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Online auction giant eBay is to open its first bricks and mortar store in the UK. The one-off five-day experiment will be located just off London’s Oxford Street and will trade between December 1st-5th. Interestingly, the shop itself will have a very limited selection of stock and no tills. Instead, …
Read More »X-Factor’s Kitty Brucknell to appear at We Sing event
She’s only going to be famous for around another eight days, so if you want to see X-Factor’s Kitty Brucknell live and in person you need to act now. Kitty, who was booted out of this weekend’s X-Factor by the judges, is to sing at a Nordic Games event that …
Read More »O2 begins 4G trial in London
The UK’s second largest mobile operator O2 is set to begin a trial of 4G high-speed mobile internet services in London. The Telefnica owned telco will be testing out the 4G technology known as LTE (long term evolution) which theoretically allows data speeds of up to 150Mb/s.The trial will run …
Read More »HMV opens dedicated tech shop
Having enjoyed in-store success with its technology offering, HMV has now opened its first dedicated technology store. Called HMV Techshop, it’s located in London’s One New Change shopping centre in a 1,200 sq ft store located where Foyles bookstore used to be. It will stock an array of products such …
Read More »Leaked video points to potential Modern Warfare 3 controversy
A leaked video from a cut-scene contained in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 could well reveal some of the content that will likely spark tabloid controversy upon the game’s release next week. Though MCV will neither post the video now reveal critical plot spoilers, a brief description of the …
Read More »Nintendo opens shop in John Lewis
Nintendo has opened its own shop at the heart of the UK’s busiest High Street. The Nintendo shop at John Lewis Oxford Street is part of the retailer’s 4m revamp of its Children’s department. It opened this week, stocking games and hardware for DS, Wii and 3DS, with Gem handling …
Read More »Harrods opens Harry Potter shop
Warner Bros has teamed up with Harrods to create a special Harry Potter store, coinciding nicely with the launch of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. The temporary concession opened earlier this week and will remain until the end of January 2012.It will sell a wide variety of Harry Potter products, …
Read More »Singstar creator sets sights on ethical fashion
Bozek-lead studio Inensu launches Closet Swap in conjunction with Channel 4 Education
Read More »Scott Parker signing FIFA 12 at Tesco Cheshunt
Supermarket chain Tesco has announced that Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Scott Parker is to attend a launch event for FIFA 12 at one of its Hertfordshire stores. Parker, who signed for Spurs at the end of the transfer window, will be at the Cheshunt Extra store at the Brookfield …
Read More »‘500 tech jobs available’ at London start-up event
New jobs fair defies economic pessimism across Britain
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