There’s still no sign of BBC iPlayer for the Xbox One — and a new report suggests that could be because the app can’t Kinect the dots. Gamer blog Ultimate Gaming Paradise claims to have spoken to a developer who worked on the iPlayer app intended for the new console, which they say is interrupted when …
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The BBC is bringing the First World War to the second screen. iWonder is a new series of interactive guides for your phone or tablet, packed with bonus information on the TV shows you’re watching, starting with the BBC’s World War One season. Explained in a BBC blog post, iWonder is a series of interactive guides for your computer, phone …
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Adverts that know who you are and what you like have arrived in your telly. Sky’s AdSmart system is taking the targeted ads we’re used to seeing online and sticking them in the advert breaks of Sky programmes. AdSmart ads are sent to your Sky+HD box ahead of the breaks. Then when the show cuts to a commercial break, your …
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Tim Cook has shrugged off questions about a bigger, badder iPhone. The Apple boss promised “great things” but wouldn’t confirm or deny rumours of a larger screen for the hotly-anticipated iPhone 6. As reported by Bloomberg, Cook was asked about a larger iPhone when he turned up in Beijing to launch the iPhone on China Mobile, the biggest mobile network …
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Sorry Samsung, you’re stuck with Android for a little bit longer. Plans for the first Tizen phone have been cancelled as a phone network in Japan admits there’s no room for another player alongside Android and the iPhone. “The market is not big enough to support three operating systems at this time,” a spokesperson for Japanese phone network NTT Docomo …
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EE’s joint owners Orange and Deutsche Telekom have shelved plans to float the network on the stock exchange, as the 4G network’s success sees the company continue to grow in value. “Deutsche Telekom and Orange have concluded the 2013 strategic asset review of EE,” a spokesperson told me in a joint statement, “and are very satisfied with EE’s progress and …
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Plans for the first Tizen OS smartphone have been cancelled as a phone network in Japan acknowledges there’s no room for another player alongside Android and the iPhone. “The market is not big enough to support three operating systems at this time,” a rep for Japanese phone network NTT Docomo told The Wall Street Journal. Docomo’s Tizen phone had been …
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Making a speech isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Making a keynote speech. And that’s what’s in the cards for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who will headline the phone industry extravaganza Mobile World Congress next month. Zuckerberg’s keynote opens the mobile-focused trade show on February 24, and will be streamed online. He’ll be joined onstage by the technology journalist David …
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CyanogenMod continues its quest to take over the world. Breaking beyond the confines of Android phones, the installer app has crossed the rubicon to Apple Mac computers. The app installs CyanogenMod, a modified version of Android, on selected Android phones. The installer was recently released for Windows, and it now works on OS X as well. So if you prefer …
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When is a phablet not a phablet? When it’s a VoiceTab! HP is planning to make its voice heard in the mobile game with the new HP Slate6 VoiceTab and HP Slate7 VoiceTab. The Slate6 has a 6-inch screen, while the Slate7 — you guessed it — is a 7-inch tablet. The Slate6 boasts a 720p screen, and the two VoiceTabs …
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