Texas reports second-highest mortgage closing costs in U.S.

By On July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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A new survey ranks Texas as having the second-highest mortgage closing costs in the nation — following New York — at $4,944 for origination and title fees on a $200,000 mortgage.

Bankrate Inc. [...]

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Estimated 35 percent of Americans own a smartphone

By On July 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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About 35 percent of Americans now own a smartphone, with the highest adoption among the financially well-off and well-educated.

A new report from the Pew Research Center on Monday said about 87 percent [...]

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Texas moves up to 12th fattest in U.S.

By On July 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Texas moved up one slot on a national ranking of the nation‘s most obese states.

The Lone Star State moved up to 12th fattest, according to the Trust for America’s Health and Robert [...]

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Wage freezes thawing

By On July 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The number of companies handing out pay raises this year is close to pre-recession levels, while the average size varies widely, a WorldatWork survey showed.

The human resources association said 88 percent of [...]

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Android, iPhone gain, RIM falls

By On July 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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BlackBerry’s share of the smartphone market continued to decline last month, while phones running Google’s Android system solidified their market share lead, according to the latest data from Reston, Va.-based comScore Inc.

A [...]

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EA Sports opening Austin studio

By On June 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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An internal memo leaked this week said EA Sports will open a development studio in Austin.

Playstationlifestyle.net and others posted quotes from the document saying the company has “aggressive plans for expansion” and [...]

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Scenes from the W Austin Hotel after breaking glass, closure:

By On June 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The photos to the right (click “view photo gallery“) were taken Wednesday after W Austin Hotel & Residences officials announced the property temporary closing in the wake of glass falling from the building.

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Austin-based FloTime raising $500K

By On June 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Round Rock-based FloTime LLC has received $400,000 of a planned $500,000 round of funding.

The company, which develops color-changing indicators and timers, collected the capital from four investors, according to a Tuesday filing [...]

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Mobile ad spending to quadruple — blog

By On June 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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If you’re sick of ads on your smartphone, brace yourself. Chantilly media consultant BIA/Kelsey predicts mobile ad spending will more than quadruple in the next four years to $4 billion. Almost three-quarters of [...]

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City plans two-year evaluation for I-35 improvement projects

By On June 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The city has planned an 18- to 24-month study on I-35 with the goal finding better ways to ease traffic.

The project, paid for through a $90 million bond passed last year, seeks [...]

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