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The annual rugby union RBS Six Nations Championship kicks off on 2nd February 2008 with Ireland v Italy at Croke Park. Eyes will be on England’s efforts after their back-to-back World Cup final appearances. The England squad is a mix of old and new so it is perhaps difficult to know how they will play but they will have home advantage for their first game against Wales.

For England rugby fans, when they spend over £10 in the rugby section at Kitbag, there is a free gift England RFU rugby calendar. This will be added to the customer’s shopping basket automatically when the relevant products are added.

Kitbag have a dedicated Six Nations section which includes sub-category links to all the teams - England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy and France.

C’mon England!

I am on the lookout for a new mobile phone to replace my trusty (but very old) Nokia. There are many mobile phone websites and it’s difficult to know which one is best. However, with the multitude of mobile phone deals and models that are available, the most important thing with any website is ease of use.

I have not really decided what mobile to buy yet or even whether to go for a contract or for a pay-as-you-go phone. In this situation, the ability to easily choose from different categories is high on my list.

I recently visited Mobiles.co.uk and I must say that the website made it very easy to choose and select different makes and types of phone and to see what deals are available. The website was very fast and in my opinion it looks very modern and stylish.

I know which website I will be using when I buy my next mobile phone!

Related: Here’s a good review of the new Motorola U9 by Stephen Fry.  It has some neat features including a touch-sensitive external display. Here is the Motorola U9 on Mobiles.co.uk

Early Larning Centre were offering a special deal on the Thomas and Friends Engineers Sling Bridge Playset. This is a 54-piece set including Thomas, Mike and his tender, Brake Van, Cargo Car, Sling Bridge, Sodar Oil Station, Sir Topman Hatt and two workmen accessories.

» Buy Now at Early Learning Centre

Such a good deal, it seems to have sold out! But they are also offering a free Thomas Storage Seat worth £25 if you spend over £45 on wooden Thomas toys » Free Thomas Storage Seat.

Below: Thomas Wooden Storage Seat

Vodafone have just released a fantastic new tariff for the Nokia N95 8GB handset. This handset is one of their top sellers by far and is now available on tariffs starting from just £35 a month. The N95 8GB is also available on the Vodafone”Best for Texter” 18 month contract which includes Unlimited monthly texts.

Currys has some great camcorder deals at the moment:

• Panasonic H20 - previously £299.89, now £199.89, save £100
• Samsung HMX10 - £449.89
• Sanyo HD1000 - £499.89
• Hitachi BD70 - £699.89

One of the Christmas presents I received this year was Ian Botham’s autobiography called Head On. I have just started reading it and, if the book is anything like the man himself, it should be an entertaining read!

I am not sure if this is the only autobiography because there are a few Ian Botham books that have the same ‘Autobiography’ title. Nevertheless, Head On appears to be the most recently published. It should be a good read.

• Amazon UK: Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography
• Play.com: Head On
• Blackwells: Head On

Mesh Computers are offering some great deals on laptops and other PC systems in their January Sale.

» Mesh January Sale