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FANCY A BIT OF CHATTERBOXING?
March 23, 2012 Envirofone
These days, you don’t need to have the telly on to know what’s happening in your favourite programme – you can simply follow the conversation about it on Twitter. TV viewers love taking to social media to comment on the [...]
Read more »GAME MAKERS GO TO TOWN ON SIMCITY 5
March 12, 2012 Envirofone
A new version of SimCity, the PC game where users can create their own cities, is set to come out in 2013. We don’t know about you, but everyone here at Envirofone [...]
Read more »A LESSON IN RECYCLING
March 9, 2012 Envirofone
We at Envirofone HQ get very excited when news floods in about our younger generation getting involved with recycling. We’re giving a big thumbs up to schools across Hertsmere that have been participating in recycling electrical equipment as part of [...]
Read more »I SPY WITH MY LITTLE APP…
March 2, 2012 Envirofone
It was revealed this week that by accepting some apps’ terms and conditions, you could be allowing companies to read your text messages, intercept your calls and even track your location. No, you’re not starring in your own version of [...]
Read more »AN ‘APPT’ WAY TO PAY YOUR PALS
February 20, 2012 Envirofone
Services like online banking, self-service checkouts in supermarkets, internet shopping and self check-in at airports have all been developed to make our lives more efficient. Lovers of speed and productivity will be pleased to know that transferring money to your [...]
Read more »SPREAD THE LOVE
February 14, 2012 Envirofone
Apparently, if you get a ‘good morning’ text from your other half, it means you’re the first thing they think about when they wake up – aww. So, how are people spreading the love on Valentine’s Day? Sending written cards [...]
Read more »NEW AGE ‘NETIQUETTE’
February 10, 2012 Envirofone
Traditional etiquette refers to things like holding a door open for another person, eating with your mouth closed or offering your seat to an elderly person on the bus. Modern technology has introduced a whole new set of etiquette protocols [...]
Read more »THE FULL T-MONTY
February 7, 2012 Envirofone
T-Mobile raised the mobile provider stakes last week, by announcing its new Full Monty tariff. Great news for hyper texters, the new plan ranges from £36 to £61 a month and includes unlimited internet access, unlimited texts, unlimited calls to [...]
Read more »Just a hunch: beware of the ‘iPad shoulder’
January 26, 2012 Envirofone
According to a recent study, using an iPad (or other tablet) could be a right pain in the neck for some people. Scientists have found that when people use tablets, they tend to hunch over the screen, which could cause [...]
Read more »Notification alert: “Talk to your kids”
January 19, 2012 Envirofone
We recently blogged about the demise of text messaging and announced we’re hoping that texting won’t go out of fashion altogether. It now seems that we’re not the only ones who believe in the importance of text messaging, as a [...]
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