News in May 2010
- 12 May 2010Gas safety site for landlords launchedLandlords can now find all their gas safety information in one Health and Safety Executive website – including the annual gas safety checks they must make
- 12 May 2010Acer unveils latest Aspire One HD netbooksAcer has unveiled its latest range of Aspire One netbooks based on AMD processors and featuring HD LED displays.
- 12 May 2010Santander restricts credit card dealsCredit card offers are confused and unclear with different deals for existing customers versus non-customers, as well as for online applicants compared with people who apply in a branch or by telephone
- 12 May 2010Volvo S60 safety demonstration failsVolvo’s great reputation for safety took a bit of a knock last week when a car demonstrating its crash-avoidance technology, crashed. Volvo was using the safety demonstration to show off its latest City Safety technology.
- 12 May 2010Deal of the week: stylish DeLonghi coffee machineWhich? has been scouring the web this week for the best online deals on the DeLonghi EC270 coffee machine.
- 12 May 2010Post Office launches new 90% mortgage dealsThe Post Office has launched a new range of mortgages which includes market-leading 90% deals available to first-time buyers.
- 12 May 2010Top 5 World Cup money saving dealsWhich? rounds up the top 5 World Cup money saving deals from Toshiba, Sony, TomTom, Best Buy and Currys. Offers include a refund on newly purchased TVs and laptops if England win the World Cup and £10 cash back for every goal scored by England.
- 12 May 2010Vodafone to offer Samsung Wave and Galaxy S 16GBVodafone has confirmed that it will sell three new smartphones: the Samsung Wave, the Samsung Galaxy S and the Android-based Xperia X10
- 11 May 2010Philips irons save energy - but not much cashPhilips claims its new irons cut energy use by 20% - but that only adds up to about £5 per year. Read Which? lab test reviews to find the best irons on the market
- 11 May 2010Less than 50% of boiler scrappage rebates paidAll 125,000 boiler scrappage scheme vouchers have been issued to homeowners in England replacing old boilers - but less than half of the £400 rebates have been paid out so far.
- 11 May 2010Sony announces the NEX-3 and NEX-5 camerasSony is the latests digital camera manufacturer to launch a portable, mirrorless camera system with interchangeable lenses
- 11 May 2010Carbonite backup for BlackBerry and iPhoneOnline backup service goes mobile with apps for the BlackBerry and iPhone
- 11 May 2010British Airways May and June strike plansBritish Airways has announced plans for four strikes of five days each from 18-22 May, 24-28 May, 30 May-3 June and 5-9 June.
- 11 May 2010Canon Ixus 300 HS digital camera launchedCanon has unveiled its latest digital compact camera, the Canon Ixus 300 HS
- 11 May 2010UK PCs contain pirated software worth £1 billion UK consumers installed over £1 billion worth of pirated software on their PCs last year, according to figures from a new report out today.
