Tag: gold
Gold and tech drive strong online retail sales
UK retail sales have defied expectations, rising for the fourth consecutive month in a trend driven by a surge in online purchases of gold and new tech gadgets. Monthly sales […]
Up to 40 million gadgets unused in UK homes
There are up to 40 million unused electronic gadgets in UK homes, a new study estimates. Each of those devices, such as old mobile phones, contains valuable “rare earth elements” […]
Smartphone, laptop demands will lead to future metal shortages
Geologists are warning of major shortages of certain types of metals as an "inexorable demand for consumer goods" such as smartphones and laptops is meaning that gadget manufacturers are using up the resources far more quickly than they can be…
24-carat gold MacBook Pro may have ice, but just isn't cool
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you insist on fixing it, don't make 24-carat gold your primary tool. The tech makeover specialists at Computer Choppers have been at it once again, tainting the sleek lines of a MacBook…
The world's 10 most ridiculously expensive mobile phones
They've got the yacht, they've got the sports car, they've got the cryogenic freezing chamber and even a secret moon base. When money is not an option, what do you grab the billionaire who has it all? A swarovski…
Xbox Live Gold subscription prices getting a hike
If you've been holding out on renewing your Xbox Live Gold subscription, you should probably think about getting on with it sooner rather than later. Microsoft have announced that the cost of accessing the Gold tier of their online network…
World's most expensive iPad a gold-plated steal at £130,000
I personally cannot afford a regular iPad which, at £429 for the cheapest model in the UK, is noticeably more expensive here than in the US. However, if you're the super-rich show-off type, you can start salivating over this £130,000…
Pick up Shadow Complex on Xbox Live Arcade for just 800 MS points (£6.20)
Each week the Xbox Live team put up a couple of offers to entice Gold subscribers to start flashing the moolah. Sadly, more often than not the games they pick to discount are rubbish. Not this week however. For…
BBC and Microsoft clash over iPlayer for the Xbox 360
As it stands, Microsoft is stubbornly refusing to allow the iPlayer to be available to anyone other than Xbox Live Gold subscribers. With the BBC traditionally offering a universally free service as part of UK residents licence fees, the Beeb finds such restrictions unacceptable.
World's most expensive phone revealed; £1.92 million price tag
Nearly everyone's got an iPhone these days, so it was only a matter of time before someone with more money than sense commissioned a luxury iPod like this to distinguish them from the great unwashed.
