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Game Digital shares halved following major profits warning

14 January 2015, 11:05

The retailer admits a Black Friday disaster - it made too many bargains available.

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Amazon's 'Make an Offer' option allows shoppers to haggle

10 December 2014, 13:05

And Prime Instant Video has started to offer streaming in 4K Ultra HD (in the US).

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Black Friday to Cyber Monday Steam sale will kick off tomorrow

25 November 2014, 10:05

Valve hasn't announced the sale yet but PayPal has told its users to get ready for it.

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Amazon Travel to launch shortly in US, says report

21 November 2014, 14:35

The service will start by offering hotel accommodation in major US cities.

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ASUS X205TA Windows 8.1 laptop limbos under the US$100 mark

17 November 2014, 12:05

That's a 'Black Friday' deal but it is also in the Microsoft Store at US$179 right now.

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Zapp mobile payments strikes deal with Asda, Sainsbury's

8 October 2014, 13:05

Zapp already has deals with the likes of House of Fraser, Clarks and Verifone merchants.

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Tesco launches "bigger, better, faster" hudl 2

3 October 2014, 13:05

New Intel Atom powered tablet is going to be available from 8th October, for £129.

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eBay to split with PayPal business after 13 years entwined

1 October 2014, 11:05

The online retail giant plans to split off PayPal into a separate company next year.

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Tesco shutters free Clubcard TV ahead of Hudl 2 launch

30 September 2014, 11:05

The ad-supported streaming service will close on 28 October.

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PayPal adds limited Bitcoin support in North America

24 September 2014, 14:05

The payments company finally takes its first step towards enabling Bitcoin transactions.

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EE and Vodafone in talks to buy up the best bits of Phones 4U

17 September 2014, 10:30

Report says three parties are interested in cherry picking the stores, stock and staff.

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Phones 4U goes into admin following EE contract termination

15 September 2014, 11:15

Thousands of jobs are at risk. Phones 4U shops won't open today.

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Cashback: ASUS X99 motherboard and Samsung SSD combo offers

9 September 2014, 11:51

UK customers can grab up to £100 cashback when purchasing these components.

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Fake Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 cards sold by German retailers

29 August 2014, 09:45

What you get is a GeForce GT 440 with modified video BIOS information.

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Digital games distributor GoG offers DRM-free film downloads

28 August 2014, 11:00

Starts with a roster of just 21 films, including two freebies.

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Amazon Fire Phone a damp squib: no more than 35,000 units sold

27 August 2014, 11:45

Data suggests that the online retailer is struggling with sales of its flagship smartphone.

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Union pressures Co-op to remove all Amazon lockers

15 August 2014, 12:15

The move is part of the GMB's campaign against Amazon's pay and conditions.

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Mastertronic in financial difficulty, cutting workforce by 40 per cent

31 July 2014, 12:03

But Cambridge UK based games company hopes to prosper in digital only industry.

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Amazon launches a 3D printing store for plastic tat

29 July 2014, 12:15

"Limitless possibilities" on offer include custom bobble heads and smartphone cases.

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Amazon launches Prime Music streaming service

12 June 2014, 12:15

The new ad-free service gives its Prime members access to over 1 million songs.

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Amazon hints its 3D smartphone will launch on 18th June

5 June 2014, 13:45

Unfortunately the video teaser doesn't give very much away. However we also get a pic via Twitter.

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Dixons and Carphone Warehouse £3.8bn merger confirmed

15 May 2014, 11:45

The new alliance will create an electrical retailer with 3,000 stores across Europe.

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Seller who threatened to sue customer is banned from Amazon

12 May 2014, 12:45

Mediabridge wanted to sue the Amazon shopper over a negative wireless router review.

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Tesco plans to launch an own-brand smartphone this year

7 May 2014, 09:30

Hudl 2 tablet is also said to be due out this September.

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Tesco hits 500K Hudl tablet sales, now working on a successor

18 April 2014, 14:15

The supermarket reveals that it plans to launch a revamped Hudl tablet later this year.

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Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2 (Neo) and Gear Fit available in the UK

11 April 2014, 12:45

Following hot on the heels of the opening of nine new Samsung Experience Stores.

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Newegg pilot program starts in the UK and Australia

9 April 2014, 10:11

A limited selection of products from its .com site are now available to Brits and Aussies.

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Sony to close two thirds of its US stores with 1,000 jobs lost

27 February 2014, 11:07

Meanwhile the recently launched PS4 console flies off the shelves in Japan.

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Dixons and Carphone Warehouse in merger talks

25 February 2014, 12:45

If the merger goes ahead, Dixons boss is set to run the combined group.

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Amazon rival Newegg expected to launch in the UK next month

24 February 2014, 11:30

Will it be able to crack home-grown eBuyer and Scan's market or will it do a Humpty Dumpty?

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Amazon Prime to be merged with LOVEFiLM Instant on 26th Feb

21 February 2014, 10:06

Just like in the US the new service will be called 'Amazon Prime Instant Video'.

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Scan customers can now make purchases using Bitcoins

6 February 2014, 18:03

Quite a lot of PC hardware can be bought for a single coin, as 1BTC = £498 (today).

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eBuyer to move into high street retail

3 February 2014, 19:08

The large UK online retailer is considering the move from virtual to physical stores.

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