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Microsoft app store in the works?

November 10, 2008, 5:23 pm by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Microsoft Tags: apps, Microsoft, Skymarket, Store

Having witnessed the barnstorming success of Apple’s iPhone App Store, Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer says the Big M wants to build its own.

Apple offers overseas gifting for Christmas

November 7, 2008, 5:29 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Apple Tags: Apple, Apple store, Christmas, gift, iPhone, iPod, Mac, Store

Got friends or relatives abroad? Apple’s just launched a new service so you can send them an iPhone, Mac or iPod for Christmas just as easily as if they lived in the UK.

Play.com touts rip-off free ticket store

October 17, 2008, 9:30 am by James Holland 1 comment

Filed under Web Tags: play, Store, tickets, Web

Not content with serving up DVDs, games, DRM-free downloads and even the latest Eee PC, Play.com just launched its own ticket store too!

PSP to get its own native games store?

July 21, 2008, 10:30 am by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: Console, Gaming, PSP, Sony, Store

PSP users could soon be downloading games straight to their consoles, as Sony considers a native store for the handheld console.

Apple to expand iTunes thanks to EU rules

July 17, 2008, 4:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Apple Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, music, Store

There’s nothing like legislation opening up new business for you, and that’s exactly what Apple’s just been the beneficiary of. New EU rules force music rights collection agencies to offer online distribution rights on a pan-European basis.

iPhone apps: finally available on Monday?

June 4, 2008, 12:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Apple Tags: app, iapp, iPhone, Store

Amongst the many, many Apple announcements due on Monday, there’s mounting expectation on Steve Jobs to unveil the public launch of the iPhone App store, finally ushering full-blown applications onto the touchscreen handset.

Apple filming 3G iPhone ad at Apple Store?

May 30, 2008, 4:15 pm by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under News Tags: 3G, advert, Apple, iPhone, Store

New York City’s giant Apple store has shut down. That can only mean one thing. New products. But this time it’s Apple’s 5th avenue retail store that is getting the lockdown, complete with lights and film crews… could they be shooting the 3G iPhone ad?

Borders goes back to the web after 7 years

May 27, 2008, 12:01 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Web Tags: book, Borders, magic shelf, Store, Web

It’s not often a new web store piques our interest, but when we heard Borders was going back to selling books online, we had to check out its promise of a “unique” new browsing technology.