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Computer Glitch Leads To Beer Stampede At Tesco

2:41PM June 3, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Shopping at Tesco stores in Scotland became a nightmare when a stampede of people flooded stores looking for cheap beer. More »


Gadgets

Brits Prefer iPhones To Flushing Toilets

6:18PM May 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I think each of the 4000 Brits who participated in a survey of the 10 greatest inventions ever should have their toilets taken off them for life. See if there’s an app for that! More »


Generic $US25 Stereo Beats $US1,100 Sound Systems

10:30PM April 17, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Proving that more expensive is not always better, a $US25 “value” stereo system has obliterated $US1,000 equipment from Sony and JVC in a British customer choice award as voted on by 500,000 people.

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Computing

Mystery 12.1-Inch Dell Laptop On UK Supermarket Website: E-Slim Leaked?

1:20AM September 13, 2008 | Kit Eaton

UK supermarket chain Tesco has this Dell “Inspiron Z530″ laptop up for sale on their website: it’s got a 12.1-inch screen, is Atom Z350-powered and sounds a lot like the Dell E-Slim mini laptop we’ve mentioned before. The product’s features are touted thus: “Ultra mobile web experience. Consume your media where ever you are,” which sounds all well and good, but then it goes a bit funny with a “Linux Ubunto” OS and a width and height of “29.9 cm”. It seems Tesco’s web monkeys are good at making typos. Read on for the full specs:

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