Vodafone secures iPhone for UK and Ireland

Just a day after Apple tore up their exclusive contract with O2 for the sale of their iPhone, the US giant has announced a deal with Vodafone. News that Vodafone is to stock the handset from "early 2010" follows yesterday's announcement that Orange is set to sell both the 3G and 3GS models despite widespread speculation that O2 would hold on to the newer 3GS version. The A statement issued Tuesday morning Vodafone … [Read more...]

Pandorum

Dennis Quaid stars in this serviceable but unexciting sci-fi thriller in which he teams up with Ben Foster as a pair of astronauts who awake from hyper-sleep only to discover unexpected ‘guests’ aboard their spacecraft - an ark designed to ensure the future of mankind. Suffering from amnesia the pair must work together to restore power to the ship, but not every thing’s as it seems and dangers lurk round every … [Read more...]

Tie-up of the fruits – Orange announces iPhone deal

UK mobile operator Orange has confirmed it's to sell Apple's iPhone 3G and 3Gs models later this year. The announcement follows a report in today's Times that the carrier was "expected to announce a deal with Apple this week" with Apple looking to expand sales of the trend-setting smartphone. O2, which will offer the Palm Pre from this month, has enjoyed strong sales as the exclusive UK network for the … [Read more...]

What We’re Playing: PS3 Shifting Heroes Over Europe

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I've managed to put the brilliance of Batman aside for the week and picked up a copy of Heroes over Europe and Need for Speed Shift. Having decided against the rubber ruddered Stumovik: Birds of Prey I thought i'd give the arcade stylings of Heroes over Europe a go. In contrast to Sturmovik, Heroes is more playable with a controller than a joystick, in-fact I seem to do better without it than with... trying the … [Read more...]

Disney – Pixar's Up set for take off

I was lucky enough to be invited to a preview of Disney - Pixar's latest animated feature Up. As previously covered by Seenit.co.uk Up centres around Carl Fredricksen - a 78 year old widower and former balloon salesman who is in danger of being hounded out of his home by property developers. When it appears inevitable that he will be forced to move in to a retirement home he decides it's time to take drastic action … [Read more...]

Gene fires up the Quattro for Ashes To Ashes finale

Filming has commenced on the third and final series of Ashes To Ashes with producers promising a "compelling" finale which will finally reveal Gene Hunt's secrets and answer the question: 'Does anything tie Alex Drake and Sam Tyler together?' The spin-off from Life on Mars may have had a bumpy reception with critics but fans have lapped up Alex Drake's 80's based encounters with Gene (Philip Glenister) and his … [Read more...]