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Amazon claim 4x increase in Kindle sales
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Amazon says sales of its a Kindle eBook reader were four times higher over the ‘Black Friday’ weekend than for the same period as last year. The company has recently expanded the range of Kindle devices with the launch of a touch and tablet version. Despite today’s announcement of a sales boost, Amazon has not…
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Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace 3D trailer
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20th Century Fox has issued what it believed to be the first trailer of the new 3D version of The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars saga. On its YouTube channel, Fox said: “Whether you’re an old fan or new, there’s no denying that seeing Star Wars on the big screen is…
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Orange’s San Francisco II Android smartphone goes on sale
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UK mobile network Orange is now shipping its new San Francisco II Android handset. The phone is the successor to its popular and award-winning San Francisco smartphone and runs the latest Android gingerbread 2.3 operating system. Featuring a 800 MHz processor, MP3 playerand 5MP camera, the San Francisco II is available on pay as you…
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Whishaw to play Q in latest James Bond film
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Ben Whishaw has been confirmed as playing legendary gadget maker Q in the new 007 film. Whishaw, who appeared in BBC One’s The Hour and will play Richard II in a new BBC TV movie, previously starred as Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited. Skyfall, the third of the rebooted Bond series, stars Daniel Craig and…
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T-Mobile unveils new budget Android smartphone
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T-Mobile has unveiled a new own brand Android mobile aimed at those on a budget. Available free on a £10 per month, 24 month plan or for £99 on Pay As You Go, the T-Mobile Vivacity runs the Gingerbread 2.3 version of Android. Available in black or white, it features a 3.5” capacitive screen, 5.0…
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Film4 announces Dreams of a Life digital experience
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Film4 has commissioned a web-based ‘digital experience’ to support December’s cinema release of Carol Morley’s Dreams of a Life. The film tells the tragic true story of 38-year-old Joyce Vincent whose skeleton was discovered in her bedsit three years after she had died. Digital agency Hide&Seek have developed www.dreamsofyourlife.com which will allow users to explore…