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The BBC’s brilliant Planet Earth documentaries have rightly been praised for their high-quality footage capturing the wonderful sights of this planet, and now they’re making footage available in ten-hour relaxing chunks.
Relax with ten hours of the BBC’s stunning sounds and images from the Planet Earth series Read More
The Beeb has served up a rather splendid weather app for Android phones and we have to say it’s a rather dandy looking affair.
BBC launches free weather app for Android and it’s jolly good one too Read More
The patience of Android users waiting for a version of the BBC’s iPlayer Radio has finally been rewarded, with the new app coming with the bonus of being described as ‘even better’ than the iOS version.
BBC releases Android iPlayer Radio app and says it’s better than the iOS version Read More
There must be red faces all round at the BBC as their official weather Twitter feed was hacked for a whole two hours this afternoon. As hackings go, the culprits …
Red faces at the BBC as official weather Twitter feed hacked by Syrian Electronic Army Read More
The BBC has announced that it will be offering video downloads to mobile devices on its popular BBC iPlayer service, allowing users to watch content when they’re not connected to the web.
Huzzah! BBC iPlayer to allow video downloads to mobiles and smartphones, iOS first in the queue Read MoreThere’s been versions of the BBC iPlayer knocking about for iPads and Android smartphones for ages, so this dedicated iPhone version is well overdue. The iPlayer for iPhone app is compatible with …
BBC unveils iPlayer for iPhone app with 3G and AirPlay compatibility Read MoreAnyone visiting the BBC’s homepage today will be in for a bit of a shock, with the familiar interface being completely transformed, courtesy of a hefty, tablet-friendly makeover.
BBC website goes tablet app style with added swipability Read MoreIf, like us, you love the music they play on BBC Radio 6 Music but can’t bear the incessant, irrelevant blather generated by some of their ‘personality’ DJs like Lauren “Tweet Me” Laverne, …
Silence inane BBC DJ blather with Britify Spotify playlists Read MoreThe BBC is extending the reach of its fabulous iPlayer service, with Apple iPad users in 11 other countries across Europe able to soak up the glory of the Beeb …
Global BBC iPlayer iPad app offers Beeb content across Europe Read MoreThe BBC is to conduct a major survey to chart the availability of 3G and 2G services across the UK over the next month.
BBC to conduct major survey into UK mobile coverage Read MoreIt’s long overdue, but the folks at the BBC have finally got around to spreading the love Android’s way with the release of their BBC News for Android app.
Beeb finally breaks out a slick BBC News app for Android Read MoreThe day after a “faulty switch” sent the entire BBC website empire off air for an hour, a shouty row has broken out between the corporation and Siemens, its IT …
BBC website outage: BBC and Siemens get huffy Read MoreThis is such a rare occurrence that eyebrows tend to raise whenever it happens, with a few alarmist explanations and daft conspiracy theories usually quickly lobbed in the mix via …
BBC website is down: 10:55pm, 29th March 2011 Read MoreThe BBC has launched a beta version of its popular iPlayer showing off new features like the ability to share favourite programmes via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
BBC iPlayer offers Twitter and Facebook integration Read MoreWhen they’re not busy fighting battalions of Russian hooligans in far-flung car parks, the Welsh will soon be enjoying their new status as the UK’s first digital TV nation. The …
Wales becomes the UK’s first digital nation. Says ‘hwyl’ to analogue Read More