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The latest series of Doctor Who continues to gather momentum with the Doctor having to work without Donna for an episode.
Doctor Who – Midnight Ep 10/13
Saturday 14 June
7.10-7.55pm BBC ONE
www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwhoThe Doctor is trapped, alone, powerless and terrified, on the planet Midnight, as Russell T Davies’s Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama continues. Soon, the knocking on the wall begins. Only a woman called Sky seems to know the truth – but as paranoia turns into a witch-hunt, Sky turns the Doctor’s greatest strengths against him, and a sacrifice must be made…
David Tennant plays the Doctor and Catherine Tate plays his companion, Donna Noble. Lesley Sharp guest stars. BBC – Press Office – Network TV Programme Information Week 25 Saturday 14 June 2008
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10
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5So it has taken quite some time for it to surface and I’m not even certain if this is the same picture that has been discussed on a certain Doctor Who forum for months now but Blogtor Who has had the balls to post something delightfully spoilerific for all the world to see. I’m not going to post directly to the picture for fear of being removed from the space/time continuum by the Powers That Be Shadow Proclamation. But if you go over to Cameron McEwan’s blog you will see that he is linking to a rather blurry but exciting piece of Doctor Who history. The return of Davros. Hopefully this will prompt the BBC and they will get off their collective arse and post a nice high quality version.
Breaking news in the world of DOCTOR WHO tonight concerns the unearthing of a supposed leaked pic that is incredibly spoilery in nature if true. And, to be honest, there’s no reason to doubt the picture’s validity. Here at BLOGTOR TOWERS we do not ‘print’ rumours/gossip/spoilers, just facts. But, if you really want to see the picture, then you can view it HERE. But BE WARNED, it is a SPOILER regarding the SERIES 4 finale. Source: Blogtor Who
[EDIT -for those of the brave of heart you can also see it here > 
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Jun
9
2008
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All things come to those that wait. I’m delighted to hear that the iPhone is finally coming to the Netherlands on 11th July 2008. Better still the price has come down by 50%. Happy days indeed. The new version does look kind of pretty with 3G into the package (although TUAW are reporting that it is not proper 3G).
This does beg the question of what will happen to the iPod Touch. With the iPhone now down at the €200 mark does that mean a forthcoming price crash for its non communicative little brother?
Did I mention that it was also available in white? Check it out here iPhone on Apple’s website
In a keynote speech today, Steve Jobs announced the next version of the iPhone, complete with 3G networking, better battery life, a slimmer profile, and global positioning system support.
The phone features a black plastic back, solid metal buttons, the same 3.5-inch LCD display, and a headphone jack mounted flush with the enclosure (which should make third-party headphone vendors happy).
With GPS, the iPhone can be tracked across a Google map as a pulsating blue dot. The iPhone can still derive location data from cell phone towers and WiFi networks.
In terms of battery life, the iPhone 3G offers five hours of 3G talk time, 5 – 6 hours of browsing time, seven hours of video time, or 300 hours of standby time.
The new iPhone will be available in 70 countries over the next several months via a variety of carriers, including Canada, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and many others.
The iPhone 3G will start $199 for an 8GB model. The 16GB model will sell for $299, and is available in a black or white backing. It will be available in all countries starting July 11. iPhone 3G announced – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
In other news Steve Jobs also announced Mobile Me which is apparently a re-branding of the old .Mac service with a slight price reduction. They seemed to really be bigging this new version up. It boasts total syncing throughout all of your applications on you iPhone, Mac and even PC. I’m looking forward to hearing more about this little fella.
I didn’t even get a chance to finish this post when the backlash appears to have started already. Engadget are griping about the size.
More news on MacRumours and The UnOfficial Apple Weblog
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9
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Things are starting to hot up in California as folk are getting ready for WWDC 2008. Mac Rumours are going to do live coverage through various media. A cool iPhone centric t-shirt is being given away (photo to the right) and that is really what all the fuss is about this year. Last year it was the launch of the iPhone, this year the iPhone is being replaced by a new version. The iPhone comes of age and will probably roll out to all of the other markets that were holding out for 3G. Fingers crossed that the Netherlands will follow. I need to get me hands on one of those gadgets. Anyway here is what Mac Rumours have to say:
Apple is about to kick off the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference with their Keynote speech which takes place at 10am Pacific, June 9th, at Moscone West. We will provide live Keynote coverage at MacRumorsLive.com. We also have alternative coverage via SMS, Twitter, Spoiler Free. Also a reminder that iPhone users can visit MacRumorsLive and will be redirected to a specially formatted site.- Attendees have already moved indoors, and one covered banner has been spotted.
– Apple Store Japan, Hong Kong, Australia Korea are down.
– iPhone Dev Center is down.WWDC 2008 Keynote Coverage Live – Mac Rumors
[Update: Apple Store iPhone
Jun
9
2008
0So today I returned to WordPress for my own site. How fickle am I? Well I figured that Drupal was not really a blogging tool and that I should use horses for courses. I still (at the moment) use Drupal for thecontrast.net. This is my first post. I’m still using Ecto to post and I am glad that I did in the past too. I was able to easily migrate all my old posts to the new site because I had lovely local copies of them. 
Today is also exciting because the new iPhone should be announced today. With any luck this new 3G appliance will be available in the Netherlands.
Jun
5
2008
0Blogtor Who has posted a very tantalising clip of the upcoming episode of Doctor Who. I really can’t wait for this it looks fab. I was so pleased with the first part of this story and your man Moffat has got form for writing consistently good episodes. Saturdays just can’t come around quick enough for my liking.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Straight from the BBC site to your eyes, internationals rejoice! This is the preview clip from this Saturday’s DOCTOR WHO episode, FOREST OF THE DEAD. Be warned though, you may get excited…Blogtor Who
Jun
4
2008
0Mac Rumours are reporting Apple films are now available for rent and purchase from iTunes. It may be time to get an Apple TV…
Apple also announced today the launch of iTunes movies in the UK.
“We’re kicking off movies on the iTunes Store in the UK with over 700 films for purchase and rent,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We think customers in the UK are going to love being able to enjoy their favorite movies on their iPod, iPhone or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.”
For movie rentals, customers have up to 30 days to start watching it, and once a movie has been started customers have 48 hours to finish it.
iTunes movies are available at £6.99 for library title purchases and £10.99 for new releases. iTunes movie rentals are £2.49 for library title rentals and £3.49 for new releases, and high definition versions are priced at one pound more. Apple Launches iTunes Movies in UK – Mac Rumors
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Jun
3
2008
0TVGuide is reporting news about the new series of Torchwood. Although it is strange news indeed. Barrowman is returning but it will only be for a five part mini-series running during the week. I’m hoping that they mean it will take place during a week in Torchwood time not show over 5 days on TV. Still, the full article hints that fans will be happy with the casting… I’m guessing Freema will be back. Torchwood Season 3 preview – Today’s News: Our Take | TVGuide.com
Best news of all, John Barrowman will return as the dashing bi-sexual adventurer. Though keeping more details close to the vest, executive producer Julie Gardner vows that fans “will be pleased with the casting.” That better mean Eve Myles is returning!
Fans, however, may not be so happy with the mere five hours slated for next season. “We’ve decided to do a five-part mini-series, one big story that will run during one week,” says Gardner, adding, “I wanted to make a really big noise about the show.”