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Kobo opens new Dublin development centre
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ebook retailer Kobo has created 30 jobs for software developers at a new European Software Development Centre in Dublin. The centre has been opened with the support of IDA Ireland, the Irish government’s agency with responsibility for attracting foreign investment. The Dublin office will work with Kobo’s teams in Toronto, Canada to support development of…
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BT credits sports investment for securing 93% of all new broadband connections
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BT says the offer of free Premier League football helped it win 93% of new broadband connections – 156,000 new users – in the three months to September 30th. Announcing the firm’s latest results, CEO Gavin Patterson said 2 million viewers had now signed up for its BT Sport channels and that its wholesale deal…
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YouView updates iOS and Android apps
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Internet TV platform YouView has updated its remote record apps Android and for Apple’s iOS devices. The latest version of the Android app includes the ability to search for the app’s built-in 7 day programme guide and voice-to-text entry on selected Android devices. It also includes a redesigned date selector r which better matches the…
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Angry Birds Star Wars out now, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 editions confirmed
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Angry Birds fans can now get their hands on the latest Star Wars edition of the hit computer game. Angry Birds: Star Wars is available from today for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. It will also be available from next month for the Xbox One…
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Watch to repeat entire Babylon 5 from November
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Early 90’s Sci-Fi series Babylon 5 is returning to British TV screens after broadcaster UKTV snapped up the rights to the show’s 110 episodes and six feature length telefilms. The show will air from 4th November on UKTV’s Watch channel which also airs Doctor Who and Torchwood. The series, which celebrates its twentieth anniversary next…
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EE switches 4G on in 14 more towns and cities
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Mobile network EE has switched on its 4G super-fast data services in 14 more towns and cities. 4G speeds are now available in Benfleet, Caerphilly, Caldicot, Canvey Island, Carlisle, Chepstow, Cwmbran, Grays, Harlow, Hatfield, Kenilworth, Rayleigh, Southport and Worksop. The company is also now taking orders for its new, lower cost talk plans which now…