Tagged: BBC & News
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AirSpeed Telecom links directly with London’s LINX exchange News
24.04.2012 Licensed wireless telecoms provider AirSpeed Telecom has developed a direct link with the London Internet Exchange. The move also allows AirSpeed Telecom to link directly with... -
A world first as Dublin firm reveals test technology for connected TVs News
02.05.2012 Dublin technology firm S3 has become the first company in the world to create a programmable solution for automating the testing of unmodified connected TVs. -
Broadcast-quality film shot on iPhone 4S and edited on iPad (video) News
25.04.2012 RTE production development manager Glen Mulcahy has proven that it is possible to shoot broadcast quality films on an Apple iPhone 4 and edit them for broadcast through an iPad.... -
Dara O Briain in science show School Of Hard Sums News
16.04.2012 Irish comedian Dara O Briain has been dabbling in a lot of science lately. Fresh from his hugely popular Stargazing show on the BBC, which he co-presented with Prof Brian Cox, O... -
The week in gadgets News
20.03.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as the next Samsung Galaxy S could have a quad core Exnyos chip, Zynga may acquire the maker of Draw Something and the BBC brings iPlayer to the...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Internet, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Web, Week in GadgetsTags: Week in gadgets, Facebook, Zynga, BBC iPlayer, BBC, Ice Cream Sandwich, Android, Samsung, Smartphone, -
BBC proposes TV show download service News
15.03.2012 The BBC has confirmed it will propose building a service to allow users to permanently download copies of BBC shows from the broadcaster’s archives. -
Apple’s future as a TV juggernaut takes shape News
02.03.2012 As the world waits on tenterhooks for the shape of the next iPad and whether or not Apple will enter the TV business with an actual TV, it is clear that frenzied negotiations... -
Netflix to launch in UK and Ireland today News
09.01.2012 UPDATE: US online streaming video firm Netflix will launch its services in the UK and Ireland today in a move that will enable millions of people to stream the latest DVD video...Categories: Computers, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones -
Netflix users watched 2bn hours of TV shows in Q4 2011 News
04.01.2012 Streaming giant Netflix, which will launch in Ireland and the UK this year, has reported that users watched more than 2bn hours of TV shows and movies in the fourth quarter.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Dr Who comes to Netflix via major deal with BBC News
20.12.2011 Netflix users in the UK and Ireland will be able to instantly watch classic BBC programmes like Doctor Who, Top Gear and Little Britain, thanks to a new deal that has been...Categories: Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps, Multimedia -
Global BBC iPlayer coming to iPhone, iPod touch on Thursday News
06.12.2011 BBC Worldwide will extend its global BBC iPlayer service to the iPhone and iPod touch from this Thursday, after piloting the service in countries outside of the UK on the iPad. -
Hollywood and Silicon Valley bosses en route to Belfast News
01.11.2011 Top Hollywood and Silicon Valley executives are en route to Northern Ireland, where the successful TV show Game of Thrones is being filmed, to help cement the region’s...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Design -
Hacker group Anonymous targets darknet child porn sites News
24.10.2011 Hacker group Anonymous has taken down child porn websites located in hidden regions of the internet – the darknet – as well as releasing information on 1,500 alleged users of...Categories: Hosting Services, Communications, Internet, Security, Servers, Software & Web Development, Web -
Top Gear and BBC slip into reverse gear over sat-nav gaffe News
13.10.2011 The recently announced tie up between hit BBC motor show Top Gear and TomTom, which saw Top Gear-themed sat-nav devices go on sale, has been scrapped as the deal breaches BBC... -
Facebook to turn profile pages into entertainment hubs News
19.09.2011 At its annual developers shindig F8, the social networking giant Facebook is this week expected to take the wraps off a new service that combines music, TV, games and movies... -
Top Gear episodes will be available to rent on Facebook News
24.08.2011 Episodes of Top Gear will be available to rent on Facebook, costing 15 Facebook credits each. -
BBC to sell off magazine business to focus on digital News
16.08.2011 BBC Worldwide will sell its magazine business to private equity firm Exponent for stg£121m in order to focus on its international video and digital offerings. -
BBC revamps iPlayer for TVs News
08.08.2011 The BBC has integrated its video-on-demand service iPlayer for TV sets, simplifying the interface to make it more intuitive to use. -
Test claiming Internet Explorer users have low IQ was a hoax News
03.08.2011 A ‘study’ which claimed Internet Explorer users had a lower IQ than other browser users was a hoax. -
BBC iPlayer app gets European launch, but US beckons News
28.07.2011 The BBC’s worldwide commercial arm BBC Worldwide has launched the new global BBC iPlayer app exclusively on the iPad. Available in a select number of European countries at...