118800 Initial Directory enquiry research, how well users can recall phone numbers from memory and the need for a mobile phone directory

Scientist and Keynote speaker Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.

A company will begin offering a directory service that allows people to find the mobile phone numbers of people they know

Who knows, 118800 could even be useful. This morning saw the announcement of a brand new mobile phone directory, available online and via your phone.

The concept of the directory enquiry (DQ) service is set to be brought into the mobile age with the announcement that 118800 – the UK's first and only service with the ability to connect individuals to millions of mobile numbers – is to launch nationwide.

The management at Land Rover UK looked to D3 Events' team building arm 'Outside Adventure' to run a reward and motivational programme for its core staff.

All manner of activities from bridge building to walking on water ensured a group from Specsavers had an unforgettable team building experience last weekend.

The beauty of a Florida villa is that you can be minutes away from all the major attractions, yet a million miles from the hustle and bustle. After a hard day at Walt Disney World, Universal, SeaWorld or the many other sights, there is nothing better than sitting back in your own home from home to relax and prepare for the next day.

Celebrities are always the centre of attention, in July the most popular topics were Peter Andre's tumble on stage, Katie's new friend, Rihannas new hair, Cheryl Cole's new dress and a new pregnant celeb.

In the global payments space, operators have several choices when it comes to payment gateway suppliers, most of which offer similar core services. So going beyond the commoditized gateway service to truly enhancing operator experience and improving operational efficiency is vital for payment gateway solution providers to compete.

Lending from private banks and other institutions is likely to prove a key driver of economic recovery from the current downturn, Capital Economics said today.

UK commercial property prices rose 0.2% in July, their first positive reading since the market peaked in June 2007, data from CB Richard Ellis, showed today.

Throughout London, talks and lectures are becoming the new gigs. People are flocking to debates at the Louise T Blouin Foundation, Intelligence Squared, the Royal Geographical Society, the Tate and the ICA to hear inspiring, moving, motivational, practical and fun presentations from interesting people.

This year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the biggest ever with comedy accounting for a full third of the performers with big names including comedian and awards host Frank Skinner, Clive James, Denise Van Outen — and Alistair McGowan.

Facebook is one of the biggest and most popular online social networks in the world, and if you have an account there you can connect it directly to your account at Dopplr. Using the Dopplr: Where Next? app for Facebook, you can find out more about which of your Facebook friends are fellow smart travellers, and which ones have yet to discover Dopplr's features. Your Facebook friends can see a simple summary of your current and planned trips, displayed in an attractive box on your Facebook profile.

Big Brother is upon us once again, Mr Paparazzi has the latest Big Brother news and gossip.

The UK commercial property market is in the best position to recover compared with other key European sectors but the US is still on a downward spiral, according to reports from analysts.

Insurance companies are returning to a previous role as lenders to soothe Britain's property debt famine and turn dealmaking hopes to reality.

Cheyne Capital Management, the London-based hedge fund group led by Jonathan Lourie and Stuart Fiertz, has made a major hire from Morgan Stanley to head the expansion of its equities-focused strategies.

The Dopplr Social Atlas is a new guide of guidebook, compiled and curated by the smart travellers who use Dopplr's web service. Their travel advice pulls together the interesting and useful things they have discovered along the way.

Buy-to-let landlords are losing their properties at over three times the rate of other homeowners.

Lenders to Four Seasons Healthcare, the heavily indebted care homes group, are considering a last-ditch plan for a restructuring that would about halve its £1.5billion debt. If there is no agreement, the company will be sold.

Britain’s least enduring medieval meme, Morris-dancing, sits on the brink of extinction, warns Charlie Corcoran, bagman of the Morris Ring.

I went back to Maranhao, one of many cities that had been devastated by floods last month, to survey the progress after the damage.

T-shirts featuring classic rock groups such as Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, David Bowie amongst others, and which belonged to their crews were auctioned by the well-known New York's auction house Christie's.