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Apple replaced 10 times as many batteries as expected in 2018

Apple replaced 11 million batteries in 2018, more than 10 times the amount they would have normally replaced, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. The influx of battery replacements is down to the new cut price battery replacement programme. Following backlash from the revelation that older devices are "˜slowed down' …

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16/01/2019
Laura Hamill

Game of Thrones returning in April

One of the biggest TV shows of the last decade, Game of Thrones, returns in April for its final season. Season 8 of Game of Thrones will air on April 14 on HBO. Co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss confirmed that the final season will be shorter than the …

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16/01/2019
Laura Hamill

£18 million funding awarded for immersive experiences

Government and industry funding of £18 million has been awarded to help develop immersive experiences. The projects will cover virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality which will be tested on real audiences. The projects will develop in three areas: performance, visitor experience and sports entertainment. Performance will see organisations …

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11/01/2019
Laura Hamill

How to set up an Amazon Echo device

Smart home devices have been growing in popularity over the last few years. It is estimated that the number of active UK households in the smart home market will rise to 10.8 million by 2022. That being said, it isn't a given that every house has a smart device, such …

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10/01/2019
Laura Hamill
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Gaming accounts for more than half of UK entertainment

The gaming market in the UK now has a value of £3.9 billion, making up more than 51% of the entertainment market's value of £7.5 billion. Gaming is bigger than video and music combined. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) named three major titles that helped with this immense growth "" …

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10/01/2019
Laura Hamill

11 skills that are dying out as technology advances

It's no secret that technology is advancing at an incredible rate. Some of the biggest companies in the world are only a few years old, there's an app for just about everything and we're rarely without a device in our hands. With our lives becoming undeniably easier, what do we …

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10/01/2019
Laura Hamill

Samsung at CES 2019

Whilst any announcements of the next Galaxy phone will be held off until Mobile World Congress in February, that hasn't stopped Samsung at Consumer Electronics Show. CES 2019 is underway in Las Vegas, with over 180,000 delegates in attendance, more than four thousand exhibiting companies and one thousand speakers over …

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08/01/2019
Laura Hamill

National Television Awards announced

Nominations for the 2019 National Television Awards have been announced. Hot off his Golden Globes win, Richard Madden is up for Drama Performance as Sergeant David Budd in Bodyguard. Madden has stiff competition from Jodie Whittaker, as she became the first woman to play Doctor Who in 2018. Ant & …

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08/01/2019
Laura Hamill