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 After the heatwave exploded across the country it was followed quickly by a damp squib, which could make some think that summer was over quickly. However, it’s a shame given that most people have all but stacked their jeans away for storage.
However, even with a lack of sun there is still plenty going on no matter where you live on the globe. You may want to head over to check out the Chit Chat Bingo website and see what it’s like to get in on their excellent set of promotions that play every Thursday of July.
The game offers you a chance to win a trip to Monaco, Marbella, and Malta. The even bigger getaway is that on one game you can win a trip to Las Vegas where the sun shines and games are everywhere you look.
Each of these is great in itself, and is quite the prize to take home, so if you are looking to get away from the dull weather and into sunnier climates you may want to head out to Chit Chat Bingo and get in on some of the fun.
Each of the games starts on Thursdays at 9pm but the destination up for grabs is not announced until the game so you should head over to check out the additional details now if you want to get a chance to sun some on the beach this summer.
 Prince is offering millions of his fans to get his new album for free through a promotion with the Daily Mirror.
The singer has decided not to release his new CD entitled 20Ten in music shops or releasing it for online downloading due to the fact that he wants as many people to listen to his music as possible.
Thus, instead 2.5m copies of his new ten track album will be tucked into Saturday’s Daily Mirror for free. It may be the day to pick up the paper as well since it is the only location and time that it will be available in Ireland and the UK.
His marketing decision is the current record industry buzz given that he is the first artist to release a new album via the platform of a daily newspaper.
Prince said that he is glad to be releasing the album via the Mirror adding that he is proud of the album and it will be great to offer it up to readers for free.
Following up with his new album release, he also will be giving his first newspaper interview in Britain to the Daily Mirror after ten years.
As if this is not enough, the Daily Mirror will also offer free tickets to Prince’s upcoming European concerts.
Kiran Sharma, the spokeswoman for Prince, stated that Prince was able to sell a number one single as a free artist and is thus showing that even in 2010 artists can still be innovative and independent.
 Senior director of TalkTalk, Max Alexander, stated that the ISP will soon offer customers a set-top box for free once Project Canvas is officially launched. Alexander informed consumers of the coming release at the annual Marketforce and Institute of Economic affairs London Future of Broadcasting Conference.
The joint venture that includes BT, Five, Channel 4, ITV, BBC, Arqiva, and TalkTalk was the main topic of discussion this year at the conference.
Normally, a set-top box that is compatible with Project Canvas runs around £200, but now with the purchase and contract of selected TalkTalk broadband bundles the device will come free.
There was speculation at the conference that once Project Canvas is launched it will likely be renamed and referred to as ‘Youview.’
The use of a set top box that allows internet streaming will offer viewers the chance to watch video on demand via stream on the TV without the use of a computer.
TalkTalk has already made plans to avoid disappointed customers by discouraging consumers with low line speeds from purchasing the product. At the same time one can assume this will give TalkTalk the chance to promote their fast broadband package bundles.
Viewers that have low broadband speeds likely will find it hard to stream any content during the peak viewing times.
 The ongoing search engine wars will certainly benefit the average consumer, as the efforts of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing continue to bring more innovations and upgrades to the contest. The most recent move came from Microsoft, as it unveiled new features for its Bing search engine.
The thrust is in the entertainment category, which draws a high percentage of users. Bing senior vice president Yusef Mehdi said in a blog post that 76% of customers use a search engine to find the specific entertainment they’re looking for, and most of them have trouble navigating around in all the information sites out there.
The aim is for Microsoft to make it possible for users to stay right in their website without resorting to other searches.
With game searches, users can get detailed information, reviews and walk-throughs for more than 35,000 games, and play about 100 games within Bing. For music, searches will provide links to Bing-hosted pages for song lyrics and song streaming for over 5 million songs in the Zune catalogue.
Users can stay on site and listen to a full-length song once and 30-second previews after that. If they want to buy, links are provided to Amazon, iTunes and Zune.
 A Cardiff venue located in Wales will be the first to offer its members of the armed forces and injured veterans’ free tickets to some of its top shows.
The Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) is slated to join the Tickets for Troops scheme this coming Saturday with support from the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team and the Cardiff Blues rugby team.
