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• Internet 02 Jan 14:02

  Apple returns policy most searched for over holidays

  Apple's policy was followed by Argos, Harrods, Debenhams, and Toys R Us respectively. Searches for returns policies were up 250 percent compared to the same time last year, but Christmas 2012 was also record breaking for online retail.
• Mobile 10 Jan 12:31

  O2 turns scrooge on Xmas promo mess-up

  O2 ran a promotional offer around Christmas time on some of its phones. "£20 to spend as you like," it said, as a special treat for new customers signing up to its packages. The problem was the voucher customers got didn't work in-store - they had to go online to apply for it.
• Business 15 Dec 14:36

  Britain is a nation of politically confused piles sufferers

  In the top food and drink section, Asda got the number one spot, indicating the UK's fondness for oven chips over actually cooking - recipes came in at number two. At the rear was that famous restaurant and grocers, Argos.
• Software 09 Jun 15:51

  Botched software sinks London Ambulance Service

  While problems were affecting the software, the call staff were forced to resort to the “manual system for taking 999 calls”, which is fancy talk for an Argos mini-biro on the back of a fag packet.
• Hardware 01 Oct 16:18

  EU TV regulations could save 14 nuclear reactors

  The rating system will be mandatory when the legislation is approved, but the Energy Saving Trust in the UK has convinced many retailers to adopt it ahead of schedule.
• Science 24 Sep 08:52

  ESA uses kids' toy to plot flight paths

  Instead of whingeing about budgetary constraints, why on earth doesn't the Ministry of Defence equip our brave boys with this H M Armed Forces Ultimate Dress-Up Set from Argos? Cut the cost of the Civil List by housing the Queen in a bouncy castle?
• Hardware 02 Aug 15:37

  MSI launches FX600 notebook

  The standard version of the notebook will be available to buy from Argos for £599.99 from early August.
• Business 28 Jun 17:47

  Dell gets a slap on the wrist for extending payment time to suppliers

  The Forum has written to inform Dell it is being added to the Hall of Shame alongside other household names including Argos, United Biscuits and the brewer Carlsberg, all of which have been identified as poor payers.

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