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“Windows Support” Scam Worsens

Posted on March 3, 2011February 16, 2017 by Rob Lewis - 390 Comments
Windows support scam

It appears there’s no end in sight for the Windows support scam that we reported on in the middle of last year.

Tagged fraud, scam

Video: Relentless Bank Robber

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Here’s a fascinating video of a bank robbery in progress in a Chinese bank, with a bank robber who just doesn’t know when to give up.

Tagged banking

Car Insurance Price Index Calculator

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Today’s ruling by the European Court of Justice to remove the discrimination between men and women when it comes to insurance has certainly caused a stir.

Tagged Insurance

Crowdcube: Are You An Armchair Dragon?

Posted on February 28, 2011February 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you fancy yourself as the next Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne or God-forbid, Deborah Meadon, then Crowdcube offers you the chance of becoming a “Dragon”, investing in start-up businesses.

Tagged Business, investment, social

Patent Suggests iPhone 5 Will Have “E-Wallet”

Posted on February 25, 2011February 24, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A recent patented granted to Apple seems to confirm that a future version of the iPhone (probably the iPhone 5) will have “E-Wallet” NFC functionality.

Tagged iphone, nfc

TfL Planning Upgrade For Contactless Bank Cards

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Transport for London has announced plans to upgrade its network of Oyster card readers to work with contactless bank cards.

Tagged transport

Tesco Clubcard Online Account

Posted on February 24, 2011February 24, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Tesco has added a new section to their website to allow you to manage your Clubcard points and vouchers.

Tagged Money Saving, shopping, vouchers

mybarclaycard: Manage Your Barclaycard On Your Mobile

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Barclaycard has launched a new mobile service to compliment its mybarclaycard account management tools.

Tagged Credit Cards, mobile

Square Drops Transaction Fees

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Today credit-card-payment-on-your-mobile-phone company Square has announced that it is removing its 15 cent per-transaction fee and just levying a flat 2.75% rate on all transactions, on what it calls a “simple revolution”.

Tagged mobile, payments

Brits “Uncomfortable” With Mobile Payments

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Earlier this week the results of some new research was released which concluded that more than half of Brits are uncomfortable with the idea of completing contactless payments with their mobile phones.

Tagged mobile, payments

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