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Amazing shot

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:32:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: out the way Valentine

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Monster wave gives up its secrets

Matt Walker
Editor, Earth News

The spectacular monster wave filmed from beneath

Tags: photogtraphy, hi-def

The Duke's been Nuked

Thu, 07 May 2009 19:09:47 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Duke Nukem developer goes bust

Work started on the title back in 1997

Veteran games developer 3D Realms has closed down because of a lack of funds.

Founded in 1987, the firm popularised the concept of shareware gaming and published the seminal Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein 3D first-person shooters.

The company was working on a follow-up title, Duke Nukem Forever, which after being in development for 12 years has become the object of industry derision.

Tags: games, technology

Fluid interface - excellent

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:55:02 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

SixthSense blurs digital and the real

By Clark Boyd
The World, WGBH Boston

How SixthSense works

Laptops and smartphones allow easy access computing power, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology want to go one step further by turning the entire world into a computer.

Tags: technology, interface, design

New phone features 'baffle users'

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:55:17 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

New phone features 'baffle users'

Setting up a new mobile phone is no longer child's play.

The complexity of modern mobile phones is leaving users frustrated and angry, research suggests.

Some 61% of those interviewed in the UK and US said setting up a new handset is as challenging as moving bank accounts.

Compiled by consultants Mformation, the survey found 85% of users reporting they were frustrated by the difficulty of getting a new phone up and working.

Of those questioned, 95% said they would try more new services if the technology was easier to set up.

Tags: mobile phone

Games will 'eclipse' other media

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:03:02 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Games will 'eclipse' other media

Mike Griffith cited Guitar Hero as a sign of the influence of gaming

Record high for videogaming sales

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:45:32 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Record high for videogaming sales

More than 82.8m games were sold in Britain during 2008

Sales of videogames in the UK hit an all time high of 82.8m in 2008, figures from the industry trade body show.

The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) said that consumers spent £4.03bn on video game hardware and software.

Tags: games technology

Tech fair offers greener vision

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:18:43 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Tech fair offers greener vision

By Mark Ward
Technology correspondent, Las Vegas

The digital environment is starting to depend on the physical one

In the near future, the "greenness" of a gadget will have a big influence on whether consumers will buy it, suggests research published as CES begins

Tags: situating, technology, green, envionmental

Gaming is good for you

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:07:39 GMT

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Clip Source: www.bbc.co.uk

But now the endorsement is coming from Big Blue. Well actually from David Laux who is the global executive in charge of games and interactive entertainment at IBM. Admittedly it's not a company you would naturally associate with gaming, but they have a business stake in all of this. The company says its aim is to help the industry leverage IBM's products in developing games and cutting overall costs.

Tags: games multimedia

Looking back to the future of fun

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:30:50 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Looking back to the future of fun

By Daniel Emery
Technology reporter, BBC News

As 2008 draws to a close and with 2009 just around the corner, it has been an eventful year for the games industry.

Will the recession and a lack of triple-A titles make 2009 a year the industry will want to forget?

Call of Duty: World at War surpassed expectations, Wii Fit showed us that you can play video games and still keep the spare tyre in check, Gears of War 2 proved the Xbox 360 was still a force to be reckoned with, selling over two million units world wide.

Tags: technology games

The technology of architecture

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:16:52 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

The technology of architecture

Computer technology has had a huge impact on the way buildings are designed and constructed. Tom Feilden visits Lincoln Cathedral and guest editor Zaha Hadid's own offices to investigate a new, technology-inspired burst of architectural creativity.

Tags: technology

Nanotech could mean sharper snaps

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:42:26 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Nanotech could mean sharper snaps

Tags: situating technology

Mobile phones education

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:02:01 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Test case

But having a worldwide audience doesn't stop us being interested in developments closer to home, and last week reporter Anna Lacey went to Park House school in Newbury, where they have been experimenting with the use of mobile phones in school.

Instead of banning phones and giving detention to any student foolish enough to take out their mobile in class, the school has been part of a nine-month research project into whether they can be used effectively in teaching.

Tags: mobile, education

Ubuntu to debut on smartphones

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:40:38 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Ubuntu to debut on smartphones

Chips based on ARM designs power the majority of smart phones

Mobile phone chip designer Arm has announced an alliance with the makers of the Ubuntu open source software.

Tags: mobile situating

Facebook founder: Mark Zuckerbergf

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:57:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been talking to the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones about how he started the social networking site.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Facebook founder: Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been talking to the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones about how he started the social networking site.

Tags: facebook, social

Go with the moment

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:56:37 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Bank turmoil fuels phishing boom

Tags: multimedia, context, crash, crime