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The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has reported a 2.3 per cent like-for-like drop in sales in the UK for the seven weeks ending January 7th. It’s the chain’s worst UK performance in two decades. The numbers are in contrast to Tesco’s best ever international performance, with total group sales climbing …

Word is leaking out from Future that James Binns is to leave the firm. His last official day is tomorrow. Internal staff were informed yesterday afternoon. Binns leaves after 18 years at the firm, during which time he rose from journalist to editor and then publisher, managing a number of …

Today’s copy of UK newspaper The Independent carries word of new research that suggests an addiction to the internet and online gaming could actually alter the brain. Researchers used MRI scanner to examine the brains of adolescents who spent excessive amount of time online, often playing online games. These images …

Either Microsoft or Sony will shock the E3 crowds this summer by announcing that they will not release a next-generation console. That’s the claim of cloud computing firm Gaikai. The company’s chief product officer Nanea Reeves told Industry Gamers that: "Not all of the current console makers will have one …

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The latest smartphone to be officially PlayStation Certified has been unveiled by Sony. The Xperia S is the first Sony handset to carry only the Sony logo following the company’s buyout of former partner Ericsson. The handset boasts an impressive 4.3-inch 720p Reality Display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and a …

More people are using TV and other entertainment services on Xbox 360 than ever before. Microsoft has announced that the number of people using entertainment apps on Xbox Live increased by nearly 50 per cent worldwide from November to December. Video has proven to be one of the most popular …

Microsoft has announced that more than 66 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide to date. The format holder revealed the console’s latest sales milestone during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It also announced that there are now more than 40 million Xbox Live members around …

While Nokia has been struggling to do battle against the likes of Apple and Android devices in developed markets, it’s Symbian OS has continued a stronghold over emerging markets. The Finnish manufacturer has released a number of stats and trends. One of which shows that its Nokia Store is now …