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ZDNet UK's National Museum of Computing awayday

...Our first temporary office was in a room containing 15 BBC Micros, among other goodies. These iconic educational computers were created by Acorn... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Charles McLellan
Acorns land at Bletchley Park

Acorns land at Bletchley Park

...esoteric as it gets, this is the 32016 co-processor for the BBC Micro. It was also at the heart of the Cambridge Workstation. The... Read more

25 April, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Raspberry Pi launch crashes sales sites

Raspberry Pi launch crashes sales sites

...in January that the scheme "could bring the same excitement as the BBC Micro did in the 1980s", and that it was "being carefully watched... Read more

29 February, 2012 by David Meyer

BBC tech strategy moves centre stage

...true multiplatform vehicle," Linwood said. The BBC is starting to roll out... <a href=Read more

31 March, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Photos: BBC iPlayer iPad app goes international

...New content will be added each week with themed collections from the BBC's archive material also in the pipeline - something the UK version doesn... Read more

28 July, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

BBC websites recover from massive outage

...The BBC has apologised for a massive outage that took all of its websites... Read more

30 March, 2011 by Ben Woods

BBC Online to shed one-fifth of staff

...BBC Online will lose more than one-fifth of its staff as part... Read more

24 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

BBC to launch Barcelona download service for TV shows

...The BBC plans to launch iTunes-style downloads for its programmes, but they will... Read more

15 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

FCO condemns Iranian cyberattack against the BBC

...has hit out at the Iranian authorities over a cyberattack against the BBC, which has also suffered a series of denial-of-service attempts against... Read more

14 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

BBC revamps homepage as cost cuts loom

The BBC has launched a beta version of its redesigned homepage as part of... Read more

21 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner
<endeca_term>BBC</endeca_term> launches redesigned iPlayer on PS3

BBC launches redesigned iPlayer on PS3

...The BBC has redesigned the iPlayer to make it easier to use on big... Read more

9 August, 2011 by Luke Westaway

BBC iPlayer makes its way to European iPads

...Viewers in some European countries can now watch BBC iPlayer shows on the iPad, for a monthly or annual fee. Viewers... Read more

28 July, 2011 by Ben Woods

BBC launches audio research partnership

...The BBC has launched a scheme to research acoustics and audio technology in conjunction... Read more

8 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

MPs criticise BBC-Siemens £38m contract failure

...MPs have lambasted the BBC for offering a major IT project to just one supplier — Siemens — and... Read more

7 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

BBC iPlayer runs rival channels' programmes

...Five and ITV output now viewable on iPlayer through partner-linking feature… BBC iPlayer, the BBC's on-demand service, now lets users watch programmes... Read more

18 February, 2011 by Shelley Portet

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

44 minutes ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

2 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

3 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

5 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

5 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

5 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

10 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

11 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

14 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

20 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

21 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

22 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors