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Retailers need to respond quickly to social media enquiries or risk losing customers
Responding quickly to customers' enquiries is the key to brand loyalty, according to research by Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers revealed nearly 8 out of 10 Brits (79 per cent) will use a different retailer if they don’t receive a timely response from customer service. The research also found that…
Add 360 degree video/images to Android smartphone with Insta360Air camera
This looks like fun. It's a 360 degree camera that clips onto your Android smartphone. Called the Insta360Air, the camera can shoot 360 degree images and video that can either be livestreamed or shared instantly on social media. The device can also be used as a 360 webcam which users connect to their laptops via…
Black Friday’s best year ever, reckons HookLogic
It may have started as a US import, but it seems that the Brits are finally embracing the Christmas shopping phenomenon. Black Friday 2016 saw more shoppers than ever before make purchases on major retail sites according to insights from performance marketing company HookLogic. Black Friday shoppers and purchasers were up 13.9% and 11.9% respectively,…
Yes it’s Cyber Monday. Currys PC World offers deals on JVC and LG TVs
This 32inch JVC LED TV is now just £119 The Christmas shopping season continues. Hot on the heels of the imported Black Friday bonanza comes Cyber Monday - another marketing invention, this one supposed to represent the biggest day of the year for online sales. Like most retailers, Currys PC World…
Christmas 2016: Top 10 #swimming gifts including Misfit Speedo Shine activity tracker
Swimming is a great sport, but when it comes to accessories to improve and monitor your performance - or even just to keep you entertained - there hasn't been that much on the market, compared to other popular sports such as cycling or running. That is until now. Here Chris Price looks at just some…
Currys PC World reports Black Friday sales up 40% on last year
Seems that Black Friday is working for some electrical retailers (what you mean it's Black Friday today, you should've mentioned it!). At least it seems to be working well for Currys PC World which his reporting its highest ever number of orders, up 40% on 2015, with over half a million visitors to the website pre-6am…
Xmas 2016: Top 10 tablets for kids and adults under £100
Looking for a cheap tablet this Xmas? Don't want to spend a fortune on the Apple iPad. Then you really have two options - either get an Amazon or get an Android tablet (there are also Windows tablets of course, but most of these like the Surface Pro 4 are hybrid devices which can also…
Must-have toys for Christmas 2016: Star Wars Quadcopter drone from Propel
Last night I went to the official launch of a collection of Star Wars drones from Propel (no I’d never heard of the company either) at London’s Madame Tussauds. We also checked out their Star Wars Experience room – see pic below.
UK Consumer Demand for Superfast Broadband Speeds – one third of us want 100Mbps
One third of us don't get advertised broadband speeds How much broadband speed do consumers in the United Kingdom actually NEED in order to get the most out of the Internet? That's the question which was posed by broadband information website ISPreview.co.uk in a new online reader survey of 2,360 UK…
Sony introduces UMC-S3C 4K video camera for low light conditions
Following the launch of its 4K network camera, the SNC-VB770, Sony has introduced a new 4K video camera aimed primarily at professional use, including wildlife monitoring and video surveillance. Capable of achieving both high sensitivity and resolution with colour video recording in 4K, the £3869.97 UMC-S3C provides - according to its manufacturer - the highest…
