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2012-02-07T11:10:09Z
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Toshiba AT200 tablet on sale in UK
Toshiba has announced that its AT200 tablet is now on sale in the UK with an initial exclusive with Carphone Warehouse. The company claims that the AT200 is the world’s thinnest 10.1 inch tablet, with a width of just 7.7mm, … Continue reading →
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Ofcom to push BT for lower broadband prices
Ofcom has announced another round of tinkering to BT‘s wholesale phone and broadband charges. Openreach is BT’s wholesale division which deals with other ISPs and local loop unbundling that allows those providers to rent their own equipment at exchanges in … Continue reading →
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Google celebrates two centuries of Dickens
Google has been doodling for the second day in a row, unusually. Yesterday we witnessed three doodles commemorating Francois Truffaut, the famous French film-maker’s birth, and today Dickens is the subject of an anniversary sketch. Google is actually celebrating the … Continue reading →
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 hits number one
Finally, we have a new game at the top of the chart for the first time this year, after FIFA 12′s domination of the all-format chart throughout January. The football game outsold Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim throughout … Continue reading →
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Virgin cable now available to 10m homes
Virgin Media has announced that its fibre network now reaches 10 million households in the UK. The roll out of its cable, which allows for up to 100Mbps broadband speeds (soon to be upped to a maximum of 120Mbps), has … Continue reading →
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Asus Transformer getting ICS this month
Having watched Transformer Prime owners playing with Ice Cream Sandwich on their next-gen tablets, owners of the original Transformer have been badgering Asus about when their upgrade is due. Well, the good news is you shouldn’t have to wait much … Continue reading →
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iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III water repellent?
The latest mobile phone rumour is that the next generation high-end smartphones from Apple and Samsung are due to feature Liquipel technology. Liqui-what-now? Let’s face it, it’s every iPhone or Galaxy S owner’s nightmare to drop their expensive handset in … Continue reading →
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Google doodles Francois Truffaut’s 80th
Google has been doodling again, this time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Francois Truffaut’s birth. Truffaut was renowned as a screenwriter and film-maker, although before that he was a critic with a stinging tongue which lambasted the state of … Continue reading →
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Windows Phone 8 promises deep integration
The future of Windows Phone has just become a lot clearer. We already knew that Microsoft is already aiming for uniform operating systems across its platforms, from smartphones to tablets, through consoles and PCs. But that cross-platform integration is going … Continue reading →
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BT says 300Mbps FTTP a year away
The super-fast broadband race continues, as BT and Virgin Media attempt to outdo each other hooking the nation – or at least the major population centres – up to very speedy pipes. Virgin Media struck the latest blow, with the … Continue reading →
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Ofcom says UK broadband now 22% faster
Ofcom has released its latest piece of research into the average speed of the UK’s broadband connections. And the organisation reckons that in November 2011, speeds are up 22% on the previous year. The average connection was 6.2Mbps in November … Continue reading →
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Facebook files for IPO
Yesterday, as expected, Facebook filed for its IPO or Initial Public Offering. In other words, the company is poised to sell shares of itself on the stock exchange, where it will apparently be known as ‘FB’. The IPO is expected … Continue reading →
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Canon Pixma MG4150 printer unveiled
Canon has announced a new member of its all-in-one printer family, the Pixma MG4150. The printing/scanning/copying device is web-enabled, with integrated wi-fi and direct access to the cloud. Owners will be able to take advantage of wireless mobile printing from … Continue reading →
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Sky rolling out fibre broadband in April
Sky has made a number of announcements regarding its broadband coverage in the latest set of the company’s financial results. First off, the firm intends to increase its copper-based broadband network to cover 88% of the UK by the end … Continue reading →
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Sky Go imminent for Android
The Sky Go app is already available on iOS devices and has been for some time, along with the PC and Xbox. It’s been a long wait for Android devotees, who were told earlier last year that the app would … Continue reading →
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Facebook set for IPO, $10bn windfall, today?
It looks like Facebook is finally going to make shares in the company available on the stock market. And rumour has it the IPO, or Initial Public Offering of stock, could take place later today. However, other reports indicate that … Continue reading →
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UK prisoners in Facebook scandal
The idea of prison, naturally enough, is a punishment for a crime committed against society, whereby the perpetrator is locked away and isolated from society for his or her misdeed. So the emergence of the fact that a number of … Continue reading →
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T-Mobile launches “Full Monty” unlimited tariff
T-Mobile has launched what it calls a ground-breaking mobile contract plan which offers unlimited everything; calls, texts and data. It’s called the Full Monty (cue Hot Chocolate music in the background). Ben Fritsch, Head of Propositions at T-Mobile, commented: “The … Continue reading →
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BlackBerry bucks downward trend in UK
Rim has been having a bad time of it in general throughout 2011, and indeed this January, a month which witnessed the Co-CEOs of the company stepping down. However, UK market share remained resilient throughout the year and in fact … Continue reading →
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FIFA 12 number one in UK game chart
FIFA 12 has held at the top of the UK all-format game chart once again this week, making it six consecutive weeks at number one now. It held level in terms of sales, but was given a close run by … Continue reading →
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