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UK iPhone sales triple in October thanks to 4S

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

The iPhone is the most popular single smartphone in most markets even though Android is the most popular platform. Sales of the iPhone are booming in the UK thanks to the launch of the iPhone 4S reports The Guardian. Apparently, demand was pent up in the UK waiting for the 4S to land and now that it is here the sales of the iPhone in the UK tripled in October. Read The Full Story

Netflix lands MGM flicks for UK and Ireland

, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

Netflix has announced that it has landed a new content deal that will see fans in the UK and Ireland getting access to some new movies. The deal lands Netflix a multi-year agreement that will give Netflix exclusive rights to some first-run MGM feature films. The films will be offered on the Netflix instant streaming service via consoles, mobile devices, and set top boxes. Read The Full Story

Three UK takes a hands-on look at the Galaxy Nexus [Video]

, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [8]

It's time for the carrier videos showing off the next hero device for Google to be shown off, this simple set of explorations starting as a hands-on with Three UK and Brendan Arndt. What you'll get to see here is no less than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as it'll be showing up in the UK. This is a slightly different configuration than the USA is going to see as the carrier here in the USA will be on Verizon Wireless and running with a 4G LTE connection. What this video will afford you is a another close-up look at the first device, or perhaps the second, running Ice Cream Sandwich out in the wild, starting before the end of the year. Read The Full Story

Nexus Prime name and release leaked by Samsung

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [38]

This week in the UK the Samsung Galaxy S II was awarded Phone of the Year by T3, and there the person accepting the award, UK Samsung Sales Director Andrew Glass, let loose the official name for the next Google hero phone: Nexus Prime. This normally wouldn't be such a big deal for a smartphone, but when it comes to it being the platform of choice for google's next big Android update Ice Cream Sandwich, we've just gotta know! So thusly there it is, Nexus Prime, and according the Glass again, we'll be seeing it SOON. Read The Full Story

Amazon Seeks Collection Lockers in UK Malls

, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

It appears that Amazon is increasing their in-store locker reach with a new look into UK shopping centers as locations where customers can pick up purchased goods. Just this week we reported that in the USA, 7-Eleven locations will begin their trial run with similar lockers that Amazon.com customers can use in place of having goods delivered straight to their home. This will add a competitive edge to Amazon where before they had no comparable service to, for example, Best Buy's in-store collection of online orders. Read The Full Story

Hobbyist Attempts Atom Splitting in Kitchen, Seeks Legal Advice

, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [13]

Before we begin, I must note that this is not an article from The Onion. This is real. As real as it gets, as they say, as a mister Richard Handl this week has both attempted to find out if his favorite hobby was legal and found himself in the possession of local police soon after. It was for the past few months that Handl had been trying out some of his own scientific tests in his oven that included a small nuclear meltdown amongst other less frightening sounding experiments. All this ended late July / early August 2011 as police descended on Handl's southern Sweden apartment. Read The Full Story

Private Copying of CDs and DVDs to be Legalized in the UK

, Aug 2nd 2011 Discuss [2]

This Wednesday, Britain will signal its intent to legalize copying of CDs or DVDs onto computers and/or digital music players for personal use. This word comes from a government source speaking with Rueters this Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011. This move will be on a recommendation made to review Britian's intellectual property framework as carried out by Professor Ian Hargreaves earlier this year at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron. Digital music converters around the country realize it's been illegal all this time, say "oh dear me," and continue on with their day. Read The Full Story

UK High Court orders BT to block Newzbin2 website for piracy

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [7]

Pirates are rampant all around the world online. They stream music, movies, and TV shows and generally raise the ire of any association that seeks to protect copyright and get consumers to pay to view the content. Generally, when we talk pirates and legal battles we are talking about the US. Today there is some pirate stomping action going on in the UK. The UK High court has ordered BT to block access to a pirate website. Read The Full Story

HTC Ignite Revealed, Not Nexus Device as Previously Rumored UPDATE: WP7 Instead

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [6]

Before you even ask, Binnenkort Leverbaar means COMING SOON in Dutch. And what is coming soon, you might ask? Why, the HTC Ignite, of course! In an email from a source at a European retailer we've been assured that the rumors that the next HTC handset would be the Nexus-branded device to come after the legendary Nexus S and be the hero device for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, are untrue, and that instead HTC would be releasing the phone you see in the screen grab below. Furthermore, similar to what's been occurring with HTC devices for some time now, this device will be released in Europe before the United States. Read The Full Story

News Corp drops bid to purchase BSkyB

, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

News Corp has been working to purchase the British pay-TV company BSkyB since last year. New Corp has now dropped its bid to purchase the British company after all three main political parties in Britain teamed up to call on Rupert Murdoch's company to cease its bid to buy the company. The loss of the deal is seen as a major blow to News Corps plans for expansion in the UK. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS UK Launch Most Successful Ever for the Gaming Company

, Apr 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo must be jumping for joy now that the gaming device is well on its way toward populating the hands and hearts of gamers all around the world. Especially in the UK, where this launch is now Nintendo's most successful EVER. The company has sold a ginormous 113,000 3DS handheld consoles in its opening weekend alone, this trumping even the Nintendo Wii which sold 105,000 units in the same amount of time at launch. Read The Full Story

Multitasking Toaster Plays Tunes While You Toast

, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

This could be a fun and useful space-saving appliance, or it could be one of those items that tries to do too many things and does none of them very well.  But for around $80, we hope it will at least do a good job on the toast. The Breville Radio Toaster features an FM radio as well as an auxilliary input so you can plug in your mp3 player. Read The Full Story
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