http://www.uswitch.com/news/?ref=rssall The latest industry news from the UK for utilities, telecoms, broadband and personal finance. 60 en-GB http://www.uswitch.com/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.uswitch.com/?ref=rssall Corporate Pages Loans Energy Home Phone Digital TV Credit Cards Broadband Water Directory Market News Heating Cover Current Accounts Car Insurance Mobiles Consumer Guide Secured Loans Customer Accounts Bundles A new combined fixed and mobile broadband deal is to be launched by Orange, providing speeds of up to eight megabits per second. http://www.uswitch.com/news/broadband/20081128/orange-launches-new-fixed-and-mobile-broadband-package.cmsx Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Broadband uSwitch.com In order to make sure its mobile phones are tough enough, Nokia conducts several stress tests in its labs before the handsets are released for sale. http://www.uswitch.com/news/mobilephones/20081128/nokia-conducts-mobile-stress-tests.cmsx Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Mobile Phones uSwitch.com It would not be impossible to have 0% interest rates in the current economic climate, according to the head of research at Hargreaves Lansdown. http://www.uswitch.com/news/securedloans/20081128/0-interest-rates-not-impossible.cmsx Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Secured Loan uSwitch.com Many of the UK's pensioners are concerned about how they will stay warm this winter, according to new research by Age Concern. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20081128/older-people-worried-about-keeping-warm-this-winter.cmsx Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Barclaycard has issued its one millionth contactless credit card in the UK and announced that all newly issued Platinum cards will now include contactless technology. http://www.uswitch.com/news/creditcards/20081128/one-millionth-contactless-credit-card-issued-by-barclaycard.cmsx Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Credit Cards uSwitch.com Motorists are being urged to plan their Christmas shopping trips ahead in order to avoid spending more than necessary on fuel and parking charges. http://www.uswitch.com/news/carinsurance/20081127/motorists-spend-93m-getting-to-the-shops-at-christmas.cmsx Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Corporate Investments uSwitch.com Growth in the availability of smartphones is making consumers more aware of what their mobile phones can do, it has been claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/mobilephones/20081127/consumers-discovering-mobile-phone-functions.cmsx Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Mobile Phones uSwitch.com uSwitch.com has welcomed the Whitehall summit between credit card providers and business secretary Lord Mandelson, suggesting that such a meeting is long overdue. http://www.uswitch.com/news/creditcards/20081127/uswitchcom-welcomes-whitehall-summit-on-credit-cards.cmsx Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Credit Cards uSwitch.com Digital TV viewers are increasingly opting for bundled deals which include broadband and telephone services as well, it has been claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/digitaltv/20081127/digital-tv-viewers-bundling-up.cmsx Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Digital TV uSwitch.com The government has shelved plans to introduce steep increases in vehicle excise duty (VED) in an effort to ease the pressure on struggling consumers. http://www.uswitch.com/news/carinsurance/20081127/government-delays-ved-plans.cmsx Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Corporate Investments uSwitch.com Broadband now accounts for the vast majority of internet connections in the UK, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). http://www.uswitch.com/news/broadband/20081126/95-of-internet-lines-now-broadband.cmsx Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Broadband uSwitch.com uSwitch.com has launched a new prepayment meter switching service to help 5.9 million gas and electricity customers get a better deal. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20081126/prepayment-meter-switching-service-launched-by-uswitchcom.cmsx Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Credit card holders are being urged to protect their PIN numbers in the run up to Christmas in order to avoid becoming a victim of fraud. http://www.uswitch.com/news/creditcards/20081126/credit-card-customers-urged-to-protect-pins.cmsx Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Credit Cards uSwitch.com Mobile phone spam is on the increase across Europe, according to a new study by the mobile messaging infrastructure provider Airwide Solutions. http://www.uswitch.com/news/mobilephones/20081126/study-reveals-increase-in-mobile-phone-spam.cmsx Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Mobile Phones uSwitch.com A water company is to test an alternative method of charging in a trial that will involve around 1,000 households in Devon and Cornwall. http://www.uswitch.com/news/water/20081126/sww-to-conduct-new-water-charging-trial.cmsx Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Water uSwitch.com Thames Water claims to have enhanced its customer service operations through a deal with a contact centre services and solutions company. http://www.uswitch.com/news/water/20081125/thames-water-boosts-customer-service.cmsx Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Water uSwitch.com Five UK credit card providers are to begin sharing information about the lending behaviour of their customers. http://www.uswitch.com/news/creditcards/20081125/credit-card-firms-to-share-behavioural-data.cmsx Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Credit Cards uSwitch.com Demand for internet bandwidth could exceed supply by 2012, which could lead to broadband 'brownouts', it has been claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/broadband/20081125/bandwidth-demand-to-exceed-supply-by-2012.cmsx Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Broadband uSwitch.com The UK is at risk of facing a major power shortage as investment in new energy generation capacity is unlikely to keep pace with demand. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20081125/uk-close-to-facing-major-power-shortage.cmsx Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com The women-only car insurance company Diamond is urging female drivers not to leave their handbags unattended in their cars. http://www.uswitch.com/news/carinsurance/20081125/insurer-highlights-extent-of-handbag-theft.cmsx Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT Corporate Investments uSwitch.com