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Playmobil Is The Fastest Growing Toy Firm out of The Top 25 UK Toy Companies

May 8, 2013

Playmobil is the fastest growing toy firm out of the top 25 UK toy companies. It has risen to 16th in the UK toy market chart, up eight positions year-on-year since the end of Q1 2012 (according NPD Q1 2013 figures). Changes have also ...

Tags: UK, Playmobil, Toys

Bill Gates Stuck to The Company Line on Tablets, and Disparaged Rival Apple's iPad

May 8, 2013

Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates today stuck to the company line on tablets, and disparaged rival Apple's iPad for its lack of a keyboard and its inability to run Office. In an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" program, Gates, ...

Tags: Gates Sticks, Tablets

Wow Stuff Will Be Bringing Its Range of Innovative R/C Animated Wow Packs to The UK

May 8, 2013

Wow Stuff will be bringing its range of innovative R/C animated Wow Packs to the UK in the coming weeks. The Cutezee the Kitten and Snot the Zombie back-pack characters have already seen great success in Russia. And Wow Stuff is ...

Tags: Wow Packs, Toys

Hasbro and Bandai Have Confirmed They Will Have High Profile 'anchor' Stands

May 8, 2013

We may only be half way through 2013, but next year's Toy Fair is already taking shape. Hasbro and Bandai have confirmed they will have high profile 'anchor' stands in the Upper West Hall of Olympia for the 2014 show. The 61st show will ...

Tags: Toy Fair, Toys

Developers Who Create Tiny Computer Devices Face How to Make Tiny Keyboards Usable

May 8, 2013

As developers create tiny computer devices like smartwatches, one question they face is how to make tiny keyboards usable. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say they have a solution to that problem. They have developed what's ...

Tags: Smartwatches, Zoomable Display

DELL Has Acquired Enstratius to Add to Its Portfolio of IT Management Software

May 8, 2013

Adding to its portfolio of IT management software, Dell has acquired Enstratius (formerly called EnStratus), which offers software for managing workloads in hosted cloud environments. Enstratius' software, which can run on premises or ...

Tags: Dell, Enstratius Buy

ToyNews Established an Network of Parents to Keep UK Trade up-to-Date with Consumer News

May 8, 2013

ToyNews has established an official network of parents to keep the UK trade up-to-date with consumer news, views and features. Members of the parenting network will help share their views on the toy market, write a monthly column and ...

Tags: ToyNews, Parent Network

Jaguar Has Reportedly Announced Q-Type, XQ Trademarks and Hint at Future SUV

May 8, 2013

Jaguar has reportedly filed trademark applications for two new model names, Q-Type and XQ, further fuelling speculation it is preparing to launch its first ever SUV. US publication Pistonheads reports the iconic British brand famous for ...

Tags: Jaguar Q-Type, Future SUV

Mercedes-Benz Gl-Class Has Arrived in Australia with a Starting Price and New AMG Variant

May 8, 2013

The new Mercedes-Benz GL-Class has arrived in Australia with a starting price under $130,000 and a new AMG variant added to its line-up. The range of Mercedes-Benz GL-Class luxury SUVs now includes the familiar GL350 BlueTec and GL500 ...

Tags: Mercedes-Benz, GL-Class

Renault Megane GT 220 Estate Will Make a Surprise Arrival in Australia Cost About $36,990

May 8, 2013

The Renault Megane GT 220 Estate will make a surprise arrival in Australia in late May priced from $36,990 plus on-road costs. Although Renault last year announced the Megane Estate would join the range in 2013, the ‘RS lite’ ...

Tags: Renault Megane, Turbo Wagon

Raleigh Has Hired Alan Rowland as Director of Sales for The West Territory

May 8, 2013

Raleigh has hired 30-year bicycling and outdoor industry veteran Alan Rowland as director of sales for the West territory. Based in Davis, California, Rowland will manage a sales team of 11 reps and report to national sales director ...

Tags: Raleigh, Rowland, bicycling

The Euro-Spec Hyundai IX35 Update That Was Revealed at The Geneva Motor Show in March

May 8, 2013

The images – published by enthusiast website Carscoops – reveal a new three-slat front grille, a unique foglight design and an underbody protection panel that differ from the Euro-spec Hyundai ix35 update that was revealed at ...

Tags: Korean SUV, vehicles, Hyundai

All Retail Merchandise Sales in March Totaled $247 Million, a Significant 23 Percent Drop

May 8, 2013

Below-normal temperatures and the 10th largest March snow coverage on record sent IBD sales into a deep freeze compared with an unusually warm and record-setting March last year, according to March retail sell-through data from Leisure ...

Tags: March IBD, bike

Peugeot RCZ Coupe Has Gone on Sale in Australia, with a Higher Price and Features

May 8, 2013

An updated version of the Peugeot RCZ coupe has gone on sale in Australia, with a higher price tag the French brand says is justified by extra equipment. The Peugeot RCZ jumps $4000 to $58,990, moving it closer to the famous sports car it ...

Tags: Peugeot RCZ, Revised French Coupe

Erik's Bike Shop Should Have Opened Its 20th Location

May 8, 2013

By the end of summer, Erik’s Bike Shop should have opened its 20th location in a onetime autoworkers’ union hall across from the defunct Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plan right on the Mississippi River in St. Paul. It will be ...

Tags: Autoworker Building, Bike Shop, Bike

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