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Top ten wireless predictions for 2011
As 2010 draws to a close Juniper Research has drawn up a list of predictions for the coming year, all neatly wrapped up as the top trends for the mobile and wireless industry for 2011.
Three slashes the price of International calling
Three’s PAYG customers now have a cheaper and easier way to call friends, family or colleagues abroad.
BT pushes the boundries of super-fast broadband
BT announced its latest plans for super-fast broadband, to further support the Government’s vision of creating the best super-fast broadband network in Europe by 2015. The company’s commitment involves plans to conduct a technical trial of one Gigabit fibre broadband speeds in Kesgrave, Suffolk and the inclusion of up to 40 rural market towns in the next phase of BT’s deployment of super-fast fibre broadband.
There’s no stopping RWE npower
Despite the freezing temperatures and heavy snow spreading across the country, RWE npower staff have been battling through the elements to help keep the lights on around the country.
Don't let a water leak dampen your spirits when it thaws
When the weather eventually starts to warms up, home and contents insurer Hiscox encourages homeowners to be on the look out for leaks caused by burst pipes. The sub zero temperatures can result in pipes freezing and homeowners could be unaware their pipes have burst until the thaw when water begins to leak into their property.
Brits move away from cash as debit card usage soars
Cash finally succumbed to the rise of the debit card over the summer. Debit cards passed the historic milestone over the August Bank Holiday, when the running total of debit card spending (£272 billion) finally overtook the cumulative amount of cash spent (£269 billion) in the economy for the first time ever.
Kids come first as parents shell out £2 billion on Xmas gifts
With Christmas just three weeks away, and children up and down the country looking forward to ripping open their presents, the Cost of a Child study from insurance, investment and retirement group LV=, reveals parents will spend a bumper £2.2 billion on festive presents for their children this year. With an average of £148 to be spent on gifts and £20 on stocking-fillers, parents are collectively going to fork out £168 per child under 18.
Mega Monday busiest online shopping day of 2010
Monday 6th December is set to be the busiest online shopping day of 2010 in the lead-up to Christmas, as sales and traffic levels have begun to gather momentum towards Mega Monday.
Cash-strapped Brits to make Christmas trimmings
Nearly three quarters of people (70%) will be making cutbacks on spending this Christmas, new research by The Co-operative Bank has revealed. According to the findings, although one in four Brits (25%) are yet to start their Christmas shopping, friends and family won't be the beneficiaries this year, as nearly a quarter of people (23%) are officially tightening their purse strings when it comes to gifts.
Buildings collapse and pipes burst as cold weather tightens its grip
Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual is dealing with hundreds of claims from country people hit by the arctic weather conditions.
Generous grandparents maintain their spending this Christmas
Generous grandparents are not letting the economic pinch affect their grandchildren's Christmas this year. A Saga Insurance survey of more than 13,512 over 50s shows that over a third plan to spend at least £50 on each of their Grandchildren and 53% will spend at least the same on their own children.
Mobile phone deals with free gifts
At this time of year the mobile phone providers know consumers are looking to spend and so they make their handsets and contract deals that little bit more tempting by offering free gifts like TV's or games consoles.
Best value energy providers for each region revealed
After the recent spate of energy price rises from three of the ‘Big Six' providers, moneysupermarket.com analyses the energy deals across the UK revealing the savings to be had in all 14 regions.
Rest in peace - if your phone doesn’t ring
Photographs, cigarettes, mobile phones and cuddly toys are just some of the items that we want to take with us to the grave according to new research by Post Office Insurance. However many people could end up without their last request because they haven't made their intentions clear to their families.
7 million Brits wait until Christmas Day to buy gifts
New research from Sky Broadband shows that around seven million people in the UK are waiting until Christmas Day to buy friends and family presents this year.