Escape austerity Britain and discover What the Butler Saw

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Some of Britain’s best loved entertainers - including Jim Broadbent, Lenny Henry, Alexei Sayle, Lesley Garrett, Hannah Gordon, David Warner and Lynda Baron - put on their glad rags last night to welcome a new production of Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw to the West End. Thanks to the hospitality of the show’s producers I and seenit.co.uk writer Phil Newman went along to see the opening night … [Read more...]

Universal unleashes T-Rex on Oxford Street

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As previously reported, Universal is marking its 100th anniversary with a range of 15 new ‘Augmented Reality’ DVD and Blu-rays which this weekend they and some familiar friends took over Oxford Street’s HMV to launch. Smartphone users with a free app were able to point their devices at special hotspots much like the images in our earlier story which then come alive to show 3D footage - the Blues Brothers … [Read more...]

Is it time to axe my Blackberry?

Rim say the new app will make its phones more accessible to visually impaired users.

I love my iPhone but when it comes to picking up email on the move, push email and a physical keyboard long ago convinced me that nothing beats a Blackberry. In just over a month my existing Blackberry contract comes to an end so I’ve been looking around for my next handset and deal - I have my eye on the Bold 9900. But then came yesterday’s news that Blackberry was scaling back its consumer activities, … [Read more...]

Heading to London this summer? Take in a play

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Visit London at any time of an ordinary year and you’re sure to notice one thing above all else - there are a LOT of people here. And with the capital hosting Olympic Games as well as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the capital is going to be even busier than usual this summer. With hundreds of thousands of additional visitors expected for this summer’s Olympic games, London’s transport authorities are … [Read more...]

A picture can mean 1,000 words

A stock image can enliven an article. Photo: Seenit.co.uk

Stock images have long been a part of the online landscape and with good reason. Such images help to clarify the point of a given article or entry and as such their value cannot be understated. Any online article is made more attractive and informative when an image is attached to it. Having an image associated with a given website or blog also helps to make it more visible to search engines. For anyone … [Read more...]

The rise and rise of online viewing

Devices such as Apple's iPad are driving up online viewing. Image: Apple

With the spread of fiber optics helping the growth of online viewing through faster broadband speeds, and with the increased use of portable devices, television viewing habits are rapidly changing. This change is also impacting on advertisers, who are seeking ways to embrace the new digital technology. There was a 43% increase in the US of those viewing videos online daily, from 73.7 million in 2010 to 105.1 … [Read more...]