyota-recall-fix-is-in-the-mail/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/03/toyota-recall-fix-is-in-the-mail/#commentsFiled under: ,

Toyota recallToyota released a fix for its recalled vehicles with problematic accelerators -- a small steel reinforcement bar that will be installed to reduce surface tension and stop the accelerator from sticking.

However, Toyota owners are asked to wait for their certified letter from Toyota in the mail (they're being mailed this week) before calling and setting up an appointment with their dealership, said a Toyota spokesman.

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]]>toyota recalltoyota recall acceleratortoyota recall listtoyota recall models affectedtoyota recallsToyotaRecallToyotaRecallAcceleratorToyotaRecallListToyotaRecallModelsAffectedToyotaRecallsBarbara HernandezWed, 03 Feb 2010 12:45:00 ESTYour hacked Twitter account worth $1,000 to criminalshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/01/your-hacked-twitter-account-worth-1-000-to-criminals/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/01/your-hacked-twitter-account-worth-1-000-to-criminals/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/01/your-hacked-twitter-account-worth-1-000-to-criminals/#commentsFiled under:

twitter passwords hackedBe careful with your passwords and your information, because cyber-criminals are selling hacked Twitter accounts and passwords online for up to $1,000. The accounts and passwords are traded on hacker forums, with prices ranging anywhere from $82 for a Gmail account to $1,000 for Twitter accounts. The cybercriminals then use those accounts as stepping stones to infect others' computers with data-stealing malware.

The new malware, or malicious programs, are placed on Internet sites and in e-mails and when accessed take over a computer searching for banking passwords or financial information. The new malware seems to be generic spying programs that steal as much information as possible from victims, including passwords to Web-based e-mail and Twitter accounts.

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]]>cyber-thiefhacked twitterHackedTwittertechnologyTwitterBarbara HernandezMon, 01 Feb 2010 16:00:00 ESTFriday is cheap date night, underneath a Wolf moonhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/29/friday-is-cheap-date-night-underneath-a-wolf-moon/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/29/friday-is-cheap-date-night-underneath-a-wolf-moon/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/29/friday-is-cheap-date-night-underneath-a-wolf-moon/#commentsFiled under:

For those of you who want spectacular scenery without paying a dime, tonight you may notice something unusual about the moon -- it's huge and glowing gold.

The moon, called a wolf moon, will appear about 30% brighter and 15% bigger, mainly because it's at the closest point to the Earth. The planet Mars will also join the moon in a miniature light show, appearing to the naked eye like a bright orange star nearly as bright as Sirius -- the brightest the planet has been in two years.

The moon will be at its closest at 4:04 a.m. EST Saturday -- only 221,577 miles from Earth. A standard SLR camera with a telephoto lens will be enough to capture the view, and binoculars will help you spot the moon and Mars, as well as a beehive star cluster between the two of them.

According to National Geographic, the large moon is an optical illusion but nonetheless is still reputed to be spectacular, especially near the horizon. This closeness to the earth is called perigee, and will also create higher tides -- making canoodling near the ocean tonight doubly exciting. Scientists say the view at sunset will be even better.

Although there are many full moon myths out there -- including that it causes insanity and werewolves running amok -- the reality is less than conclusive. The werewolf thing really hasn't ever been true. The term "wolf moon" is Native American in origin, taken from the association of wolves howling in the cold winter night.

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]]>cheap dateCheapDatefull moonFullMoonWolf moonWolfMoonBarbara HernandezFri, 29 Jan 2010 19:00:00 ESTToyota halts sale of eight models - but sorry - still no fix for car ownershttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/27/toyota-halts-sale-of-eight-models-but-sorry-still-no-fix-for/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/27/toyota-halts-sale-of-eight-models-but-sorry-still-no-fix-for/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/27/toyota-halts-sale-of-eight-models-but-sorry-still-no-fix-for/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Toyota has recalled and halted the sale of eight models of its cars due to a sticky accelerator and because the company has no fix for the problem (a federal no-no.) Unfortunately, those eight models make up more than 1 million vehicles in the nation. The models are:

  • 2009-2010 RAV4
  • 2009-2010 Corolla
  • 2009-2010 Matrix
  • 2005-2010 Avalon
  • 2007-2010 Camry
  • 2010 Highlander
  • 2007-2010 Tundra
  • 2008-2010 Sequoia

