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Phones4U and HMV to offer the iPhone

Following the news that O2 has lost its operator exclusive on the iPhone, Carphone Warehouse has suffered a similar fate with its retail exclusive.

Phones4U has announced that it will be selling the Apple iPhone range from both Orange and O2 in shops and online...

Sony PSP Go price cut

The Sony PSP has been out less than a week, but already retailers are slashing the prices of the PSP Go in the UK.

Amazon.co.uk, Play.com, HMV and GAME have cut 11% off the RRP taking the price of the console from its original £225 down to £199.

The move...

Headphonies head to the UK

We've brought you news of "Headphonies" before, but now the diminutive speakers are heading to the UK with a limited run of certain designs due to be available online.

3-inch portable speakers that claim to "combine art, music and innovation and pack a hell...

iGAME FAMILY TV dock borrows from iPhone, Wii

Elonex is to launch what it says is the world's first TV games dock, the iGAME FAMILY, that plays non-app iPod content as well as apes the Nintendo Wii.

Designed in the UK, the iGAME is described as a "convergence product that takes the best functionality from...

PHOTOS: Guitar Hero 5 launches with marathon record attempt

Activision is attempting a world record for the launch of Guitar Hero 5 across Europe today. A 24-hour continuous party play marathon is taking place as we speak in France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Holland and at HMV Oxford Street in the UK with the challenge to get through...

HMV shutters GetCloser.com social network

HMV has announced that it's closing GetCloser.com, the social network that it launched a year ago with a blaze of publicity. The original idea was that fans would discover content through the site and buy more music as a result.

A HMV spokesperson denied to...

HMV snares 50% share of 7digital

HMV has gone 50-50 with 7digital in a major investment in digital music for the high street store. The £7.7 million stake means that 7digital will power all of HMV's music and video downloads in the UK and Canada as well as for eBook readers in Waterstones.

The...

HMV gets COD: MW2 "Prestige Edition" exclusive

Call of Duty fans should note that if they are planning on purchasing "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition", HMV has the UK exclusive.

The high street and online retailer will be the only official outlet for the game pack when it becomes available...

Orange "show and sell" spaces coming to HMV stores

Orange and HMV have announced that Orange products and services will now be sold in selected HMV stores across the UK.

A first for Orange, the agreement will see Orange "show and sell" spaces in HMV with a focus on music, games and video handsets and services.

November Xbox sales "biggest in its history"

Microsoft has released figures that show the November sales for Xbox in Europe were the biggest in its six-year history in the region, with sales up 124% on last November.

GfK-ChartTrack data shows that the console outsold PlayStation 3 across Europe, and made...

Nintendo brings literary favourites to the DS

Nintendo has announced the 100 Classic Book collection for DS, which brings a whole host of literary favourites to Nintendo's handheld.

The software is set for release on Boxing Day and has been developed in collaboration with book publisher Harper Collins....

360 outsells original Xbox worldwide

Microsoft has announced that sales of its Xbox 360 console have beaten the total sales of the original Xbox, just days after the 360 celebrated its third birthday on 22 November.

The original Xbox managed to rack up 25 million sales during its time on the market,...

Microsoft's New Xbox Experience launches tomorrow

The highly-anticipated New Xbox Live Experience finally launches tomorrow, which Microsoft says will "transform instantly" the 25 million Xbox consoles around the world sold in its 3 years on the shelves.

"The future of home entertainment is Xbox 360 - it's...

MP3-compatible campaign and logo launches

Seven of the UK's music download retailers have launched a campaign that identifies music in the MP3 format.

Angled "to help consumers make the most of the growing availability of music in the universally compatible MP3 format", the campaign will get a logo...

HMV to enter pre-owned games market

HMV has confirmed it will be expanding its reach into the pre-owned games market, under brand name Re/Play.

Re/Play will be officially launched on 24 October with 160 stores initially stocking the games. It will then be rolled out to the rest of the chain come...

HMV acquires Gamerbase

HMV has acquired Gamerbase, the company behind the multiplayer gaming centre based in HMV's Trocadero store.

Gamerbase first opened last December as a concession in the London store, but this deal will see many more gaming centres opening up in conjunction with...

HMV iTunes rival to launch this month

HMV has revealed plans for its iTunes rivalling service, due to launch in the UK this month.

Although the retailer has already gone DRM-free with some of its catalogue, the new service will offer music streaming and more tracks in the MP3 format.

HMV to offer VAT-free games insore

HMV is to offer VAT-free games via instore kiosks, under a new initiative called HMV Delivers.

This is an attempt to extend the VAT-avoidance scheme used by the company's website, not to mention many other online retailers, that means games, CDs and DVDs can...

Increased game sales help HMV more than double profits

HMV has announced its preliminary results for the 2008 financial year, showing growth in its video games sales has helped the company more than double its net profit.

In hard figures, that's a jump from £14.2m to £37.3 in one year.

Games and technology...

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1000 free Xbox Live points with pre-orders of Ninja Gaiden II

If you're going to be heading to the shops on 6 June to pick up a copy of Ninja Gaiden II for Xbox 360, then HMV are running a pre-order incentive that might well tickle your fancy.

Pre-order a copy with HMV and you'll get 1000 Xbox Live points for free.

HMV sales soar with games boast

HMV is promising strong end of year profits following on from a boom in games sales.

Chief exec Simon Fox told journos at a conference: "HMV has clearly benefited from a strong games market. However we continue to outpace this fast-growing market".

Sony Walkman users get access to HMV download store

Sony has announced that is has made five strategic partnerships with leading music download services across Europe following its move earlier in the year to ditch ATRAC.

The partners will include HMV here in the UK, FNAC Music IN France, Musicload in Germany,...

Dell partners with HMV for "Gamerbase" Trocadero showcase

Gamerbase has opened its doors for the first time with the announcement of a partnership with Dell and Intel.

This state-of-the-art centre and technology partnership is "set to re-define the multiplayer gaming culture within a retail environment" and takes...

HMV and Play.com to launch film download services

New Media Age is reporting that both HMV and Play.com are planning to launch film download services in the next six months.

HMV is expected to offer a trial service at the start of next year while Play's offering will come in the next few weeks.