Amazon is undoubtedly keeping an eye on the legal drama surrounding Apple and price-fixing when it comes to digital books. Amazon has reportedly altered its pricing policy for third-party traders amid investigations being conducted in the UK and Germany. Amazon will be dropping a clause that prevents traders that are registered for its Marketplace platform […]
We’re all alive right now to know what 2013 is like. Some of us can tell stories about life 30 years ago. But most of us have no clue what life was like 60 years ago. This fantastic video by the BBC compares that whole timespan. It shows the same exact train ride filmed in 1953, 1983 and 2013, to reveal the difference of 60 years.
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Since today’s the day that Vodafone and O2 launch their 4G networks, Three has piped up to remind you that its own LTE rollout isn’t too far behind. Customers in London, Birmingham and Manchester will be getting an early Christmas present when the service goes live at some point in December. As promised back in February, existing customers with LTE-ready devices won’t pay extra, nor will they lose their unlimited data allowance. The network is promising to be in 50 cities by the end of 2014 and cover 98 percent of the population by the end of 2015. After all, Dave Dyson’s a mobile executive who likes to take things slow.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Now that you’ve picked up a freshly discounted Nexus 4, how about a seven-inch Android tablet to go with it? Well, the next-generation Nexus 7 goes on sale today in UK, Germany, France, Spain, and, er, Japan. British readers will need to digitally transfer £200 to Google Play for the 16GB entry-level model, while the 32GB version rings in £240. Want LTE? Well, O2 UK promises that its 4G-ready version will go on sale September 12th, for £320 — no details on data plan pricing though. Pre-orders for that start tomorrow and if you do, you’ll get a free “premium case” for your enthusiasm.
Filed under: Tablets, ASUS, Google
Via: Phandroid
Source: Google Play, O2
Back when it announced the launch date for the US, Wikipad also said its 7-inch slate would become available in more markets soon thereafter. Fast forward to now and the company’s announcing that its perplexed tablet is set to reach the United Kingdom on September 27th for £249.99 (roughly $390). Wikipad says the 7-inch, gaming-focused tablet will be found at a number of “well-known retailers” from day one, so UKers interested in snagging one of these should have no problem doing so.
Source: Wikipad
In an effort to end reporting on the NSA through documents delivered to the Guardian newspaper earlier this year, government officials have (according to the Guardian) destroyed a collection of hard drives in the publications London basement. This event was the apex of a series of meetings that’d taken place between Alan Rusbriger (of the […]
It’s been a couple of months since we got to play around with Samsung’s latest Android-powered camera, the Galaxy NX, but consumers over in the UK can now grab the camera from a couple of retailers that have it on sale. Jessops, Currys, and Wex are selling the Galaxy NX for a staggering £1,299. That […]
Tesco’s grown from supermarket heavyweight to digital content contender thanks to its paid Blinkbox TV / movie and music streaming services, Clubcard TV ad-supported video platform and in-development e-book store. According to The Times, Tesco’s about to get into the hardware business, too, with the launch of homegrown tablet sometime before Christmas. Details of the rumored device are non-existent, but it’s said to come loaded with video, music and e-books, as well as apps for Tesco’s online shopping, banking and Blinkbox services. It’s a completely plausible next step for the company, and would mimic Amazon and Google’s model of selling low-cost hardware, in part, to showcase their digital content offerings. Presumably, there’s also scope for a 3G variant running on Tesco Mobile. We’d guess that if the retailer does release a tablet, it’ll run Android and be extremely budget-friendly — it’ll have to be to go up against the new Nexus 7 and Amazon’s Fire slates (let alone the rumored next-gen). As always, we’ve hit up Tesco for confirmation and comment, and will update you if we hear anything back.
Filed under: Tablets
Via: PC Advisor
Source: The Sunday Times (paywalled)
BT is swiftly becoming a sports broadcasting force in the UK after acquiring ESPN UK and Ireland in February, then launching two of its own channels at the beginning of August. It’s now found a teammate in Virgin Media, and a newly inked, three-year deal will see BT Sport 1, 2, ESPN and their HD counterparts available through Sir Richard’s cable TV service. From today, all those channels go free for subscribers of the TV XL package, or can be added to other tiers for £15 per month. Watching through Virgin’s TV Anywhere app is currently not supported but will be “soon,” letting you gasp, shout and throw obscenities at even more screens.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio/Video, HD
Via: Pocket-lint
The Nokia Lumia 625 was announced late last month, with an expected arrival date of sometime in September. However, it looks like the Finnish company is moving that date up just a bit, and they have now announced that the budget phone will be coming to UK carriers starting on August 28. The device will […]
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