December 3rd 2008 MP3 players make great Christmas presents. With cheap and cheerful systems for the occasional user to more costly, complicated devices for the serious music fan, it’s no wonder they’re popular gifts. WHAT’S HOT In the final four weeks leading up to Christmas the new portable MP3 player that seems to be attracting the most attention is the Apple iPod Nano 16GB, rated 8.2 out of 10 by genuine purchasers. REEVOO RECOMMENDATIONS: TOP…

Partnership reinforces Sonim’s status as rising mobile carrier for rugged users San Mateo, Calif., December 3, 2008 – Sonim Technologies announced today that it will embark on a partnership with Land Rover, which includes the launch of co-branded mobile phone products as well as an eco-friendly packaging. Land Rover, recognising adventurers’ desire for a full roster of mobile and durable products, engaged Sonim to become its licensing partner for a line of rugged cell phones…

Campaign to recession-proof Christmas  (Durham - December 3, 2008) A campaign to stop the recession killing the joy of Christmas has launched in Durham, North East England.  Amid growing fears that consumers are resigned to spending less and staying in this Christmas, the County Durham Tourism Partnership (CDTP) has launched a campaign to encourage people not to abandon the idea of enjoying the festive period. The campaign launched today in Durham City when Melanie Sensicle, chief executive…

Fans of Geordie TV duo Ant and Dec can now wake up to them every morning in 2009 with the launch of their first ever official calendar in Debenhams stores, in aid of the NSPCC’s Child’s Voice Appeal (http://www.childsvoiceappeal.org.uk/). Only 6,000 copies of this strictly limited edition calendar are available, priced £8.99, and fans should hurry as they only have until Christmas Eve to bag their copy. Each calendar sold will contribute all proceeds to…

London, UK, December 2nd, 2008 – Zagat Survey, the world’s leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure information, and Handmark®, a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media, today announced the release of ZAGAT TO GOSM ‘09 for iPhoneTM and iPod® touch users.  The new application gives users access to Zagat’s trusted ratings and reviews for over 40,000 restaurants, hotels,nightspots and shops in over 100 countries. It is immediately available through the Apple®…

Deciding what to buy difficult loved ones this Christmas no longer needs to be a nightmare as lastminute.com launches its first interactive giftfinder. giftfinder uses a revolutionary system called VisualDNA to understand a user’s preferences and feelings by measuring their responses to a collection of specially selected images. It’s a really simple, unique and fun way to find great gift ideas. Users are asked a series of image based questions and simply click on the…

Digital cameras will be popular gifts this Christmas. Whether you’re buying for a happy snapper or a serious photographer, Reevoo.com brings you the top cameras in both categories. WHAT’S HOT In the build up to Christmas, the compact digital cameras impressing consumers the most are not from Olympus, Nikon or Casio, but rather Sony, who takes the lead with its CyberShot family of cameras. Their ease of use, value for money, features and quality are…

- Over half (59%) feel under pressure to save money on digital services due to credit crunch - 1 in 3 have not changed their home phone provider for over 5 years - 1 in 4 still buying all three services separately instead of saving £360 pa by bundling them together Legacy deals on home telephone, digital TV and broadband are wasting Britons’ households £ 900 million per year according to Simplifydigital (http://www.simplifydigital.co.uk/blog), the free and impartial digital…

Monkeys + Wapping = the Future  Saturday night saw the launch of the world’s first fan driven gig. Until now promoters dictated who was available and only the rich could afford private gigs. Owngig.com brings people together to bid for bespoke private gigs. Wapping was the unlikely location for this new era with 80s favourite The Blow Monkeys playing local venue, The Prospect of Whitby.   The site, which launched less than six months ago has already…

The average Great British mother can expect less than an hour and a half each day to themselves according to leading Child Trust Fund provider, The Children’s Mutual (http://www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/). The average full-time working mum is even worse off with less than an hour a day of ‘me time’ – which is defined as quality time spent awake, without worrying about the stresses and strains of the daily grind!  Unsurprisingly, nearly three quarters of these women…