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PNC Current Mortgage Interest Rates Today

PNC Mortgage (NYSE:PNC) is currently offering attractive mortgage rates, most of which are largely identical the nation’s other big lenders, with 30 year fixed-rate loans sitting at 4.375% yielding an APR of 4.875%. The popular 15 year fixed-rate term for new purchase is 3.375% with a 3.713% APR as of today. Those looking for the [...]

August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Finance | Read More »

Mortgage Rates On the Up Across the US

Average mortgage rates across the US saw a slight rise this week over previously reported figures. Current rates for 30 year fixed term mortgages are averaging 4.30%, which marks an increase from the previous week’s average of 4.14%. The 4.14% reported last week was in fact a record low for the 30 year fixed term [...]

August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Finance | Read More »

The Sad Demise of the HP TouchPad

A couple of tablet-based stories are currently doing the rounds online, with some claiming that the HP TouchPad has fought its way back from death, while others are stating that the Amazon tablet is shaking the very market itself. Unfortunately, both stories are as inaccurate as each-other, as will now be clarified. With regard to [...]

August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Lifestyle | Read More »

Low Calorie Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G for Sprint

The Samsung Galaxy S2 for the Sprint Network, also known as the Epic 4G Touch, is a quite astoundingly lightweight and sleek device with an enormous 4.5 inch display. It truly is a work of genius, but some are already saying that compared to the AT&T iteration of the S2, it does appear a little [...]

August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Samsung Galaxy S2 Unveiled for AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile – Is it Worth the Wait?

For the past six months, we have been waiting patiently for the US version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 to finally make an appearance. Needless to say, the fact that it has been doing the rounds in Europe and Asia for a while now hasn’t helped matters, but for those who have been willing to [...]

August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Lifestyle | Read More »

Samsung Galaxy S2 Unveiled for T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T

Ahead of an exclusive event in New York City, Samsung finally made the official confirmation that the Samsung Galaxy S2 would be arriving for three of the major US carriers. The long awaited device will be available for customers of the Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile networks, though the versions arriving shortly will not have access [...]

August 31st, 2011 | Posted in The Big Stories | Read More »

Apple to Begin Manufacturing iOS TVs

Rumors regarding a possible Apple TV may seem like reruns in their own right, but the latest one to have surfaced is quite mercifully a little different. According to new reports from the industry, Apple is to make a foray into the world of TVs by building and retailing a digital unit that will be [...]

August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Sprint Employees – No iPhone 5 Release Rumors

Sprint employees have been officially banned by managers from making any comments regarding rumors that the next generation of the iPhone will be arriving on the network in the not so distant future, according to a memo obtained by the media. If the document is to be believed, the speculative autumn release of the iPhone [...]

August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Lifestyle | Read More »

Hewlett Packard Unable to Meet Demand for $99 TouchPad

Hewlett Packard sparked a frenzy of chatter last week by adding a ‘notify me’ page to their website, for those wishing to be informed by email when the TouchPad would be back in stock for purchase. Combined with a blog post that suggested there would be more stock arriving soon, the situation has bargain-hunters in [...]

August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Business | Read More »

Barack Obama Considers Tax Relief to see 900,000 On the Job

According to US economists, the ideas and initiatives Barack Obama is currently considering have the potential to see hundreds of thousands of Americans back in work, while having only a minor impact on the overall economy that is still 6.8 million jobs behind its pre-recession position. Among the various ideas being considered, there is a [...]

August 30th, 2011 | Posted in The Big Stories | Read More »