The UK’s biggest phone store chain is closing all of its outlets

Posted on 17/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The UK's only remaining independent phone store is closing its vast network of retail locations on April 3rd, 2020. Dixons Carphone, owner of Currys PCWorld and Carphone Warehouse (CPW), will shutter the latter's 531 outlets at the start of next mont...

Dixons Carphone admits 2017 hack was bigger than first thought

Posted on 31/07/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

Dixons Carphone -- owner of major high street brands Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse -- has confirmed that its 2017 cyber attack was much bigger than first anticipated. In an investor announcement, the company said that the breach affected as...

Major UK electrical retailer Dixons Carphone confirms it was hacked

Posted on 13/06/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

One of Europe's largest electrical retailers has been the subject of a cyber attack that's compromised more than 5.9 million card records. Dixons Carphone, the owner of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel stores, says that most of these cards have chip...

Pioneer makes TVs again, thanks to exclusive partnership with Dixons

Posted on 12/11/2013 by gene

Pioneer already said its goodbye to the TV market in 2010, but it looks like the Japanese digital entertainment products company will be saying hello once again, at least in Europe. According to...

Currys and PC World now offer same-day delivery to impulsive UK tech shoppers

Posted on 07/08/2013 by Jon Fingas

Brits who can't stand waiting for gadget purchases can swing by a Currys or PC World to pick them up immediately, but that also requires the hassle of visiting a big-box store. As of today, impulse buyers won't have to brave that gauntlet: both Currys and PC World are offering same-day delivery for online orders. UK residents buying small gadgets from either shop before 9:30AM can spend £15 ($23) to have the goods reach their door by 10PM that night. The stores are also offering Sunday afternoon deliveries at similar pricing, and the £5 ($8) next-day option now includes all orders made before midnight. Extra-speedy shipments are initially limited to those in greater London and a handful of other post codes, but the retailers promise wider availability in the near future.

Filed under: Misc

Comments

Source: Currys, PC World

Mystery 13-inch Sony Ultrabook slider pops up in horribly grainy YouTube video

Posted on 09/05/2013 by Jamie Rigg

We've already seen Sony take a stab at a Windows 8 hybrid in the form of the VAIO Duo 11, and now a clip has appeared on YouTube apparently showing an unannounced 13-inch Ultrabook slider with a 1080p Triluminos touchscreen display. Allegedly, the video is being used for training at UK retail chain Dixons, and in addition to repeatedly collapsing and opening the slim white and silver unit, the demonstrator plays around with a stylus in Microsoft's Fresh Paint. There are a couple of text overlays near the end of clip, highlighting the "SurfSlider design," backlit keyboard, ClearAudio+ and ActiveSleep tech, as well as its 10 hours of battery life. NFC is also said to be on board, along with an 8-megapixel camera with Exmor RS sensor, Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD. The incredibly grainy video is embedded after the break, and although we can't verify its authenticity, we also can't ally it to any known product.

Update: There's also a handful of press images -- we've included one after the break too.

[Thanks, Aiga and Christopher]

Filed under: Laptops, Tablets, Sony

Comments

Source: YouTube, Notebook Review forums

Barnes & Noble Nook lands in Currys, PC World and Sainsbury’s stores, furthers the UK conquest

Posted on 26/09/2012 by Jon Fingas

Barnes & Noble must want no corner of Britain untouched by Nooks. Following its planned bookstore invasion, the American company is bringing both the Nook Simple Touch and its GlowLight cousin to Sainsbury's and Waitrose supermarkets, as well as Dixons Retail-owned chains Currys and PC World. When the e-readers arrive at the outlets' respective online and retail stores from early October onwards, they'll bring the Nook's reach to nearly 2,000 UK sales points -- not quite ubiquitous coverage, but more than double what we saw in our most recent check. About all that's left is to offer the Android tablets that have been conspicuously missing from Barnes & Noble's initial expansion strategy.

Continue reading Barnes & Noble Nook lands in Currys, PC World and Sainsbury's stores, furthers the UK conquest

Barnes & Noble Nook lands in Currys, PC World and Sainsbury's stores, furthers the UK conquest originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Google sends Chromebooks to some Best Buy and Dixons stores, starting today

Posted on 28/06/2012 by Jon Fingas

Google is getting serious about spreading the reach of Chromebooks. At its day two I/O keynote, it just revealed that the Chrome OS laptops are in 100 Best Buy retail stores across the US, effective today. British stores are getting a similar amount of care with a Chromebook presence in Dixons stores throughout the UK. We're still waiting on more details, such as which models will grace shelves, but there's good reason to suspect that Samsung's Series 5 550 will be front and center. If you haven't had the chance to make it out to a library or a cross-country flight to try a Chromebook for yourself, all you'll have to do now is swing by the local electronics shop to give that cloud computer a real shakedown.

Check out our full coverage of Google I/O 2012's developer conference at our event hub!

Google sends Chromebooks to some Best Buy and Dixons stores, starting today originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.