Toothing might have been exposed as a hoax, but don’t tell that to young singles in UAE. Like in many predominately Muslim countries, it’s considered rude for men to speak with women unless they’re married or related to them. According… Continue Reading
Within minutes of reports, still emerging, of possible small explosions at several tube stations in London, two weeks after the original bombing attacks, both BBC News and Sky News are touting for user submitted photos. This demonstrates how much importance… Continue Reading
Writing from the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Oxford, BBC News Online’s Jo Twist looks at how new social software, and online communities, are changing the way companies engage with customers and create products: "Big companies are now… Continue Reading
If something happened to you, would rescuers be able to figure out who to contact? Probably so if you have your family listed in your mobile phone directory as "mom and dad" or "home" but what if you have important… Continue Reading
Two years ago BPL Mobile customers in India were reportedly able to send an SMS PUJA (prayer) to be recited for them at a popular Bombay temple for 51 rupees (60p), avoiding the hassle of queueing at the temple in… Continue Reading
I’ve been looking for this since installing Mac OSX Tiger: a dashboard widget for the BBC radio player. (created by Andy Allcorn)
Sponsored by backstage.bbc.co.uk, Open Tech 2005 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference about technologies that anyone can have a go at, from "Open Source"-style ways of working to repurposing everyday electronics hardware. Taking place on 23rd July, 2005, in… Continue Reading
Kevin Hinde, Head of technical development for the BBC News website (http://news.bbc.co.uk not http://www.bbc.co.uk) divulges BBC news traffic statistics and even provides a network map of servers….
Reporting on the recent Search Engine Strategies 2005 conference, hosted by Search Engine Watch, Jane Wakefield of BBC News Online writes that: "The battle is set to intensify as search becomes more relevant, more personal and more localised, representatives from… Continue Reading
Following the lead of Technorati, Flickr and Yahoo, the BBC recently launched backstage, a site where developers can share ideas and prototypes demonstrating how BBC content can be used in different, and often quite interesting, ways. Reported by BBC News… Continue Reading