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  • The Woman In Black scores second UK box office win

    The Woman In Black scores second UK box office win

    Daniel Radcliffe and The Woman In Black have topped the UK and Ireland box office for a second week. Adapted from Susan Hill’s 1983 novel, The Woman In Black has received rave reviews and won huge audiences in the UK and US where it secured the number 2 spot in its opening weekend. The film…

  • Virgin Media’s TiVo finally gets reminders

    Virgin Media’s TiVo finally gets reminders

    Virgin Media’s TiVo continues to play catch-up with bottom of the market Freeview boxes. Despite being touted as industry-leading, the TiVo currently lacks basic features such as BBC Red Button interactive services or reminders. Customers have long complained about the lack of these basic features as well as errors in the programme guide. The TiVo…

  • Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock – trailer

    Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock – trailer

    Before Christmas we brought you news of a clutch of Doctor Who console games. The first game, Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, allows players to take on the roles of the Doctor (Matt Smith) and River Song (Alex Kingston) as they travel across time and space to save the Earth. Gamers must learn to master…

  • Alibi to screen Murdoch Mysteries series 5

    Alibi to screen Murdoch Mysteries series 5

    Crime drama the Murdoch Mysteries, based on Maureen Jennings’ novels, returns to Alibi next Tuesday (28th February). In the fifth series Murdoch, Constable Crabtree (Jonny Harris) and their boss, Inspector Brackenreid (Coronation Street’s Thomas Craig), find themselves at the dawn of a new century – a time of huge anticipation, trepidation, and change. Together with…

  • Nokia Lumia 800 – review

    Nokia Lumia 800 – review

    Still relatively new in the UK, Nokia’s Lumia 800 is the first of the firm’s handsets to run Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. My first ever smartphone was the Orange SPV, it was also the first handset in the world to run a version of Windows. In 2002 it was the dog’s wotsit and, like…

  • Whitechapel just keeps getting better

    Whitechapel just keeps getting better

    Two cases in and the third series of Whitechapel is shaping up to be one of ITV’s best drama runs in years. The new format already feels like the norm and the latest case – only slight spoilers below – seemed stronger then the opening mystery. Guest star Paul Chequer is an actor who deserves…