Conversations from: September 2011

I’ve missed my flight, why’s it so hard to get my tax back?

Most of us have sailed too close to the wind with flight times, but if we miss our flight can we get reimbursed? We're entitled to reclaim APD taxes, but the airlines will make us jump through some hoops first… (more about reclaiming flight tax...)

Clarkson, Connolly or Homer: who should voice your sat nav?

Another celebrity has given his voice to TomTom for drivers to download. Now, you can have Jeremy Clarkson telling you to turn right in 300 metres, take the second left at the roundabout, but presumably not 'go faster'! (more about celebrity sat navs...)

Young people lack money know-how (thanks to grandparents)

Are grandparents the font of all knowledge when it comes to money matters and are young people missing out on their financial wisdom? Or is the older generation to blame for our economy being in such a state? (more about money wisdom...)

Will Ford’s MyKey help curb (some) teens’ unsafe driving?

Ford’s MyKey aims to set a speed limit on teenage drivers. Should we welcome this latest safety innovation or are we letting technology fill the parenting gap? (more about Ford's MyKey...)

Is it time to save our savers?

The Bank of England today announced that the base rate will remain at 0.5% for the 30th consecutive month, meaning savers could have lost more than £43bn in that time. So should we give savers a break? (more about savings rates...)

Are silver surfers put off by complicated computers?

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has challenged technology manufacturers to make computers more user-friendly, so older people can benefit from the web. But are computers really the problem? (more about user unfriendly computers...)

Is your letting agent ‘SAFE’?

A new scheme, SAFE agent, aims to reassure tenants and landlords that their money is held separately to the agency's. Amazingly, this isn't required by law, so is this scheme going to give renters peace of mind? (more about SAFE letting agents...)

We want the 4G roll-out now

Uzbekistan, Latvia, Armenia and Lithuania. These are just four countries that have already deployed more advanced mobile networks than we have in the UK. And the 4G wireless internet roll-out has been delayed, again. (more about the 4G roll-out...)

Water-wasting women: stop shaving your legs in the shower

Women are the new water-wasting culprits, according to Thames Water's report that we're wasting 50 billion litres a year. Is this kind of naming and shaming really going to encourage us to use less water, though? (more about water-wasting women...)

Cyber-snooping – your partner’s dirty little secret

Technology has turned us into a nation of snoops, according to Norton’s Cybercrime report. We’re apparently logging into our partner's emails and Facebook accounts to nose around. Do you spy on your partner online? (more about cyber-snooping...)

Is glasses-free 3D the future of TV?

Last week several members of our tech team packed their bags and headed to Berlin for IFA 2011. Among the throngs of new products, new glasses-free 3D TVs showed a glimpse of what the future might look like. (more about glass-free 3D...)

A Tesco in every postcode – what’s the problem?

Tesco, the supermarket behemoth, will soon have a store in every UK postcode – that’s over 2,700 stores. But is a “Tescopoly” really such a bad thing? Why do we have such a rocky relationship with Tesco? (more about Tesco's stores...)

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