No Escape From ITV Commercials

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TV viewers will no longer be able to fast forward through advertisements under a new ITV plan to embed them during programmes.

Are you one of those television viewers who always changes channel as soon as the commercials start? Well your flipping may soon be futile.

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Jet Man Flies Across The Channel

Yves Rossy as jetman

Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy becomes the first person to cross the English Channel using a jet-propelled wing.

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Google Launch Android Mobile

The first phone using the Android software platform will go on sale in UK imminently.

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Could Sony’s Reader Kill Off The Paperback?

An electronic book reader capable of storing 160 tomes including classics by Charles Dickens and Jane Austen has been launched in the UK.

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The End Of Voicemail?

A new voice recognition system could spell the end to traditional voicemail.

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Nokia Take On Apple

A phone that lets owners download an unlimited number of tracks and keep them indefinitely aims to rein in the iPod.

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Space Travel Is Launched

Ever fancied being a cosmonaut? Believe it or not, you can now take a flight and see for yourself that the Earth is round and that space is black.

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Autumn Late Escapes

Portugal, Malaysia, Barbados and the USA all feature in this month’s selected travel deals, which depart from September onwards.

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Invisible Cloak Closer To Reality

Invisible Cloak

Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible.

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