Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Put aside preconceptions about women wilting under pressure, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir. 

The Olympic games will be kicking off on the 5th of August and you're going to be seeing a lot of product placement for Samsung around the place.

After Brexit, there’s a second leave vote that’s worrying British retailers: Leave it on the shelf. Amid the uncertainty, fears are growing consumers will rein in spending on everything from cardigans to carpets.

The rumours of a Modern Warfare Trilogy are picking up momentum, though it looks like it’s only coming to last-gen consoles.

Samsung first showed off the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic a few weeks ago, but is now ready to share pricing and availability details.

A retailer-backed rival to Apple’s Apple Pay mobile wallet will be tested with customers in a handful of stores in the next few weeks, ratcheting up competition in an increasingly cluttered market.

Rachel Marie Walsh looks at the best serums, creams, and concealers to help keep you looking, and feeling, fresh, confident, and radiant.

 

It’a all about the brow line for us this week as we checks out pencils and powders for ease of application. And she also tests for the best in concealers and eye serums.

You wouldn’t expect a company taking a growing number of new markets by storm, with rocketing revenues and ingeniously innovative technology to be able to fly under the radar but for Inhance Technology theirs has been a silent ascent.

 

When choosing a bathroom suite, you don’t have to take the sink that comes with the other elements of the loo and bath.

Instant just doesn’t cut it any more with Java-Joe Public. Kya deLongchamps looks at

A £3.7 billion merger between Carphone Warehouse and Dixons is set to be unveiled this week in a move creating a retail giant with 1,300 UK stores.

Collect precious memories of your children as they grow with the ClevaMemories Keepsake Suitcase from Clevamama, €29.99.

Children’s and baby wear retailer Kiddicare has become a victim of the troubles at Morrisons – just three years after it was taken over by the supermarket.

Caudalie Paris Vinexpert Anti-Ageing Serum for Eyes and Lips, €44.46.

A batch of negative company news gave US investors something to fret over.

Keenly-awaited Xbox One consoles launched in more than a dozen countries as day dawned in respective time zones.

Virtual ‘girlfriend’ helps satisfy nosey relatives

In a digital world which is becoming increasingly dependent on mobile phones and tablets, Cork company Inhance Technology is experiencing a surge in demand for technology which protects these devices from thieves.

Carphone Warehouse said the roll-out of superfast 4G mobile broadband services was set to maintain strong demand for smartphones and tablet computers after seeing UK sales surge by more than 10%.

Origins Modern Friction for the Body, €40

Carphone Warehouse called time on its joint venture with US giant Best Buy today after agreeing a cut-price deal to buy back the firm’s 50% stake.

MAC Lipglass in Nicki Minaj Viva Glam 2, €17.50

The National Consumer Agency is advising people to shop smart if buying online this Christmas.

Around 6,500 UK retail jobs were under threat today as electricals chain Comet became the latest casualty on the high street.

The booming tech sector is set to add a further 30 jobs in Cork as two companies expand on the back of investment and the securing of a US Patent.

A political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide today, driving US stocks lower.

A retail boss credited with helping PC World and Currys stores survive the downturn has been poached by technology giant Apple to run its portfolio of retail shops.

Carphone Warehouse today said connections fell by more than 16% at the end of 2011 after a slump in demand for pre-pay mobile phones.

A FEW violent incidents broke out across America on Black Friday as millions of shoppers rushed into stores that opened hours earlier than usual on the most anticipated shopping day of the year.

Currys and PC World owner Dixons Retail rose above the troubles of rivals Comet and Best Buy today by posting an improved UK performance.

Struggling UK electricals chain Comet was today sold for a token £2 (€2.33) after its owner Kesa Electricals called time on the loss-making business.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen by 0.3%, although it was held back by the worries over Italy.

More than 1,000 jobs were under threat today after retailer Carphone Warehouse announced it was pulling the plug on its Best Buy stores in the UK.

UK-headquartered telecoms giant BT posted better-than-expected quarterly profits today with the number of broadband customers surging as they took up superfast connections.

General Electric and other industrial companies pushed US stocks higher after another choppy session, the second day of gains in a row.

Carphone Warehouse today upgraded its profits forecast for a third quarter in a row, despite falling sales at its European business.