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]]>carsRecallToyotaToyota RecallToyotaRecalltransportationBarbara HernandezWed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:00 ESTScore one for the writers! Amazon's Kindle offers royalties up to 70%http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/score-one-for-the-writers-amazons-kindle-offers-royalties-up-t/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/score-one-for-the-writers-amazons-kindle-offers-royalties-up-t/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/score-one-for-the-writers-amazons-kindle-offers-royalties-up-t/#commentsFiled under:

For those of you who are thinking of writing electronic books, Amazon.com may have made it a little sweeter for you. Starting June 30, small publishers and individual writers may find that publishing directly with Amazon could mean royalties up to 70% of list price for books $2.99 to $9.99.

The Kindle Digital Text Platform allows authors to upload and format their own books to the Kindle Store. The announcement comes at a precipitous time, just before the Jan. 27 unveiling of Apple's iTablet -- rumored to be meeting with publishers over its content (the tablet computer doubles as an e-reader.) Already Apple has teamed up with HarperCollins.

Some critics say the problem is that Amazon.com demands the e-books be 20% cheaper than paper-and-ink -- if one is in existence. Those who write straight-to-digital may not be affected. Other rights would also be included, such as digital-to-voice, and Amazon.com has to be able to sell the e-book at the same price or lower than competitors.

The criticism isn't that harsh. Since most writers are lucky to receive 15% of royalties from an established publishing house, something approaching 50% may look like the Holy Grail. The idea that self-publishing -- previously something scoffed at and ridiculed -- could also be made profitable by Internet sales, would change the way books are written and published forever.

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]]>Amazon.comAppleApple iTabletAppleItabletbook royaltiesBookRoyaltiesebookselectronic booksElectronicBooksKindleBarbara HernandezWed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:00 ESTNew York Times to charge in 2011http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/new-york-times-to-charge-in-2011/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/new-york-times-to-charge-in-2011/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/new-york-times-to-charge-in-2011/#commentsFiled under:

While details are scarce about how exactly the New York Times will begin its pay wall next year, at least the Times is now saying that it may allow 10 to 20 free viewings a month before asking for payment.

According to an article by David Carr, the Times said that it wanted to keep its casual online readers as well as its subscribers, approximately 17 million online readers.


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]]>new york timesnew york times co.new york times companyNewYorkTimesNewYorkTimesCo.NewYorkTimesCompanyonlineonline newspaperonline newspaper readingonline newspapersOnlineNewspaperOnlineNewspaperReadingOnlineNewspapersBarbara HernandezWed, 20 Jan 2010 14:50:00 ESTCan you afford Nexus One's $550 early termination fees?http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/can-you-afford-nexus-ones-550-early-termination-fees/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/can-you-afford-nexus-ones-550-early-termination-fees/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/20/can-you-afford-nexus-ones-550-early-termination-fees/#commentsFiled under:

Previously we talked about Verizon's pricey $350 early termination fee, but Google's Nexus One may have it beat.

That's because both T-Mobile and Google can charge for early cancellation. T-Mobile's ETF is $200 for canceling any time in the first 18 months of its two-year contract. Google can also charge its own $350 "equipment recover fee" for those buyers who cancel their contracts in the first 120 days. Although the phone and T-Mobile have a 14-day risk-free trial, if canceled within three months, users would be expected to pay out $550. The Nexus One without a contract, or an unlocked phone, retails for $529.

A Google spokeswoman said the equipment recover fee is standard practice for third-party resellers.

T-Mobile ETFs drop to $100 after 18 months and down to $50 with less than three months left on a two-year contract.

So, if you want a Nexus One, make sure you intend to keep it for a while or it's obviously not going to be worth the money.

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]]>Early termination feesEarlyTerminationFeesfeesGoogleNexus OneNexusOnephonesT-MobiletechnologyBarbara HernandezWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:00:00 ESTN.Y. Times online rumored to start charging for contenthttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/18/n-y-times-online-rumored-to-start-charging-for-content/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/18/n-y-times-online-rumored-to-start-charging-for-content/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/18/n-y-times-online-rumored-to-start-charging-for-content/#commentsFiled under:

Readers may soon have to start paying to read the New York Times online, according to several sources.


