Archive for December, 2009

Simon Read: Spending won’t lead to a happy Christmas (source: The Independent)

More than half of people who use a credit or store card feel that meeting the minimum repayment is a burden, according to research published this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Alarmingly, 15 per cent of people fail to meet some of their… (source: The Independent) – RSS feeds and Feed widget [...]

Barclays reaches 5 million contactless credit cards (source: Creditcards.co.uk)

Barclays reaches 5 million contactless credit cards (source: Creditcards.co.uk) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Macho v. Pretty: Motorola Droid – iPhone killer or pretender? (2) (source: IB Times)

In our previous article Macho v. Pretty: Motorola Droid iPhone killer or pretender? (1) , we have highlighted some of the fields in which Motorola Droid scores over iPhone. But can Droid throw a real challenge to iPhone’s supremacy in the smartphone segm… (source: IB Times) – News widgets and RSS feeds on [...]

Macho v. Pretty: Motorola Droid Â? iPhone killer or pretender? (1) (source: IB Times)

Ever since Apple Inc. launched its smartphone, iPhone, in 2007, every other mobile phone maker have been taking the veils of their smartphones, all touted as ‘iPhone killers.’ However, till date, iPhone has successfully been able to stave off all challenge… (source: IB Times) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Apple to launch tablet in spring 2010 – analyst (source: IB Times)

Apple Inc is preparing to launch a tablet personal computer in late March or April, with manufacturer partners poised to roll out as many as 1 million units per month, according to an Oppenheimer research note. The highly anticipated tablet is expected to … (source: IB Times) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com [...]

Credit Card Companies Might Just Become Nicer (source: ICC Credit Card)

It’s been a week full of good news for the people who run credit card companies. So maybe now they can ease up on the beating they’ve been giving their customers. (source: ICC Credit Card) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Debt-free cases on brink of judgement (source: This is Money)

The fate of tens of thousands of borrowers who are trying to escape paying their debts will be known early next year (source: This is Money) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Consumer Credit Shrank Again in October, Setting a Record (source: New York Times)

The decline was another sign that consumer spending will remain weak, making it harder for the economy to mount a sustained rebound. (source: New York Times) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Credit Card Application In-Store To Become More Difficult? (source: ICC Credit Card)

Credit card regulation may be about to make it less easy to apply for a store card. But is that a bad thing? (source: ICC Credit Card) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Credit: Make sure a new year hangover is not on the cards (source: The Independent)

Take a walk down any high street today and you’ll no doubt see Christmas shoppers out in force. This is the time of year that the credit card balances of millions of Britons take a not so festive pounding. (source: The Independent) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com