The BBC will release its new audio app, BBC Sounds, on Tuesday, to bring together its podcast, music and radio output. The free app will be available from the Apple, Google and Amazon stores. It will tailor itself to each listener’s tastes by providing quick access to the latest episodes of their favourite BBC podcasts …
Read More »
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot at the much-watched royal wedding Saturday, but you might have been asleep when it happened. In case you missed the big event, you can watch the ceremony on YouTube by clicking here (unfortunately, YouTube won’t allow embeds). You can also view the wedding by signing up for a free trial of BritBox. …
Read More »
After the iPhone 6 battery brouhaha, Apple dropped the price of its battery replacement for selected models from $80 to $30 (that’s about £80 to £30 or AU$120 to AU$40). Then it waived a policy that required iPhones pass a test to qualify for the upgrade. However, getting that upgrade may still not be so easy. Now playing: Watch this: Best options to …
Read More »
Fingerprints taken from a photo sent over WhatsApp have led to the arrest and conviction of several members of a drug ring in the UK. The arrests occurred after police in Wales discovered a photo on the messaging app on another person’s phone that showed a man’s hand palm up, holding ecstasy tablets, according to the BBC. While the parts …
Read More »
Young audiences in Britain are choosing online entertainment over the BBC . In its 2018 Annual Plan, the broadcaster has acknowledged that young people aged 16-24 in the UK are spending more time watching Netflix than all of the BBC’s programming combined, including iPlayer. It’s not just TV that the BBC is losing out on, but audio too. As the …
Read More »
You don’t have to visit Australia to experience the wonder of the Great Barrier Reef. Google, Netflix and Twitter, as well as the BBC and Australian nonprofit New Horizons, have produced digital experiences that make the reef accessible from your couch. Swim in the pristine waters of Australia’s Coral Sea, spy on the reef’s bountiful marine life and soak up …
Read More »
Hybrid log gamma, or HLG, is another kind of high dynamic range (HDR), similar to HDR10 and Dolby Vision. All three promise better picture quality for compatible TVs than standard dynamic range material — aka the TV shows and movies you’re probably watching now. HDR images on good HDR TVs have brighter highlights, more impact and improved color. So how …
Read More »
VR may have become mainstream entertainment tech, but it’s slowly becoming a hit in the science field too. Sea Hero Quest VR was launched yesterday for Samsung‘s Gear VR and Facebook’s Oculus Rift to collect and analyse data on dementia as part of the world’s largest research experiment on the disease, BBC reported. The game already exists as a mobile …
Read More »
On the day the USA celebrates winning independence from British rule, the UK’s publicly funded broadcaster is fighting the influence of US online companies on British children. The BBC today announced in this year’s annual plan that it will plough £34 million (around $44m or AU$58m) into children’s services over the next three years, described as the biggest investment in …
Read More »
Count it as a promise for zombies and time travel fulfilled. AMC Networks, home of The Walking Dead and owner of BBC America, where Doctor Who plies his era-hopping trade, is now available on YouTube TV. The service announced the new additions in a tweet Monday. Before you get too excited, remember that YouTube TV is not regular old YouTube. …
Read More »
