Orange in HD

Orange UK has announced that it will be the first mobile telephone company to provide High Definition Voice services to its customers.

High quality voice calls will be available on handsets that have a dedicated HD Voice feature. HD Voice enabled handsets will be launched by various manufacturers in 2010.

Trials of the service will begin in early 2010 with a country-wide launch later in the year. The company claims that the HD Voice service will make callers feel as if they are in the same room as the person they have called.

More Mortgages granted

The number of mortgages granted in the UK was the highest it has been for 22 months in October, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

55,300 mortgages were granted in the month, the highest number since December 2007 and a 9% rise compared to September. The figure was 43% higher than in October 2008 and double the lowest point in January of this year.

The reasons? Interest rates are low for those who can put down a sizeable deposit and prices are continuing to rise. On average a first-time buyer needs to find a deposit of 25% according to the same survey.

Mobile phones and cancer

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After conducting a study of people between the ages of 20 and 79 in Denmark and a number of Scandinavian countries, a team of Danish scientists has concluded that the use of mobile telephones may not have increased the incidence of brain cancer The use of mobile phones increased sharply in the mid 1990s but there has been no substantial increase in the number of adult brain tumours in the years since then, according to a newly-published report from The Danish Cancer Society . They add that further longer term studies are essential as brain tumours take a long time to develop.

The scientists add that it is possible that tumours cause by the use of mobile phones take longer to develop than other forms or that the number of cases is too small to be detected.

Almost 60,000 cases of brain tumours that were diagnosed between 1974 and 2003 were studied. Some slight increases in the rate of cancers were discovered, especially amongst women between the ages of 60 and 79

AppleIpod UK held a one-day sale in its shops - and online - on the 27th November but the best deals on its products were to be found elsewhere.

Apple discounted the price of the new 8Gb iPod Nano by £7, taking it to £108 but you the same player on Amazon.co.uk fwas about £105 and that offer was available after the 27^th of November. That price had been available for the previous two weeks, but of course I can't guarantee that it will be there now.

However, please note that the more advanced 8Gb iPod Touch and 64Gb iPod Touch were cheaper from Apple on that day, but then again the 32Gb version was cheaper at Amazon. You have to be careful.

AppleIpod UK are having a one-day sale in its shops and online on the 27th November but you will find the best deals on its products elsewhere.

Apple have discounted the price of the new 8Gb iPod Nano by £7, taking it to £108 but you can buy the same player on Amazon.co.uk for about £105 and that offer will be available after the 27^th of November. That price has been available for the last two weeks, but of course I can't guarantee that it will be there in another two weeks.

However, please note that the more advanced 8Gb iPod Touch and 64Gb iPod Touch are cheaper from Apple for this one day, but then again the 32Gb version is cheaper at Amazon at the moment.

AppleIpod UK

AppleIpod UK are having a one-day sale in its shops and online on the 27th November but you will find the best deals on its products elsewhere.

Apple have discounted the price of the new 8Gb iPod Nano by £7, taking it to £108 but you can buy the same player on Amazon.co.uk for about £105 and that offer will be available after the 27^th of November. That price has been available for the last two weeks, but od course I can't guarantee that it will be there in another two weeks.

However, please note that the more advanced 8Gb iPod Touch and 64Gb iPod Touch are cheaper from Apple for one day, but then again the 32Gb version is cheaper at Amazon at the moment.