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Digital news catches up to print

Newspapers are not dead yet, but they're still edging towards the grave in the UK. New Ofcom research has found that accessing news on the web and mobile apps is now as popular as reading a newspaper. Ofcom found that...

Who cares about the telly? It's all about the internet now

It's official: internet access and mobile phones are more important to young Britons than television. This is the conclusion from new research from Ofcom, the communications regulator, but at a closer look it's not such a straight shot as...

Apple send out March 2nd media invites; iPad 2 launch looms

Apple have sent out invites to a media event on March 2nd with imagery that almost certainly suggests the launch of the iPad 2. The Apple-style calendar image (pictured above) has one corner peeled back, showing the top side of...

Amazon considering new hardware lines alongside the Kindle?

Buoyed by the massive success that has been their Kindle e-reader device, Amazon are now thought to be spreading their wings further in the hardware market, potentially looking at media playback devices. New job postings at the company's Lab 126...

Sitecom WL-355 lets you wirelessly stream movies, music and photos straight to your telly

If you're looking to throw some digital content around the house sans ugly wiring, then take a look at the Sitecom WL-355. A wireless media streaming hub, it's the latest addition to the company's Smart Living line and will set...

Next Elder Scrolls to be a MMORPG, ready for 2011?

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remains one of the biggest and best single-player experiences available on the current generation of consoles. But in a bold step, it seems the next entry into the series could be about to go all World...

BT super-fast broadband rollout on schedule for 2012 Olympic launch

BT have today announced that they are ahead of schedule for their super fast broadband rollout, and plan to have the network ready nationwide in time for the 2012 Olympic games. BT aim to have a 100Mbps service ready for...

Cranberry develop a DVD designed to last 1,000 years

We suspect that our future-friends will be too busy with their hover cars and cyborg body-parts to care much about our quaint digital holiday snaps anyway.

Seagate shows off Freeagent Theater HD Media Player

Last night Zara popped over to see Seagate and managed to grab a look at their latest release - the Freeagent Theater Media Player. It's a dock that plugs into your TV which will play content - music, video and pictures - from any USB hard drive. Bizarrely, although it claims to be "HD", it doesn't have an HDMI-out. Strange. Instead you can use scart or component output. But there's a lot of media support - AVI, DivX, MPG4, and there's also 8x of on-screen zoom available if that appeals to you. Bit of a mixed bag overall, but if it floats your boat then you'll be able to grab it for £90 within the next couple of weeks. Seagate (via ShinyShiny)