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Samsung plans to open 60 retail stores around Europe

30 January 2014, 12:30

The Samsung dedicated stores will be operated by Carphone Warehouse.

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Google awarded patent for ads which offer buyers a free ride

24 January 2014, 14:14

A will you take a free bus to B&Q, a tram to TK Maxx, or a limo to Louis Vuitton?

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Amazon Prime Sunday service goes live in the UK

21 January 2014, 11:17

In London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds.

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Over £600 million made in UK games retail in December 2013

14 January 2014, 09:30

But high street retailers continue to struggle and the iconic HMV Oxford Street store closes.

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FIFA 14 denies CoD at the goal line, scores Christmas 2013 No.1

24 December 2013, 11:30

The 'beautiful game' fends off the bookies favourite - Call of Duty: Ghosts.

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Finally, Morrisons supermarkets to offer online grocery shopping

24 December 2013, 09:24

The service goes live across the Midlands, with the first deliveries on 10th January.

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Dixons Retail first to offer Steam Wallet cards in the UK

23 December 2013, 12:19

Would you be happy to find one of these in your stocking?

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Intel promoting test drives of 2-in-1s from its Experience Stores

13 December 2013, 13:45

You can borrow one for up to 48 hours to see if it's right for you.

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Amazon testing Octocopter ‘Prime Air’ drones for 30 min deliveries

2 December 2013, 09:34

The unmanned drone can carry up to 2.3Kg.

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Argos trials new stores, replacing catalogues with iPads

28 November 2013, 12:15

There will be six of these new ‘digital concept stores’, four of which will be in London.

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UK online sales predicted to hit £5 billion this Xmas

26 November 2013, 11:15

Deloitte estimates Brits will fork out £5 billion online on Chrissy pressies this year.

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Amazon Coins virtual currency launches in the UK

22 November 2013, 11:30

Every Kindle Fire owner in the UK will find £4 worth of coins in their account today.

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Nominet to introduce shorter .uk domain name in summer 2014

20 November 2013, 17:41

Shorter and simpler, will save three keystrokes many times a day.

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World’s first offline affiliate network launched by Yub

19 November 2013, 11:08

Company tracks users from online clicks through to bricks and mortar purchases.

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Intel will open its own pop-up retail outlets later this month

14 November 2013, 10:14

The ‘Intel Experience Stores’ are intended to be open for the holiday season only.

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Nvidia shows off Tegra Note 7 and stylus in new videos

12 November 2013, 14:19

The DirectStylus gets special attention on this reasonably priced powerful tablet.

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Amazon to offer Sunday delivery in UK and US cities

12 November 2013, 12:16

For UK it’s London only, but in the US several cities will get the Sunday service.

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Tesco Mobile offers 4G upgrades for just £2.50 per month extra

18 October 2013, 11:07

4G LTE availability from Tesco is, of course, limited to O2 4G coverage areas.

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Argos launches £99 MyTablet, available from tomorrow

15 October 2013, 10:00

What do you get in a tablet that costs £20 less than Tesco’s Hudl?

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Cubify Cube 3D printer debuts at PC World and Currys today

2 October 2013, 10:05

Consumer friendly designed 3D printer receives files via Wi-Fi.

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Argos and eBay collaborate: buy on eBay, collect free from Argos

24 September 2013, 17:20

Trial service to start with 50 eBay merchants and 150 Argos stores.

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Tesco launches Hudl, a 7-inch Android based tablet, for £119

23 September 2013, 12:15

Using ClubCard vouchers the tablet will cost just £60.

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As new iPhones hit retail an iOS 7 lock screen vulnerability is found

20 September 2013, 09:00

Also UK pre-orders for the new Apple iPhone 5C have been “a big disappointment”.

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Tesco press event on Monday will out its new 'Hudl' tablet

17 September 2013, 09:45

Invite says “we’ve got something to show you” at event on 23rd September.

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Microsoft launches Apple iPad trade-in scheme in US & Canada

13 September 2013, 10:45

Microsoft Stores will offer at least $200 towards the purchase of a new Surface tablet.

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Amazon AutoRip music service comes to Europe

27 June 2013, 10:00

France, Germany and Italy got the facility earlier this week, the UK joins them today.

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GAME to open Xbox-specific store in London tomorrow

19 June 2013, 09:45

Meanwhile Xbox 360 sales still strong with 114,000 units sold during May.

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Order groceries, get them within an hour, from PocketShop UK

22 April 2013, 16:52

Service debuts today, covering various North London postcodes.

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ASDA is now accepting Sony PlayStation 4 pre-orders

11 April 2013, 16:00

Just put down £20 to reserve a console, however no hint offered about launch pricing.

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UK GameStick launch to be a GAME exclusive

2 April 2013, 12:30

Super-portable Android console launch will be in June, alongside the rival OUYA console.

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Nintendo UK to meet with worried Wii U retailers

22 March 2013, 12:02

What to do now the price cuts have failed?

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Tesco’s Clubcard TV is now live for non employees

7 March 2013, 17:12

It’s still a beta version and the ad-supported content isn’t very extensive.

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Google Play gift cards launch in the UK

6 March 2013, 13:43

Morrisons and Tesco stock them in £10, £25 and £50 denominations.

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