Online banking fraud up 71pc despite rise of log-in gadgets

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th September 2014 09:48.

*Fraud losses on UK cards have jumped 15pc year-on-year with a 70pc surge in online banking fraud* Banks appear to have lost ground to the......

Getting in a spin: Why washing machines are no longer built to last

Remember that old washing machine you bought back in the 1980s? The one that seemed to go on for ever?



And then there was the one you bought only a couple of years back, which seemed to give up...

Handsets appear to have been damaged as Apple fans hit out at false claims that a software update made their devices waterproof.

A fake Apple advert claiming the new iOS 7 software makes iPhones and iPads waterproof has apparently fooled some users into destroying their devices. The "advert"...

Sooooo, I have finally given in to the hype and purchased myself a halogen oven. It hasn't yet arrived but should be with me Tuesday or Wednesday. The model I bought was the Andrew James 12 ltr and I got it from Ebay at £42.99 delivered.

It isn't like me to buy whimsical gadgets, so...

Sky's O2 broadband deal could signal dark clouds

O2 and BE customers will soon be transferred on to a Sky service, but past transfer fiascos loom large. Home phone and broadband customers of both O2 and BE, who have officially became customers of Sky, are facing a nervous wait to see...

Just an observation really!

I post on a couple of consumer forums, though mostly here, and notice that things get very quiet on the run up to Christmas.

Obviously the last thing that people want to be thinking about is owing money when they are busy spending it!
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I'm getting mum's insurance in the next few weeks, which is a bit more than I expected, so I'm going to treat myself to a couple of new gadgets. One thing I want is an SLR camera.

I'm looking to get one that's second hand, or cheap, as I'm going travelling through Eastern Europe in...