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Sky Go brings free TV to iPad 2 and iPhone
June 15th 2011 -
iPhone 5 will have an 8MP camera with panoramic photo capabilities
June 14th 2011 -
Virgin Media Bunlde Packages get £100 Discount
June 10th 2011 -
Orange offers up iPad 2 and iPhone 4 package deal
June 08th 2011 -
UK faces credit card debt from 2012 Olympics tickets
June 06th 2011 -
Virgin Media offers six months free mobile internet
June 06th 2011
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Sky Go brings free TV to iPad 2 and iPhone
The two new services from Sky, Player and Mobile TV, will merge to form a new service called Sky Go.
June 15th 2011 - Read More
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iPhone 5 will have an 8MP camera with panoramic photo capabilities
The iPhone 5 cameras will be able to shoot panoramic photos in 8MP quality.
June 14th 2011 - Read More
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Virgin Media Bunlde Packages get £100 Discount
Virgin Media has just released a fantastic new deal, offering a staggering £100 discount for its triple-play bundle package deals.
June 10th 2011 - Read More
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Orange offers up iPad 2 and iPhone 4 package deal
Orange provides a new option for its customers which includes a special bundle package when purchasing both the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2.
June 08th 2011 - Read More
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UK faces credit card debt from 2012 Olympics tickets
Those who purchased tickets for the Olympic Games of 2012 by using their credit cards could risk repaying for them until 2032.
June 06th 2011 - Read More
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Virgin Media offers six months free mobile internet
Virgin Media’s ‘Addict’ SIM is offering the customer six months of mobile internet for a voucher worth only £25.
June 06th 2011 - Read More
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eBay loses £1.3bn due to slow mobile internet speeds
eBay is not satisfied with Ofcom’s mobile internet coverage. The auction website urges the regulator to improve its mobile broadband hotspots or even install new ones in order to gain back the £1.3 billion which it lost due to bad connection or faint
June 01st 2011 - Read More
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Car Insurance - £72,000 to cover a £600 Corsa
Joe Chute, an 18-year-old living in Slough, Berkshire was amazed to see that he had to pay a whopping £72,000 in order to insure his £600 vehicle.
May 31st 2011 - Read More
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O2 Mobile Broadband has Best UK Speeds
Ofcom reveals mobile broadband provider O2 is currently positioned at the top of the list when it comes to network speeds.
May 30th 2011 - Read More
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Credit Card spendature sees a decline
According to statistics, consumers are not signing-up for new credit cards resulting in stores seeing a recorded drop of 21% in sales during March. Even credit card expenditures are down by 8%.
May 25th 2011 - Read More
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New Car Insurance laws come into play
A month from now new car insurance laws come into play also the owner being fined without his presence behind the wheel of the vehicle.
May 24th 2011 - Read More
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TalkTalk Broadband desperately tries to keep its customers
TalkTalk is focused on bringing back most of its lost broadband customers as it experienced a constant drop since 2009. The company had then purchased Tiscali and things started to go from bad to worse.
May 23rd 2011 - Read More
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Nintendo Wii price dropped to £100
The Wii costs now less than £100. This may have happened due to the much awaited arrival of the Wii 2 which will be showcased by E3 in the UK.
May 22nd 2011 - Read More
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Apple delays both the iPhone 5/4s & iPad 2 stocks
iphone 5/4s and iPad 2 supplies could be delayed do to a fire at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu, China, killing two workers and injured another sixteen.
May 22nd 2011 - Read More
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Pet Insurance should be considered a necessity
With vet bills reaching into the thousands, Pet Insurance should be considered a necessity.
May 21st 2011 - Read More
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Apple cutting iPhone 4 orders to make way for iPhone 5/4s
pple’s new product appears to be closer to a release than ever before. The company’s iPhone 4 stocks are getting significantly lower and that puts a whole lot of pressure on its sales.
May 21st 2011 - Read More
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Aviva Car & Home Insurance sales soar
Aviva is doing better than it expected for the current period as both motor and household insurance gathered £1 billion in sales.
May 20th 2011 - Read More
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High-speed broadband gets 50% cheaper worldwide
According to a research conducted by the International Telecommunications Union or ITU, worldwide internet prices have been cut down by almost 50% in the last couple of years.
May 20th 2011 - Read More
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O2 network down in London and South East
O2’s network is currently down in several locations in London and the South East after vandals decided to destroy and steal some of the equipment from an O2 site.
May 19th 2011 - Read More
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Virgin Media 100Mb Broadband expands to 30,000 more homes
Virgin Media will bring 100Mb broadband connections to 30,000 homes in Derry. The company announced this yesterday as the town will get to benefit from Virgin’s latest packages and products, including the new TiVo.
May 19th 2011 - Read More
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Rear-end bumps among most popular car insurance claims
According to a survey conducted by Admiral – a car insurance dealer, there are almost 405,000 accidents in the UK every year. All of them end with at least one of the cars’ rear-end bumper getting damaged.
May 18th 2011 - Read More
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3D TV on-demand service launched by Samsung
Samsung launched a 3D TV service which only digital TV sets that support 3D functions will be able to run. The service is accessible on the internet and includes little content but Samsung will be able to add more during the next months of the year.
May 18th 2011 - Read More
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Virgin Media to Broadcast French Open in 3D
Virgin Media will deliver Eurosport’s live programming and other exclusive treats directly from the tournament via a 3D feed.
May 17th 2011 - Read More
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Virgin Media offers 500GB TiVo to its customers
The new package will be available at a price of £49.95 with some additional charges for installation.
