TalkTalk is coating theatre’s fourth wall in glass, and bringing some of Britain’s finest stage performances to its telly customers with a new Digital Theatre Channel. The channel bursts into song — jazz hands and all — on TalkTalk Plus TV today, and will charge a minimum of £3 to customers wishing to take in …
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25 April
Samsung Galaxy S4 waterproof version to splash down in weeks
You’ve just dropped £600 on your new Samsung Galaxy S4 — and you’ve just dropped it in your toilet. Gosh-blimey, you think, I wish that thing was waterproof. Fortunately Samsung is way ahead of you, and is reportedly planning a waterproof and dust-proof version of the S4. Speaking at a launch for the S4, Samsung said the tough phone would …
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25 April
Acer Liquid E2 is a budget quad
Acer’s new Liquid E2 is a low-cost quad-core Android Jelly Bean phone that looks to cut the right corners. It’s due out in the UK and Europe in mid-May for €229 (around £200) — although exact prices and dates for a British launch have yet to be announced. It’s an interesting hodge-podge of specs that looks to hit most people’s …
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25 April
Nokia’s budget Lumia 521 phone starts selling April 27 for $150
This Saturday, T-Mobile, and Nokia will start selling the Nokia Lumia 521 on the Home Shopping Network for just $150 off-contract. Related stories: Nokia Lumia 520: A terrific budget phone Nokia’s next flagship to have 41-megapixel camera? Five-inch Nokia ‘phablet’ could be in the works April 27 buyers watching on the Home Shopping Network stations or mobile site can pick …
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25 April
Nokia schedules London Lumia event for May 14
Nokia’s Lumia 920 may not be its top flagship smartphone for long. The Windows Phone handset maker announced on Thursday that it will hold a May 14 event to show off the next device in its growing Lumia line. Related stories: Nokia reportedly planning 5-inch Lumia ‘phablet’ Nokia’s next flagship to have 41-megapixel camera? Lumia 520 review: One of the …
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25 April
AT&T rolls out home security and monitoring service
A year after announcing that it’s getting into the home security and remote monitoring business, AT&T is announcing the first markets where the service will be available, plus how much it will cost. On Friday, AT&T will announce that its Digital Life service is available in 15 markets: Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boulder, Colo.; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; …
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25 April
Download additional ‘Stickers’ for Facebook Messenger
Jason Cipriani/CNET If your account has been granted access to Facebook Messenger Stickers, you’ve likely realized they can add a bit of fun to normally mundane conversations. Instead of relying on the standard smiley-face stickers, download additional sticker packs from the Facebook Sticker Store. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET You’ll know if your account has access to Stickers if you open …
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25 April
Samsung Galaxy S4 hits Tesco Mobile, from £30 per month
Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smart phone will be available on Tesco Mobile, the horsemeat-addled operator has confirmed. As you’d expect from the firm that brought you Tesco Value baked beans, buying the Galaxy S4 from this operator will be a relatively cheap and cheerful affair. Prices kick off at £30 per month with zero upfront cost on a two-year tariff …
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25 April
Iron Man 3 takes to the unfriendly skies on Android, iOS
Like most superhero fanboys, I’m pretty jazzed about “Iron Man 3,” which opens one week from tomorrow. And like most superhero movies of late, this one has an official game to accompany it. Gameloft’s Iron Man 3 just landed for Android and iOS. And it’s probably not what you’d expect. Indeed, based on Gameloft’s last movie tie-in, the Amazing Spider-Man …
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25 April
NYC subway expands wireless service
In a press conference held today in New York’s Times Square subway, the MTA announced that 36 train stations now can access wireless data. This newest update is the latest installment in the organization’s project to bring wireless networking to the complete transit system. The actual wireless hardware, however, is supplied by Transit Wireless, a subsidiary of Broadcast Australia. AT&T, …
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