WQXO AM 1400 Radio The True Oldies Channel » Bbc World http://wqxo.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:15:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 BBC News iPhone app is launched http://wqxo.com/archives/12882 http://wqxo.com/archives/12882#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:04:44 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/12882 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

A mobile app for BBC News will be made available on 23 July after the BBC Trust ruled that it could go ahead in Britain.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/12882/feed 0 Willetts: ‘Science aids economy’ http://wqxo.com/archives/12307 http://wqxo.com/archives/12307#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:35:18 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/12307 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

The UK’s science minister David Willetts is to say that there is a rational economic case for Britain to have a strong research base.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/12307/feed 0 BBC Trust approves Project Canvas http://wqxo.com/archives/11857 http://wqxo.com/archives/11857#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:52:02 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/11857 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

The BBC is given the go-ahead for a project which could kick-start demand for internet TV.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/11857/feed 0 BBC gears up for World Cup on web http://wqxo.com/archives/11787 http://wqxo.com/archives/11787#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:56:36 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/11787 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Millions are expected to watch the crucial England match via the web.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/11787/feed 0 William joins academy of science http://wqxo.com/archives/11779 http://wqxo.com/archives/11779#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:14:20 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/11779 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

Prince William becomes a fellow of the UK national academy of science.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/11779/feed 0 Thieves strike in virtual world http://wqxo.com/archives/8929 http://wqxo.com/archives/8929#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:03:16 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/8929 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Police raid homes in five cities across Finland, looking for evidence of furniture thefts from the virtual world of Habbo Hotel.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/8929/feed 0 Nokia sues Apple over technology http://wqxo.com/archives/7870 http://wqxo.com/archives/7870#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 18:31:33 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/7870 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Nokia files another lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPad 3G and iPhone infringe five of its patents.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/7870/feed 0 BBC website wins two Webby awards http://wqxo.com/archives/7751 http://wqxo.com/archives/7751#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 11:39:23 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/7751 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

The BBC News website wins the Webbys’ People’s Voice award but loses out to the New York Times in the official news site award.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/7751/feed 0 Science enthusiasts chase dream http://wqxo.com/archives/7461 http://wqxo.com/archives/7461#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:19:31 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/7461 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

Amateur scientists will investigate snails, clouds and gigs in the final of a BBC competition.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/7461/feed 0 Science writer wins libel appeal http://wqxo.com/archives/7060 http://wqxo.com/archives/7060#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:04:16 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/7060 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

A science writer wins the right to rely on the defence of fair comment in a libel action in a landmark appeal.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/7060/feed 0 Climate science ‘openness’ urged http://wqxo.com/archives/7047 http://wqxo.com/archives/7047#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:27:02 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/7047 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

MPs investigating the recent climate change e-mail row demand greater transparency from climate scientists.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/7047/feed 0 BBC postpones iPhone applications http://wqxo.com/archives/7033 http://wqxo.com/archives/7033#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:33:47 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/7033 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

The BBC’s plan to launch phone applications for its news and sport content have been put on hold by its governing body.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/7033/feed 0 Lords in science investment call http://wqxo.com/archives/6167 http://wqxo.com/archives/6167#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:29:11 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/6167 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/6167/feed 0 Tory review urges science boost http://wqxo.com/archives/6166 http://wqxo.com/archives/6166#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:47:05 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/6166 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/6166/feed 0 UK science ‘must meet challenge’ http://wqxo.com/archives/6060 http://wqxo.com/archives/6060#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:02:17 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/6060 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

The UK’s top scientific advisory body urges ministers to maintain science spending to compete with other nations’ research.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/6060/feed 0 Science ‘damaged’ by climate row http://wqxo.com/archives/5924 http://wqxo.com/archives/5924#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:05:43 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/5924 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

Recent controversies surrounding climate research have eroded public trust in scientists, says a leading US scientist.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/5924/feed 0 Call ‘to block’ BBC iPhone apps http://wqxo.com/archives/5851 http://wqxo.com/archives/5851#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:59:09 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/5851 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Newspaper publishers urge the BBC Trust to block the corporation’s plans to launch iPhone applications.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/5851/feed 0 BBC to offer iPhone applications http://wqxo.com/archives/5819 http://wqxo.com/archives/5819#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:47:48 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/archives/5819 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

The BBC announces that it will start offering iPhone apps for some of its news and sport content starting from April.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/5819/feed 0 Miliband defends climate science http://wqxo.com/archives/5454 http://wqxo.com/archives/5454#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:18:00 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/?p=5454 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

The climate change secretary denies that controversies over scientific data have undermined efforts to tackle global warming.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/5454/feed 0 Schools must embrace technology http://wqxo.com/archives/5021 http://wqxo.com/archives/5021#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:53:11 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/?p=5021 BBC News | Technology | World Edition

An education professional warns that “switched off devices equal switched off children” at the BETT education fair.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/5021/feed 0 Science explains the wrinkly dog http://wqxo.com/archives/4919 http://wqxo.com/archives/4919#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:27:31 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/?p=4919 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

The genetic cause of the Shar-pei dog’s wrinkled skin is explained by scientists.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/4919/feed 0 Science body sued over job loss http://wqxo.com/archives/4879 http://wqxo.com/archives/4879#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:15:33 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/?p=4879 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

The former director of the UK’s Royal Institution (RI) is to sue for sexual discrimination after losing her job.

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]]> http://wqxo.com/archives/4879/feed 0 Tackle science fraud, China urged http://wqxo.com/archives/4877 http://wqxo.com/archives/4877#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:26:47 +0000 admin http://wqxo.com/?p=4877 BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

An editorial in the medical journal the Lancet has urged China’s authorities to do more to prevent scientific fraud.

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