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McDonalds, the world's largest fast food chain, has launched a recruitment drive to create 4,000 jobs in the UK. They say this is due to increasing demand for their food.
McDonalds said it needs to increase its workforce because they are ...
The satellite television company, BSkyB is launching a subscription service for internet users wanting to download music. Sky claim this is a world first.
Sky, who offer television and broadband services, is teaming up with Universal Music to offer thousands of ...
Video game sales were up 37% in the US in May says market research company NPD.
Total sales for video games in May were $1.12bn (£574m). Total sales for this year so far are $6.6bn (£3.38bn).
The sales figures were boosted by ...
UK customers are now able to buy films from Apple's iTunes website. Films will be £10.99 to buy (new releases) and£.49 to rent. Library titles will be £6.99 to buy and £2.49 to rent.
Films which are rented will be available ...
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The bookmaker William Hill has been told by the advertising watchdog that an advert for its online bingo service was "socially irresponsible" and has been banned.
The advert in question showed a woman hurrying her husband off the work by ...
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Users of Nokia's N-Gage gaming services have reacted angrily after discovering that games they have bought do not work on other handsets.
The games are locked to the mobile phone they are bought from, rather than being tied to a user ...
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Retail sales showed unexpected resilience in April. This is because of a rush to buy computer games, according to official statistics.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS ) said retail sales fell for the second month, down 0.2% from March, this ...
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According to research for the Government, three out of four people do not know how much alcohol it is safe to drink.
The research also said that 77% of people questioned do not realize how many units are in ...
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Grand Theft Auto IV is fast becoming the world's biggest selling game ever. Selling 631,000 copies on its first day of release in Britain, making it the biggest ‘day 1 launch' in the UK. Over 920,000 copies have now been ...
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Violinist Philippe Quint played a special concert to say thank you to the New York taxi driver who returned the 285 year old violin, after Mr Quint had left it in the back of a taxi after returning home from ...
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