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New Android ebook app from Orange
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UK Mobile network Orange has released a new ebook app for Android powered phones aimed at its Orange Book Club customers. The app, powered by Mobcast, joins version already available for Symbian and Blackberry handsets and offers 23,000 eBooks and audio books which can be billed straight to the user’s Orange account. Orange say the…
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US ebook sales up by 115%
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January ebook sales in the US rose by more than 115 percent compared to the same month last year according to the Association of American Publishers. The trade body says the value of sales increased to $69.9 million compared to $32.4 million in January 2010. Hardback sales fell by over $5m in the period to…
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Sky News unveils new iPad app
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Sky News has announced a new app for the iPad which offers users a mix of news from around the world and the ability “to control their own interactive news service.” Video within the app, including live video reports, can be rewound ensuring users don’t need to miss the start of any report and the…
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Tickets go on sale for Red Dwarf fan convention
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Red Dwarf fans are being urged to book their tickets for this year’s Dimension Jump convention early to avoid disappointment with demand for tickets expected to be high ahead of the show’s return to Dave later this year.
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Bad Teacher – new trailer
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We have a new trailer for the upcoming Bad Teacher which sees a foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate teacher (Cameron Diaz) set her targets on a rich, handsome substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) after being dumped by her fiancé. But Elizabeth has to compete for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy (Lucy Punch) while fighting…
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Vodafone confirm iPad 2 contract plans
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Vodafone UK has followed Orange and T-Mobile in announcing it will offer Apple’s recently launched iPad 2 on a contract basis when the device arrives in the UK later this month. In a statement identical to that of its rivals, and therefore likely drafted and/or approved by Apple, the company said: “Vodafone UK today announced…