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8 Product News 10 Special report: Samsung European Forum 2012 Connecting all CE platforms and their users becomes Samsung’s priority.
FEATURES 14 An independent point of view By Paul Mead, Michael R Peters
16 Smart TV Is 2012 going to be the year of Smart TV?
20 Beat the competition: Aclands Aclands of Bridgwater, the forth time winner of D&G ROTY survey, proves that service excellence secures customers’ loyalty
22 Healthy cooking Healthy cooking retains its appeal even in the recession
26 Green consumer electronics Who should educate customers about green alternatives in CE?
REGULARS 12 AMDEA comments Douglas Herbison reviews the pros and cons of a statutory register of lobbyists
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