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Orange launches new free calls and messaging app for iPhone
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A new app from Orange is offering iPhone users free “high quality” voice calls plus instant messaging and text transcription of voicemails. Launched this week in 90 countries, Libon uses WiFi and 3G to allow users to communicate with friends and family who also sign up to the service. The app is compatible with iPhones…
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NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ now available in the UK
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Barnes & Noble’s NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets jave gone on sale in the UK. Available in 7” (NOOK HD) and 9” (NOOK HD+) models, the device runs a modified version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, allows multiple users to set up custom profiles and offers access to more than 2.5 million books, a…
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UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot
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UKTV, the owners of Gold, Really and Dave, has secured a fourth channel slot on Freeview. The firm’s Really, Dave and Yesterday already air on Freeview while channels Watch, GOLD and Eden are currently available only on pay-TV platforms. From January Dave Ja Vu, the +1 version of Dave, will fill the new slot on…
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James Corden to star in Working Title Christmas film
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James Corden (Gavin & Stacey, One Chance) is to star in a new film written by Richard Bean (‘One Man, Two Guvnors’) and produced by Kris Thykier (The Debt, Kick-Ass, I Give It A Year) for Working Title Films. Described as a vehicle for Corden, School for Santas follows a down-on-his luck dad who needs to…
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BBC commissions more George Gently
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BBC One Detective series George Gently is to return for a seventh series, with stars Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby reprising their roles as Gently and sidekick Bacchus. The pair may have both survived the shootings which closed the most recent series, but the conspiracy has left its indelible impression on their relationship. The new…
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Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away – clip
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Here’s a brand new clip from James Cameron’s Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away. Written and directed by Andrew Adamson and executive produced by Cameron, the film features artistic and acrobatic performances from some of the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions. The film was produced by Adamson, Aron Warner, Cirque’s Martin Bolduc and Ed Jones…