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Results of a recent national survey* commissioned by TeleNav, Inc. -4.00% indicate that Americans are willing to give up some of life's greatest pleasures in order to hang on to their mobile phones. Not surprisingly, smartphone users were more attached to their devices than were feature phone users, with iPhone users leading the pack. In fact, iPhone users were more likely than their Android or BlackBerry counterparts to spend a week without their significant other, exercise or shoes -- rather than go a week without their phone.

Retired Army 1st Sgt. Renee Floyd uses lessons from the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans With Disabilities at Florida State University to build her business, BRF Mobile Lube Service, in Phenix City, Ala.

Bar-code regulations require that manufacturers should develop smart printers able to translate data — such as the manufacturing date, batch number, etc. — into bar codes. Accordingly, the HRP 1000 R3 features an assistant that can produce GS1 128 bar codes in a very simple way.

Many factors have been holding down job creation this summer — everything from the extremely hot weather in many regions to the weak housing market in just about every city. Another factor dampening job growth has been the political battle over the nation's debt.

White House officials and congressional Republicans are reaching toward a potential end to their bitter debt limit showdown, raising hopes that a deal could be in place by Tuesday to avert a possible federal default.

Apple is set to become the world's largest smartphone vendor by volume, according to new data from research firm Strategy Analytics.

Army Maj. Gen. Jon J. Miller, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, tells federal human resource managers how the Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces program can help them find qualified veteran candidates for jobs during the Veterans Employment Symposium, July 27, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today welcomed further news that competition by internet retail service providers was bringing good news for National Broadband Network (NBN) customers.