It appears Sony has found a niche in the music-streaming business as MTV goes one way, Sony will go the other. The company plans to add to its already successful television and video gaming market a new music-streaming service. The new service, dubbed Music Unlimited, will be powered by Qriocity.

Whether considered inevitable or not, the concept of the two-tiered Internet system has arrived and may be at your door sooner than thought. BT Broadband, the UKs largest Internet provider, has been under much scepticism as of late with allegations it is teaming up with Content Connect to create a two-tier broadband system.

HIGH STREETS HIT SHOPPERS WITH 31.79% “TAX” ON IN-STORE PURCHASES PriceRunner: retailers are levying “high street tax” on products Rip Off Britain: some high streets charging double online prices British shoppers are forking out a typical 31.79 per cent more for goods bought on the high street compared to buying online and having the products [...]

Brits Benefit From Deflation, finds International Price Comparison Study

DATE: 10th December 2008: Plunging prices on essential and luxury items means that Britain has fallen from being the second to the seventh most expensive country to live and shop in the world.
Now in its sixth year, the International Price Comparison study from PriceRunner.co.uk, the impartial price comparison service, tracks the prices of basic foods such as milk and coffee, popular consumer gadgets and travel and entertainment goods like petrol, bus tickets and DVDs. Carried out in 23 countries, it shows that Britain is now cheaper than France (3), Ireland (4) and Denmark (2). Norway is revealed as the world’s most expensive country for the second year running and as in 2007, China is the cheapest country overall.

Ireland is one of the most expensive countries to live and shop, finds International Price Comparison Study EMBARGOED: 10th December 2008: Ireland is becoming a more expensive place to live and shop. Despite the prices of many consumer items falling in the last year, a global study has found that Ireland has gone from the [...]

PriceRunner.co.uk is today announcing its decision to bring together its European teams under one leader. Formally, Company Manager for PriceRunner Sweden, Peter Carlsson has now been appointed as General Manager for the impartial price comparison site. Carlsson has held commercial and general management roles for PriceRunner since 2004, when he first joined PriceRunner Sweden as [...]

LONDON: OCTOBER 20TH: In the midst of one of the worst financial crises we have ever experienced, and with energy bills up 38% this year alone*, it’s time to make some changes. It’s easier than you think to improve your bank balance, and help the environment, by simply taking a look at some of the [...]

September 2008, London: The UK’s fastest growing price comparison web site BeatThatQuote.com today announces the launch of its new shopping comparison service in partnership with UK’s most comprehensive and impartial price comparison service, PriceRunner.co.uk. This exclusive deal between two of the UK’s most popular price comparison sites will see BeatThatQuote.com’s new shopping channel join the [...]

Date: 17 July 2008 London is the most popular European city amongst British travellers, according to research released today. Despite the fact that the capital is ranked as the second most expensive city in the world**, it attracts three times the number of visitors to its Northern counterpart, Manchester. Other popular cities in the UK [...]

Date: 02 July 2008 New research into consumer views about online shopping have been compiled by PriceRunner.co.uk, the UK’s most comprehensive and impartial price comparison service. The research has shown that reviews of products and companies on websites are rated more highly (98%) than recommendations from friends (88%), and that the brand name is just [...]