The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints about two separate advertisements produced by The Carphone Warehouse in May.
Both ads were headlined ‘Phone 4. UK’s lowest price’, with one also containing small print that said ‘Service Plan in-store £13.99 per month’.
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Mark Bridge writes:
This weekend, you could have picked up a HP TouchPad webOS tablet for $99. Both the HP USA online store and Best Buy in Canada were selling the obsolescent devices at a substantial discount.
Yet over here in the UK, we've seen nothing except a prize draw from The Carphone Warehouse and a less-than-£90 discount from Amazon. And I don't expect anything much better in the short-term.
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Irish company Yougetitback.com has been chosen by Best Buy to provide a mobile device recovery solution.
Its 'Locked & Found' service will be available as a part of Best Buy's Geek Squad Black Tie Protection Program in stores across the USA.
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The LG Optimus 3D, which was unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, has been officially launched today.
It'll arrive in Europe first, with availability in more than 60 markets around the world to follow over the next several weeks. The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy will have exclusive rights for the UK launch.
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Carphone Warehouse Group plc has published its preliminary results for the financial year ended 31st March 2011.
It says its share of Best Buy Europe's net income was up 28% year-on-year to £60.4 million, while CPW Europe grew 18% to £134.6 million. However, Best Buy UK saw a loss of £62.2 million.
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