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HTC Sensation available for pre-order from Three
The new HTC Sensation is available now for pre-order at Three.co.uk. It will be available in Three stores from 24th June.
Openreach reveals further fibre locations and rural “white space” trial
Openreach has revealed a further 66 exchanges where it will make fibre-based infrastructure available so that communications providers can deliver super-fast broadband.
Plan your holiday spending now
With less than six weeks until the start of the school summer holidays, N&P (Norwich and Peterborough Building Society) is urging parents to act now to save themselves money when they go overseas this summer.
Sun and the feel-good factor help to boost confidence in May
The warmest April on record, combined with the feel-good factor of consecutive bank holidays and the Royal Wedding, helped push up the Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index by 11 points in May.
High inflation tips breaking point for UK household finances
Today's announcement by the Bank of England that inflation remained at 4.5 per cent, offers some respite for consumers from another sharp jump in the cost of living and the ‘squeezing' effect of rising prices on household budgets.
iPad users warned of roaming charges whilst abroad
The summer getaway is just around the corner and whilst many Brits are weighing up the costs of a week in the sun, others will be looking for the best option for using their iPad abroad without running up a huge mobile broadband bill.
Energy price hike - customers fight back
British bill payers are reacting to the latest energy price hike news by taking control of their finances and seeking ways to save on their energy costs, says moneysupermarket.com.
Home owners say solar panels are too expensive
Despite the Governments’ bid to reduce carbon emissions amongst UK households, the main barrier facing the uptake of solar power is the perceived expense of installing solar panels in the home, according to research commissioned by TheEcoExperts.co.uk.
HTC ChaCha now available on Three
The HTC ChaCha, fully integrated with Facebook, is now available on Three. The new Android smartphone comes with a ’Facebook button’ – the Facebook Share key - that makes it quicker and easier to upload photos and videos, share music, check in and update your status on Facebook.
Virgin Media’s 100Mb broadband available to over 4m UK homes
Virgin Media’s blisteringly fast 100Mb broadband roll-out has now passed a landmark four million homes, giving families in the UK the ability to enjoy a service able to deliver over sixteen times the average national broadband speed.
EDF Energy launches cheap dual fuel tariff
EDF Energy has launched a new product, Online S@ver Version 10, which offers the most competitive dual fuel energy prices on average in the market.
Consumers make significant spending cutbacks
The new "Big Money Index" from AXA reveals that 40 per cent of consumers (up to 20 million people) have made significant spending cutbacks in their daily lives since the end of last year.
22 million mobile phone users burnt by high mobile phone bills
With more Brits than ever planning on taking their mobile phones abroad on holiday this year, research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, suggests that many more could also be coming back home to an unexpectedly hefty bill.
Carry £208 in cash and the jitters set in
£200 in cash - or £208 to be exact - is the maximum amount we are prepared to carry around in our pockets or wallets without feeling too nervous to do so, according to research released by Pay YOUR way, the campaign helping people benefit from modern payment methods.
Energy price rise misery hits consumers again
ScottishPower has announced that it is putting its gas and electricity prices up for the second time in 9 months.