But on a tiny island that is an international business hub, rent prices have nowhere to go but sky-high.
Back to the teapot: It didn't take long for motorists on Southern California's 405 freeway -- where evening plans go to die -- to notice something in the sky that looked a little unusual.
All movies will be made available to Sky customers on-demand, on Sky Go, as well as in High Definition (HD) and 3D where available.
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Sky TV customers will be able to watch movies on the move with Sky Go, on their smartphone, tablet, laptop or MacBook.
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The letter, which was not intended to go public, was sent to six ISPs last week, namely BT, Sky, Virgin Media, O2, EE and TalkTalk.
She will be responsible for all Sky's "content" except sport, including a number of planned new channels: a second general entertainment channel to sit alongside Sky One, a version of the same channel to go on the new BBC-backed Freeview service which is to replace ITV Digital, and three new MTV-style music channels.
All Disney-branded channels will also continue to be available on Sky Go across a range of internet-connected devices.
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The app sits alongside a range of leading mobile apps available to Sky customers at no extra charge, including the award-winning Sky Go.
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It signals a challenge to BSkyB's rapidly growing Sky Go service.
The authors go to great lengths to describe how rogue thinkers at Intellectual Ventures hope to build a hose into the sky (suspended by large helium balloons) that spews sulphur dioxide constantly into the atmosphere.
The news coincided with the launch of Sky Go Extra - a service allowing users to download movies and TV shows so they can be watched offline.
The most action packed day of the football calendar is almost upon us and to ensure tomorrow's transfer deadline day is not interrupted with life's daily chores, Sky Sports News presenters Jim White and Charlotte Jackson tried out an innovative new trolley at Sainsbury's, designed to allow customers to stream the latest sports action via the Sky Go iPad app while they shop.
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Sky Sports is another group who uses data, if you want to go that route, but you also need to have club people.
Wilson has seen patients who fixate on visualizing themselves in the plane and who go so far as to seek out information such as how long the plane fell through the sky so they can intensify the reality of the experience in their minds.
And Sky has launched pay-as-you-go internet TV service Now TV to help it compete with the likes of Netflix and LoveFilm.
Offering Sky customers easy and convenient access to up to 43 channels live and on demand through both 3G and WiFi connections, Sky Go is available across a range of internet-connected devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and selected Android smartphones.
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One thing leads to another, beanstalks shoot up into the sky, Jack falls, Isabelle disappears and then Jack and the knight Elmont (Ewan McGregor) go to save the princess.
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