Online price comparison website Kelkoo have recently launched a new mobile version of their website. Kelkoo mobile allows users to search for and compare prices on millions of offers from thousands of brands and retailers. The streamlined service also offers product comparison and user ratings of products and retailers, making it a quick, easy and efficient service to compare prices and save money whilst on the move.

Bruce Fair, Managing Director of Kelkoo.co.uk said: “Traditionally, people browse the shops at the weekend and wait until they get home, or get in front of a computer before they search to find the best price available online. Kelkoo Mobile allows users to check the prices from thousands of retailers online whilst you are standing on the shop floor choosing what to put in your shopping basket.”

Apparently, although larger goods such as TVs and cars are being searched for on the desktop, those out and about are looking for price comparisons on smaller items such as cosmetics and clothes.

Would you use Kelkoo mobile for these smaller value items? Would this new service encourage you to research larger value purchases in the store?

The BBC unveiled on Wednesday that energy prices could rise by a stonking 40% this winter.  The report suggested that households could be hit by potential price increases of as much as £400 a year.  Suggestions are that the price rises could come into effect in August, a time when energy is not at the forefront of peoples thoughts.  With the credit crunch larger than life and personal finances generally stretched pretty thinly.

MutualPoints to the rescue

Whilst we can’t claim to be saviours of the universe, we can help you to find the best deal and hopefully soften the blow that these price rises will empart by giving you some cashback for switching.

1. Search for the best deal on energy

Whilst it’s probable that prices will rise across the board, it’s still important to scour the market to make sure you get the best deal.  We have a number of price comparison websites on MutualPoints, so you can check the market and earn points at the same time.  I’ve listed a few below with the points you can earn to give you a head start:

- MoneySupermarket - Probably the largest utility comparison site out there, you earn 1,500 points for a completed comparison when you go via MutualPoints.

- USwitch - Not quite as well known as MoneySupermarket (and the reward isn’t as high either at just 750 points) but the moral of this particular story is to shop around, so it always pays to use a few sites to see which offers you can find.

2. Earn points for signing up

If you already have an energy company in mind and want to switch now we have a number of suppliers on MutualPoints so you can earn some points as well as saving a bit of money.

- Eon Dual Fuel - Sign up for both gas and electricity and earn 4,500 points with MutualPoints.

- NPower Dual Fuel - Same as above but less points, just 3,000 for switching.

- Scottish Power Single Fuel - Just the single fuel on offer from Scottish Power, but it’s enough to earn you 2,325 points.

- Eon Single Fuel - The single fuel offering from Eon is enough to earn you 2,250 points.

Hopefully these deals will help to soften the blow a bit when the price hikes inevitably come.  So shop around and make sure you get the best deal.  In the meantime please let us know your views.

What’s your reaction to the news?  How do you plan to cope with the price hikes?