Tag Archives: UK

Feb
21

Half of UK now owns a smartphone

Android Ice Cream Sandwich The latest data from Kantar ComTech has shown that half of the population of the UK now owns a smartphone. The number is 50.3% to be precise, and unsurprisingly enough, the.. more
Feb
09

PC sales down 20% in the UK

Dell Desktop The UK market for PCs is looking decidedly rocky according to the latest figures from Gartner. The research firm, which doesn’t include media tablets in its PC stats as do some.. more
Feb
06

Final Fantasy XIII-2 hits number one

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Finally, we have a new game at the top of the chart for the first time this year, after FIFA 12′s domination of the all-format chart throughout January. The football game.. more
Jan
31

BlackBerry bucks downward trend in UK

Rim has been having a bad time of it in general throughout 2011, and indeed this January, a month which witnessed the Co-CEOs of the company stepping down. However, UK market share remained resilient throughout the year and in fact actually went up, against the.. more
Jan
24

FIFA 12 still UK’s top game

FIFA 12 has remained at the top of the UK all-format game chart for the fifth week running. FIFA 11 was very popular, but has been outdone by its successor, which has now sold more than any other FIFA title ever – and indeed, more.. more
Jan
12

FIFA 12 still top of UK game chart

FIFA 12 has remained at the top for the first week of 2012 in the UK all-format game chart, as compiled by Chart Track. Sales might have been down two-thirds, but sales of all games were down by similar figures as the traditional lacklustre new.. more
Jan
03

FIFA 12 tops final 2011 chart

The last UK all-format game chart of 2011 saw FIFA 12 in the number one spot. It’s the second year on the trot that EA’s football game has managed to top the chart at the close of the year. And it’s the fourth time FIFA.. more
Dec
13

Ofcom warns no 4G until 2015

The delay of 4G in coming to these shores has been something we’ve written about quite regularly. Bickering over the ins-and-outs of the rules and regulations for the spectrum auction has slowed the process considerably, and the delayed auction process has pushed out the expected.. more
Dec
07

Kindle Fire coming to UK in January

The Kindle Fire launched in the US a few weeks back. But as to when the UK market can expect to get the device, so far we’ve had the new basic Kindle e-reader over here, but not even a whisper from Amazon as to when.. more
Dec
05

Modern Warfare 3 still number one

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is at number one for a fourth week in a row, and is likely to remain ensconced at the top of the UK all-format game chart until Christmas. Modern Warfare 3 sales have fallen over the last two weeks.. more