• BBC launches dedicated iPlayer Radio apps for iPad and Android tablets

  Provided you're somewhere with a stable internet connection, it's now perfectly possible to replace your old-fashioned radio set with a tablet. Most stations have a dedicated app these days and it's easy enough to connect a pair of headphones or a ch...

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• Amazon launches Prime Now to deliver essential goods to your doorstep within the hour

  Amazon is rolling out a new service called Prime Now through which the retailer will offer one-hour deliveries of essential goods when ordered via the dedicated Prime Now app. The service is exclusively available to current Prime subscribers, and is live in Manhattan, with more cities to follow in…

• MTV adds a live feed to its Android and iOS apps

  You've been able to catch up with episodes of Jersey Shore through MTV's iOS and Android apps for around a year. But, if you wanted to gasp along with the action as it was broadcast, you'd have to make an appointment to take over the family TV. Thank...

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• Amazon offers one-hour deliveries with Prime Now

  Amazon has just launched a new service called Prime Now, which will let Prime members order "tens of thousands" of "daily essentials" for immediate delivery. Once you download the new app (on Android or iOS), you'll get the option of picking a one- o...

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• UK operators will invest £5 billion in infrastructure to solve network 'not-spots'

  The UK government has managed to reach an agreement with local operators to work on the issue of nationwide 'not-spots' : areas restricting access to basic mobile functions due to weak signal coverage. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will invest a guaranteed £5 billion to improve mobile…

• Google Maps now lets you tour Street View in virtual reality

  Google turned its attention to virtual reality earlier this year with the  launch of its Cardboard do-it-yourself VR viewer , and now it's bringing functionality to Google Maps to support it. A new "easter egg" in Google Maps for Android allows Cardboard owners to activate VR in Street…

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• Take synchronized video from seven different cameras with Casio's SynchroShot app

  Casio just announced its SynchroShot app that allows photographers to control up to seven Exilim EX-100PRO cameras from an Android tablet. The company claims enough accuracy (500µ seconds) for high-speed videos or continuous photos to be synchronized. Continue reading…

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• Bpeer tracks your home's air quality

  Bpeer is a health tracker of a different sort, monitoring the environment around you for things like gas, pollution levels, air quality, and less health-related things like humidity and noise levels. The detector can be used both indoors and outdoors, with the design resembling an alarm clock and…

• Micromax's Yureka unveiled in India: LTE, 64-bit CPU and HD display for under $150

  Micromax unveiled its first smartphone in the Cyanogen OS-powered Yu series, dubbed Yureka , at a media event in New Delhi today. With a price tag of Rs. 8,999 ($142), the device is aimed at the entry-level segment, and will be available for sale exclusively on Amazon India from December 19.