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Sree Tips: Keeping Your Smartphone Battery Going

Smartphones have gotten so much smarter these days, with all kinds of cool new features. They are really mini computers. But the battery life continues to be awful.

2013/04/24

Tax Deadline Help: Last Minute Tips

According to the Internal Revenue Service, 50 million Americans wait until April to start their tax-filing process. Bob Meighan, a lead CPA for the American Tax and Financial Center at TurboTax and the VP of consumer advocacy for TurboTax, shared answers to common last-minute filing questions.

2013/04/15

Seen At 11: Got A Problem? New Online Complaint Services Will Fight For You

The idea for Gripevine was born after an airline broke founder Dave Carroll’s guitar and refused to pay for it. Carroll posted a video about the guitar online and 1 million hits later the airline paid up.

2013/04/11

/file - A lab technician holds a bacteria culture that shows a positive infection of enterohemorrhagic E. coli, also known as the EHEC bacteria, from a patient at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf on June 2, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Rich Products Recalls Various Frozen Foods Due To E. Coli Concern

The potential contamination is in products with “best by” dates ranging from Jan. 1-Sept. 2014.

2013/04/05

Debris from superstorm Sandy in Long Beach, N.Y. - Nov. 20, 2012 (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Nassau Comptroller Looks At Whether Contractors Actually Did Sandy Repairs

Contractors were were supposed to cut up trees, install water heaters, and remove mold from homes on Long Island damaged by superstorm Sandy.

2013/04/05

FILE - Shopping carts sit inside a Target store (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Target Apologizes For ‘Manatee Gray’ Label On Plus-Size Dress

Shoppers at a Target store in Brooklyn say a label that listed the color of a plus-size dress as “manatee gray” was insulting. The label for the same dress in smaller sizes described it as “dark heather gray.”

2013/04/05

Seen At 11: New Technology Could Help Teens Stay Safe Behind The Wheel

Car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States. But new technology could help parents keep their teens safe, even when they aren’t with them in the car.

2013/04/04

A bank teller displays $100 bills (file/credit: Oscar Siagian/AFP/GettyImages)

Seen At 11: Myriad Of Bank Fees Draw Consumer Complaints

When it comes to banking, over-the-top fees are a top consumer complaint, with the amount varying from bank to bank.

2013/04/03

Artists Against Fracking Sign (credit: CBS 2)

Gas Group Files Complaint Against Anti-Fracking Organization Over Lobbying Requirements

A formal complaint filed with New York’s lobbying board asks it to investigate whether Artists Against Fracking, a group formed by Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon, is violating the state’s lobbying law.

2013/03/30

Gas Prices Falling In New Jersey

Prices at the pump continued to drop this week in New Jersey.

2013/03/30

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TSA Fires 3 Newark Airport Baggage Screeners, Suspends 17

Federal security officials have announced the results of disciplinary proceedings against more than three dozen baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport accused of not following procedures.

2013/03/29

Farm Rich Products Recalled Over E. Coli Fears

The recall, announced Thursday, also includes the company’s Farm Rich Mini Pizza Slices, Farm Rich Philly Cheese Steaks, Farm Rich Mozzarella Bites, and Market Day Mozzarella Bites.

2013/03/28

$320-Million On The Line In Saturday Night’s Powerball Drawing

Neil Watson with the Nebraska Lottery says the current estimated jackpot of $320 million seems to be holding strong. The lump-sum cash option is $198.3 million.

2013/03/23

Top of the line home furnishings were on display at the Architectual Digest Home Design Show (Credit CBS 2)

Architectural Digest Home Design Show To Give Public Chance To See How Stars Live

It could be your chance to see how the stars live. The Architectual Digest Home Design show lets you step inside the pages of a luxury home magazine for an up close look at the gorgeous goods.

2013/03/21

Lululemon yoga pants/file (credit: Lululemon)

Lululemon Recalls ‘Too Revealing’ Yoga Pants

The Canadian company said that it took the pants off its store shelves and website over the weekend. That means there will be a shortage of its black Luon pants and crops for awhile.

2013/03/19

Jason Blatt of Knight Capital Americas (Photo credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

A Look At The Faces Of Traders On Wall Street

Women try on wedding dresses at the annual "Running of the Brides" sales event at Filene's Basement in New York on June 3, 2011. ( ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

Brides Gone Wild: Annual Running Of the Brides at Filene’s Basement in Manhattan

International Toy Fair At Javits Center

The Jacob Javits Center has turned into a huge playground. The 108th Annual International Toy Fair is in Manhattan this week showcasing the hottest trends in the industry.

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Supermodel Adriana Lima reveals the $2 million bombshell fantasy bra designed by Damiani exclusively for Victoria's Secret at Victoria's Secret, SoHo on October 20, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Adriana Lima Models $2 Million Victoria’s Secret Bra

Supermodel Adriana Lima reveals the $2 million bombshell fantasy bra designed by Damiani exclusively for Victoria’s Secret at Victoria’s Secret, SoHo on October 20, 2010 in New York City.