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Dec 9th
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BBC Plans For iPhone Application
Dec 1st
The BBC may be preparing a dedicated BBC iPlayer service for iPhone and iPod touch if the images accompanying a recent BBC monthly report are to be believed.
While browsing the BBC iPlayer Data Pack, showcasing October’s facts and figures for the catch-up TV service offered by the broadcaster, eagle-eyed Jordan Howell spotted two unusual graphics
One shows Chris Moyles, BBC Radio 1 presenter, broadcasting live with a chance to ‘Send Chris a message’ while the second has a choice of TV programmes and a ‘Live’ option to watch BBC output. The mock-up also has a ‘Downloads’ option.
As tech site Neowin noted the iPhone seen in the image is connected to the Internet via a Wi-Fi network.
It’s worth noting that live streaming from a dedicated iPlayer application would require the iPhone or iPod touch user to have a valid TV license.
The monthly summary report from the BBC can be downloaded as a Microsoft PowerPoint file directly from the BBC Internet blog. It shows Question Time, with an controversial apperance from Nick Griffin, chairman of the British National Party (BNP), topping iPlayer viewing figures in October.
Life, Russell Howard’s Good News, Mock The Week and Never Mind The Buzzcocks also scored well with catch-up viewers.
In the blog posting the BBC’s Head Of Audience Measurement Jo Hamilton announced plans to reveal more details of iPlayer usage.
“I’m pleased to be able to tell you that from today, the BBC is sharing iPlayer data in more detail than ever before. The numbers give new insights into how people use the service, who they are and which programmes are most popular. Data will be available for how many people watched via live simulcast versus on demand. And even how many people watch iPlayer on each platform – be it PC, mobile or games console.”
Hamilton also revealed, not surprisingly perhaps, that the average iPlayer viewer is younger those who tune into traditional TV broadcasts.
“What the data shows is as many men as women use iPlayer, with the typical iPlayer user younger than the typical TV viewer or radio listener. As you might expect, the vast majority of people access it via computer, but mobile and games console usage is growing,” Hamilton added.
Use of the iPlayer is measured on a BBC monthly survey of 700 UK adults. The demographic profile of iPlayer is slowly evening out in gender terms, but remaining strongly under-55.
The BBC notes, streams for computers are consistently dominating the type of content requested, across both TV and radio programmes. However iPhone requests, the number of successful requests to stream or download a programme, are consistently making up a noticeable proportion of TV requests (7 per cent), as are PS3 requests (6 per cent) since the relaunch of the iPlayer on PS3 in September.
The BBC only count successful requests, where a stream or a download actually start, rather than “clicks” which can be repeated if the user does not see an immediate reaction on the website.
Last month, a new online service for the iPhone and iPod touch called TVcatchup.com was launched. It allows users to watch live television via QuickTime player and h.264 in Safari although channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, five etc lag behind live broadcasts by half a minute or so.
The company, independent of any broadcaster, also offers a desktop version that allows you to watch TV on your computer.
The BBC may be preparing a dedicated BBC iPlayer application for iPhone and iPod touch if the images accompanying a recent BBC monthly report are to be believed. Some of the pictures shown included:
One shows Chris Moyles, BBC Radio 1 presenter, broadcasting live with a chance to ‘Send Chris a message’ while the second has a choice of TV programmes and a ‘Live’ option to watch BBC output. The mock-up also has a ‘Downloads’ option. In the images the iPhone seen in the image is connected to the Internet via a Wi-Fi network.
“I’m pleased to be able to tell you that from today, the BBC is sharing iPlayer data in more detail than ever before. The numbers give new insights into how people use the service, who they are and which programmes are most popular. Data will be available for how many people watched via live simulcast versus on demand. And even how many people watch iPlayer on each platform – be it PC, mobile or games console.”
Last month, a new online service for the iPhone and iPod touch called TVcatchup.com was launched. It allows users to watch live television via QuickTime player and h.264 in Safari although channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, five etc lag behind live broadcasts by half a minute or so.
Worlds Most Expensive iPhone!
Dec 1st
Let’s hope he’s getting a good contract at that price…
A Liverpudlian designer has created the world’s most expensive iPhone, featuring almost 200 diamonds and costing just under £2 million
Dubbed the iPhone 3GS Supreme (sounds more like a burger than a phone if you ask us), it features a 22-carat solid gold case and will set you back a mere £1.92 million including delivery.
The home button has been replaced by a single diamond of more than seven carats. The front rim of the case is embedded with 136 flawless diamonds totalling 68-carats, while the Apple logo at the back contains 53 of the same jewels.
Stuart Hughes took 10 months to make the phone for an anonymous Australian businessman who presumably hasn’t been told that Apple bring out a new phone every year.
Of course, the box that the normal iPhone is packaged in simply wouldn’t do, instead this phone comes in a chest made of granite and Kashmir gold, lined with nubuck leather.
A designer from Liverpool has created the world’s most expensive iPhone, it includes a few diamonds and a bit of gold… when i say that i really do mean ALOT! The phone has just under 200 diamonds and costs just under £2 Million (3.28 million US$)
So what’s so special about it causing the EXTREME price?
Dubbed the iPhone 3GS “Supreme” , it features a 22-carat solid gold case and costs £1.92 million including delivery. The home button has been replaced by a single diamond of more than seven carats. The front rim of the case is embedded with 136 flawless diamonds totalling 68-carats, while the Apple logo at the back contains 53 of the same jewels.
Stuart Hughes took 10 months to make the phone for an anonymous Australian businessman. Of course, the box that the normal iPhone is packaged in simply wouldn’t do, instead this phone comes in a chest made of granite and Kashmir gold, lined with nubuck leather. Some people just have too much money to simply spend on some of the most pointless things.
NEW Malicious Worm Hits Jailbroken iPhone’s
Nov 23rd
Just weeks ago there were reports of the first ever iphone worm, this was contagious on Jail broken handsets, but if your iphone is jail broken beware it was only through the cause of the SSH application, so if you don’t have that installed you will be fine! (Also users that have the SSH Application are most vulnerable if they haven’t changed the default root password)
The worm was harmless fun, and was just “rickrolling” users which entailed changing the background image on the device to an image of Rick Astley.
Now, according to early reports of perculiar activity by a Dutch ISP, and later confirmed by Sophos (Leading Virus Detection), there’s a new worm in the wild, and this one is far more malicious.
The new worm is called “Duh” or “Ikee.B”, and it uses the exact same vulnerability as the first one. The fix is thus identical – change the root password in the SSH application to something other than the default, which is “alpine”.
Failing to do so might result in very serious problems.. According to Sophos, the virus is “designed to connect to a server in Lithuania and to follow orders from remote hackers.” This worm is mostly vulnerable to the countries listed: Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Austria, and Hungary (these are the countries hit by the worm the hardest at the moment, but beware ALL jail broken iphones with the SSH application are at risk. Furthermore, it changes the root password on the iPhone to “ohshit”
Users who haven’t jailbroken their iPhone or haven’t installed the SSH application are not affected by this vulnerability.
