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WHSmith ebook customers see more changes
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In the past few days, WHSmith ebook customers have seen further changes to the retailer’s ebook operation. In October WHSmith announced plans to move its ebook service to the Canadian-based Kobo platform. Shortly afterwards, sales via the firm’s website were redirected to Kobo’s site. At the time customers were promised details of how their existing…
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Classic titles revived for new digital imprint
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Pan Macmillan has launched a new digital imprint, Bello, which will revive 20th century classics for a 21st century audience. The publisher says all books included in Bello’s launch wave are drawn from the prestigious backlist of the Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency. The imprint is designed to bring long out of print books…
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Pre-order Tinker Tailor Solider Spy on Blu-ray and DVD
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Tomas Alfredson’s rightly acclaimed adaptation of Tinker Tailor Solider Spy comes to DVD and Blu-ray in January and is now available to pre-order. The film, which stars Gary Oldman as retired spymaster george Smiley, wowed audiences when it hit cinemas earlier this year, As well as the standard DVD and Blu-ray double play release, online…
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Review: Mission Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol
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If it were possible to ignore casting Jim Phelps in the role of a traitor, Mission Impossible would be a pretty decent film. MI:2 and 3 much less so. Our opinion, if you’re prepared to accept it, is this fourth entry in the franchise is a GREAT film. We were treated to an advance screening…
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Siri helps Santa – new iPhone ad
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Apple has released a new advert for the iPhone 4S which shows Siri, the phone’s voice activated personal assistant, helping Santa deliver the presents. Thanks to Siri, the world’s most reliable courier knows the route to recipient’s homes and the weather in his destinations. Although it is still classed as a Beta product, Siri has…
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UK gets Apple TV shows and iTunes Match
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Overnight Apple has rolled out its iTunes Match service to the UK and added the ability to watch TV shows purchased from iTunes to the Apple TV. The iTunes Match allows users to access to their entire music library via Apple’s iCloud system in return for a yearly fee of £21.99. Instead of moving tracks…