Select your cable, satellite or telco provider 5.

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Instead of being dependent on shows from cable networks, viewers can select from movies, custom-produced content on YouTube or Vimeo, or shows produced in foreign markets.

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Once attached, simply select your local plug, or use your extended cable, to power both your MacBook and iPad or iPhone from a single outlet.

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The appointment is controversial, not least because Mr Cable overruled the decision of a Commons select committee that had declined to approve Mr Ebdon's appointment.

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The Belkin Thunderbolt Cable will be available in July 2012 at select retailers worldwide and on Belkin.com.

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To complete compatibility between these Pioneer products and iPhone 5, consumers must also obtain Apple's Lightning to USB Cable and Lightning to VGA Adapter, as well as a firmware update from Pioneer for select 2012 and 2013 multimedia DVD and navigation receivers (available this spring at no charge).

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Damian Collins MP, Conservative member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, said that it was the right to give the decision to Jeremy Hunt and not Business Secretary Vince Cable, adding that it was "perfectly reasonable" for Mr Hunt to talk to media organisations as Culture Secretary.

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