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Five apps to get for your Vodafone iPhone
So you've just picked yourself up a new iPhone on Vodafone and you're looking to fill it up with these new-fangled app thingies that everyone keeps going on about. Not sure what to get? Then You've come to the right…
Vodafone iPhone hits shops today
The iPhone 3G and 3GS models go on sale from Vodafone today. Click here to check the pricing details on all Vodafone's iPhone contract plans. The brand new option sees the Vodafone-connected handset enter an increasingly competitive market. The iPhone…
Vodafone announce iPhone tariff details
Vodafone will be selling the iPhone from January 14th, and Tech Digest have all the details you need for the deals on offer. Network fence-sitters will be upset to learn that Vodafone haven't made any drastic cuts on the pricing…
Postabon app helps shoppers find hot local deals
Geo-aware, real-time data and social networking have been big buzz words this year, so it's nice to see an app throwing all of those features together into one mix. The Postabon app is a location-aware shopping service that allows…
£100 Christmas budget for a third of Brits
Of the 1,400 people surveyed, 39% were looking to spend less this year, with 50% doing the majority of their shopping online in order to dig out the best bargains. Voucher Hub also claim that a third of Brits will be spending no more than £100 on presents this year, with another third placing simple grocery vouchers at the top of their Christmas lists.
Google withdraws advertising deal from Yahoo!, Yahoo! pleads with Microsoft to buy it
Search giant Google has withdrawn its potential advertising deal with Yahoo! due to fears of regulatory denial and the hassle of associated lawsuits. It’s a move that leaves Yahoo! floundering without a clear direction, and has led many bloggers to call for the head of CEO Jerry Yang.
Yahoo! has a lot of good stuff in the pipeline, and it’d be a great shame if it goes under. After rejecting a deal with Microsoft earlier this year, however, they’re now pleading with the software giant to buy them. CEO Yang says: “We’re willing to sell the company.”
It remains to be seen what’ll happen, but one thing’s for sure – there are rocky times ahead for the owner of the most popular portal on the internet.
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Dell fills its PCs with Universal MP3s
In the US, mega-computer-manufacturer Dell has done a deal with record label Universal to offer MP3s on its new computers. For the paltry sum of US$25, about £15, you can get 50 MP3s from Universal pre-loaded onto your computer when you buy it. Other download platforms in the US would charge you about US$50 for the same quantity of songs…
Dr Pepper follows through with promise to give everyone in America a free can of fizzy pop
Ladies and gentlemen, a large round of applause for Dr Pepper for not backing down on their promise to give everyone in America a free can of the fizzy drink if Guns N Roses managed to release their long-awaited “Chinese Democracy” album in 2008. Sadly, though, the UK isn’t included in the deal.
Opinion: Free laptop deal looks good
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
Let’s face it, who among us is ever going to turn down a free gift – especially when it’s worth up to £500. Well, that’s the prospect facing techno shoppers at Carphone Warehouse, Currys and PC World this week.
You couldn’t have failed to see the ads in the newspapers over the weekend proclaiming the gratis machines in return for signing up to broadband with the likes of Orange and AOL. ‘So where’s the catch?’ I hear you ask. ‘There’s always a catch!’
Well, you’re right, to get the free laptop you are tied into a contract with the firms for two years and yes, the machines aren’t super-spec’d enough to suit most Tech Digest readers. But in terms of getting people interested in technology and onto the interweb superhighway, it has to be good news…
