The directory service is one of the only services which offer customers the chance to search for the mobile phone numbers of the people they are looking for.

Since its launch in June, many people have been flocking to the website in order to make their mobile phone number ex-directory – as it has been revealed that using the 118 800 service, people can obtain your number via searching for your name and location.

In the past few days, it was revealed by the directory’s parent company that the site was down after an overwhelming amount of traffic to unsubscribe to the service that people have been registered for by default.

Some people believe that the source of the surge was after a viral email began to circulate around the UK, after a special report about the service was broadcast on a BBC programme.

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As Apple’s App Store turned 1 earlier this month, the popular electronics company LG has unveiled the latest competitor to Apple’s coveted crown as the market leader in the applications for smartphones market.

The LG Application Store (a longwinded name, but still) is about to launch officially to consumers in the Asian market, where the business will have its focus for the time being.

The reason the company have decided to do this is due to the fact that they do not want to unveil such a big investment globally in case the idea should fail. An international flop could prove disastrous for the electronics company, especially considering it is licking its wounds because of the recession.

Despite the apparent lack of confidence in the potential of a rival to Apple, LG have said that the objective of the LG App Store’s launch in Asia is to see whether or not there is a platform for expansion on an international scale towards the end of the year. There are condition plans for the development of the software in 22 countries at the moment.

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The birthday candles were out at the Infinite Loop last week as Apple celebrated the first birthday of the App Store.

It has been a rollercoaster ride of a year for the store, which has enjoyed almost as many controversies as successes. One of the most notable successes has been the fact that one billion app downloads have already been achieved – the milestone was reached earlier in the year.

Apple has pulled out some celebratory stops to celebrate the significant milestone. The App Store has gone from strength to strength and now has over 50,000 applications to its name. It is believed that the store is the market leader in the applications industry at the moment, with other stores like Ovi from Nokia lagging behind. …continue reading →

It seems like in the new age of Internet, with Twitter and Facebook the bad boys; it isn’t minutes or texts that matter anymore – but tweets.

O2 has confirmed they are giving their customers 600 free tweets in contract deals – however, some teenagers have said that it is not of interest to them, as Twitter is not geared towards their age range.

Vodafone already has a system that customers can use to send and receive tweets in place, with similar systems from Orange and T-Mobile expected very soon. It is understood that all of these services are currently free. …continue reading →

In honour of the very successful launch of the iPhone 3G S, surely it is only fitting to celebrate one of the main things that sum up the essence of the genius smart phone?

In this article, we look at the top ten paid apps that the App Store has to offer the iPhone this week. It could be deemed as a privilege to be in this list, as Apple said in their ad campaign: “There’s an app for pretty much everything.”

So, counting down from 10, what goodies do we have in store for us this week?

10. Mobile Allowance - £0.59

At number ten is mobile allowance, a nifty little number which allows you to watch the pennies for 59 pennies. It analyses total usage and allows you to see how much of your contract allowance you are using and how quickly you are using it in comparison with previous months. …continue reading →