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UK broadband users enjoying faster speeds
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UK households are enjoying 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, according to new Ofcom research. In November 2011 the average residential broadband speed was 7.6Mb compared with 6.2Mb in December 2010. The regulator says the increase is mainly due to consumers upgrading to packages offering higher speeds.…
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Apple defends hiring Dixons boss
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has defended the hiring of Dixons boss John Browett in an email to customers. News of Browett’s appointment as Apple’s senior vice president of Retail has been greeted with bemusement by UK retailers familiar with Dixons’ reputation for poor customer service and an aggressive pushing of extended warranties. According to appleinsider.com,…
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Random considering eBook editions of entire Ripley series
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News that Random House’s Vintage Digital imprint has published an eBook edition Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley prompted a couple of readers to enquire about plans for the rest of the series. Though the 1999 Matt Damon film probably made ‘Talented’ the most famous, there are five Tom Ripley books including Ripley Under Ground,…
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Interview: Charlize Theron talks Young Adult
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By accident rather than design Charlize Theron took a three-year break from acting recently. Starring in Jason Reitman’s hilarious black comedy Young Adult marks a welcome return and it was, she says, the best working experience she’s ever had. “It really was. And that’s quite something because I’ve had really amazing experiences. I think it…
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Young Adult – clip
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Starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser. Young Adult reunites director Jason Reitman with screenwriter, Diablo Cody who collaborated on Juno. Im the film Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high…
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Skyfall: First official picture
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Producers have released the first official picture of Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall. Currently filming for an October UK release, Skyfall also sees the return of Dame Judi Dench as ‘M’. The film also stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw as Q. Directed by Sam…