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Blackberry secures order from 3,500 handsets from KPMG Italy
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Troubled smartphone firm Blackberry has announced a deal to supply 3,500 handsets to KPMG Italy. The order is much-needed vote of confidence in the firm’s new Blackberry 10 platform and secure data services. In recent years Blackberry has been squeezed by the success of Apple’s iPhone and handsets running Google’s Android operating system. It has…
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iPlayer to become become BBC’s “fifth channel”
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The BBC iPlayer’s shift from catch-up service to standalone entertainment platform took another lead this week with the announcement that the BBC is to appoint a dedicated Controller for the platform. Earlier this month it was announced that iPlayer would be the exclusive access point for a new Radio 1 online TV channel, featuring exclusive…
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Review: Captain Phillips
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Adapted from the memoir of Richard Phillips, Paul Greengrass’s Captain Phillips is a powerfully and emotional drama. Tom Hanks plays the titular Phillips, captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama, who is taken hostage after his vessel is raided by modern-day Somali pirates. First aboard his own ship when hiding and protecting his crew, and…
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YouView appoints new Chairman
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Connected TV platform YouView has appointed a new Chairman, seven months after former Chair Lord Sugar stepped down from the role. Simon Duffy, non-executive Chairman of bwin.party and mBlox, will take up the rolw with immediate effect, replacing Sir Charles Dunstone who has acted as interim Chairman since Sugar’s departure. Mr Duffy’s positions include Executive…
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New map packs announced for Sid Meier’s Civilization V
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2K and Firaxis Games have announced two new map packs for Sid Meier’s Civilization V. Available from digital retailers on November 5, 2013, the Scrambled Continents and Scrambled Nations packs offer even more settings for the quest to build an enduring civilisation. The Scrambled Continents pack gives fans a new way to play Civilization V…
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Tickets now on sale for the British Military Tournament
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The British Military Tournament returns to London’s Earls Court this December for what it set to be an exciting and successful fourth year. This year the Tournament will celebrate British Legends with a new and exciting show featuring dramatic re-enactments, nail-biting high speed chases and daring stunts. Plus, for the first time ever, audiences will…