Retailer Tesco Revamps Its Download Site

By Digital Trends Staff Updated October 25, 2009

Retailer Tesco Revamps Its Download Site Leading British supermarket chain Tesco is gunning for iTunes. Next month it will revamp its Tesco Download service,re-branding it as Tesco Digital. With a library of over three million tracks, it has a lot of music to offer. Initially, 1.6 million will be in the DRM-free MP3 format, with the rest in Windows MediaAudio, or WMA, although Tesco has pledged that all music will be in MP3 by year’s end. Additionally there will be more than a hundred free Flash games to play. The company plans to offer TVepisodes and games for download in the future. Graham Harris, Commercial Director at Tesco, said, “The new Tesco Digital site is more than a music download portal – wewanted to create an exciting and easy-to-use entertainment shop that Tesco customers of all ages and technical ability can use and trust. We’re starting out with a comprehensive music offering,but customers can expect downloadable TV and films as well as games to buy very soon.” No pricing structure has been announced, but Tesco has a reputation for being competitive.

Digital Trends Staff

Digital Trends has a simple mission: to help readers easily understand how tech affects the way they live. We are your…

Computing

This Lenovo laptop just had its price slashed from $700 to $400

View of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 laptop open fully and sitting at an angle.

If you're looking to buy a new laptop for work or school, you should consider going for the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5. Originally priced at $700, it's down to nearly half at just $400 following a $300 discount from Lenovo. Laptop deals like this one usually don't last long though, either because the offer expires quickly or stocks sell out fast, so if you're thinking about taking advantage of this bargain, it's highly recommended that you proceed with the purchase as soon as you can.

Why you should buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5

Computing

Flash deal knocks $180 off this Dell laptop, but it’s selling fast

dell inspiron 15 3000 deal june 2022 7000 01

Consistently great for cheap laptop deals, Dell is going to delight some students and those on a budget with this deal on a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop. Usually priced at $480, it's enjoying a $180 price cut so it's down to a very attractive $300. If you want a laptop that's fine for typing up documents, checking email, and some web browsing, this is it. Here's what else you need to know about it before you make a purchase.

Why you should buy the Dell Inspiron 15
Far from rivaling the best laptops, the Dell Inspiron 15 is still pretty good for the price. It has an 11th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB of memory and 512GB of SSD storage. It's particularly reassuring to see so much storage here with no worries about running out of room any time soon. There's also its great-looking 15.6-inch full HD screen with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 2500 nits of brightness, and 120Hz refresh rate. The latter means that browsing and scrolling will be nice and silky smooth to look at. Anti-glare properties also help while there are narrow borders too for better looks.

Computing

Dell XPS 13 just had its price slashed for back-to-school

The Dell XPS 13, open on a table in front of a window.

There are a lot of reasons why Dell XPS deals are always in high demand, and most of them can be found in the Dell XPS 13. The laptop, originally priced at $949, is on sale from Dell with a $100 discount that pulls its price down to $849 ahead of the new school year. Students of all levels will benefit from having this device as their companion, but if you want to enjoy the savings, you're going to have to complete the purchase as soon as possible because stocks are in danger of running out quickly in this clearance sale.

Why you should buy the Dell XPS 13 laptop
The Dell XPS 13 is our top choice among the best laptops because of the value that you'll get from it. It's pretty affordable, considering it's equipped with the 12th-generation Intel Core i5 processor and Intel Iris Xe Graphics, plus 16GB of RAM that's the same as top-tier machines, according to our guide on how much RAM do you need. It's not the most powerful machine in the market, but it's more than enough to make sure that schoolwork is finished quickly and efficiently by allowing seamless multitasking and properly running the different kinds of apps needed by students.