Mobile phone companies Orange and T-Mobile have become the latest firms to offer free laptops on new mobile broadband plans. T-mobile users entering a new 24 month Mobile Broadband Plus contract will receive an Acer Travel Mate 5320 laptop to use with their modem which also allows them to send 200 text messages per month. Richard Warmsley, Head of Internet and Entertainment, T-Mobile, said: T-Mobile is committed … [Read more...]
Sony unveil new Walkman models
August 30, 2008 By
Walkman makers Sony have announced the next incarnation of their MP3 players at the IFA exhibition in Berlin. Three new series have been unveiled, each with a feature set designed to appeal to different markets. The B series is the new entry point for the brand and includes an FM radio plus an eye-catching illuminator that pulses in time with the music when the new Bass button is pressed. Also present is a voice … [Read more...]
Home entertainment giants reveal next-gen TVs
August 30, 2008 By
The home entertainment industry are showcasing their products at the IFA 2008 exhibition in Berlin including ‘next generation’ flat screen panels and Blu-ray players. Here’s what the major brands have on offer: Sharp will use the event to reveal its new ‘ultra large, ultra slim’ XS1 AQUOS Series which they boast has the slimmest TV body and screen sizes of 52” and 65”. The panels also have a slim, … [Read more...]
Facebook: The Movie!
August 29, 2008 By
After having checked the calender to make sure it's not April 1st, I re-read an article on empireonline.com which says that there will be a hollywood movie about social networking website Facebook. It is believed to centre around how the site began, from it's early days as a community for students of Harvard University, before expanding into a global phenomenon. Weirdest of all the movie is going to be written by … [Read more...]
The gangster fixations of EastEnders
August 28, 2008 By
Tonight EastEnders decided to have yet another go at passing itself off as gang-based drama, as always seems to be the case the whole affair came across less The Long Good Friday and more Bullseye! (the 1990’s Caine/Moore film, not the Jim Bowen quiz). If you’re going to try pulling off gangster shenanigans on a telly budget it helps to have a cast of decent actors but, and let’s be honest here, most of the … [Read more...]
Belle's back in September
August 28, 2008 By
Billie Piper is back as Belle in a second run of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, set to air next month on ITV2. Belle’s moved up in the world and is now a high-class independent escort who finds herself an unwilling mentor to wannabe call girl Bambi (Ashley Madekwe – Trial & Retribution, Drop Dead Gorgeous). While Belle’s throwing herself into her work her best friend Ben (Iddo Goldberg), the only person who … [Read more...]
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