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Play.com touts rip-off free ticket store

October 17, 2008, 9:30 am by James Holland 1 comment

Filed under Web Tags: play, Store, tickets, Web

Not content with serving up DVDs, games, DRM-free downloads and even the latest Eee PC, Play.com just launched its own ticket store too!

7digital and Play in DRM-free download price war!

October 9, 2008, 5:10 pm by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Portable Audio Tags: 7digital, DRM-free, MP3, music, play

Not everyone was getting excited at Play.com’s DRM-free big four music fest this morning. Ben Drury, CEO of 7Digital says they’ve been offering the same deal and more for over a month.

Play signs all four major labels for DRM-free music service

October 9, 2008, 11:14 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Portable Audio Tags: DRM-free, MP3, music, play, playdigital

Looking for an alternative to iTunes, but don’t fancy the DRM-laden tracks from services like Nokia’s Comes With Music? You’re in luck! Play.com just announced it’s signed all four major record companies to its DRM-free download service.

Women fake calls and texts more, says 3 mobile

October 7, 2008, 1:30 pm by Chris Haslam Leave your comment

Filed under Mobile phones Tags: 3, faking, insecure, lonely, Mobile, phone, play, pub, statistics, three

Research by 3 suggests we’re turning into a bunch of ‘Communifakers’ who’d rather pretend to talk and text than look like a Billy no mates in the pub. According to its bullet proof scientific analysis ‘43% of women, almost a third of men (32%) and three quarters (74%) of all 18-24 year olds are guilty of pointless phone fondling.

Sony PlayTV to be burdened by DRM

August 14, 2008, 2:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming, Home Entertainment Tags: play, PlayTV, PS3, Sony, TV

The PlayTV might be slightly delayed, but it’ll be cheaper than we thought, and pack HD tuners. Good news, right? Wrong. Sony’s decided to shove cumbersome DRM into the mix at the last minute, meaning shows can’t be transferred, and are tethered to one PS3.

Sony PlayTV delayed. Again.

August 13, 2008, 3:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: play, Play TV, playstation, PlayTV, PS3, Sony, TV

We’re getting a little tired of this. Sony’s much maligned PlayTV tuner for the PlayStation 3 just got delayed. Again.

I, Robot bust - Disturbing or desirable?

May 13, 2008, 9:39 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: irobot, play, will smith

The iconic status of the Sonny NS-5 Android can’t be disputed, although ultimately defeated by Will Smith in their thousands they were obviously unaware of his previous credits in world saving matters.
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