Household Bills
Households worried about cost of energy bills this winter
With another bitter winter predicted to be on the way, new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, reveals that 61% of households are worried about the cost of their winter energy bills this year.
Search, mapping and navigation solution for Windows Phone 7
Telmap, global leaders in mobile location solutions, has announced the availability of the first search, mapping and navigation solution for the new Windows Phone 7 operating system.
Lifestyle essentials survive the downturn
Despite the scale of the economic downturn, British households remain firmly wedded to the "little luxuries" they became used to through the boom years, from TV subscriptions and gym memberships to weekends away and evenings out.
uSwitch.com - Windows Phone 7
uSwitch.com comments on today's release of the brand new Windows Phone 7 operating system, now available to consumers on five different handsets.
Survey reveals Brits put comfort before the planet
According to a recent survey carried out on behalf of the air conditioning division of LG Electronics when it comes to heating our homes, we still tend to put our own comfort above the future of the planet.
5 easy steps to get you online
With National Get Online Week in full swing nearly 10million Brits have yet to enjoy their first foray on the World Wide Web.
Parents use more energy than kids at half term
British children will spend over half their waking hours watching TV, playing games consoles and using beautifying electronics such as hair straighteners during next week’s half term holiday – despite this, statistics show that it is their parents who end up consuming more energy.
npower offers customers free electricity monitors this Halloween
npower is treating its customers this Halloween with a bewitching offer of a FREE home electricity monitor for any existing customer signing up for paperless billing.
Brits with no boiler cover could be left out in the cold
As the British weather stretches out the last few scraps of sunshine, many households will inevitably be reaching for the thermostat this weekend as the temperature drops and the autumn/winter chill sets in.
Brits fight it out in the 2010 heating war
As many as one in three people (33 per cent) argue with their family about whether to turn the heating on, with a fifth (20 per cent) admitting they get irritated because someone else switches it on before they want to, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
Review your finances ahead of the Spending Review
Following on from measures announced in June's emergency budget it is widely predicted that this week's Spending Review announcement will spell out even tougher measures to cut the budget deficit. In these austere and difficult times, analysis by moneysupermarket.com shows how consumers can take matters into their own hands, and save an extra £2,982 by switching to the best deals available on their financial products.
iSave v5 dual fuel energy deal launched by First Utility
First Utility, UK energy company, has launched a new energy deal, iSave v5, making it the cheapest of all the UK suppliers for an online dual fuel tariff.
Last chance to pick up a cheap energy plan warns uSwitch.com
Time is running out for households to snap up a competitive online energy plan with npower pulling its cheapest deal, Sign Online 19, this morning. As a result, the average price of the big six suppliers' most competitive plans rises to above £950 a year.
John Cleese calls the AA for 'faulty showers'
The AA, known for providing roadside rescue and support to the country’s motorists for over 100 years, is now bringing its expertise into the home, as it pledges to bring greater choice for customers in a market which has historically been dominated by a small number of players.
Mecca encourages bingo fans to save energy
Meccabingo.com has gone from pink to green, with a brand new scheme that aims to provide bingo fans with quick and easy ways to save energy.