Nicola Horlick: having it all – again?
Hyperactive 'superwoman' Nicola Horlick is relaunching herself as a film producer, venture capital investor and restaurateur – and for £25,000 you can join her
3 Mobile two-year contract confusion
A career move to Asia meant a 3 handset became unusable – but the last year of the two-year contract still had to be honoured
What Aardman’s Pirates taught me about the evils of capitalism
Deborah Orr: Money will always be necessary. But as a measure of worth, it's extremely limited and highly corrupting – as Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists shows
Lovefilm or Netflix: which is better?
A reader wants to know whether signing up to Lovefilm or Netflix is really worth it, and if so which one?
What the BlackBerry announcement means to consumers
The struggling smartphone company says in future it will focus on business clients. But what does that mean to consumer users, or those who have just signed a contract?
A week on the web: the pasty tax
Forget the cut to the 50p rate of income tax: it seems George Osborne's biggest budget blunder was to add VAT to a hot Cornish pasty. Here's how that went down on the web
The job rejection letter to end all others
About 900 jobseekers in the US have found themselves on the end of a 3,000-word bullet-pointed rejection letter. What are the best, and worst, examples of job feedback you've received?
iPad 3 refunds for Australian buyers after Apple admits no 4G service
Competition watchdog takes Apple to court after tablet was sold as 'iPad with WiFi + 4G' but cannot use Australian network
Pass notes 3,147: Kate Winslet
The actor has found herself a cause – autism – and now she's passing round the golden hat to her celebrity friends, to wear
Hoax Microsoft Windows security calls offer hindrance not help
Scam calls claiming to help fix computer virus problems need to be dealt with swiftly – by putting the phone down
Budget 2012: 50p tax rate scrapped and allowance raised
George Osborne has announced a £1,100 increase in the personal tax allowance, and cut the top rate of tax to 45p
Budget 2012: Osborne champions British business with corporation tax cut
Chancellor announces larger-than-expected cut in corporation tax to 22p over the next three years, styling himself as champion of British business
Ebooks VAT should be slashed to zero in 2012 budget, say publishers
Publishers Association adds voice to 5,000-strong petition calling for VAT on ebooks to be abolished, to align with print books
Groupon UK boss: we haven’t made the same mistake twice
Joint managing director defends daily deals site after OFT finds it broke a string of consumer protection laws. By Mark Sweney
Cineworld cuts online booking fees
Cut will save pre-booking cinema goers 70p per ticket, but pay-on-the-door customers face a price rise