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'Shop around for best car insurance'
On 05-Aug-2008 under Car Insurance
Students who chose to drive while completing their studies should shop around for the best deals, advice from price comparison website suggests.According to Moneysupermarket.com, the cost of car insur read more...

Games 'to drive mobile phones growth'
On 04-Aug-2008 under Mobile Phones
Mobile phones will be increasingly used to play games on, an industry member has claimed.Speaking at the Develop conference, Aki Jarvilehto, from Nokia, said innovative games developed with the latest read more...

BBC consults on video by mobile
On 28-Jul-2008 under Mobile Phones
The BBC Trust has begun consulting on plans to allow mobile phones to channel TV and radio.It asserts that it is in a "unique position" to encourage more mainstream use of mobile viewing, making its s read more...

Super-fast broadband on its way
On 22-Jul-2008 under Broadband
BT is planning the UK's largest ever investment in super-fast broadband.The telecoms giant last week announced plans to roll out fibre-based, super-fast broadband to as many as ten million homes by 20 read more...

iPhone-mania hits the UK
On 12-Jul-2008 under Mobile Phones
Apple's new iPhone went on sale today spreading manic queues outside mobile phone shops.O2 and Apple stores nationwide have been swamped by eager customers keen to get their hands on one of the new ha read more...

FTTH connections 'driving demand'
On 10-Jul-2008 under Broadband
Users with fibre to the home (FTTH) connections are using soaring levels of bandwidth, one new report has suggested.The study by the FTTH Council Europe revealed homes with fibre connections are drivi read more...

Ethernet takes advantage at Wimbledon
On 04-Jul-2008 under Broadband
Organisers of Wimbledon have turned to Ethernet to boost the tournament's internet bandwidth, it has been reported.Bosses at the SW9 tennis event have adopted the Ethernet-over-fibre solution which en read more...

E-learning helps, says BESA
On 30-Jun-2008 under Broadband
The internet has provided students with another teacher resource into the learning environment, one trade body has said.According to the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), pupils are be read more...

Mobile broadband booms
On 19-Jun-2008 under Broadband
Mobile broadband via USB is becoming increasingly more widespread, new research suggests.A latest study by Top 10 Broadband revealed the technology is enjoying a booming popularity due to a drop in th read more...

40 credit cards offer 0% on transfers
On 18-Jun-2008 under Credit Cards
There are now 40 credit cards on the market that offer zero per cent balance transfers, new research suggests.Students who like to look for the best deals when choosing a credit card could be interest read more...

New iPhone revealed
On 11-Jun-2008 under Mobile Phones
Students who like to listen to music on their mobile phones could be interested to hear that Apple has announced its new iPhone will be quicker and cheaper than the first-generation model.The iPhone 3 read more...

Roadtrippers need cover, says expert
On 07-Jun-2008 under Car Insurance
Students thinking about going away on roadtrips this summer should make sure they have got sufficient insurance cover should something happen.Rias, a division of Fortis Insurance UK, revealed those th read more...

Drivers want cheap cover, says survey
On 06-Jun-2008 under Car Insurance
Drivers are bargain hunters when looking for car insurance, new research has found.A survey of motorists (repetition) by the Fair Investment Company has found that more than half (57 per cent) said th read more...

Broadband booms in London, says survey
On 05-Jun-2008 under Broadband
London offers the fastest broadband speeds in the UK, new research suggests.A thinkbroadband.com study found connection speeds in the capital are faster than anywhere else in the country and almost tw read more...

Gap insurance for everyone, says expert
On 05-Jun-2008 under Car Insurance
Student motorists have been told that guaranteed asset protection (Gap) insurance is for everyone.Click4Gap.co.uk revealed that the type of insurance is not just for "brand new" cars and the premiums read more...

Expert: ISPs price disparity should end
On 03-Jun-2008 under Broadband
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should charge broadband customers the same no matter where they live, one industry expert has said.Broadband price "disparity" is not fair and consumers in rural area read more...

Mobile phone market 'booms overall'
On 30-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
Mobile phone sales soared by more than one-tenth (13.6 per cent) in the first quarter of 2008, one analyst has claimed.Gartner has revealed worldwide sales of mobile phones reached 294.3 million units read more...

BBC's iPlayer booms
On 23-May-2008 under Broadband
The BBC's iPlayer is leading the way in the surging demand for bandwidth, it has been suggested.Students who watch shows online could be interested to hear that the claim comes as the number of progra read more...

Expert: shop around for car insurance
On 21-May-2008 under Car Insurance
Students should shop around for car insurance and not just accept increased premiums, one industry body has said.The British Insurance Brokers' Association has revealed that as motorists are facing in read more...

Intel processor 'to power new iphone'
On 17-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
Apple's next iPhone model is to shake up the mobile phone market with a bigger display and the super-mobile Atom processor from Intel, executives say. PC Pro reports Hannes Schwaderer, boss of Intel G read more...