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Google set to release new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones The Guardian have recently clarified that Google is set to launch their Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL as well as a smaller mini home google speaker on the 4th of October 2017 .  They will rival Samsung and Apple with the new technologies such as the phone and the smartphones which the products get launched. According to rumors, the price of the Pixel 2 stands at $649, while the larger one could be stamped with a starting price of $849. With the larger of the two reportedly more expensive than the iPhone8 Plus, Google could be heading into trouble if it does not manage to control the pricing strategy of both phones. However, with Apple’s carrier partners not introducing sufficiently attractive deals to help consumers become early adopters of the iPhone, Google can sweep them away with its trade-in program. Unfortunately, its trade-in program might have been introduced a little too late but does not mean the tech giant

Kodi box case: Brian Thompson pleads guilty to selling set top boxes in landmark case TV dealer Brian Thompson has admitted selling Kodi boxes in a landmark court case. The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges - one of selling the devices, which allow users to watch pirated sport and films, and another of advertising them for sale. The charges against Thompson, who operates Cutprice Tomo TVs on Parliament Road in Middlesbrough, dated back to a six-month period between July 25, 2015 and January 30, 2016. Middlesbrough Council brought the charges last year, at the time one of the first ever prosecutions relating to the sale of Android or Kodi boxes. - Previously in that case, £135,173 was said to have been the “financial proceeds from the supply of pre-loaded IPTV boxes and premium packages”. -  Brian Thompson, 55, had originally denied the offences and set up the prospect of a landmark court case relating to the sale of Kodi boxes. -  In a separate court case, a ma

1) Read this  Ofcom 2016 report on the consumption of news in the UK . Note down the key statistics and changes that Ofcom document. 2) What are the most popular platforms for audiences to access news and how has this changed in recent years? TV is the most-used platform for news nowadays (used by 69% of adults), the internet has seen a considerable increase in use compared to 2015 (48% vs. 41%) 3) How do different age demographics access news in the UK? There are a number of differences by demographic group: half of 16-24s say they use TV for news compared to nine in ten of those aged 65+. Those aged 65+ are also more likely to be using newspapers and radio for news than those aged 16-24, while the younger age group are more likely to use the internet. 4) What percentage of 16-24 year olds use the internet to access their news? (63% for 16-34s vs. 18% for 65+) 5) Does socio-economic status change attitudes to news? If so, how? The ABC1 socio-economic group are more likely

News institutions: BBC - British Broadcasting Company. The BBC has 5 main channels including BBC news, BBC ONE, BBC TWO, AND BBC THREE and BBC FOUR. They also have BBC Iplayer that includes all the channels with catch up BBC is owned by the British public. Revenue:               £4.963 billion (2015/2016) £5.166 billion (2013/14) ITV- commercial TV network in the UK Launched in 1955 as Independent Television Owned by: ITV Network Limited The ITV Network is not owned or operated by one company, but rather by a series of licensees that is different to different regions. Since 2016 the fifteen licenses are held by two companies, with the majority held by ITV Broadcasting Limited, part of ITV. Blog task 2: The impact of Google 1) Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry? As of Google, newspaper industry has decline because of the advertisements because of the lack of them on Google. Also, this is the key sources of r