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August

17.08.2010 - iPad Gaining Ground on Newspapers Of all the people who own an iPad, majority of them would rather use this to read their latest newspapers and headlines as opposed to the real thing.
16.08.2010 - Brit faces massive bill after holiday accident British Teen on holiday in Ibiza suffers a fall from balcony.
13.08.2010 - One in Five Holidaymakers Travel Without Insurance More and more people are travelling however the majority of these travellers fly without taking out travel insurance.
12.08.2010 - Amazon to expand in the hardware market? The New York Times has reported that online retail giant Amazon could soon be expanding its range of electronic gadgets following the reception that greeted the Kindle.
11.08.2010 - BBC loses phones and laptops worth £240k BBC reports on £240k worth of technology that was lost and stolen
10.08.2010 - Schoolboy Suffers Holiday Tattoo Horror A school boy on a family holiday to Malaga suffers a horrible allergic reaction to a Henna Tattoo
09.08.2010 - iPod Zombies Invade UK People warned about the dangers on being 'zoned out' whilst walking around with their ipods plugged in.
08.08.2010 - Study Shows that Students own more Gadgets than ever Before Modern day technology means students now have more gadgets in their homes than ever before.
05.08.2010 - Microsoft Hints at iPad Rival Microsoft is toying with it's followers by dropping hints on sites such as Twitter about a new iPad rival possibly launching soon.
04.08.2010 - Microsoft Deflects Criticism Over New Controller Microsoft launches its new Kinect and explains why it costs as much as it does.
03.08.2010 - Cat Survives Being Speared on Fuchsia Bush Spooky is recovering well after being stuck in a bush and having a back operation to help her walk normally again.
03.08.2010 - Jailbreaking Takes a Bite out of Apple 'Jailbreaking' is the new software which allows iPhones to be hacked into. It is illegal but has been circulated recently and makes unlocking iPhones very easy.
02.08.2010 - Council Spends £15,000 on Dog Playground Britain's first Dog play park unveiled.

July

29.07.2010 - Apple Sued Over iPad Overheating Claims Amount of people sueing over claims that their iPads are over heating.
28.07.2010 - Some Insurers Refuse Income Protection Insurance Amid Economic Uncertainty Insurance companies are becoming more tough on the payouts they make for claims due to the economic downturn.
27.07.2010 - PDSA Warns of Dog Obesity Epidemic UK Pet owners are not looking after the pets weight causing obesity in animals to be more and more common, especially in Dogs.
26.07.2010 - ABI Reveals New insurance Fraud Figures Number of false home insurance claims being made are rising each year.
23.07.2010 - More Brits Prefer Adventure Holidays The number of Brit's who are going abroad and prefer a more energetic and adventure holiday have risen
22.07.2010 - Home Insurance Claims May Rise Due to Increased Subsidence Home insurance claims are going up - find out why
21.07.2010 - Amazon Reaches eBook Milestone eBook reader numbers have overtaken hardback book sales - announces Amazon
20.07.2010 - Gadget Round Up The latest in Gadgets and some situations where they might come in handy.
19.07.2010 - One million holidays abroad end in tears, new study reveals More than one million foreign holidays will end in tears this year due to flight delays, illness or bad weather, a recent study has revealed.
19.07.2010 - Apple Offers iPhone 4 Owners Free Cases Apple arrange for an alternate supplier to provide iphone cases to help customers who are having reception issues with the iPhone 4.
16.07.2010 - iPhone 4 Insurance launched at £5.99 a month Protect your bubble, one of the UK’s leading gadget insurance providers, has launched a new iPhone insurance product that costs less than half the price of iPhone insurance from some networks
15.07.2010 - New Report Reveals Mobile Phone Connections Reach 5 Billion Mobile phone user numbers are increasing all over the world at all ages
15.07.2010 - Apple to hold iPhone Press Conference Apples 'No Free Bumper' may cause many customers to be very unhappy with them! Sales of the new iphone are booming but so are complaints.
13.07.2010 - Cat Owners Warned of the Dangers of Open Windows The importance of insurance for pet and the dangers you may run into.
12.07.2010 - Dog Recovers after Eating Three Pounds of Gravel Dog eats 3 pounds of Gravel...but is now on the road to recovery!
09.07.2010 - Nine Firefighters Called in to Rescue Cat Stuck in Tree Firefighters are known for having to rescure cats in trees. This operation took 9
08.07.2010 - Sony Slashes Price of E-Readers in Face of Competition Sony cutting their prices due to competiton - the iPad.
06.07.2010 - New report shows nearly half of skiers are uninsured Winter sports holiday makers aren't protecting themselves with insurance
06.07.2010 - Dyson fan is summer’s top gadget The top selling gadget of the summer is the Dyson Air Multiplier fan
02.07.2010 - Marks & Spencer unveils bike theft survey Survey by Marks and Spencer reveals the extent of bike theft in the UK
01.07.2010 - US authorities recall Sony Laptops Sony is recalling thousands of Vaio laptop computers after reports of overheating problems.

June

29.06.2010 - Avoid medical emergencies on holiday How to avoid medical emergencies on your next holiday
28.06.2010 - Report Highlights Need for over 50s to get the Right Travel Insurance Travel insurance prices between the age of 50 to 74 are reasonably priced, however they almost double after the age of 75.
25.06.2010 - More gadgets taken to festivals than ever before Insure your gadgets before going to festivals.
23.06.2010 - Hewlett Packard Announces Child-Friendly Laptop HP launching a laptop aimed at Primary school children.
18.06.2010 - Scheme to counter mobile theft relaunched How to stay safe with all the high crime rates
16.06.2010 - Nintendo unveils 3D DS Find out all about Nintendo's new 3D DS!
15.06.2010 - New Xbox 360 Ships Out Find out all the specifications for the hottest new gadget, the Kinect.
14.06.2010 - Infinit Charges Gadgets on the Move A glimpse of modern day technology and a possible solution to overcome one of the common problems.
14.06.2010 - Microsoft debuts Kinect for the Xbox Find out all about Microsoft's new Kinect!

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