It’s no secret that the BBC had big plans for what it was deeming ‘the first digital Olympics’. And earlier this week, we got a glimpse at some of the BBC’s numbers from the opening weekend, which included: 7.8m global browsers headed for bbc.co.uk/sport on Saturday, with 5.6m million UK browsers On Sunday both...
Xiaomi, the up-and-coming Chinese Android smartphone maker recently valued at $4 billion, has announced that its hotly-anticipated Xiaomi 2 device will be unveiled on August 16 in Beijing. Employees of the company, including founder Lei Jun, began posting the cryptic message “Xiaomi phonex2=816,798″ to Sina Weibo on Saturday. An official company account then clarified...
Twitter’s suspension of journalist Guy Adam’s account earlier this week should further discussions that have been bubbling over the past couple weeks about the need for a more open alternative to Twitter. Although Twitter reinstated Adams’ account, the company’s actions show why such an alternative is important. It’s not about giving developers more API...