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Microsoft Xbox In May 2013: It Is Remarkably Similar To The PS4

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The wait to learn what Microsoft has in store for the next generation now has a countdown. The Verge reports that the company will hold an event on May 21 to reveal the new console, with a more complete look to follow a few weeks later at E3 2013. Industry watchers had initially expected Microsoft to unveil the successor to the Xbox 360 later this month, but sources tell The Verge that the event was pushed back. Windows blogger Paul Thurrot corroborated that during a recent episode of 'What the Tech', pointing out that indeed the date was pushed from April 24 to May 21. Yahoo! Games has independently confirmed the pushback of the event from April to May, but we’ve been unable to verify the exact date. If the May 21 date is indeed correct, it will come almost two months to the day after Sony took the wraps off the PlayStation 4. It would also follow a precedent Microsoft set with the introduction of the Xbox 360, which was first unveiled during a telev...

Best UK Mobile Network Deal For You

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Free cinema tickets, unlimited data, short-term contracts - not all mobile deals are created equal.   Mobile networks are most definitely NOT "all the same" - with different deals, handsets and extras meaning that choice of network is more important than ever. Mobile networks are most definitely NOT "all the same" - with different deals, handsets and extras meaning that choice of network is more important than ever. If you've stuck with one network out of loyalty, you may well be missing out. With newer networks like Tesco Mobile and giffgaff vying with more established players like Vodafone and O2 for your custom, there’s more choice than ever. But it can be confusing, so here’s a look at some of the pros and cons of each of the UK’s major mobile phone network operators, so you can help decide which network is best for you. The list isn’t exhaustive - deals change all the time and each network has exclusive offers on different phones at different times, s...

Why Is Road Pricing Such A Tricky Sell?

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Are road tolls highway robbery? With the Government reportedly hoping to build a new M4 toll motorway - why is road pricing such a tricky sell in Britain? You may think highway robbery was a thing of the past. But, if Ukip, the AA, Taxpayers’ Alliance and a host of other groups are to be believed, this crime is now thriving in the form of road tolls. And few things rile the British public more than these charges, which come on top of already soaring driving costs. The latest AA polls show that 70 per cent of Britons – more than voted for both the Conservative and Labour parties at the last general election - are opposed to road pricing. [ Britons Heathrow Taxis ] And a staggering 1.8million people bothered to sign a petition against such schemes back in 2007. So – with the Government reportedly hoping to build a new M4 toll motorway  - why is road pricing such a tricky sell in Britain? After all, the vast majority of motorways in France are toll roads - and ...