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Plan B – ill Manors
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This week’s music video (yes, we know it’s only Monday) is Plan B’s ill Manors, the single of which got its world premiere on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show this evening. We loved Plan B (real name Ben Drew) in Harry Brown where he played a bit of a wrong ‘un opposite Sir Michael Caine.…
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Harry Potter eBook library deal announced
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eBook distributor Overdrive has been named as the exclusive distribution partner for library editions of the upcoming Harry Potter ebooks. As reported last year, the books are to be published via Pottermore, the online Harry Potter experience created by J.K. Rowling in partnership with Sony. Under today’s agreement, OverDrive will manage hosting and digital fulfilment for over 18,000 public…
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Penguin: eBooks account for 12% of revenues
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eBooks accounted for 12% of Penguin’s revenues according to the publisher’s latest trading results. In a statement the company said “eBook sales doubled” in 2011 “and accounted for 12% of Penguin revenues worldwide and over 20% of sales in the US.” Penguin has also announced that more than 50million ebooks and apps have been downloaded…
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The Ides of March now on DVD and Blu-ray
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George Clooney’s The Ides of March comes to DVD and Blu-ray next week. The film stars Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a Governor running to become the Democratic Presidential candidate and his campaign aides. The story focusses on the intrigue and betrayal as the two aides jockey for the Governor’s attention and…
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Adobe’s Photoshop is now available for the iPad 2
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Adobe’s touch version of its photo editing tool Photoshop is now available for the iPad 2. Already available for Android-powered tablets, Photoshop Touch includes core features from the desktop version such as layers and retouching tools. Once edited in the app, images can be shared with friends and family through social media networks including Facebook.…
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Latest Sony and HTC handsets coming to UK
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Mobile networks Three and Orange have named a number of new phones unveiled at the Mobile World Congress which they will stock later this year. Both networks will be offering Sony’s Xperia U, described as a “stylish, premium” handset which runs Google’s Android operating system and features a 3.5” screen, a 5 megapixel camera and…