If you’re an iPad owner who’s patiently been waiting for the BBC iPlayer app, your wait is almost over. A Twitter message posted by Geoff Marshall, a BBC Online engineer, has revealed that the app will be released on Thursday 10 February. “iPlayer App for iPad is being released this Thursday – 10th Feb. 3G […]
UK mobile operator O2 has won the Carbon Trust Standard award for the second time. The mobile network was recertified with the accreditation for “successfully measuring, managing and improving carbon efficiency across its business by nearly 18%, based on turnover.” O2 were awarded the Carbon Trust back in January 2009 and have become the first […]
In a new travel survey undertaken by Carrentals.co.uk, results demonstrated that Brits are scared of driving overseas. Factors such as unfamiliar areas, regulations and unusual driving on the right hand side of the road make are said to make driving abroad very stressful for UK nationals. According to Carrentals, 10% of respondents found it to […]
The worlds’s first iPad only newspaper has arrived – the brain child of News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch. The digital, touch-screen newspaper, called The Daily, will cost 99 cents (60p) a week and will be sold exclusively via Apple’s iTunes store. It is initially available only in the US, and News Corp have employed 100 journalists to […]
A new survey indicates that half of UK motorists leave their vehicle unattended to let it ‘warm up’, thus rendering their car insurance policies invalid in the event of a theft. The research carried out by a leading insurance company, found 47% of people said they leave their car outside to defrost and warm up […]
Mobile phone banking in the UK is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to services provided and as a result consumers do not value it, a report has indicated. Market analyst Datamonitor said that while people in countries in Africa and Asia, as well as in India and Russia, could access […]
Nowadays, you can insure yourself for losing your mobile, travelling, your car breaking down and your home getting damaged but the latest gag is anything but the conventional. Parents who are forced to take time off work when their child’s school is closed will be able to cover themselves through school closure insurance. The protection […]
Douglas Adams infamous Babel Fish is one step closer to reality with the release of the Google Translate App for iPhone. Although nobody is suggesting one should insert your iPhone into your ear, the app is certainly likely to prove useful, especially for travellers. It allows you to speak or type a phrase in any […]