WMC artistic director Fiona Allan stated it is a great way to show support to UK troops and their family members.
Started in 2009, the Tickets for Troops charity offers free tickets to many musical events and major cultural sporting events to UK soldiers, airmen, sailors, and their family members.
The O2 Arena and Royal Opera House in London are already major supporters of the scheme.
Wales is also in preparation as they host the UK’s Armed Forces Day for the very first time this coming weekend. Throughout the day, people can show their support for the troops as the troops parade down the Cardiff streets.
As part of the scheme, the WMC will offer tickets to performances of dance, musicals, and family shows such as Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Snowman, and Mamma Mia!
Allan stated that a great deal of service men and women are forced to be away from their families for lengthy periods of time and the hope is that families will be brought together while they are home so they can experience the best that the centre has to offer them.
 There is really no question that 3D is the next inevitable must-have in the visual entertainment industry, it is just a matter of time, and Sony plans to speed things along.
Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, told interviewers that he thinks that movies and video games in 3D are going to convince the consumer public that 3D television is the only way to go.
Tretton acknowledged that there will be some problems in making the transition, including high cost (though no suggested retail prices have been announced as yet.) Other possible hurdles are a certain amount of skepticism amongst the public regarding this new technology, not least of which is the need for special 3D glasses for viewing. He said that such peripherals mean an added cost to the consumer, therefore an added challenge in convincing them to make the initial investment.
However, Sony is confident that PlayStation buyers will be a crucial first market for 3D technology, and with that in mind they are offering free downloads on the PlayStation network.
There will be four PS3 titles available for download, including the full versions of Wipeout HD and Super Stardust HD. The offer will coincide with Sony’s UK launch of 3D enabled TVs.
Invitation to The Big Casting – chance to be in the next Lipton Ice Tea TV-commercial, starring Hugh Jackman.
 With £1b expected to come from World Cup gambling, now is the best time to start to learn about the incentives being offered by various top bookmakers online.
First of all, before you even touch your own money, head to freebetshere.com and post your free bet. Here you will find that not only do they have some of the best free bet offers on the web, but the best bet offers from reputable high street bookmakers.
Next, you can head over to Ladbrooks and Paddy power where you can get free bets up to £25, which means that if you place a £25 bet on your account, regardless of whether it pans out or not you get another £25 free to bet again.
There are still larger rewards on the net however with Betfred offering to match your bet up to £50 with free betting so long as you start with a £10 wager on your first bet.
William Hill and Stan Jones are also working to get new customers there way by offering new registration bonuses of £30 and £25 respectively.
With a load of new bonuses currently hitting the net, you will want to be sure to look at the bonus for any selections before opening up an online account to see if you can find even better bets.
For example, Paddy Power is willing to refund all loses on the first goalsscorer if you place a bet or if England’s Wayne Rooney is able to get a score in against the USA in the opening game.
Due to the explosion of online bookmarkers, the deals are out there if you are prepared to keep your eyes open.
 The UK Film Council and British Film Institute have created a joint venture with Blinkbox the technology company in order to offer popular Hollywood videos online via free streaming.
The promotion, which is named ‘Full Stream Ahead,” is aimed at reducing piracy online as 28% of pirates state that they are in favour of instant access. By allowing immediate access to movie content the partners hope to reduce piracy.
The promotion began on Monday of this week and will continue for a full week at which point each visitor that visits Fullstreamahead.co.uk- Blinkbox’s website- will be given a £20 credit in order to view films.
The mission on the website states that the promotion is designed to show people that there are better legal options for file sharing than piracy.
At the moment Blinkbox is supported by Universal, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, and a handful of small movie studios. Over the week blockbuster films such as Sherlock Holmes, Avatar, and Up in the Air will be available for free streaming by Blinkbox users. The films can be viewed on both television and PC.
Co-founder of Blinkbox and CEO, Michael Cormish, stated that they are running the streaming promotion at a time when legal streaming services are at the forefront of people’s minds unlike the music industry which waited until piracy was in full swing and too hard to prevent. Since movie digital retail is just starting, Blinkbox aims to cut off piracy at its start.
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After the heatwave exploded across the country it was followed quickly by a damp squib, which could make some think that summer was over quickly. However, it’s a shame given that most people have all but stacked their jeans away for storage.
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