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Want to watch Sky Sports? NOW TV is offering a £10.99 weekly pass until November

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by on August 11, 2014 at 9:08 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates, UK

BSkyB has announced a new premium tier for people subscribing to its range of sports channels via its NOW TV streaming service. Available from later this week, the Sky Sports Week Pass offers seven days of access to all 7 Sky Sports channels – including Sky Sports 5 – for an introductory rate of £10.99 per week, which is a substantial saving over the previous pricing of £9.99 per day. While it represents better value-for-money than a daily pass and comes just in time to kick-off the premier league season on August 16, Sky said the £10.99 pricing is due to…

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Rocket Internet’s Helpling gets a mobile app to let you book cleaners in Europe on the go

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by on August 11, 2014 at 8:27 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

Rocket Internet’s cleaning startup, Helpling, has launched a mobile app on iOS and Android to make it more convenient for users in Europe to hire a professional cleaner on the go. The app, supposedly the first of its kind in the countries it’s available in, can now be accessed by users in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. Benedikt Franke, the co-founder of Helpling, said the startup’s foray into mobile is primarily aimed at making it easier for users to book local cleaners near them, given that “location-based services are the next big trend in mobile commerce.”   The…

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Microsoft isn’t out of the entry-level market yet, after announcing a $25 Nokia feature phone

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by on August 11, 2014 at 7:48 am
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Fresh from a change of direction which will mean an end to Nokia X, Asha and S60 devices, Microsoft has pulled a bit of a surprise with the announcement of a €19 ($25) device aimed squarely at first-time phone buyers across the world. The company is putting all its smartphone efforts into the Windows Phone platform, but the new Nokia 130 bucks that trend since it is built on Nokia’s Series 30 software. Microsoft says the device is “the most affordable mobile phone with video and music player,” but it is certainly limited in its functions. The Nokia 130 sports an MP3…

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