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Video: Sony Mobile’s Xperia Tablet S
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Here’s Sony Mobile’s promo video for its new Xperia Tablet S Android-powered tablet. Packed inside the slim aluminium body is a 9.4” HD display with OptiContrast™ Panel with low-friction coating and NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. As with the new Xperia smartphones, the device includes applications for Sony’s entertainment network.
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Sony Mobile announces new Xperia handsets
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Sony Mobile has announced a new rage of Android-powered Xperia handsets, including the Xperia T which will feature in the upcoming James Bond film, Skyfall. The Xperia T will serves as the new global flagship model. Sony says it includes their best HD smartphone screen as well as easy ‘One-touch’ functions enabled by Near Field…
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Global James Bond Day announced
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James Bond fans around the world are being promised a day to remember with a series of events to celebrate Ian Fleming’s infamous secret agent. The official James Bond website has announced that October 5th, 2012 will be Global James Bond Day, a day-long series of events for 007 fans around the world. Daniel Craig…
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LOVEFiLM support claim YouView presence
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A rogue tweet from the LOVEFiLM Twitter support team has boosted speculation that the movie-streaming service is poised to join YouView. The Amazon owned LOVEFiLM already features high on lists of content providers users of the Digital TV/IPTV platform want to see come on board. On Wednesday a LOVEFiLM Twitter support member told one YouView…
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Kobo strikes deal to sell readers though local booksellers
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Kobo has secured a deal to sell its eReaders through nearly 2,000 independent stores throughout the U.S. The Canadian-based retailer has struck a deal with the American Booksellers Association (ABA) to bring its eBook store and readers independent bookstores. The agreement replaces a similar deal between ABA members and Google Books. In a statement Kobo…
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Fame gets remade for the reality age
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Former Pop Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has teamed up with MGM Television to re-imagine hit 80’s film and TV series Fame for the reality-obsessed era. The TV series ran for six seasons and told the story of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. The film was…