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  • Sky launches Movie app

    Sky launches Movie app

    Satellite broadcaster Sky has launched a new Sky Movies app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The free app, which can be downloaded from the App Store, offers customers full details of movies on Sky’s movie channels and Box Office PPV service plus the latest cinema releases. User can also use the app to…

  • University researcher to blog entire Ealing Studios back catalogue

    University researcher to blog entire Ealing Studios back catalogue

    A film researcher from the University of East Anglia is viewing and blogging the entire back catalogue of movies from Ealing Studios – home of some of the most loved British classic films. The studio is best known for its prolific output across the 1930s, 40s and 50s which featured stars such as Alec Guinness,…

  • Apple releases first Over The Air iOS update

    Apple releases first Over The Air iOS update

    The latest update for Apple’s iOS software for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch has been released. The software is the first to be made available by Apple as an Over The Air (OTA) update meaning users can download the software direct to their device via WiFi. Previously users had to connect their device to a…

  • BBC announces official Doctor Who convention

    BBC announces official Doctor Who convention

    The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is holding the first official Doctor Who convention since the series returned to television screens in 2005. The event will take place on the 24th and 25th of March 2012 at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The location has featured in several episodes of the show, including as a…

  • Atari release 100 classic games for Android phones and tablets

    Atari release 100 classic games for Android phones and tablets

    100 classic Atari games are being released for Google’s Android operating system. The release of Atari’s Greatest Hits for Android Marketplace follows an earlier release for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch which has already been downloaded more than 3.5 times.  From today Android smart phone and tablet owners can now download the App and receive…

  • Win BBC’s Frozen Planet on DVD

    Win BBC’s Frozen Planet on DVD

    BBC Earth are giving fans of BBC One’s Frozen Planet nature series a chance to win a copy of the series on DVD and, even more excitingly, a 32 inch HD TV. The competition can be entered via the show’s Facebook page and two runners up will also be able to win copies of the…