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Amazon Prime to be merged with LOVEFiLM Instant on 26th Feb

21 February 2014, 10:06

Just like in the US the new service will be called 'Amazon Prime Instant Video'.

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Google opens Chromecast to devs: expect a flood of new apps

4 February 2014, 13:15

Developers now have full access to Google Cast SDK, 6 months after the device launch.

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Apple to intro native gaming support on next Apple TV box?

24 January 2014, 12:00

Will this mark the beginning of Apple's conquest of the living room?

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Netflix is also testing cheaper single-device subscriptions in UK

3 January 2014, 13:00

Cut down standard definition single-device service costs £5.29 pm, or $6.99 pm in the USA.

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Google's VP9 codec gets major industry backing

3 January 2014, 11:45

YouTube with partners LG, Panasonic and Sony, will demo 4K streaming at the CES.

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2013 BitTorrent Zeitgeist figures released

30 December 2013, 21:03

New data reveals this year's most searched for keywords on torrent search engines.

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Epic Giveaway: Epic Giveaway Day 11: Win a Libratone Loop

26 December 2013, 14:00

Your chance to bag a slim, stylish and wall-mountable speaker worth £399!

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Epic Giveaway: Epic Giveaway Day 6: Win a Google Chromecast

19 December 2013, 15:04

We have a dozen to give away!

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LG and Samsung both announce 105-inch curved LCD TVs

19 December 2013, 12:27

Both will be on display at the CES in Las Vegas in January. Samsung's is the "most curved".

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LG details monitors to be launched at CES 2014 in January

17 December 2013, 11:17

New ranges include many UltraWide models, a 4K model and a 'Color Prime' model.

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Xbox original TV programming to arrive in "early 2014"

16 December 2013, 13:26

Meanwhile Harrods is selling a gold plated Xbox One console for £6,000.

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YouTube to allow all verified users to live stream

13 December 2013, 10:38

Meanwhile the video service has been cracking down hard on video game content.

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Google Play Store (UK) now offering HBO programmes

4 December 2013, 10:07

Also the Sky Store movie rental service opens doors to anyone in UK and Ireland.

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Affordable new 3D Nano-Camera “operates at the speed of light”

28 November 2013, 09:05

Camera can achieve similar results to devices costing a thousand times more.

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Researchers develop cheaper and more efficient OLED displays

12 November 2013, 10:09

In current OLEDs only a quarter of the energy input goes into producing light.

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Pixelstick light-painting tool zooms past Kickstarter goal

4 November 2013, 13:45

Brings bumper modern tech boost to 19th Century art of light painting (great video).

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BBC Store will allow people to buy, watch, and keep programmes

8 October 2013, 16:27

The BBC iPlayer service will also be overhauled, adding 30 days of previous programmes.

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Major update to VLC Media player includes hardware decoding

26 September 2013, 16:30

Also around a thousand bugs in the software have been quashed.

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Sony announce redesigned PS Vita 2000 and the PS Vita TV

9 September 2013, 17:11

New gaming and entertainment devices are revealed ahead of the Tokyo Game Show.

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Record companies ask ISPs to provide illegal downloader data

2 September 2013, 12:15

UK’s big four; BT, Virgin Media, BSkyB and Talk Talk are all about to be put under the cosh.

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YouTube video response facility will be dropped next month

28 August 2013, 14:30

Only four in a million YouTube viewers actually bothered to watch such videos.

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Google updates Chromecast to block the AllCast (AirCast) app?

26 August 2013, 12:45

However rival Miracast dongles are almost as cheap and are readily available.

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Council adds a holographic assistant to its reception team

20 August 2013, 13:30

Brent Council has spent £12,000 on ‘Shanice’ who will assist you when you visit Civic Hall.

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Sony and Panasonic agree to team up on 300GB optical disc

30 July 2013, 09:30

Optical storage offering at least six times the capacity of Blu-ray should be here by 2015.

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After one day Google sells out of Chromecast, ends Netflix promo

26 July 2013, 07:00

Also consumers rush to trade-in 2012 model Nexus 7 tablets.

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Google launches Chromecast, a US$35 streaming TV HDMI dongle

25 July 2013, 07:15

Control it with and share video streams from: your smartphone, tablet or computer.

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Dell shows off the UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD monitor

24 July 2013, 09:45

Shown at SIGGRAPH, this 32-inch monitor has a 3,840 x 2,160 pixel IGZO panel.

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LG curved OLED TV achieves THX certification

23 July 2013, 11:30

Goes on sale in US, a week before Samsung's curved OLED TV product is launched there.

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Up to 10 new HD channels coming to UK terrestrial TV

16 July 2013, 12:15

The new capacity comes from airwaves freed by the digital switchover.

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QOTW: Did you buy a 3DTV?

12 July 2013, 16:30

And if so, do you still consider it a good investment?

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Broadcasters in Japan pull plug on Panasonic Smart TV ad

9 July 2013, 12:15

TV stations complained the adverts would confuse viewers.

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BBC to suspend 3D program making

8 July 2013, 08:29

Simply due to a "lack of public appetite" for the shows.

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ASUS 31.5-inch 4K monitor now available for pre-order in US

2 July 2013, 11:15

ASUS’s PQ321Q True 4K UHD monitor will set you back $3,499, ships in a fortnight.

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