Opera Mini growing in popularity with phone companies

September 18, 2010

The Opera Mini, a popular browser with phone companies, will see a surge in sales as carriers begin to seek out Apple and Nokia services as potential users. The Norwegian-made software operates as a browser for content and other applications on ...

Sainsbury’s shocked by packaging waste charges

September 18, 2010

Popular UK grocer Sainsbury’s has faced accusations from a local council regarding its packaging procedures, just hours after announcing improvements in the packaging of its cereal brands. For Sainsbury’s, the timing was everything. Not 24 hours after the retailer proudly showed ...

Hertz Global Holdings Proposes $300 million Senior Notes Sale

September 17, 2010

Hertz Global Holdings has announced that their subsidiary, The Hertz Corporation, is planning to offer $300 million worth of senior notes, which are due in 2018. This will be done through a private offering exempt from the Securities Act ...

Cher Lloyd Faces Hometown Rival in X Factor Boot Camp

September 16, 2010

X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd was shocked to find out that she will be facing an old rival during boot camp. The 17-year-old was beaten in the recent talent competition The Text Factor by 18-year-old Ellice Chidlow. Ellice was seen ...

Dating Conman David Checkley Jailed

September 15, 2010

A man has been jailed for 6 years and 10 months after he conned a string of divorced women out of thousands of pounds while pretending to date them. The 52-year-old broke a lot of hearts and left the ...

Lloyds Banking Group Gets Most Complaints

September 15, 2010

Lloyds Banking Group has made it to the top of a list for the financial services firms that have the most complaints sent to the Financial Ombudsman. The figures for the first 6 months of 2010 were published this ...

Iberia Focusing on British Airways Merger

September 15, 2010

According to Iberia, the airline is focused on their merger with British Airways. This comes after speculation that the Spanish carrier is planning to swap shares with LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines. However, Iberia says that they can't ...

Simon Cowell Not going to Quit X Factor, says Sinitta

September 15, 2010

Sinitta, the '80s chart star, is insisting that Simon Cowell won't be quitting The X Factor next year. The singer helped the judge and producer pick his final 3 acts for this year's show during the judges' house portion ...

Increased Recycling to Create over 50,000 Jobs

September 15, 2010

A report from Friends of the Earth says that ambitious targets to increase recycling in the UK to 70% by local councils could create 51,400 jobs. It also shows that another 18,000 could be created if industrial and commercial ...

X Factor singer Tom Richards Slams Pixie Lott

September 14, 2010

Tom Richards, a contestant on The X Factor, has criticized Pixie Lott for not putting him through to the next round of the contest straight away. The pop singer was a guest judge during the auditioning ...