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Online sales set record in July

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:07 +0000

Unseasonably wet weather in July has driven online shopping to a record Â£4.2bn, a report by IMRG claims.

Super solution for Rubik’s cube

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:57:28 +0000

A supercomputer shows how to solve the 1980s puzzle Rubik’s cube in the smallest number of moves.

Drug website safety fears raised

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:57:02 +0000

Most online pharmacies are unlicensed and may be putting patients health at risk, research suggests.

Music and vice top games awards

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:54:01 +0000

Guitar Hero II will go head to head with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories at the 25th Golden Joystick awards.

Google sidesteps mobile reports

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:51:02 +0000

Google refuses to deny mounting speculation that it is working to produce its own brand mobile phone.

Lift off for Nasa’s Mars probe

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:49:01 +0000

Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life.

Actinic v8 In Beta Test

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:15:02 +0000

Version 8 of Actinic’s range of desktop ecommerce software has now entered beta testing, with the full release scheduled for August.

Small Businesses Still Slow To Get Online

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:12:28 +0000

According to a report from BT Business, three quarters of small and medium business are aware of the importance of the Internet, but four out of ten still do not have a web site.

Ticket exchange bags $30m in funding

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:12:01 +0000

Viagogo, the online ticket exchange backed by StubHub co-founder Eric Baker, has received $30m in Series C funding to fuel an assault on the US.

The move will see ViagogoÂ enabling fans to trade tickets for the Cleveland Browns NFL team, as well as live concerts, sporting events and Broadway shows.

A Close Shave For The Gentleman’s Shop

admin0 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:10:02 +0000

Robert and Charlotte Johnston established The Gentleman’s Shop as a leading online supplier of men’s grooming accessories. They tried three different approaches to selling online, and experienced both the rough and the smooth of ecommerce, before settling on a solution that satisfied their needs - at a surprisingly low cost.