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A Dirt Cheap Virgin Phone Contract Is Your iPhone-5-Alternative Deal of the Day

The iPhone 5 is coming! But is that REALLY a cause for celebration? What if you've let your mobile contract expire in readiness to pick up the new Apple model and now you're feeling underwhelmed? Read More >>

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Fox to Offer £10 HD Movie Downloads Weeks Ahead of Blu-Ray Release

The New York Times is reporting that 20th Century Fox is going to offer high-quality movie downloads weeks ahead of Blu-ray release using the DRM locker service UltraViolet. Costing around £10 a pop, it's planning to start with the upcoming release of Prometheus. Read More >>

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The BFI’s Southbank IMAX Upgrade Is Complete Just In Time For The Dark Knight Rises

The BFI IMAX theatre on London's Southbank has just been upgraded with a new screen and new projector. It's quite the gargantuan task to replace that 26m by 20m screen, which the BFI's kindly documented in photos for us all to gawk at. Read More >>

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Crazy Kinect Magic Makes Sci-Fi Holograms Real

We're reaching a point at which the Kinect might be more impressive for everything it does except gaming—and projects like this one might seal the deal. DSLR footage spread over a 3D mapped body? Here's the future. Read More >>

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How Canon’s Making Our Gorgeous 4K Dreams a Reality

The Canon EOS-1D C is the 4K DSLR that many filmmakers have been clamoring for. It costs £10,000, which means you can't afford it. Bummer? Hardly. Canon's paving the road to a beautiful super-high-resolution future. Get excited. Read More >>

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There Isn’t a Better Way to Watch Films Than on This Floating Cinema

The film itself is only part of the movie-going experience. There's also the smell of fresh popcorn, the hushed murmer of the crowd as the lights go down, the smell of the sea air, the gentle lapping of the waves—wait, what? Read More >>

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Finally, You Can Book Cinema Tickets Online Without Rip-Off Card Charges

Going to the cinema these days is expensive enough, but it doesn’t half cheese you off when you get a massive extra fee of up to £4.20, just for booking online with your bloody card. Thankfully it seems someone’s finally wised-up to the fact that we’re just not having it any more, as Cineworld’s dropped all card charges. Read More >>

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Forget 3D, You’ll Be Able to Watch the Olympics In Super Hi-Vision Ultra HD

We’ve already heard the BBC’s plans for 3D, which include just the opening and closing ceremonies; the men’s 100m final, and a highlights package at the end of each day. But screw 3D; you’ll be able to watch the Olympics in incredible Super Hi-Vision – that’s 16 times the level of detail of HD. Read More >>

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Who Needs Films in 3D When You Can Get 4D Cinema in the UK?

Cineworld’s currently upgrading a few select cinemas into the 4th dimension – it’s going to shake you into life, literally. Read More >>

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Six Months Of LoveFilm Streaming For Just a Tenner Is Your Sod the “Great” Outdoors Deal of the Day

Not going out is the new staying apparently, and as such, we all need to find stuff with do with our eyes and ears instead of avoiding being knifed in ‘The Great Outdoors’. Or something. Read More >>

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3D TV Makers Remove Their Blinkers; Start Work on Standard 3D Glasses Format

Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and 3D technology specialist Xpand 3D are moving forward quickly with plans to create a single format for active shutter 3D glasses, with many more TV makers joining the standards licensing scheme. Read More >>

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Frankly Red Scarlet, I Don’t Give a Damn (About Any Other Camera)

Sure you could blow forty grand on an Arri Alexa or £10,000 for a Canon C300. Then again, you could just as easily get the same 4K video quality for less than £7000 with Red's new Scarlet Cinema Camera rig. Read More >>