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Atari release 100 classic games for Android phones and tablets
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100 classic Atari games are being released for Google’s Android operating system. The release of Atari’s Greatest Hits for Android Marketplace follows an earlier release for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch which has already been downloaded more than 3.5 times. From today Android smart phone and tablet owners can now download the App and receive…
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Win BBC’s Frozen Planet on DVD
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BBC Earth are giving fans of BBC One’s Frozen Planet nature series a chance to win a copy of the series on DVD and, even more excitingly, a 32 inch HD TV. The competition can be entered via the show’s Facebook page and two runners up will also be able to win copies of the…
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Adobe to cease mobile Flash development
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Tech site ZDNet reports that Adobe is to stop development of its Flash player software for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Flash is used to power online videos, games and adverts as well some websites. The news will be seen as vindication of Apple’s decision not to include Flash in its iPhone and…
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Tax change signals end of cheap DVDs
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Online shoppers could see prices for some DVDs, CDs and games rise after the UK Government announced plans to close a tax loophole used by many major retailers. Many companies have set up distribution facilities in the Channel Islands to benefit from rules which allow items to be shipped to customers from outside the EU…
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Kobo sold to Rakuten in $315m deal
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Japanese ecommerce specialists Rakuten are purchasing ebook retailer Kobo for $315 million. Rakuten recently purchased UK ecommerce site Play.com and owns Buy.com in the U.S. In the UK Kobo’s ebook readers are sold via WHSmith. The ebook retailer also offers books via apps for the iPad, iPhone and Android powered devices. Kobo offers ebooks both…
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Tyne Daly and Master Class transfer to the West End
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Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Terrence McNally’s Master Class, which stars Tyne Daly as legendary opera soprano Maria Callas, is coming to London’s West End following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run on Broadway. The production will run at the Vaudeville Theatre for 14 weeks only from 21 January to 28 April. Tickets are on sale now…