H took on my elderly Nokia (the blue and orange model which is now almost a Collectors' Item) when I updated a long time ago.  The fact that that is still working and the replacement I then got isn't is possibly a major comment on Nokia and their original policies.  Of course they've long since been taken over by Management with the all too ( Read more... )

A few years back now I purchased a £10 Nokia mobile phone from EE complete with £1 per week package.  The package was fairly basic, to start - a few texts, a few minutes of calls and (ridiculously) small amount of data access ( Read more... )

Just heard a radio ad** for a short-term loan company.

"We have one of the lowest APRs," claimed the voiceover guy.  "At 448%."

448%!  !!  !!!  !!!!   !!!!!

One of the lowest APRs available ( Read more... )

I've just been informed by BiL that the app he uses to read this blog on his mobile phone has been updated.  To version 5.2.

What, I hear you ask (listens carefully, ok, perhaps you don't but I'm going to tell you anyhow) does this entail?

• Added complications to watch app
• Additional bug fixes and improvements

  Call me old-fashioned (cos I am) but ( Read more... )

The sun is a-shining and the weather is becoming warm enough to dry two loads of washing in one day.  To make the most of this I put a lot on earlier.  Then, coming back to it, turned the machine on again!  'Tisn't just he best laid plans of mice and men ( Read more... )

Ooh look, they're going to double the penalties imposed on those who use their mobile phones while driving!  This after a cyclist was killed the other day by a van driver who was texting, going at 65mph, on a clear road.

The van driver was a repeat offender, he'd been caught eight times in the past.  That's caught eight times.  Out of goodness ( Read more... )

There now, that pipeline I told you about yesterday, the one the Native Americans are protesting about, the US government has decided not to go ahead with it 'at this time', deciding that 'more studies are needed'.  Understandably the Native Americans are rejoicing, but they are also watching to see what happens next.  They know their history.   ( Read more... )

As well as raiding the market yesterday (cherries, locally grown strawberries, grapes, bananas, an avocado, alas no Pink Lady apples) I had a look in the EE shop.  I mentioned a while ago that my mobile phone has become very particular about whence it will send text messages, and to whom.  Like it won't text from more than about 1/2 mile from home ( Read more... )

You know, Dear Reader, it's the kind of notice you see at the beginning of a cinema showing, it's probably in your programme at the theatre and it definitely comes up ahead of our Sunday morning services.  "Please switch off your mobile phone ( Read more... )

A chap in Singapore, Don Sah, took photos of a storm last night.  He then stitched together the shots with lightning ( Read more... )