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Greg Davies and Helen Baxendale to star in new BBC Three comedy
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Inbetweeners star Greg Davies heads the cast of Cuckoo, a new BBC Three comedy set to film this summer for transmission later in the year. The six-part series has been created and written by Robin French and Kieron Quirke (Trinity) and is set the Midlands, home to the Thomas family. When Ken (Davies) and Lorna…
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Sainsbury’s buys eBook retailer Anobii from HMV
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Sainsbury’s moved into eBook retailing today with the purchase of HMV’s stake in online retailer and social network Anobii Limited. The Anobii service allows readers to research titles and purchase them to read on a range of e-readers, smartphones and tablets. Readers can review and rate books and share recommendations with the site’s 600,000 users. HMV…
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Apple selling new iPad smart cases
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Apple is now selling a new smart case for its second and third generation iPad. The new cases offer the same magnetic locking/sleep and keyboard rest functions as the smart covers but also protect the rear of the iPad with a back panel coloured to match the front. The cases are available in Light Grey,…
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Apple previews iOS 6
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Apple has offered a preview of iOS 6, the latest version of its iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone operating system. The new version was shown at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. A beta version has been released to app developers ahead of a full launch later this year. Features include a new Apple-built maps app which…
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UPDATED: Apple announces Mountain Lion price & launch date
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Apple has announced the price and launch date for the next version of its Mac OS X operating system which runs on its MacBook, Mac Mini and iMac computers. Named Mountain Lion, the update will be available from next month priced £13.99 in the UK and $19.99 in the US. Apple first unveiled Mountain Lion…
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UPDATED: Apple unveils “next generation” retina MacBook Pro
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Apple has unveiled the “next generation” of it’s MacBook Pro laptops which include a 15″ high-resolution retina display and ultra-thin design similar to the MacBook Air. The new model is just 0.71 inches thick, ships with Mac OS X Lion and is described as the lightest ‘pro’ model Apple has made. Ports include USB 3.0,…