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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...

Apple sells out of iPhones
On 15-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
The manufacturer of the iPhone has announced that it has sold out of both types of the phone at its online store, it has emerged.Earlier in the month, mobile operator O2 announced that many of its sto read more...

Cambridge is 'worst in UK' for phone theft
On 09-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
Students in the Cambridge area have been warned to be vigilant after an expert claimed that the city is the worst in Britain for mobile phone theft.Recent research by CPP phonesafe showed that places read more...

O2 sell out of iPhones
On 07-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
Many 02 and Carephone Warehouse stores have sold out of iPhones after slashing its price by £100 last month, it has been reported.The mobile operator said it does still have stock of the phone in som read more...

Expert: Use mobile phone pin numbers
On 07-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
The pin function on mobile phones should be used to help protect users in case of theft, one expert has said. CPP has revealed the use of the function would make it difficult for thieves to access inf read more...

O2 achieves coverage target
On 03-May-2008 under Deal Information, Broadband
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The chase is on for uninsured drivers
On 01-May-2008 under Car Insurance
A large proportion of motorists risk not getting car insurance because they think they will not get caught, one industry expert has said.The British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba) has claimed th read more...

Asda launches a phone for a fiver
On 01-May-2008 under Mobile Phones
Asda has launched a pay as you go mobile phone that is cheaper than a packet of cigarettes, it has been reported.The budget phone is seen as the supermarket's attempt to wage a price war on other reta read more...

Internet users 'want speed'
On 29-Apr-2008 under Broadband
UK internet users are speed freaks, according to the latest research.A Top 10 Broadband survey revealed that connection speed is the most important factor in broadband customers' satisfaction.The comp read more...

Tech-savvy workers pass the buck
On 24-Apr-2008 under Mobile Phones
Workers in the UK are likely to use their mobile phones to avoid awkward situations at work, according to a new survey.Personnel Today reports that a survey commissioned by the Post Office found that read more...

O2 launch new mobile broadband service
On 22-Apr-2008 under Broadband
A mobile phone giant has launched a new mobile broadband service for its UK customers.Students that like to surf the internet on their mobile phones could be interested to hear that O2 UK announced la read more...

Uptake in broadband 'is booming'
On 21-Apr-2008 under Broadband
The internet is used by more than a quarter of a billion Europeans, according to new EU research.Silicon reports that the European Commission's (EC) i2010 progress document also revealed around 80 per read more...

O2 reduces iPhone's price
On 18-Apr-2008 under Mobile Phones
O2 has slashed the price of the iPhone by £100.The reduction has also been matched by the other only supplier of the sought-after Apple phone, the Carphone Warehouse, after larger reductions in Germa read more...

Super-fast broadband could come through sewer pipes
On 17-Apr-2008 under Broadband
Super-fast broadband could be delivered into UK homes through sewer pipes, the industry regulator has said.Ofcom has been conducting a survey of the country's underground pipe network to establish its read more...