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BBC Puts A Face To Internet Trolls

8:15AM Yesterday | Jamie Condliffe

Trolls are something we all have to put up with online. But a new BBC documentary tried to track them down, and this video shows just how horrible they can be in real life, too. More »


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This Video Will Make You Want To Be An Eagle

7:20AM January 14, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

The BBC’s Earthflight series is amazing. They use “many filming techniques to create the experience of flying with birds as they encounter some of the greatest natural events on the planet.” The results are stunning. More »


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How Steve Jobs Went From College Dropout To Billion Dollar Hippy—According To The BBC

5:21AM December 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

“How did a drug-taking college dropout create one of the largest companies of the world?” That’s the question that this one-hour documentary on Steve Jobs by the BBC. I just saw it and it’s good. More »


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BBC iPlayer App Coming To iPhone

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3:00PM December 7, 2011 | Nick Broughall

The Aussie launch of the BBC iPlayer iPad app made many Gizmodo staffers exceptionally happy people earlier this year. Now they can relive their excitement with the imminent launch of the iPlayer iPhone app tomorrow. More »


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BBC iPlayer: TV Of The Future — From The Past

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3:15PM October 12, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks poring over the BBC’s iPlayer application. It’s not perfect, but I’m solidly convinced it’s the future of TV, or at least how I’ll be watching it. More »


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BBC iPlayer: Gizmodo Goes Hands-On

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10:28AM September 29, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The BBC’s VOD iPlayer App went live overnight. There’s a lot to like — and a lot of value on offer at least for the first month. I’m a little concerned about its long term value, though. More »


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Australian BBC iPlayer For iPad Costs $9.49 A Month

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12:01AM September 29, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Having launched in Europe in late July, Australia has today become the second region in the world to get access to the official BBC iPlayer iPad app. The app itself is free, and includes access to ten hours or so of sample content: for ongoing access to the full range of iPlayer content, you need to pay either $9.49 a month or $89.99 a year. More »


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BBC iPlayer App Will Arrive For Australian iPads By End Of Year

6:40PM July 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The Beeb’s letting loose an international iPlayer app today for 11 Western European countries, and later this year, they’ll dip their toe in the water for a year in Australia, the US, and Canada. Anyone for streaming Doctor Who? More »


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You Can’t Press Pause In This Call Of Duty

6:00AM July 1, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Some people think video games and UAVs are desensitising us to war. Tell that to James Brabazon, frontline journalist for the BBC, and he’ll tell you about the horrors he’s witnessed during the Liberian rebellion that can’t be unseen. More »


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The Best Way To Not Get Mugged Is Owning An Old-Ass Nokia

9:00AM June 17, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Everyone knows that owning an iPhone is a giant liability. Walk around with your shiny design piece and you’re definitely going to get stabbed and have it taken from you. So why not use an embarrassingly old and busted Nokia instead? More »