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HTC Wildfire creates world’s largest 'birthday toast'
As part of the HTC Wildfire Experience, Laura Hadland, 27, of Cambridge, got to make her dream come true – making the world’s largest toast mosaic birthday card - with a little help from her BFFs (Best Facebook Friends) and HTC, a global designer of smartphones.
Are you a social media Chatstar?
Samsung Galaxy Europa, the new phone from Samsung designed for social media fans and currently available at Phones4u, has joined forces with the music extravaganza T4’s Stars of 2010 to search for the UK’s fastest and wittiest social media stars and crown the first ever ‘Chatstar’ of the year.
O2 launches search for the next Indian Soap Star
To celebrate the launch of O2’s new international calling tariff International Favorites, O2 is giving someone a shot at international stardom with the chance to win a role in a top Indian soap opera. O2’s Indian Soap Star is a nationwide competition to find one lucky winner to take a walk-on, speaking part in the international award-winning Zee TV show Pavitra Rishta.
Forthcoming festive season not spurring British savers on
With just under two months to go until Christmas Day, research from NS&I reveals that the British population is feeling pessimistic about its ability to save money before the end of the year.
AA Credit Card helps reduce fuel duty pain
The issue of rising fuel prices is facing millions of UK motorists again following the 1p increase in fuel duty, which took effect from October, according to AA Financial Services.
Egg Cash Back Store earns users over £17,000 in September
Egg customers who used the Egg Cash back store in September saved on average more than £15 each in cash back, which over a year would equal £180. In the store's fourth full month since launch over £17,000 total cash back was earned by Egg customers.
Kids unaware of the cost of everyday goods
Children are lacking awareness of the cost of basic everyday goods, according to research from the Halifax.
Social media dominates mobile broadband activity
Social media and social gaming dominate mobile broadband usage according to new traffic statistics released by mobile operator Three.
Nokia N8 now available on Three
The Nokia N8 comes with the new Symbian 3 Operating System, which brings three fully customisable home screens to life using widgets.
HTC Desire HD now available on Three
Featuring the very latest software in the form of HTC’s new Sense and Android’s 2.2 (Froyo) operating system, the HTC Desire HD has one of the largest touchscreens around.
Spooked Brits spend £138k a night sleeping with the light on
One in nine British adults still sleep with the light on because they are scared of the dark, research from leading energy company E.ON has revealed, suggesting that together these 1.9 million homes could spend £138,000 on Halloween alone by keeping a light on.
Scottish and Southern Energy increase gas prices by 9.4%
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has begun notifying customers that it will increase its prices for household gas by 9.4% on 1 December 2010. The increase will affect around 3.6 million customers.
Boosting home energy efficiency could help struggling families
Cutting down on wasted energy is key to helping families struggling with the costs of heating their homes, according to a fuel poverty study by energy company E.ON.
Orange enhances Personal Line service for business customers
Orange has announced an update to its Personal Line service for business customers. The service, which is unique to Orange, allows business customers to combine two lines with separate numbers on the same phone, to enable their employees to make and send both personal and business calls and texts using a single device.
Over a million mobile users benefit from 'big switch-on'
1.35 million British mobile customers are now making calls and sending texts in more places than ever before, thanks to the single biggest transformation in mobile networks since the birth of the mobile industry.