BBC Worldwide Brings Best of British TV to European Fans with the BBC iPlayer App for iPad
LONDON�(BUSINESS WIRE)�BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial arm, is from today offering audiences across Europe the first-ever opportunity to delve into a digital mix of classic and contemporary British TV programming with the launch of the new global BBC iPlayer app, available exclusively on iPad www.bbc.com/iplayer/tv.
"Based on the soaring success of the UK's pioneering BBC iPlayer service, the app combines technical innovation with editorial creativity to transport users to the heart of the BBC and British television and on a journey of discovery, wherever and whenever they want"
This brand-new video on demand subscription service, launching first in Western Europe, will deliver the award-winning programming upon which the BBC's history and heritage is built, to viewers in 11 markets. For €6.99 a month (or €49.99 for an annual subscription), the app will initially be available in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
Subscribers will be able to access a rich selection of captivating English language programmes across eight genres: News Specials & Documentaries; Entertainment; Drama; Comedy; Science & Nature; Family & Kids; Music & Culture and Lifestyle. The app brings together classic comedies such as Fawlty Towers and Only Fools & Horses, thrilling drama series Sherlock, Luther and much loved Pride and Prejudice, recent episodes of the UK's famous soap EastEnders, global motoring phenomenon Top Gear, the Doctor Who archive and the adorable children's show Charlie & Lola. Hours of new programming will be added to the service every week, along with imaginatively themed collections curated from the BBC's extensive archive, including David Attenborough and the story of the Royal Family.
Designed to be intuitive and easy-to-use, a key feature of the app allows subscribers both to stream and to download shows for offline viewing for when they can't access Wi-Fi connectivity. The stylish and simple interface enables users to build a personal library of shows.
John Smith CEO BBC Worldwide said: "I'm proud that we're one of the first international broadcasters to give access to our shows in a perfectly packaged app. This launch is an important route to market in our strategy of pursuing multiple platforms for our programmes and brands, taking British programmes to new digital audiences around the world. Today marks a significant next step on a digital journey that has already seen 12m BBC Worldwide apps downloaded across brands as diverse as Lonely Planet and Good Food."
"Based on the soaring success of the UK's pioneering BBC iPlayer service, the app combines technical innovation with editorial creativity to transport users to the heart of the BBC and British television and on a journey of discovery, wherever and whenever they want," said Jana Bennett, BBC Worldwide President of Worldwide Networks and Global iPlayer "We have an exciting vision for what this service could become and will develop it based on feedback from within the markets."
The global BBC iPlayer App is now available to download for free from the App Store in the launch markets on iPad at www.bbc.com/iplayer/tv.
The global version of the BBC iPlayer app launched today marks the start of a pilot phase for the service.
According to TechCrunch, Qualcomm has released its ARG SDK, which was originally intended for Android devices with Snapdragon chips, for iOS-compatible devices. This initial release has support for, specifically, the iPhone 4, iPad 2, and even the fourth-generation iPod Touch.
If you're in the dark on augmented reality, it's a pretty simple concept. You point your device's camera at something real and then the game turns that into something interactive. A lot of card games, for example, like to incentivize their physical, branded cards by allowing you to scan them into their respective games and then use digital versions of them. Other games just incorporate real-world settings on top of existing mechanics, like this Star Wars game here:
Having an SDK at hand that actually works with a target platform organically should really empower those studios out there who have good augmented reality ideas, but don't want to spend the research and development costs of getting the core technology that makes the "augmenting" work. This is a good thing for all of us because, hey, who knows? Maybe we will get that game that completely changes my jaded perspective on augmented reality games in general. (I hope so.)
[Via TechCrunch]
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Motorola India has officially announced that the Indian Motorola Xoom owners will get Android 3.1 Over the Air (OTA) update on 29th July 2011. This Android 3.1 update activates the SD card slot to expand the external memory up to 64GB using MicroSD. Other features include improved multi-tasking, re-sizable widgets and lots more.
Features of Android 3.1
- Improved multi-tasking to run several application in the background
- Resizable home screen widgets for Gmail, Calendar and Browser
- Keyboard and mouse input support over Bluetooth
- Support for most PC joysticks and gamepads via USB or Bluetooth
- Easy USB image transfer directly to the gallery
- High-performance Wi-Fi lock lets applications maintain high-performance Wi-Fi connections even when the device screen is off
- Comes with pre-loaded Flash player and File Manager
The notification will be available as the update rolls out on 29th July 2011 as a Over the Air (OTA) that is of size 40MB. You can also check for updates manually by going to Settings > About Tablet > System Updates. Other countries that receives this update include Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Nokia's Twins Day Out has entered Limca Book of Records 2012. The Nokia Twins Day out is a�a first of its kind festival that brought�63 pairs of�twins�of different age groups together to unveil the Nokia Dual SIM handsets -�Nokia C2-00 and Nokia X1-01.
Nokia ran a digital and radio campaign for about four weeks inviting the�twins�to launch the new Nokia dual SIM phones and become Nokia's Brand Ambassadors for a day. The Nokia Twins Day Out had�63 pairs of�twins aged between�15 months and 48 years.
This event was�designed and themed around 'the twin power' and there were several�games and various fun activities at the event. The�Nokia C2-00 Dual SIM Internet and Nokia X1-01 Dual SIM Music phone has Smart Swap technology to swap between the two SIM cards easily.
The Nokia C2-00 has�expandable memory up to�32GB, Camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth and the�Nokia X1-01 has�enhanced music capabilities with the loudspeaker that�106phon sound output.