US crowdfunding site Kickstarter has started to accept projects based in the UK, with over 200 UK projects available on launch day.
Author: Rob Lewis
Smart Lightbulbs: The Future, Or Just Madness?
It has been interesting to watch the reaction to Philips launching their new “Hue” lightbulbs, which connect to the internet and can be controlled from an iPhone app.
Cheaper Grocery Shopping With MySupermarket’s New App?
MySupermarket is set to launch a new desktop app that will help shoppers compare the cost of their grocery shopping regardless of which online supermarket they choose to shop at.
Redeemia: Smartphone App For Daily Deals
There are over 50 daily deal sites in the UK, Groupon, KGB Deals, Wowcher, and loads more. A new smartphone app aims to take the hassle away from having to check through all daily deal emails in your inbox
Natwest Mobile Banking Usage Stats
Natwest have revealed usage statistics for their mobile banking facilities.
Cheaper Train Fares With Split Ticketing
Split ticketing is the process of finding cheaper train journeys by buying splitting a journey up into more than one shorter journeys, which in some cases can, counter-intuitively, come out cheaper than buying a ticket for the whole journey.
Motormate: Confused.com Rates Your Driving
Last month Aviva launched an Android phone app to help build up a profile of your driving, with a view to rewarding safer drivers with a lower car insurance premium. Now Confused.com have released a similar app.
Kellogg’s Uses Tweets As Currency
Kellogg’s has setup a pop-up shop in London’s Soho where customers can get buy their new type of crisps and pay with a Tweet on Twitter.
Use One Of These PINs At The Cash Machine? You Should Change It
Nearly 27% of us use one of the top 20 PINs to get cash from an ATM, according to recent analysis, giving anyone who gets hold of your card a good chance they can guess the PIN.
The Martin Lewis Money Show
Moneysavingexpert Martin Lewis has a new TV programme starting on ITV1 at 7.30 on Tuesday nights.