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  • Kindle launches app for Windows 7

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    Amazon has launched a new Kindle app for mobile phones using Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system and also announced plans to offer apps for Windows and Android-powered tablets.

  • Wattpad sees “record numbers” in December

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    Self-publishing ebook service Wattpad says it saw “record” levels of downloads in December with a 20 percent growth over November’s traffic and 300 percent more visitors when compared to the previous year.

  • Trailer: Get Low

    Trailer: Get Low

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    Get Low is inspired by the true story of Felix “Bush” Breazeale, who attracted national attention and the largest crowd to assemble up to that date when he threw himself a living funeral party in 1938 in Roane County, Tennessee. The film stars Robert Duvall as Felix alongside Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Lucas Black and…

  • The Heir Hunters reunite more relatives with windfalls

    The Heir Hunters reunite more relatives with windfalls

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    A new series of Heir Hunters got underway on History last week, kicking off a run which will see the probate detectives unit long lost relatives with their inheritances throughout January and February. As regular series watchers will know, the show chronicles the painstaking research of detectives responsible for making sure the rightful heir is…

  • Preview: Hustle

    Preview: Hustle

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    Micky Bricks (Adrian Lester) and the team are back for a new series of Hustle this week in an opening episode which proves you should always be careful who you upset.

  • iFlow ebook reader for iPad launches

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    A new ebook app combining a bookstore for new purchases with the ability to import titles purchased from any retailer which supports epub files protected Adobe DRM launched earlier this month for Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.