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  • Blackberry Torch 9810 new available from Three

    Blackberry Torch 9810 new available from Three

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    Blackberry’s Torch 9810 is now available from Three’s stores and website. The handset combines a 3.2” touchscreen with BlackBerry’s famous and much loved QWERTY keyboard which slides out so that people can type or touch. It also ships with the updated BlackBerry 7.0 OS and includes a 5MP camera capable of shooting HD video. The…

  • Inbetweeners tops 4oD chart

    Inbetweeners tops 4oD chart

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    Channel 4 says its 40D catch-up service attracted 31m views last month, up 2m on July’s user levels. According to the broadcaster, year to date Video on Demand views of its programmes now stand at 273m, a 20.9% increase on the same period last year. Comedy series The Inbetweeners was the top performing series, drawing…

  • Future announces new iPad edition of Tap!

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    Future Publishing has unveiled a new a monthly iPad edition of Tap! The iPhone and iPad magazine – built from the ground up exclusively for the iPad. The company promises readers “a rich, intuitive and easy-to-navigate reading experience that makes the most of the iPad’s revolutionary features.” Game reviews feature will include “high-quality” and recommended…

  • Man Booker Prize teams up with Apple’s iBooks

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    The Man Booker Prize for Fiction has teamed up with Apple’s iBookstore to offer samples of each of the prize’s shortlisted titles in both book and audio format. Three of this year’s shortlisted authors – Carol Birch, Patrick deWitt and A.D. Miller – will also be appearing at the Apple Store, Covent Garden on Thursday…

  • Amazon unveils Android-powered Kindle tablet

    Amazon unveils Android-powered Kindle tablet

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    Apple’s iPad has a new competitor – at least in the US. Online retailer Amazon has unveiled its long-rumoured Android tablet, the Kindle Fire. The device is Amazon’s first with a colour screen and includes a state-of-the-art dual-core processor for high performance. It also boasts a 16 million colour IPS screen which guarantees a wide…

  • Amazon revamps Kindle lineup

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    Amazon has revealed a new lineup of its popular Kindle ebook reader, and reduced the device’s cost. The entry model 6-inch Kindle retains an e-ink screen and features a new design that is 30 percent lighter at just 5.98 ounces, 18 percent smaller, and turns pages 10 percent faster. Here in the UK the new…