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BBC iPlayer allows iOS users to download TV shows, movies

BBC iPlayer allows iOS users to download TV shows, movies
  • Posted September 4, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • For the first time, the BBC will allow iPlayer users to download streaming media to their iOS devices for offline viewing. Media streamed by BBC's iPlayer has traditionally been exclusively streamable. Although current plans treat iPhone and iPad owners first,…

Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing

Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing
  • Posted August 17, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Surfthechannel.com owner Anton Vickerman has landed himself a stiff four-year prison sentence after running a website which hosted links to unauthorized video content. That's substantially less than the maximum of 10 years he faced, but almost certainly more than he…

Mobile Wi-Fi hot spots banned from London Olympics

Mobile Wi-Fi hot spots banned from London Olympics
  • Posted July 25, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • It appears that the LOCOG (London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games) plans to prohibit the use of mobile hotspots during the Olympics. Various news outlets managed to notice the fine print just before the event begins Friday this week. Although…

UK government considers Internet porn filter, requires users to opt-out

UK government considers Internet porn filter, requires users to opt-out
  • Posted May 7, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • UK Prime Minster David Cameron will be consulting with major ISPs about devising a scheme which will block adult content for UK customers. If such a content filter does materialize from the talks, it is expected to be an optional…

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