Age UK has teamed up with Cognatel MVNO CyCell to develop a no-frills mobile phone for the elderly. According to research by Ofcom, over half (52%) of people aged 75 plus own a mobile phone, but these devices are often relegated to a ...
Tags: Elderly, mobile, mobile device, My Phone, smartphone
Mobile operators in the UK are not known for being the best of friends. Be it fighting for the latest exclusive handset or threatening court action over 4G rollouts, the big guns have never been at the top of each other's Christmas lists. ...
ESET Middle East has sent out a warning to consumers advising them to be extra cautious and alert when shopping online this holiday season. Festivities, year–end bargains and Dubai Shopping Festival will see a rise in online ...
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“Royal Mail wanted a CIO who is comfortable in a really volatile and changing environment to drive change. And I am. I joined because the scale of the challenge is huge and I would be mad to say no to that.” Catherine Doran ...
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While shopping for your Thanksgiving edibles this week, you might notice store shelves are already decked out with products and packaging aimed toward the next holiday—you know the one associated with trimmed trees, reindeer and a ...
Tags: Holiday Packaging, Red Bull, ChapStick
AUSTRALIAN stocks are expected to start the last full trading week before Christmas on a cautious note amid ongoing negotiations over the looming US budget deadline. Futures trading was pointing to a weak start on the local market today, ...
Tags: Markets Struggle, Fiscal Cliff, US budget
Google+ page has strongly suggested Google will reveal multiple Nexus smartphones on 29 October. The message on Google+ states that the current device, the Galaxy Nexus, will soon meet its ‘younger brother(s)’. Google is ...
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Over ninety five members of the SCLAA, Queensland Division, spent their annual Christmas party for the third consecutive year with a twist. The SCLAA members spent three hours packing 600 hampers for Foodbank to distribute to those in need ...
Tags: SCLAA, Christmas, hamper, families in crisis
The checkout process is one of the most important parts of any e-commerce website, because it is where you convert visits into sales. It is also one of the most difficult aspects to get right, especially in the toy industry where ...
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Don't you just love the school holidays? Loads of kids come into the shop looking at the toys they want and hopefully buy them. But you still get the odd ‘child’ who needs some serious time with the Supernanny. Take this ...
Tags: toys, soft toys, tougher toys, toy, toy trade
In one body I am the mum of a toddler, a kid that won't grow up, and a toy reviewer. So when they announce the toys that will be making Santa's lists this year, it's like I'm Meryl Streep when they announce the Oscar nominations – ...
Tags: Top toys, toys, toy reviewer, cool toys
STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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For three weeks per year, Katie Sweeney gets to put aside her duties as Glencoe's dog catcher and play Santa Claus. Sweeney is in her 21st year as the organizer behind a holiday toy and food drive that collects and distributes food and ...
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Gibsons Games has reported that retailers have sold out of its festive Pass the Pud game ahead of Christmas. The company has been recieving daily phone calls from customers asking where they can buy one. The sales have 'exceeded all ...
Tags: Gibsons Games, Pud game, Christmas, toy industry
The digital December/January edition, sponsored by LeapFrog, can be viewed online now. The redesigned ToyNews issue for December/January is available to read online or via our iPad app. Makeovers traditionally come as part of the ...
Tags: LeapFrog, iPad app, toy, toy industry