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Zinio brings digital magazines to Ultrabooks
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Zinio has struck a deal to offer 5,000 magazines through Intel’s AppUp store, allowing buyers of Ultrabooks – the Windows equivalent to Apple’s MacBook Air laptops – to access digital copies of their favourite titles. Apps for Zinio are already available to download for a range of tablets and smartphones. “Intel is leading the push…
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BBC announces audio drama awards shortlist
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The BBC has unveiled the shortlist for its inaugural Audio Drama Awards, aimed at celebrating “the cultural importance of audio drama, on air and online”. The winners will be announced on Sunday 29th January 2012 in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House. The ceremony will bepresented by actor David Tennant. Unlike other recent BBC…
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Smartphone users send Three’s New Year data usage soaring
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Three says it experienced “a massive 500% surge” in the amount of data customers used on New Year’s Eve compared to the previous year. Smartphone customers used 80 terabytes (TBs) on New Year’s Eve, up from 14TBs in 2010, as they updated Facebook and sent greetings to friends and family. The trend continued through New…
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Anthony Hopkins – Composer
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Just before Christmas we were sent an advance copy of Anthony Hopkins’ Classical CD Composer, a collection of nine original classical compositions by the actor. The album, released by Classic FM next week, includes tracks which appeared in the soundtracks to Slipstream and August, in which the actor appeared. Of the nine tracks, our favourite…
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Cast changes for BBC Three’s Being Human
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Fans of BBC Three’s supernatural drama Being Human will notice some some big cast changes when it returns to our screens. Following the departure of Aidan Turner at the end of last series, the fourth run sees the departure of Sinead Keenan and Russell Tovey. Joining remaining star Lenora Crichlow (Annie) are Michael Socha (Tom),…
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Re-live TV’s Christmas treats via iTunes
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The Christmas TV treats, including Top Gear, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey, are now available to buy from iTunes, ready for fans to enjoy on their Apple TV’s iPads and computers. We’ve trawled the store to bring you our top picks: Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Matt Smith continues to be…