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  • Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD 8.9” launches in UK & Europe

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    Online retailer Amazon is now offering the 8.9” version of its Kindle Fire HD tablet in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. UK prices start from £229 for the 16GB model and the device can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk. The device, a larger version of the Kindle Fire HD which is already on…

  • Amazon launches Kindle Fire HD 8.9” in UK & Europe

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    Online retailer Amazon is now offering its Kindle Fire HD 8.9” Android tablet in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. UK prices start from £229 and the device can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk. The device, a larger version of the Kindle Fire HD which is already on sale, offers a 8.9” display with…

  • Inspector George Gently – series 7 episode and cast details

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    Filming is underway in the seventh series of Inspector George Gently, BBC One’s 1960’s crime drama starring Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby. The new four-part series is set in 1969 and takes place “several months” after the pair were shot in Durham Cathedral at the end of the last series. As the series opens, Gently…

  • Ofcom research shows 13% of UK homes have super-fast broadband

    Ofcom research shows 13% of UK homes have super-fast broadband

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    The UK’s average broadband speeds rose by more than a third last year while the number of homes with super-fast broadband more than doubled, according to new research by Ofcom. The telecoms regulator says average actual UK speed has risen by a third (3.1Mbit/s or 34%) in the six months from May to November 2012,…

  • Doctor Who to get new Executive Producer after Caroline Skinner steps down

    Doctor Who to get new Executive Producer after Caroline Skinner steps down

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    Doctor Who is to get a new Executive Producer to work alongside head writer Steven Moffat. The BBC says Caroline Skinner “has decided to step down” from the role and will join BBC Drama Production in London. Skinner joined the series after Moffat’s former co-Executive Producer’s Beth Willis and Piers Wenger left the show. In…

  • British Gas turns your smartphone into the heating system of the future

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    A new app from British Gas allows homeowners to control their heating system via the web.