Exclusive Senna DVD with Top Gear Magazine

This month's magazine includes a preview DVD of Senna

The latest edition of Top Gear Magazine includes a free DVD offering readers a preview of a new feature-length documentary Senna which celebrates the career of Ayrton Senna. The disc includes footage and outtakes from the film plus exclusive interviews with Alain Prost and director Asif Kapadia. You can find out what the Top Gear team think of the film over on topgear.com The magazine is available in stores from … [Read more...]

Review: 4oD Catch Up for iPad

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4oD Catch Up is Channel 4’s answer to the ever-popular BBC iPlayer which already launched its iPad app earlier this year. Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 isn’t sitting in a pool of public cash so the 4oD iPad app is sponsored by Heineken meaning all videos are preceded by a 60 second advert for the lager followed by a credit for whoever sponsors a particular show or genre - Fosters in the case of comedy. On its home … [Read more...]

iPad 2 – review

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We’ve been playing with Apple’s updated iPad tablet for a week and we’re still impressed how much lighter and thinner it feels and looks, even though the real-world weight reduction is actually pretty small at 80-120 grams depending on model. What helps create the impression of weightlessness is the body redesign which losses the ‘side wall’, making the iPad more comfortable to hold. The resulting flatter … [Read more...]

Sony announces new Android tablets

Sony has announced two new tablets

Japanese electronics giant Sony has become the latest company hoping to eat into Apple's dominance of the tablet market. The Vaio to TV to Walkman manufacturer has announced two tablets running Google's Android operating system, each being positioned for different uses. Sony says the 9.4" screened S1 "is optimized for rich media entertainment" while the smaller clamshell S2 has two 5.5-inch displays which allows … [Read more...]

New YouGov study shows shows tablets cannibalising laptop sales

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Research carried out by YouGov suggests sales of tablets such as the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab are starting to bite into sales of PCs and laptops, with one in twelve tablet owners saying they purchased their device instead of, or to replace a desktop or laptop. According to the firm's atest TabletTrack study, 11% of Samsung Galaxy Tab and 7% of iPad owners bought device for this reason and of those looking to … [Read more...]

iPad shipping times improves for existing orders

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Delivery dates for back-ordered iPad 2's are being updated with customers now being advised of earlier than originally planned arrival dates for Apple's updated tablet. Apple has already updated expected delivery dates on its sales page, reducing the previous 3-4 week delivery estimate with a 2-3 week timetable. Seenit.co.uk readers with backordered iPads say their shipping dates have been brought forward to … [Read more...]