While the Old Gray Lady made headlines in 2007 for putting all its content online, including archives, free to everyone, the company now has a change of heart, or so says New York Magazine's Intel blog.

The New York Times itself refused to comment to several journalists, causing them to speculate it's because they plan to jump aboard the Apple Tablet announcement Jan. 27.

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]]>new york timesnew york times co.NewYorkTimesNewYorkTimesCo.Barbara HernandezMon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:00 ESTVerizon Wireless cuts priceshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/15/verizon-wireless-cuts-prices/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/15/verizon-wireless-cuts-prices/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/15/verizon-wireless-cuts-prices/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Verizon Wireless announced today that it would cut costs of its wireless plans by about 30% to 60% and also be offering its customers new prepaid plans for $5 more a month than monthly contract subscribers.

  • Nationwide Unlimited Talk is now $69.99, down from $99.99
  • Nationwide Unlimited Talk & Text plan is now $89.99, down from $119.99
  • Nationwide Unlimited Talk Family SharePlan is now $119.99, down from $199.99
  • Nationwide Unlimited Talk & Text Family SharePlan is now $149.99, down from $229.99

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]]>celebritiescellphoneVerizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessBarbara HernandezFri, 15 Jan 2010 16:15:00 ESTFacebook users get 6 months of free anti-virus softwarehttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/13/facebook-users-get-6-months-of-free-anti-virus-software/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/13/facebook-users-get-6-months-of-free-anti-virus-software/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/13/facebook-users-get-6-months-of-free-anti-virus-software/#commentsFiled under:

Facebook is teaming up with McAfee and is offering its 350 million or so users six months of McAfee's Internet Security Suite anti-virus software.

Recently Facebook accounts have been subjected to malware that ends up spamming user contacts, and Facebook says that offering this anti-virus and anti-spyware software benefits it as much as it does its users.

Apparently, both companies cited research which stated that as much as 78% of computer users don't have updated virus or spyware protection.

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]]>anti-virusanti-virus softwareAnti-virusSoftwarefacebookmacafeeBarbara HernandezWed, 13 Jan 2010 13:30:00 ESTFacebook is about selling advertising, not the Fourth Amendmenthttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/12/facebook-is-about-selling-advertising-not-the-fourth-amendment/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/12/facebook-is-about-selling-advertising-not-the-fourth-amendment/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/12/facebook-is-about-selling-advertising-not-the-fourth-amendment/#commentsFiled under:

If you thought you would be able to use a free social networking site with all your privacy intact, think again. Facebook definitely has interests in making that privacy less ... well, private.

Mark Zuckerberg said some more controversial things about privacy over the weekend, including how Internet privacy is no longer a social norm, and by using that same norm -- it would now begin operating Facebook like that. Critics say the whole idea that Facebook is a follower is ludicrous.

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]]>facebookprivacyBarbara HernandezTue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:00 ESTPssst ... wanna rent Microsoft Windows and Office? Cheap ...http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/12/pssst-wanna-rent-microsoft-windows-and-office-cheap/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/12/pssst-wanna-rent-microsoft-windows-and-office-cheap/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/12/pssst-wanna-rent-microsoft-windows-and-office-cheap/#commentsFiled under:

Microsoft has finally made renting out copies of Windows and Office legal for businesses -- including allowing Internet cafes, airport kiosks and your friendly neighborhood Kinko's to rent the use of Microsoft products as well as the computer itself -- something most were already doing illegally.

You may know that what you are buying when you purchase a copy of Windows is the license to use the software for a particular user and computer. Sometimes that's exactly what happens, but other times it may get a little hazy with an illegal, or pirated, copy put on another machine. The computer could also be leased out, also illegally, to others.

Apparently none of this is a surprise to Microsoft, which rarely enforces its terms. So now, in order to compel businesses to comply with its new rental agreement launched this month, Microsoft is offering a 30% discount until June 30. The discounted, one-time fees range from $23 for Windows to $58 for Office Professional and are good for the life of the PC. The one-time fee would be added to the price.

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]]>KinkosMicrosoftOfficerenting softwareRentingSoftwareWordBarbara HernandezTue, 12 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST