Tuesday, November 30

People spend 'half their waking hours daydreaming'

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People spend nearly half of their waking hours not thinking about what they are actually doing, according to a US study conducted via the iPhone.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11741350

Best Twitter Client for IPhone and iPad

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“After searching for months, I’ve come to the conclusion that Twitbird is the best iPhone and iPad Twitter client.

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http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2010/08/best-twitter-client-for-iphone-and-ipad.html#axzz15LwGQeBK

Give your charity donation a tax boost

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It's important to make the most of the money you are giving to charity. If you want to maximise the cash you are giving you need to be canny.  Tax rules might seem a world away from helping poverty stricken children, but by knowing what is what, your donation could help more people. For a start, there's Gift Aid, from which charities are able to claim an additional 25p from every £1 donated by UK taxpayers. Those in the 40p tax bracket can claim the rest of the tax on their donations back through their tax returns.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/8146054/Give-your-charity-donation-a-tax-boost.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4ce6adba06a9a7cc,0

Small businesses target £1.68bn in supplier savings

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Business owners target energy, telecommunications and other utility services in the search for savings as they anticipate a trickle down effect from the Government's drive to pressure its biggest suppliers to produce cash rebates.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/8134219/Small-businesses-target-1.68bn-in-supplier-savings.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4ce1420477b81264,0

Android 2.3 rumours: what you need to know

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While earlier rumours were suggesting that Gingerbread was the code name for Android 3.0, we now know that Gingerbread is Android 2.3, which makes Honeycomb Android 3.0. Android 4.0 is rumoured to be code named Ice Cream. Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed off a phone running Android 2.3 at the Web 2.0 summit on 15 November.

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http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-2-3-rumours-what-you-need-to-know-908255

Bank lending to small business stabilises

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Industry statistics show high street banks extended the same value of loans to small businesses in September as last year, the first time since the credit crunch the year on year figure has not fallen .

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/8152273/Bank-lending-to-small-business-stabilises.html

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