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News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [22 Jul 2008]
Beeb appoints new iPlayer chief
News Announcing the appointment, BBC director-general Mark Thompson said in a statement: "Erik has been a very strong group controller.He has shown tremendous commitment championing the iPlayer amongst many other projects. [18 Jul 2008]
Biometrics to fast track 'trusted' travellers
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Cheat Sheet: QR codes Working from home Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Biometric technology is to be used to speed up travel between the UK and the US. [03 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Slightly better news for Windows fans, the BBC has taken the wraps off the new version of the splendid iPlayer. People underestimate how difficult it is to do this," said BBC tech boffin Erik Huggers. [27 Jun 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News The BBC's iPlayer on-demand TV service has undergone a major facelift designed to make it more appealing and easier to use. And it seems calls for the BBC to pay for extra bandwidth used by iPlayer have abated. [25 Jun 2008]
Orange to cut 450 jobs
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… QR codes Working from home Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer The jobs are due to go in admin, management and support operations in an effort to... [04 Jun 2008]
BBC warned after busting website budget
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics The BBC has been warned to improve its financial management after the corporation... [30 May 2008]
BBC iPlayer hits 75 million downloads
News The BBC iPlayer online on demand TV service has hit 75 million in streamed or downloaded programmes since it launched last year. There was initial criticism of iPlayer due to it only being available on the Windows XP platform, but the BBC has... [20 May 2008]
XP SP3 starts endless reboot for some AMD PCs
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3... [14 May 2008]
Virgin Media to ramp up capacity on core network
News The trend for online video content and popular bandwidth-heavy apps - such as the BBC's iPlayer - has led to concerns among ISPs their infrastructure will soon be creaking under the strain. As web users' thirst for bandwidth soars, cable broadband... [09 May 2008]
Carphone Warehouse plans broadband boost
News Bandwidth-draining apps such as the BBC iPlayer may also be causing ISPs to scratch their heads over their broadband strategies, he added. Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is to sell 50 per cent of its retail business to US retail giant... [09 May 2008]
Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Retailers need to wake up to the potential of social networks in order to tap into the... [02 May 2008]
iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity
News The BBC iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media's cable service, further expanding the availability of the on-demand TV service. This is the first time iPlayer has been available on a TV platform and will bring full quality BBC programmes to the... [30 Apr 2008]
Microsoft earmarks $1.5bn for Yahoo! staff
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics should it succeed in its unsolicited buyout bid for the internet search pioneer... [30 Apr 2008]
Computer classics, Vista uptake, iPhone price cuts and Heathrow T5...
News BBC hits back at ISPs over iPlayer usage Soon to be ex-BBC tech chief Ashley Highfield raised interesting points about how the broadband industry should deal with the explosion of online content. It was time for some tech nostalgia during April... [28 Apr 2008]
