Tag: worldwide
BBC iPlayer goes global in 2011
The BBC will be taking their catch-up TV streaming service iPlayer on a world tour in 2011, as the UK exclusive service is set to go global. With a US version planned first and an international launch to follow, the…
Truphone offer free Valentine's Day calls across the world
Looking to "spread the love" this Valentine's Day, mobile communications provider Truphone will be offering free calls to 30 countries across the world on February 14th. The 24 hour long promotion includes free landline calls to much of Europe,…
BBC confirm Doctor Who time-travelling to games consoles soon
BBC Worldwide have confirmed that plans are underway for the Doctor Who TV show to once again make the transition into the realm of video games. "We're having a lot of interesting discussions for a variety of ideas around…
VIDEO: Worldwide air traffic over 24 hours
Click play on the video. Now watch as the world’s aeroplanes cross continents and oceans. It’s strangely relaxing in the same way that watching a trail of ants in a garden on a warm summer’s afternoon is relaxing. One thing that’s worth looking out for – compare Europe at the start of the video to Europe at 0:45 – the flight volume changes dramatically between day and night.
Seen a similarly fantastic depiction of data? Post it in the comments below. I love stuff like this, so if you’ve got a favourite visualization of information then I want to see it too.
Nitmesh (via @damiano)
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Facebook now double the size of MySpace worldwide
“The times, they are a-changin'”, as Bob Dylan once said. We’ve had plenty of ‘X overtakes Y’ news lately, and the latest is that Facebook is now double the size of MySpace worldwide. It represents a powerful victory for usability and good design over the infamous “MySpace page”, which became synonymous with the web’s – how shall I put this – more ‘homely’ side.
I just logged in to MySpace for the first time in about six months, and had to enter *three* different captchas before I could even log in. I guess that means they’re taking the spammer threat seriously, but my god, what a barrier to logging in…
CES 2008: Microsoft Zune worldwide shipping FINALLY FREAKIN' announced
It may not be the integrated HD DVD Xbox 360 Microsoft fanboys were holding out for, but it’s nonetheless something people in Britain especially have been expecting.
It came right from the mouth of Bill Gates at Sunday’s keynotes speech, so you can take this as gospel. The MP3 player which Robbie Bach, President…
Eee PC an actual statistical success – 350,000 sold already, says Asus
It’s today’s Asus Eee PC News of the Day!
Today’s Asus Eee PC news is the official global sales figures for the thing so far – it’s done a whopping 350,000 already, compared with the official pre-launch estimate/hope of 300k. And if parent company Asustek could’ve made more it would’ve sold more – Eee PCs of all specs and sizes are still annoying sold out pretty much worldwide.
To celebrate, here’s a particularly angelic and festive promotional image of a lovely happy family all brought together by the mega-portable laptop:
