If challenged to name your top ten favourite websites, it’s likely that Google, Amazon, the BBC, Facebook, Twitter, iTunes or OneNewsPage would feature highly on your list. OK, maybe it’s a little too early for OneNewsPage!
It’s a fair bet that none of your chosen sites would belong to an accou...
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010Shopping online can save credit card users, and consumers in general, money, it has been claimed by one retail expert.
According to a well known publication for web designers and developers, there are serious bargains to be found on the internet - news that may interest shoppers of all ages in the run up to Christmas....
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010Online travel really is taking off, with the huge array of websites offering great deals on flights you are guaranteed to get the flight you want for the price you want. People in the UK spent £14.7 billion online last year, a 35% increase on the previous year. It is the fastest rate of increase for six years, su...
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010Fast, easy, and convenient - what more could you ask for when doing your food shopping online Online shopping has seen a huge growth in recent years, and it now seems that doing the weekly shop on the net is a real breeze. A survey of 1,500 e-shoppers found that it takes around half an hour to shop online, compared to...
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010A stigma remains around online banking, which could deter current account holders from managing their finances on the web.
A company, which helps customers secure their PCs and protect their data assets, claims that consumers are worried about online banking being insecure and making them vulnerable to fraud.
Accordi...
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010Credit card customers were left wondering whether their details had been snatched by hackers recently after a US hotel chain conceded it may have been affected by a security breach.
The global hotel company revealed that in the US and Canada its computer systems had been "accessed without authorisation".
A ...
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010Every now and then we all have to buy a new car. Whether the one we have is old and broken or the family is expanding and we need more seats. Many of us do not relish the idea of trawling around car lots looking for something suitable that is in our price range. Another worry many of us have is that we will be ‘f...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010With more and more of us becoming computer savvy we are doing more than check our email online.
More than half of the UK (59 per cent) now regularly takes advantage of online banking, says new research. Almost two thirds of people in the UK now say that they use online banking "much more" than they did two y...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010There has been much debate about the use of mobile phones and hands free sets in car whilst driving but recent research has revealed a new distraction that could be the cause of many unnecessary road accidents.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has revealed it is concerned over the number of ac...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010More than one in every four UK broadband users are unhappy with the speed at which they can surf the internet, according to new research. A study from a leading comparison website firm found that close to four million consumers are unsatisfied with the coverage offered by their provider.
In terms of broadband speed, t...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010Most of us in the UK now use the internet every day. Whether it is at home in the evening, at work during our lunch break or at the weekend we are surfing the web more and more. There are many reasons to use the internet and two of the biggest are online banking and social networking.
Apparently using the internet to ...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010Many of us are familiar with shopping online; it can be a great way to save time and money. The goods come right to your door and often you can find fantastic bargains by shopping around. It seems the nation’s children are finding the internet a tempting place to do their shopping as well. Unfortunately, they are...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010 Just as AOL announced a cut in their monthly broadband subscription to 27.99, (now the same as BT's 'no frills' service but with all that added AOL content), telecoms watchdog Oftel have announced
01:00 Tue 08th Oct 2002 It's always nice to be noticed. Thanks, then, to the BBC's Miles Mendoza who selected The Answerbank as his Website Of The Day for 4 September. Miles appears on the fantastic 'Steve Wright In The
01:00 Fri 06th Sep 2002 Rosier asked: How many people have Internet in the US This Internet thingy they're all talking about: it looks like it's here to stay. In fact - and this will come as no surprise to you, dear
01:00 Wed 12th Jun 2002The 'Internet Refridgerator' we've all been reading about is finally on the way. Finally, when you talk to your fridge, instead of staring at you in mute incomprehension, it will will answer back -
01:00 Wed 15th May 2002Asks Justin A. Many Internet Service Providers (ISP's) have either folded or consolidated lately because it is a natural development in a developing market - last year there were just too many for
01:00 Mon 22nd Apr 2002Asks Andrew A. TextConnect is one of two new products (the other is known as TextBase) that were launched on 12 April by a company called Vinestone. Q. What do these products do A. Both
01:00 Mon 22nd Apr 2002Asks Melanie A. A new variant of the MyLife mass-mailing virus was detected by antivirus companies on 12 April 2002, and it is believed that this outing is the eighth for the virus - but as it has
01:00 Mon 22nd Apr 2002Asks Patrick A. Google is being sued by Overture Services it was announced on 5 April (2002) because Overture believes that Google is illegally using its patented technology, which allows advertisers
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