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uSwitch.com: npower fourth energy supplier to cut prices
Thomas Lyon, energy expert at uSwitch.com, says: "Consumers have been waiting throughout winter and now we have seen three price cuts in the space of six days.
Broadband Minded - encouraging low income consumers online
Money is not the only barrier preventing low income consumers from connecting to the internet, according to new Consumer Focus research, which also shows how many ‘non-connected' consumers see the internet as irrelevant to their lives.
Young people unaware of their consumer rights
Young Brits are losing out because they don’t know their rights when it comes to returning faulty goods, research suggests.
Shoppers less likely to return goods bought online
A survey by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reveals that almost two-thirds of consumers are less likely to return goods they buy online, compared to those they buy on the high street.
Protecting your phone from thieves and phonies
A mobile phone alarm that ‘screams’ if it travels more than 10m from its owner could drastically reduce theft, the Home Office believes.
TalkTalk gives 24meg speed to all customers for free
Over the next 4 months all TalkTalk customers will be placed on a 24 Meg speed profile. This means that all new and existing TalkTalk customers will automatically get the fastest speed their line will support, all at no extra cost and with no need to extend or sign a new contract for existing customers.
npower cuts gas prices
npower have announced reductions in domestic gas prices for approximately 2 million standard domestic gas customers averaging 7% or £50. These cuts will take effect from 26 March 2010.
LG unveils first phone to run new Windows Phone 7 series
LG has unveiled its Windows Phone 7 Series compatible handset at the Engadget Show in the Times Center in New York City on February 27th, with the news broadcast live online. It was the first time Microsoft has displayed Windows Phone 7 Series on a branded phone.
uSwitch.com: E.ON energy price cuts
E.ON has announced that it is cutting prices by 6% or £47 for gas with effect from 31st March. Direct debit customers will see a £42 saving. It is the third of the big six suppliers to announce a cut so far this year and the reduction will see its average annual dual fuel bill drop from £1,232 to £1,185.
E.ON reduces energy prices
E.ON has announced it will decrease gas prices for its residential customers effective from 31st March 2010. The company is also simplifying its bills so they are clearer and easier to understand.
Landlords beware of burst water pipes
After the coldest winter for 30 years, Redbrick Landlords Insurance is warning landlords of the dangers of not taking out a specialist insurance policy for their investment properties.
Confused.com: Scottish & Southern Energy price cut
Gareth Kloet, head of energy at Confused.com, comments; "Britain's second largest energy supplier is the latest of the ‘Big Six' to announce cuts following British Gas's reductions in early February. This will be welcome news to their customers, who will be paying roughly 5% less than those with British Gas.
Scottish and Southern Energy cut prices
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) will introduce a package of changes in prices for household gas supply from 29 March 2010 under which it will cut unit prices, adjust the ‘fixed’ charge element in bills and remove the extra charges levied on its ‘single fuel’ and pre-payment tariffs compared with standard credit tariffs.
First Utility makes energy customers an offer they can’t refuse
Gareth Kloet, head of utilities at Confused.com says "First Utility's new iSave V3 tariff averages out at £889, displacing British Gas after only 2 weeks as the nation's cheapest with a £10 margin.
First Utility reduces iSave tariff
First Utility has announced further price reductions to make its new iSaveV3 tariff the cheapest energy deal everywhere in the UK based on average consumption. This news now makes First Utility the cheapest energy provider in the UK for both Standard and Online tariffs.