US Government fails to get records off of Amazon
We have heard a lot about the various governments that attempt to gain information from the various online websites where the ordinary person can sell products and hopefully make some money in the process.
But the governments of the world want their cut of the profits and so in an attempt to find out how much [...]
The best time to visit the Apple Store
The Apple stores are virtually always packed out in the daytime hours, so when is the best time to go? Well this account is from New York and it from someone who decided to go out and buy their new Apple Mac at 3.00 am, yes that right 3.00 am.
Now you are not likely to [...]
Yours purchases made public
Users of Facebook are fairly angry as they have noticed a little box that has appeared on the browser which tracks some of their online purchases, the box initially has a warning stating that their information is going to be shared with other Facebook users, but as it only lasts a short while some users [...]
November 26, 2007The future of Apple Stores
There used to many things that were terrible as a buying experience, cars and double glazing spring to mind, and yet these products are no longer at the top of the worst to buy list, in fact it is computers and when you think about it, they could be right.
This is not very good news [...]
The iPhone to be sold unlocked
After the land mark court case in Germany regarding the Apple iPhone and the fact that it was tied to just one provider, this was not allowed in Germany and so Deutsche Telekom will now have to by law sell an Apple iPhone that has been unlocked and ready for the owner to sign with [...]
November 21, 2007Santa arrives in Worcester
One of the first Santa’s arrived at a store in Worcester, it seems that this type of spectacle is happening earlier each year, and yet as if this was the first time that people have ever seen something like this occur, the streets even though the weather was wet and cold, were still lined with [...]
November 20, 2007McDonalds eye up coffee market
After seeing how coffee has become the in thing of the 21st century McDonalds the fast food kings have seen the light and come up with what they think will be a winner, they are going to sell a decent cup of coffee!
Actually that is a little unfair as the new style coffee, did get [...]
Second lifers can get free Linden$
Getting your hands on some free Linden Dollars has to be good news for most second lifers, and we are going to show you exactly how to do it.
There are many marketing opportunities for businesses on Second Life and this is how you can earn some free cash!
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Great Christmas shopping sites
With not much time to go before Christmas the prospect of heading off to the town centre suffering the traffic, cold and people pushing gets even less appealing. Which is why shopping online has to be the best way to beat the winter blues.
Here is a list of ten websites to ease your online shopping. [...]
Google takes off in China
China is such a huge market all companies need to get a really strong foot down before it is too late, this could be said for Google, but unfortunately there appears to be quite a few different Googles around, like the Google Clothing Store, Google Bar, Google Fashion and numerous other strange and wonderful places, [...]
November 12, 2007Cops go shopping with company credit cards
The Metropolitan Police are under the microscope yet again, this time it is for the irregular spending on police credit cards. It appears that officers attached to the SO15 anti terror division are given American Express cards in their undercover names which they use to travel around the country chasing terrorists.
Yet two officers have been [...]
iPhone hits the stores today
Apple release their famous iPhone today, and unlike the massive queues and rush to buy that we see in the states a few months ago, the publics response has been minimal, yes there are a few die hard Apple fans who have camped outside the Apple Store in Regent St, despite the weather not being [...]
November 7, 2007What would Jesus buy?
This is the name of a new documentary film by the maker of “Super Size Me” star Morgan Spurlock, so you already know how the film is going to progress, but to look at the posters you could be mistaken to think that this is a Disney film of something of the like.
In the film [...]
Coffee never tasted so good
Why is it that when we are walking around the shopping centres we often get this aroma that has the senses going and tastes buds tingling for a decent cup of coffee? It does not matter whether its Starbucks or Costas the effect is the same. Yet should we be fortunate enough to own an [...]
November 5, 2007Tesco move in on US market
As if being the number one supermarket chain in the UK was not enough, the Hertfordshire based Tesco stores have begun an attack on the US marketplace by opening their first store in a small and rather unknown city of Hemet, California.
Opening a store in a city of this kind may seem rather strange, but [...]
Superstores don’t harm small shops
Despite what some protesters feel, the result of the Competition Commission enquiry into the huge impact that the big four supermarket chains have over the retail sector has found that there is no evidence to support claims that they damage the trade of smaller stores.
This enquiry has been ongoing for nearly eighteen months and it [...]