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Why we won’t be seeing you at the NEC Franchise Exhibition 2011

Why we won’t be seeing you at the NEC Franchise Exhibition 2011

This year the NEC Franchise Show will be held on Friday 30th September and Saturday 1st October. PC PAL will not be exhibiting there this time around, however we will be doing something far more interesting for those who would like to find out more about what we have to offer!

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100mb broadband!!!

100mb broadband!!!

The average broadband speed across the UK is 6.2Mbit, where as the average advertised speed is 13.8Mbit, so most people are getting less than half the speed they are paying for. However, in some other European countries the average speed people are getting is over 16Mbits; in Germany and in Holland they are getting over…

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Contact-less payments

Contact-less payments

Orange and Barclaycard have just announced a joint venture whereby you can use your Orange phone to purchase items up to a maximum of £15 per transaction just by waving your phone over a special device at the till. However, there is only 1 phone you can use at the moment and that has only…

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PC PAL Does The Gadget Show Live 2011

PC PAL Does The Gadget Show Live 2011

This year at The Gadget Show Live there were a lot of companies showing off their latest 3D products, almost all of which required you to wear glasses; only the Nintendo 3DS didn’t. Wouldn’t have minded seeing some 3D TVs that dont need you to wear rechargable glasses. The other area that seemed to get…

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