As both Toys R Us and Hasbro embrace the new medium, Marks & Clerk's Matthew Jefferies and Thomas Prock explore the pitfalls and opportunities the landscape presents the industry. 3D printing in the toy industry is on the march. Toys R ...
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When the MP3 file burst on the scene at the turn of the century, vinyl was almost a dead format - the domain of collectors, DJs and those folks who stubbornly insisted “it just sounds better, maaaaaan.” Well who’s ...
US ride-hailing firm Lyft has raised $600m in new round of financing at a $7.5bn valuation. The investors in the funding round include KKR, Baillie Gifford, Alliance Bernstein, Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) ...
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The first Android 8.0 O preview has landed, so here's everything you need to know, including the best features, latest release date news, name rumours, and how to download the beta, plus which phones are likely to get Android O first. The ...
The gadget giant is expanding its partnership with Red, an HIV/AIDS advocacy organization founded by U2 singer Bono. "Of course corporations should have values, because people should have values," CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with ...
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Virtual- and augmented-reality headsets will be the size of regular glasses in the near future, according to Qualcomm. Qualcomm senior vice president Raj Talluri made the claim during a keynote at the company’s 5G summit, attended ...
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has launched a pioneering Introduction to Beds course to provide the ultimate backgrounder for anyone and everyone joining the industry. Hosted within its online Sleep Council Sales Academy (SCSA) ...
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Miitomo, Nintendo’s debut mobile app, has already hit over one million downloads despite currently only being available in Japan. The app launched on Friday in Japan, and has yet to arrive in any other territories, but that ...
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PPG Industries' automotive refinish business has reached a key milestone as more than 15,000 PPG customers worldwide—collision centers, distributors and dealerships—are now benefiting from the Internet connectivity capabilities ...
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Audi’s American division has entered into an agreement with US based telecom company AT&T to bring AT&T 4G LTE or 3G coverage to vehicles featuring Audi connect. As part of the agreement AT&T will be providing SIM cards to all the ...
Rock legend Neil Young has announced a partnership with audio giant Harman, in order to bring the Pono Player experience to cars. The Kickstarter-backed company aims to bring high quality digital music files to the masses with the Pono ...
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Developer ustwo has revealed only five per cent of all Monument Valley downloads on Android were paid for. Monument Valley was one of the break out mobile hits of 2014, earning itself a spot in Apple’s 2014 Awards list. But ...
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Visteon will premiere a range of innovative connected vehicle technologies and services at the 2015 International CES,Jan. 6-9, 2015. Visteon's booth will be located in Central Plaza #20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Through a range ...
Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine has offered another hint his new employers at Apple may be close to launching a dedicated streaming service. Iovine, who sold the headphone and streaming company to Apple for $3 billion (around £1.9bn) ...
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TrueCar, the negotiation-free car buying and selling platform, surpassed 1 million downloads of its smartphone app as more consumers turn to mobile devices to make purchasing a vehicle simpler and seamless. Mobile usage by TrueCar customers ...
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