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Panasonic Big Button DECT home telephone
The Panasonic KX-TG6591 cordless DECT home telephone has arrived as the latest addition to the Panasonic DECT phone range. With a large display, large raised buttons, clear sound technology and distress call function, Panasonics Big Button DECT phone is designed for ease-of-use and peace of mind.
Acer beTouch E140 - small but complete
Have you got a hankering to replace your traditional mobile phone with a smartphone, but don't feel like you want to give up compact size and cool styling?
Nokia E7 on Three
Three will be ranging the Nokia E7 in Q1. Having evolved from the Nokia N8, this phone features a full qwerty key pad and a 4 inch display with a new screen technology – Nokia Clear Black Display – for clearer pictures, making it ideal for outdoor use, gaming and movies.
npower adds to energy price rise misery
Cash-strapped consumers face more price rise misery with npower today announcing that it is putting its prices up by 5% or £43 for gas and 5% or £22 for electricity from 4th January 2011. The increase will affect 6.2 million customers. It will add an extra £65 on to the average annual npower standard dual fuel bill, which will increase from £1,196 to £1,261 as a result.
npower push energy costs up 5.1%
Gareth Kloet, head of household comments: "NPower has given households yet another reason to fear the January bills hangover, announcing a price hike just before Christmas.
Confidence Code can help consumers get a better energy deal
Consumer Focus has announced updates to its Confidence Code and encouraging consumers to shop around for the best energy deal on switching sites accredited by the improved scheme.
Smartphones and laptops as popular as tablet PCs, says Santa
Despite a massive media frenzy for tablets such as the iPad, the latest research from Broadbandgenie.co.uk has shown old favourites such as smartphones and laptops are still just as high on consumer Christmas wish lists in 2010.
Majority of households rein in Xmas spending
The majority of UK households are limiting the amount they will spend on Christmas with eight in 10 saying they expect total spending (includes all Christmas expenditure) to be no more than last year, and almost a third (30 per cent) planning to spend less than in 2009, according to the MoneyMood Survey from Legal & General.
Lack of loft and cavity wall insulation costs Brits £2bn
Figures from Confused.com suggest that Brits are needlessly wasting billions with inadequate insulation.
British Gas price rise kicks in tomorrow
Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch.com, says: "This move will add to Britain's winter woes. British Gas is the third major energy supplier to increase prices in the run-up to Christmas.
No place for cowboys in green deal
Tough rules to protect consumers when they insulate their properties are to be brought in as part of legislation to implement the Green Deal, Chris Huhne announced today.
Top tips for safe online shopping this Christmas
Almost £9 billion is forecast to be spent online this Christmas with more than 30 million people planning to shop online this year. However, shoppers could be putting their online security at risk in their pursuit to bag a Christmas bargain with only one in seven (14%) shoppers prioritising buying from a trusted site.
Shoppers go the distance for Christmas gifts
More than 22 percent of Christmas shoppers have driven over 50 miles to get the latest ‘must have’ Christmas gift and almost one in ten have embarked on a 100 mile round trip, according to a survey by leading used car website motors.co.uk.
Brits to splash out ahead of January VAT hike
Over 13.75 million UK adults (28 per cent) say they plan to go on a shopping spree in the next few weeks in advance of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax (VAT) on 4th January 2011, according to new research from Santander Insurance UK.
Over-55s increasingly concerned about the rising cost of living
Aviva's quarterly Real Retirement Report shows there has been a significant increase in over-55s' fears about the rising cost of living. Three quarters (74%) said that this was their biggest fear over the next six months and 70% over the next five years.