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FuRaiBo (West LA) Quick Review

Even though I’ve come been here several times for many years, I’ve never reviewed this place on my blog because they don’t serve ramen, soba, udon, or sushi. However, they do serve yakitori (see picture – $3.80), so I decided ...

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Tesla Fast Battery Pack Swap Event

Tesla recently had an event where they showed off their 90 second automated battery pack swap system. Using the service will cost the owner extra, but they also will have free “Superchargers” that will give the car 50% charge in ...

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Android Gmail 4.5.2 Puts Delete Back

After removing the delete icon in version 4.5, Google has quickly backpedaled and released yet another update to put back the delete icon. Yes, there are other fixes too but it’s obvious that they figured out they made a big ...

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Mobile Payment Service Fee Comparison Chart

With the proliferation of mobile payment services, it’s hard to decide which service to use that’s best for your small business. Here is a comparison chart that may help you decide between Paypal Here, Square Up, Spark Pay and Flint. ...

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Lookout App Protects Your Phone From Intruders

Lookout  has a free app on both Android and iOS that will help protect your smartphone. This app will automatically backup your contact list in the clouds, and scan downloaded apps for viruses. Lookout also takes a picture of the ...

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Nozawa Bar in Beverly Hills Review

Earlier this year, SugarFish opened their 6th branch in Beverly Hills. Since all the branches seem to be able to make the same consistently great sushi, there was no hurry for me to check out this branch.  However, they decided ...

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PaySimple Mobile Payment Service

Unlike Paypal and Square Up, PaySimple is more of a full merchant service and less for a guy getting paid for moving a couch. But it does have a mobile credit card swiping app, just like other services these days. ...

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Wells Fargo Bank Offers Text Message ATM Receipts

Wells Fargo Bank will now offer their customers the choice of having their ATM receipts sent via text message to their phones. According to Wells Fargo Bank: Today almost half of all receipt eligible transactions at the ATM result in ...

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FreedomPop Eliminates “Active Status Fee”

One of the strange “gotchas” of the FreedomPop “free” mobile WiMax was the “active status fee” of 99 cents. Basically, if you don’t use your account, they charge you 99 cents to keep your account open. It’s counter-intuitive that they ...

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