Thirteen years after it began broadcasting, the BBC’s youth oriented TV channel BBC Three stopped broadcasting yesterday. Instead, it is to continue as an online service, offering about 4 hours a week of new content, available on-demand via the BBC iPlayer, and YouTube. It’s a significant milestone in the move away from ‘linear’ TV, meaning programmes streamed sequentially in a ‘channel’ […]
Sian Welby’s weather forecast for Channel 5 in the UK is probably accurate, but the presenter managed to slip in about a dozen Star Wars references and puns. Nicely done: One for any Star Wars fan! Via
Today was polling day in the UK general election, so social media had its part to play. While Facebook rolled out a feature which allowed users to indicate whether they had voted or not, Twitter was tracking some of the trends being explored on the platform. So what happened? (NB: these numbers are supplied by […]
Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 17:49; 10MB; MP3. [Featured image: Startup founders Ciara Judge and Emer Hickey explaining their company Germinaid Innovations to HRH The Princess Royal at the launch of Outbox Incubator in London] A ground-breaking approach for young women who want to create Science, Technology, […]
Twitter is hosting its first European #JobFair, a Twitter owned initiative taking place across Europe for one day, on Tuesday 24th February. Dozens of companies from Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, France and Germany will take to Twitter to answer Q&A’s, give their top tips for hiring and share secrets every candidate is looking for. […]
Parcel Motel, the round-the-clock delivery service for online shoppers has released research detailing the savings available to online shoppers when shopping on UK websites. The preference for shopping on UK websites was shown to be prevalent amongst online shoppers, with over 50% of Irish adults shopping regularly* online on UK websites. The reasons behind these […]
If you fly a lot you might develop an interest in how the entire thing works. From the types of airplanes, the services they offer to the technology behind it all. But what about the actual air traffic itself? The hundreds of planes that fly over our heads every day? The UK’s National Air Traffic Services […]
The BBC has launched a new computer game featuring The Doctor and a friendly Dalek, and aimed at teaching kids how to code. Unfortunately, it’s only available in the UK, where it can be downloaded from cbeebies.com/cbbc/ from tomorrow. It’s a great idea though, and a welcome continuation of the BBC tradition of promoting computing, dating back to […]
According to the Open Rights Group, a non-profit group in the UK, 20% of the internet is blocked by the “porn filters” operated by ISPs there. They’ve just released a humorous video which suggests the gauntlet users must run if they want access to the remaining 20% – or “The Dirty Internet“. Mobile ISPs in the […]
