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Toshiba at IFA 2010 – a new dimension for home entertainment

Editor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:08:23 +0000

London, UK, 2nd September 2010 - Toshiba UK today announced a brand new selection of innovative products at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, including Toshiba’s first ever 3D ready television and 3D Blu-ray™ player, Toshiba’s Android tablet, new super slim REGZA televisions designed in collaboration with JACOB JENSEN DESIGN and updates to the Satellite A665 3D laptop. In addition, Toshiba has also announced the StorE TV+ hard disk drive and a pair of new Camileo…

Philips Unveils A Range Of Advanced Consumer Products That Help People Enjoy A Healthier And Better Life In A Simple Way

Editor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:08:23 +0000

Berlin, Germany - This year at the Internationale Funk Ausstellung (IFA), taking place in Berlin from September 2-8, Philips is unveiling a range of advanced consumer products that help people enjoy a healthier and better life in a simple way. Whether it’s a new home cooking device that delivers the great taste of fried food with no oil[1], a new range of headphones especially designed for an active lifestyle, or the launch of Europe’s greenest…

Surprise comeback for the women’s puffa jacket this winter

Editor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:08:23 +0000

133% rise in searches across women’s coats as UK women get set for winterLondon - September 02nd 2010: Early shopping for women’s winter coats reveals surprising items in the top five, with puffa jackets and ponchos both making the cut, reveals Twenga, the new-generation shopping search engine.As women start their winter shopping, searches for women’s coats have increased by 133% over the past 30 days*. The women’s parka is the most popular, followed by the…

48% of working Brits have never reviewed their pension plans

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:05:39 +0000

38% select default option for pension scheme33% do not know where their pension is invested13% seek advice from friends or family on asset allocation1 September 2010 – According to new research conducted by Baring Asset Management (Barings)[1], almost 17 million people in work in Britain (48%) have never reviewed their pension plans. Only one in five (21%) working adults in Britain has reviewed their pension plans in the last year, with a further 12% unsure of…

A Raymond Weil Limited Edition Watch To Support The Union For International Cancer Control’s Fight

Editor — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:07:05 +0000

Side by side, the Union for International Cancer Control - UICC - and the Swiss watchmaker RAYMOND WEIL, will join forces to eliminate cancer as a life threatening disease for future generations.Through the RW Club (http://www.raymond-weil.com), RAYMOND WEIL will offer its clients the possibility to purchase online, and only in September 2010, a RW Club Limited Edition to support the Union for International Cancer Control.Each year, more than 11 million new cases of cancer are…

Pret creates integrated customer service function

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:14:31 +0000

Leading sandwich retailer reaps benefits of Sostenuto implementationChessington, 24 August 2010 - Popular premium food chain Pret, known for introducing natural and tasty ingredients into the world of fast food, is seeing the benefits of a customer service integration project started two years ago, underpinned by service management solution Sostenuto. With 225 shops, a growing international presence, and a turnover of over 250 million pounds a year, the chain’s culture of setting high standards whilst…

Coca-Cola Launch the ‘Rumble Bug’ Online Game

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:14:31 +0000

Coca-Cola Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of a new action adventure online game targeting Irish teens called ‘Rumble Bug’, which was developed by Coke’s digital partner in Ireland, Cybercom. The ‘Rumble Bug’ game draws its creative inspiration from the hugely popular ‘Heist’ TV Ad, launched in 2009. The side-scrolling, action adventure, flying game challenges players to navigate the bugs from the TV Ad through five different levels of increasingly difficult terrain to complete…

No Retirement For One In Ten UK Adults, Warns Barings

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:14:30 +0000

- 10% of Brits don’t plan to retire at all- 100,000 Brits have no plans to retire before 76London, 24 August - The prospect of retirement is looking like a thing of the past for many Brits as new research[1] from Baring Asset Management reveals that 10% of the working population, the equivalent of 3.5 million people, have no plans to ever stop working and 15 million (42%) non-retired UK adults aren’t able to say…

Coca-Cola Launch the ‘Rumble Bug’ Online Game

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:14:30 +0000

Festival goers can insure their iPhones for less than the cost of two pints

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:14:30 +0000

Thousands of people every year go to festivals and lose expensive mobile phones and cameras worth more than £1,000The summer music festival season reaches its climax in the coming weeks in the UK and those lucky enough to be attending some of the final few live music extravaganzas are being reminded just how easy it is to insure their gadgets and gizmos before they mingle with the musical masses.Festival goers may wish to consider insuring…