A big shake up in the sharing of metadata is hitting UK TV streaming services: BBC iPlayer is now hosting search results from non-BBC TV channels. It means that if you search for Coronation Street on iPlayer, it will show up in the results, and drop you on the ITVplayer page to watch the episode.
February, 2011
Want to know what the best phones of Mobile World Congress are? The world’s biggest phone show is coming to an end for another year: we’ve traipsed the expo floors and hit up all the press conferences, and after much deliberation, we’ve come up with our shortlist. Read on to see what our picks for the year are – you’ll be surprised.
The Apple Store has gone offline across Europe. If you’re trying to buy an iPhone right now, then you’ll have to wait, as the store is currently offline. It’s most likely this is a maintenance job, as the US Apple Store is still up and running. However, store down time smack bang in the middle of trading hours has been used as a marketing tool before.
Today is a Thursday though, and Apple tends to release new products on a Tuesday. It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other. The site reads “We’ll be back soon!” Let’s hope so. Fingers crossed there’s something new to see!
Shout out when you find the Apple Store back online!
Has Intel leaked the new MacBook Pro again? Last time there was a new MacBook Pro, a competition run by Intel leaked the new design, and now, it looks like they might have done it again. Click through for the full image.
NFC is going to be an essential part of your life soon. It’s inside the newest Google, Samsung and BlackBerry phones. But what if you don’t want to upgrade your phone? Or how about that non-NFC tablet you’ve just bought? When’s that getting the wireless treatment? Iota has the answer: NFC tech you wear, so all your gadgets and gizmos can share the NFC love.
Mobile World Congress is coming to a close for another year, but we’re still on the ground in Barcelona scouting out all the latest in smartphone and tablet tomfoolery. Read on for all that and more here in the lunchtime lowdown.
Apple has done a lovely job with Safari, it’s a smooth, sharp modern browser but what if you want blocky, chunky, 8-bit graphics from a browser? Fear not! Pixelfari is here. The browser turns Safari into a blocky world rendering every website like it was designed to be seen on a SNES. Pixelfari is free and you can grab it at the link below.
Out now | £free | Neven Mrgan’s Tumbl