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AudioGo announces new Doctor Who and Torchwood adventures
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A dimly-lit underground bunker is the scene for the Eleventh Doctor’s latest thrilling adventure The Day of the Cockroach – an original audio release from AudioGO. Written by Steve Lyons, the story is read by Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory in the hit BBC One TV series. The TARDIS materialises in a pitch-dark tunnel, where…
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Dara O’Briain’s solves the problem in latest show
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Dara O’Briain is back on Dave next week with a new series in which he takes a journey into the realms of pure logic. Dara O’Briain: School of Hard Sums sees the comedian – who studied maths and theoretical physics at University College, Dublin – on a mission to solve brainteasers and conundrums using maths,…
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Kobo to ‘share lessons’ at London Book Fair
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Executives from eBook retailer and eReader maker Kobo will be giving a series of talks at next week at the London Book Fair where the company will be exhibiting its Kobo Vox and Touch devices at the Fair. “London Book Fair provides a great opportunity for Kobo to connect with our partners and offer our…
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New documentary explores the Tower of London
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The National Geographic explores the grisly history of London’s iconic Tower of London in a new series premiering next week. Bloody Tales Of The Tower features investigator Joe Crowley and Tudor historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb and opens with a look at the treatment reserved for traitors to the crown. Other episodes explore the botched execution…
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Yahoo files eBook advert patents
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Search engine company Yahoo has filed two US patent applications for displaying context-based adverts inside eBooks. The patent applications cover determining which adverts should be displayed based on the genre or contents of a book. In its filing, Yahoo suggests “Greater levels of advertising, which may be more valuable to an advertiser and potentially more…
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Asda slashes Kobo cost to just £49
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Supermarket Asda has cut the cost of the Kobo Wireless e-Reader to just £49, undercutting Amazon’s Kindle by £40. The WiFi-capable Kobo e-Reader features a glare-free screen and uses eInk pearl screen technology which displays an image as close as possible to the experience of reading a printed page. Duncan Tate, technology expert…