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Sainsbury’s partners with Williams to fund sustainable start-ups

As part of its pledge to reach Net Zero in its own operations by 2035, Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of Sainsbury’s Innovation Investments. It plans to invest a minimum of £5 million over the next four years into start-up businesses using sustainable technologies that aim to reduce operational carbon emissions and water usage. In…

26th July 202226th July 2022 Chris Price Energy & Efficiency

8 in 10 considering buying EV, claims Sainsbury’s

Almost eight in 10 (77%) would contemplate purchasing an EV, with 5% of already owning one, reveals research from Sainsbury’s Bank Car Loans. An analysis of data shows that in 2019 Personal Loan customers took out an average loan of £11,469 to purchase a vehicle. The study found however that UK drivers are willing to…

26th February 202026th February 2020 Chris Price Electric Vehicles, News

Hacker who attacked Uber and Sainsbury’s hands over £1m in Bitcoin

A British hacker who led cyber attacks on massive companies including Uber, Asda and Sainsbury’s has had a Bitcoin stash worth £1 million confiscated. Grant West, 27, who operated on the dark web under the nickname Courvoisier – the name of a popular French cognac – attacked more than 100 companies worldwide, stealing financial data on…

23rd August 201923rd August 2019 Chris Price Cryptocurrencies, Cybersecurity, News

Sainsbury’s launches augmented reality Easter Bunny Hunt app

Sainsbury’s has launched an augmented reality app for children over the Easter break that tasks them with hunting down the Easter bunny and other characters while their parents carry out the shopping. The free app, called April’s Easter Adventure, requires users to interactively track down a bunny, lamb, chick, deer, fox and duck dotted around…

9th April 20199th April 2019 Chris Price Apps, Augmented reality, News

Sainsbury’s Entertainment launches on Roku

Another on-demand film option has launched today for Roku users. Sainsbury's is bringing its own on-demand movie platform to the streaming box. According to Trusted Reviews, the app is available for free (though you have to pay for movies, obviously) - and intriguingly you can earn Nectar points through the app. The service has already…

10th December 2014 James O'Malley Online TV

Sainsbury’s launches in-store app payments

Supermarket Sainsbury's has updated its app, enabling shoppers to pay for stuff through the app - with no need to queue. It sounds pretty clever: Essentially you scan app of the products you pick up as you go around the store - putting what you want directly into your bag - and then using the…

10th November 2014 James O'Malley Apps, Mobile phones

Mobile by Sainsbury's is the latest supermarket phone network

Sainsbury's are following in the footsteps of Tesco by launching an own-branded mobile phone network. Teaming up with Vodafone, Mobile by Sainsbury's will "reward customer loyalty, and offer great quality value-for-money mobile products together with attractive offers." A joint venture…

1st July 2013 Gerald Lynch Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Xbox 360 getting 40 new apps: SkyDrive, Napster, Karaoke hit the UK this week

Microsoft have announced that 40 new apps will be landing on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live by next Spring, with several due to hit the UK service in the next few days. Top of the list is SkyDrive, Microsoft's…

11th December 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

Sainsbury's launches World's first Blind Football computer game

Here's something a little bit different. Sainsbury's has announced the world's first Paralympic Blind Football game to coincide with the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Created by content agency Drum in conjunction with digital agency Chunk and Channel 4, it features…

18th July 20129th September 2019 Shinychris Gaming

Medion Akoya P6624 hit Sainsbury's stores exclusively

Sainsbury's are now exclusively offering Medion's Akoya P6624 laptop alongside your spuds and sprouts this Christmas. And it's got a spec sheet as tasty as a stuffed turkey by the looks of things. A 15.6 inch LED backlit HD screen…

23rd December 201027th July 2021 Gerald Lynch Laptops / Notebooks, Tech Digest news

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