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We travelled to Southampton just before Christmas to check out the best deals and prices on technology. So just what did the port city's consumer electronics retailers have in store? In the first of this month's two-part Mystery Shopper feature, we visit Currys, Sony Centre and PC World.

Gdrive to offer users virtualised hard drive storage, but privacy campaigners attack plans

Administrator KPMG warns that unsecured creditors are unlikely to receive any compensation

Warns rival that it is more than prepared for legal action if iPhone vendor chooses to act

Distributor looks back on quarter of a century in the UK channel

PC Retail Awards 2009: Security software vendor signs up as Gold Sponsor

New evidence backs up ongoing redundancy rumours

Aims to increase business for committed resellers through its VAR call routing scheme

To be replaced by independent director Jane Shaw

Report on internet regulations pushed back until end of January

Iconic computer turns quarter of a century tomorrow

PC Retail's look at the best young execs in the channel arrives online