
| Dixons to enter on-demand movie market
Dixons Retail is to enter the on-demand movie market through its Knowhow brand. | |
| Britannia to bring top Italian cooker brand to UK
Britannia is to unveil an exclusive UK distribution deal with premium Italian cooker brand Bertazzoni at this year’s kbb Birmingham show. | |
| CIH signs up Orbitsound
Independent buying group CIH has added Orbitsound’s T12 v3 soundbar to its listings. | |
| Euronics Trade Show sold out
The Euronics Trade Show, due to run at the NEC in Birmingham from April 22-23, has sold out. | |
| Rumours abound on spec for Apple iPad 3
Apple’s iPad 3 is rumoured to be equipped with an eight-megapixel camera – a substantial improvement on the two-megapixel camera in the iPad 2. | |
| Samsung plans to spin off its LCD business
Samsung Electronics is planning to spin off its LCD arm of its business to concentrate on the more profitable, thinner and brighter Oled technology. | |
| Kodak to restructure with £601m loan
Kodak has secured a loan of $950m (£601m) to restructure its flagging business after filing for bankruptcy protection last month. | |
| Online boost as snow cuts footfall at John Lewis
Snow at the beginning of the week to February 11 prompted customers of department store group John Lewis to move their shopping online. | |
| Maplin promises to cut delivery time to 90 minutes
Maplin, the retail electronics giant, has today signed a deal with online delivery service Shutl that promises to deliver a product to shoppers’ homes within just 90 minutes of it being ordered. | |
| Former Olympus bosses arrested
The false accounting scandal surrounding Japanese camera-maker Olympus has taken another turn with the arrest of some of the company’s former bosses. | |
| More Google TV products from Sony this summer
The new Google TV Network Media Player and Blu-ray Disc Player from Sony are due to be released in a staggered launch in early summer in the US and UK. | |
| National qualification sought for cooling engineers
Amica and Liebherr have joined forces with the Whitegoods Trade Association (WTA) to establish a nationally recognised qualification for domestic refrigeration service engineers. | |
| Dimplex joins Retra
Dimplex is the latest company to become an associate member of electrical retailers’ association Retra. | |
| Samsung 55in 'Super' Oled TV to be launched in the UK
Samsung has confirmed that its 55in ‘Super’ organic light-emitting diode (Oled) TV will be released in the UK later this year. | |
| Jual's appearance at NEC Interiors a success
Jual Furnishings, a leader in audio-visual and home office furniture, is celebrating success after its appearance at the Interiors Birmingham exhibition at the NEC. | |
| Mobile technology to decide fate of the high street say KPMG
Mobile technology to decide the fate of the high street says KPMG. | |
| Bumper shares crop for Apple
Shares in Apple have climbed to more than $500 (£317) after bumper earnings of 20 per cent in the first quarter. | |
| Top chef Nigel Smith signs deal with Miele
Miele has chosen top chef Nigel Smith to act as its own executive chef in a deal that will see him attend a variety of company events. | |
| Home-tek cleans up at Birmingham show
Home-tek, the UK distributor for the Montiss range of floor-care and kitchen products, has reported its appearance at the Spring Fair Exhibition in Hong Kong Electronics Fair as a major success. | |
| CBI predicts growth but BDO predicts recession
Growth in the economy is expected to restart in 2012, according to a CBI study, but BDO expect a return to recession, and all growth is dependent on a euro zone recovery. | |
| Dyson appoints new chief
Dyson has appointed its American president Max Conze as its chief executive. | |
| Kodak to stop production of its digital cameras
Eastman Kodak, a brand best known for photography, is to end production of its digital cameras and digital picture frames. | |
| Refurbished Ipads offered at PC World for £299
PC World is offering a refurbished version of the original iPad 3G for £299, down from its original price of £499. Also on offer is a refurbished version of the iPad 2, for £319. | |
| Comet to axe 450 jobs
Comet's new owner OpCapita is to axe at least 450 repair and support staff in a bid to save the business. | |
| Electricals still lead at John Lewis
Electricals and home technology (EHT) was again the best performing category for department store group John Lewis. | |
| Police get tough on cyber crime
In a bid to stamp out the growing threat of cyber crime, three new police teams dedicated to the fight have been launched today. | |
| Apple seeks to change patent rules
Apple has requested revisions to patent licence rules in a bid to make licensing more “more consistent and transparent”. | |

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