Neowin News Feed for: Retailers

Microsoft promotes use of Windows Embedded OS to retailers

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:38:30 +0000

Microsoft is using this week's National Retail Federation trade show in New York City to promote its various Windows Embedded operating systems for use by businesses. Read more...

Google is sued by PayPal over mobile payment secrets

James Woodfin — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:18:23 +0100

Google has apparently another legal problem on its hands. A lawsuit has been filed by PayPal, the fastest-growing unit at EBay. PayPal claims that Google misappropriated trade secrets from PayPal’s mobile payment business. The lawsuit... Read more...

Online retailers predict record sales

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:39:55 +0000

Online retailers in the UK are preparing themselves for what is normally the busiest Internet shopping day of the year. The first Monday in December is considered by online retailers to be the peak, with... Read more...

New MP3 logo for retailers

Tom Warren — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:25:39 +0000

Seven of the UK's most important music download retailers have launched a campaign to help consumers make sense of the popular music format MP3. 7digital.com, Digitalstores.co.uk, HMV.com, Play.com, Tescodigital.com, Tunetribe.com and Woolworthsdownload.co.uk will all use... Read more...

Retailers Estimate Xbox 360 Failure Rate High as 33 Percent

Slimy — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:04:34 +0100

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By several metrics, the Xbox 360 is the most successful console so far of this generation. Despite the startling pace of the Wii, the Xbox 360 still has the most consoles sold worldwide and the... Read more...

UK Retailers Cut Price of PlayStation 3 to Stir Sales

Slimy — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:01:14 +0100

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In response to reports saying that UK sales dropped 82% the immediate week after the PlayStation 3 release, several UK retailers have taken it upon themselves to cut prices of the PS3 to as low... Read more...

UK Police Warn Retailers of PS3 Launch Dangers

Slimy — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:48:14 +0000

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Demand for Sony's new console is cooling throughout North America and Japan, but European gamers appear to be eager to land the newest PlayStation (priced at Â£425 or €599) on March 23. Unlike the past... Read more...

Partners and retailers rally apps, support for Vista

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:50:48 +0000

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With the consumer launch of Windows Vista on the horizon, Microsoft's software and retail partners are preparing for the launch with applications and support for the new OS. Industry watchers and Microsoft customers have expressed... Read more...

UK Retailers Refuse to sell Bully

Todd Tanner — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:12:16 +0100

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Thanks to Eurogamer for the story. Major electronics retailers PC World, Currys and Dixons have refused to stock controversial Rockstar title Bully, renamed Canis Canem Edit in Europe. All owned... Read more...

Online retailers prepare for Christmas rush

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:59:04 +0100

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Online merchants should plan now to ensure they can cope with high volumes of traffic and maximise sales during the busy Christmas shopping period this year, warned e-commerce specialist ATG last week. Industry body the... Read more...

Retailers wake up to Intel Macs' WinXP capability

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:48:03 +0100

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The ability of Apple's new Intel-based desktops and notebooks to run Windows XP clearly has an appeal beyond Mac enthusiasts keen to see how far they can push their machines. UK retailers too are leaping... Read more...

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 shipping to retailers

Todd Tanner — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:02:55 +0000

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Destineer Publishing's Bold Games label and Tripwire Interactive announce today that the highly-anticipated World War II first-person shooter for PC, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, is shipping today and will be available in retail stores across... Read more...

Retailers Upset Over Format Wars

stncttr908 — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:48:53 +0000

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Major US retailers such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and CompUSA are fuming over the ongoing battle between HD DVD and Blu-Ray, calling the consumer-bewildering battle "nightmarishly unfriendly" and "stupid." While consumers grow increasingly... Read more...

Ghost in the Shell hacks into retailers

malebolgia — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:39:31 +0000

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Bandai ships its anime-inspired PS2 action game to stores. Since its film debut in 1995, Ghost in the Shell has become one of the classics of Japanese anime. With its sci-fi premise... Read more...

UK online retailers break street date on San Andreas

Dice — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:20:41 +0100

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Efforts to prevent the launch date of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from being broken in the UK have been a resounding success on the High Street - but customers of somee online retailers have... Read more...

Japan retailers report big DS preorders

Dice — Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:39:22 +0100

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On preorders alone, the Nintendo DS is the third best-selling system in Japan this week. The Nintendo DS is the third best-selling video game console for the week of October 11-17, Nikkei... Read more...

First Xbox Fitness Game Ships to Retailers

malebolgia — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 15:31:21 +0100

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responDesign has announced the first fitness game to be released on the Xbox called Yourself!Fitness. Available in stores now, the "game" comes with fitness analysis, personalized goal settings, customized meal planner, fitness calendar, and over... Read more...

Nintendo mentions F-Zero Climax to retailers

malebolgia — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 03:05:57 +0100

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Given our love for F-Zero: GP Legend on the Game Boy Advance (read some of our love notes here), we were pleased today to discover that Nintendo appears to be producing another F-Zero title for... Read more...

Retailers Say Doom 3 in October

malebolgia — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:35:08 +0100

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IGN.com is reporting that Doom 3 will ship in late July or early August. Later the Xbox version will ship in October. The source for these release dates is a retail chain that... Read more...

Retailers Vie for Electronics Holiday Rush

configure — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:34:48 +0000

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With stacks of cut-price DVD players, digital cameras and big-screen televisions for sale, U.S. consumer electronics retailers are jockeying for what they expect to be a prosperous holiday shopping season. The battle for... Read more...