Google has flogged more Chromebooks to schools than Apple managed with its own iPad sales. New data from IDC has revealed that US schools bagged 715,000 Chromebooks in Q3 this year. Meanwhile Apple flogged a slightly more meagre 702,000 ...
Tags: Google, Consumer Electronics
Christmas Shop and gifting across all directorates signalled that the festive season is now front of mind for John Lewis' customers. After passing the £100m mark last week, this week saw sales of £114.2m, up +2.1% on last year ...
Tags: Christmas Shop, Furniture
Global notebook shipments, which are expected to decline 2.1% on year in 2014, will further drop 1.7% in 2015 to reach 168 million units, despite Microsoft's attempts to stimulate demand in the PC market. Microsoft's termination of ...
Tags: notebook shipments, Windows XP, PC market
Blank Generation, a design, fashion and licensing company based in Los Angeles, California, has selected iSync Solutions’s Sync apparel PLM software. Blank Generation is the first company in US to implement Sync apparel PLM ...
Tags: Blank Generation, apparel
The toy firm offers young fans the chance to win iPads and Air Storm product bundles. Re:creation is giving kids the chance to win an iPad and a bundle of Air Storm products with the launch of its new online game and competition. Based ...
Tags: Creation, Air Storm Challenge, Toys
Award-winning bed and furniture software supplier, Retailsystem, is to make its first appearance at the NBF Bed Show this year. On the stand will be Darren Lee, of the sales and implementation team, who says: “We are delighted to ...
Tags: Retailsystem, Bed Show, Furnishing
With less than two weeks to go here’s a sneaky peek on what some of the exhibitors will be showcasing at the show! New to the show, Adjustamatic Beds, part of the NHC Group, are launching a brand new mattress range that applies the ...
Leviton today announced the acquisition of BitWise Controls, LLC, a leader in design and manufacture of control and monitoring solutions for residential and commercial facilities. Leviton has been carrying BitWise Controls' automation ...
Initial reaction to the Apple Watch (not, disappointingly, the iWatch) falls into two camps: those who have only seen photos, who think it looks ugly and big, and those who have actually worn it, who realise it's surprisingly light, and not ...
Tags: Watch, Apple Watch
We delve in to the current board gaming culture with an in-depth look at the booming games and puzzles sector. The September issue of ToyNews is now available to read online, and on your iPad, here. This month, we explore the booming ...
Sears Canada Inc. announced the opening of a new 240,000-square foot fulfillment centre located in Calgary, Alberta. The site will create approximately 200 new jobs. The Calgary fulfillment centre will be a modern operation with advanced ...
Tags: Sears Canada, Fulfillment Centre, Apparel
DOE has revised its October 2013 report, Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers: The Specifier's Process for Maximizing Success, to include updated information about the installation of LED lighting and controls at the Burden Museum in Troy, ...
Hoare Lea has developed a lighting app to promote the possibilities of light to the architectural and design communities. The app, which is free to download for anyone with an iPad, allows the user to take a photo of a building, sculpture ...
This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is making a splash in the toy space. The August issue of ToyNews is now available to read online, and on your iPad, here. This month, we take an in-depth look at how Minecraft is ...
Tags: ToyNews Online, Issue, Toys
New offering from Stui is both ‘fun and educational’, and blends tech of an iPad with traditional wooden blocks. App and children’s toy developer Stui believes its first toy, Wonderblox, can help ease parent’s ...
Tags: Wonderblox, Tensions, Toys