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Tesco sells more Android phones than iPhones
Tesco now sells more Android phones than iPhones. File under “It had to happen”, Mobile Today has a report that Tesco are now selling more Android phones than iPhones. It comes as no surprise that Apple iPhones are being outsold by Android, after all there are more models and more manufacturers producing Android phones,...
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Amazon Kindle gets bundled for free with mobiles
Carphone Warehouse are to bundle the Amazon Kindle with certain mobile phones. Amazon have now added Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK, to it’s long list of retailers already selling the Kindle. Carphone and Best Buy deals are an extension of a deals the two companies started in the US last September and they...
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Want to get your iPhone app in the top 5 then buy some TV ads
Tesco’s mobile guru Nick Lansley revealed in his Tech for Tesco blog that the best way to get your iPhone app in the top 5 list of most downloaded apps on the Apple app store is to buy some primetime TV coverage. The advert for the iPhone Tesco Groceries scanning feature aired first last...
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Who doesn’t sell the iPad? Not Tesco?
Tesco have big full page ads in the papers today, to announce the iPad is now on sale at selected Tesco stores, and it’s also available online from Tesco Direct. However Tesco seem to have underestimated the UK’s desire to buy iPads. Unfortunately it’s no cheaper than the Apple online and offline stores, and...
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2010 set to be a mobile christmas?
Predictions are flying in thick and fast on mobile commerce and Christmas. According to the predictions this year will either be the first year where mobile has made a significant impact on Christmas sales, or it’s likely be the year where mobile starts to make a difference. Either way it’s started a trend. According...
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UK mobile retailers get a best practice body
The IAB, the retailer trade body IMRG and interactive media association AIME have announced their joint leadership body aimed at providing best practice in the mobile commerce sector. The long-winded Mobile Commerce Joint Industry Committee (MCJIC) will provide research and best-practice guidelines, as well as regulate each of its members’ m-commerce activity. The move...
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Tesco creating an Android grocery app
In an amusing post on his blog Tesco’s head of R&D Nick Lansley has promised users that Tesco will be producing an Android app and providing a barcode update to their current iPhone app. Lansley quotes a post from reader B0lty on his site: Why haven’t you included a barcode scanner? More like why...
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Tesco grocery iPhone app
Tesco’s head of R&D Nick Lansley has leaked a few pics of the new Tesco grocery iPhone app – which should be released on to the iTunes store from 6am tomorrow (9 Sept 2010) – along with some descriptions of how it will work. UPDATE – The app is now launched and available on...
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Where to buy an iPad
The two months wait is over. Yes it’s official you can now buy an iPad from anywhere you want. DSG International’s (DSGi) two-month monopoly on Apple’s iPad has finally come to an end. From this week you now no longer have to skulk around with the spotty youths running PC World, Dixons Travel airport...
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Tesco start their push for m-commerce on Ovi
According to stories in New Media Age Tesco has submitted a new application to Nokia for approval to join the Ovi Store and are going ahead with an Ovi m-commerce app ahead of an iPhone app. The new application, called Tesco Grocery App, is the first transactional application they have released for mobile and...
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More iPhones hit Tesco…oops
With incredibly bad timing Tesco has emailed all the users who expressed a preference for an iPhone 4 on their Tesco Mobile website an email saying that they’re receiving new stock. The email sent out this afternoon says; “Great news, from today Thursday 15th July, iPhone 4 is back in stock in Tesco Phone...
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Apple 4th most successful ecommerce vendor in UK
Experian Hitwise have published their 4 Year Anniversary Edition of the IMRG Hitwise Hot shops list and Apple are at number 4 a jump from their 17th position in May last year, and all on the back of the launch of the iPad. If the iPhone 4 traffic was added in who knows it...
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iPhone 4 mania hits the UK
Seems like the UK has gone compeletly iPhone 4 mad as queues of, mostly men, form all around the UK to get the best thing since sliced bread iPhone 4 in their sweaty little mitts. Vodafone have sold out, and it looks like the rest are also sold out judging by Twitter accounts. And...
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iPhone 4 now at Tesco
Tesco have finally launched their iPhone pricing and the pricing is keen as always, with pay as you go it will be cheaper to buy an iPhone 4 with Tesco than Apple. As with the better networks Tesco have gone with a 1Gb monthly allowance and the 1Gb monthly wifi allowance at BT’s Openzone....
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iPhone delivery dates now 14th July
The Apple pre-order website now gives the delivery date for both the 16 and 32 GB versions of the iPhone 4 in the UK and US as 14 July. The pre-order has now had two huge jumps in less than a week. The site which went live on Tuesday where it advertised shipping dates...
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iPhone 4 now also at Tesco
Tesco have revamped their mobile site and are now offering iPhone 4 on pre-order http://direct.tesco.com/p/inc/specials/iphone/default.asp Tesco are currently the best on price for the 3GS iPhone and are selling the 3GS 8GB for £449 on pay as you go with 12 months unlimited web and wi-fi. It will be interesting to see if they...
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iPhone 4 now on Three and T-Mobile
First we had 02, then we had Orange and Vodafone, and now we have Three and possibly T-Mobile but probably not on the 24th June. So it can’t be long before Jobs brings the tablet iPhone 4 down from the mountain and hands it to Tesco. The positions are O2 You can register now...
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