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O2 to power McDonald’s WiFi
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Mobile and broadband provider O2 has signed a multi-year deal to provide free WiFi to customers at 1,200 McDonald’s restaurants. The service will be free to both O2 and non-O2 customers, with O2 promising “all hotspots will be premium public hotspots, as opposed to using residential connections with limited bandwidth.” The deal replaces the fast…
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Future launches interactive iPad drawing magazine
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Specialist magazine company Future Publishing has launched a new iPad magazine series which teaches users how to draw and paint in easy-to-follow classes. The company says its new How to Draw & Paint title will be “packed with interactive content” showing how to use Photoshop to create digital artwork in a particular style. The first…
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BBC announces 24 free HD Olympic channels
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The BBC has announced it will makes 24 HD-quality broadcast streams available to the UK’s satellite and cable providers “on a non-exclusive basis”. The corporation said the free-to-air streams would allow viewers across the UK will be able to watch every Olympic sport live. Roger Mosey, Director, BBC London 2012, said: “We’re delighted to be…
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T-Mobile customers to see 3.7% price hike
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T-Mobile UK customers can look forward to paying their mobile network an additional 3.7% per month for their tariffs after the company announced a price hike. The network says the increase applies to “consumer and business pay monthly customers who joined T-Mobile prior to 1 February 2012” while those “on our latest consumer tariffs such…
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Has Harry Potter just slain eBook DRM?
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Will the DRM-free Harry Potter eBooks – launched last week – spur a push against eBook restrictions or are they destined to become a curious anomaly? While many books are sold without DRM, these tend to be cheaper (in price) self-published titles or those from smaller publishers. If you’re buying an eBook from one of…
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The Cabin in the Woods – Ultimate Cheerleader Fail
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Here’s a great video to tie-in with the next week’s launch of The Cabin in the Woods. Don’t forget to check out review and the full trailer for this spectacularly scary film which will change the way you look at slasher movies forever. Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods arrives in…