May 17th 2011 - Read More
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200% rise in mobile broadband speeds within 2 years
In 2 years mobiles will be able to browse the internet at three times the speeds they have right now
May 16th 2011 - Read More
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90% of Brits will have high-speed broadband by 2015
According to Mr. Hunt, the entire UK will benefit from 2 Mb/s speeds by the end of 2015.
May 16th 2011 - Read More
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BT speeds up broadband as profits soar
British Telecom’s profits got up by 71% as its broadband market increased in the last twelve months.
May 16th 2011 - Read More
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iPad 2 is not causing slow PC sales
Although the PC market reveals a reduced number of sales for the last couple of years, the iPad doesn’t appear to be the main culprit.
May 13th 2011 - Read More
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Sainsbury’s credit card now offers Free Nectar points
Those who currently find themselves in the need of a credit card should probably consider having a look at Sainsbury’s new credit card which offers great incentives.
May 13th 2011 - Read More
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Oranage Broadband launches new campaign
Orange began a new campaign today promoting its broadband service. It is called the “No Tricks Just Treats” campaign, and it is meant to increase awareness of its course of action regarding the future of broadband connections.
May 13th 2011 - Read More
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Ofcom investigating high Broadband & Phone Bills
Ofcom is carrying out an investigation regarding the possibilities of protecting users from expensive phone and broadband bills.
May 13th 2011 - Read More
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O2 launch SME Business Broadband
The new package has been available as of Monday, and it will come with two different sets of connection speeds and security features.
May 12th 2011 - Read More
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Paying on credit card can enhance self-esteem
According to a research, people tend to buy high-end items using their credit cards rather than the usual cash when they feel disheartened.
May 12th 2011 - Read More
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TalkTalk broadband only £3.25 Per Month
TalkTalk appears to be fighting for price supremacy with Plusnet (owned by BT). Plusnet now offers broadband connection for just £3.24 per month on a one year contract.
May 11th 2011 - Read More
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Home Insurance items are undervalued
Hiscox discovered that the majority of homeowners who don’t really check the value of their properties risk getting smaller insurance cover rates.
May 10th 2011 - Read More
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TalkTalk Broadband blocking porn sites
TalkTalk installed new security updates and a feature which will be able to block pornographic content directly from the server.
May 10th 2011 - Read More
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Automatic Car Insurance renewals can be expensive
Motorists who believe that by leaving their car insurance to reset itself the following year will gain them some extra money are only kidding themselves.
May 10th 2011 - Read More
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Virgin Media brings 1.5Gb broadband to London
Virgin Media is currently testing broadband connections of 1.5 Gbps in London. The company claims that the bandwidth offers the fastest speed in the world for a broadband connection.
May 10th 2011 - Read More
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No Dental Pet Insurance for Cats and Dogs
According to Sainsbury Finance, more than 60% of pet owners couldn’t do much with their dental insurance policy for pets.
May 08th 2011 - Read More
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Highest credit card interest rates in 13 years
Although there is a static interest rate adopted by the Bank of England, credit card providers have raised them more than 2% since January.
May 08th 2011 - Read More
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BT turns to hiring ex-military for installing fibre broadband
BT Openreach decided to hire ex-military people in order to install the broadband fibre lines. This month marked the start of their new strategy which proves to be effective as the training goes smoothly.
May 07th 2011 - Read More
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Motorists prefer more economical cars
According to Swinton motor insurance, of the 2,200 customers that the company managed to survey, about 57% of them revealed that fuel economy in a car is of great importance when faced with the decision of buying one.
May 07th 2011 - Read More
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Almost 250,000 super fast broadband lines in the UK
Research made by Point Topic revealed that more than 250,000 homes will be known to have a broadband connection of no less than 25Mbps.
April 15th 2011 - Read More
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Car insurance Premiums rise 40%
The AA has released information which revealed that car insurance premiums increased by 40% from March 2010 to March 2011.
April 15th 2011 - Read More
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New Prices for the Halifax Credit Card
Halifax is known among card credit card users to be very attentive with their customers. This lead to changes on how it receives interest from the use of its credit cards. The main feature represents cost of borrowing.
April 15th 2011 - Read More
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Fujitsu reveals super-fast Broadband
Britain’s broadband networks has been the hot topic for this spring, but now Fujitsu promises to bring an extremely fast broadband network to more than 5 million homes situated in the UK’s rural areas.
April 13th 2011 - Read More
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Credit Card Rewards More Appealing
New research made by Sainsbury’s Credit Cards reveals that 28% of a total of 8.6 million people who want to get a new credit card, actually apply for getting one just for the prospect of winning loyalty bonuses.
April 09th 2011 - Read More
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Milton Keynes has the slowest 3G broadband
Milton Keynes has the slowest broadband connection among all the places in the United Kingdom. Top10.com revealed that the normal speed for broadband connection in the area reach only a “staggering” 1.7 Mbps.
April 08th 2011 - Read More
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BT Broadband to extend 20Mb service to 80% of UK
BT will extend it's 20Mbps broadband to about 80% of the UK by the end of 2011.
April 06th 2011 - Read More
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Tesco Launch Used Car Sales Website
The supermarket chain Tesco plans to start a used cars website named Tesco Cars, a used car business doesn’t appear to be that farfetched for the supermarket colossus.
April 05th 2011 - Read More
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iPhone users getting in debt
Research made by YouGov has found out that iPhone owners spend way more money than BlackBerry users. It appears that devices which function with an Android operating system are managing funds better than the rest.
April 05th 2011 - Read More
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Three to launch new Broadband Huawei E367 Dongle
The Huawei E367 dongle will be released and ready to be bought next week. This new model “provides improved performance and offers up to 40% faster browsing”, a great product coming from Three.
April 02nd 2011 - Read More
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