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RSS mobile bbc'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News Their comments follow a demonstration of email accounts being hacked through a public access hotspot on the BBC's Watchdog programme. BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt... [03 Nov 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News Bradley-Jones also said BBC Worldwide plans to launch news and sport mobile apps in the next few months. BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video... [12 Oct 2009]
Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Andy Hopper is co-founder of the iconic Acorn Computers and currently head of the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge.silicon.com's Nick Heath talks to Hopper about the BBC Micro, Acorn's early days and... [07 Oct 2009]
Erik Huggers
AS Profile But Huggers is also responsible for other BBC technology areas such as online output, interactive TV and mobile, not to mention the BBC's own infrastructure. Since becoming director of... [29 Sep 2009]
BBC is taking tech seriously, so give it a break!
Comment The BBC is a world leader in developing innovative media technology - so cut it some slack, says Tim Ferguson. The BBC is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't when it comes to developing new... [31 Jul 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was intended to develop a shared online on-demand TV service for the three organisations. It now seems that the money invested in developing the... [23 Jul 2009]
BBC's iPlayer is mobile's most wanted
News The BBC's iPlayer, the corporation's online on-demand TV service, came out as the most desired mobile service in research by analyst house CCS Insight, with almost a third (28 per cent) of users saying... [13 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up The BBC coverage also included aggregated Twitter feeds and iPhone experiments, while Aunty integrated its Glastonbury coverage more closely with its new digital video system so content could be more easily formatted for... [03 Jul 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News Moving away from the Apple roadshow, BT revealed this month that it had throttled download speeds for BBC iPlayer and called for content providers to take on more of the costs for provisioning content. [02 Jul 2009]
Glastonbury: A festival of iPhone blogging and wireless webcams
News The BBC has also integrated its Glastonbury coverage more closely with its new digital video system meaning content can be more easily formatted for the online, mobile and red button services.... [25 Jun 2009]
Orange walks away from Kangaroo buy
News Project Kangaroo started life as a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV to develop a platform to play on-demand content from all three. Some very valuable digital assets were developed for Project... [21 May 2009]
ID cards, Oracle, iPlayer and how to save your job...
News Elsewhere on the site, BBC iPlayer was getting readers excited as news emerged that Auntie's independent regulator was suggesting tweaks may be needed to TV licence fee legislation - and iPlayer is to blame. [08 May 2009]
Photos: The evolution of the PC
Photo Widely used in schools across the UK the BBC Micro was a massive success for its Cambridge-based manufacturer Acorn Computers. Lin Jones, project manager at The National Museum of Computing, said the British boom in... [07 May 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News Erik Huggers, director of the BBC's Future, Media and Technology unit talked to silicon.com about what's in store for the Beeb's online audio and video on-demand service iPlayer. The month also witnessed a clash between... [05 Mar 2009]
Online TV - why this is only the beginning
News Online television has a bright future and we're only at the beginning, according to one of the executives responsible for the launch of the BBC iPlayer. Speaking at The Intellect Annual Regent Conference 2009 in London,... [12 Feb 2009]
