15/02/2011
Barcelona's huge mobile phone congress; iHub takes off in Nairobi seeding opportunities for developers; The special effects behind the Oscar nominated Inception; Response to calls for greater openness
Rory Cellan-Jones reports from the Mobile World Congress, one of the biggest mobile phone events of the year.
The small screen on your handset is big news in Nairobi where a burgeoning developer community spends at least as much time building services for that as it does for the big screen. Erik Hersman one of the founders of iHub discusses opportunities for developers in East Africa.
As the Oscars approach, Angela Saini reports on the battle of the terabytes among nominees for the special effects category. She goes behind the scenes to talk to the visual effects team responsible for the digital effects in Inception 鈥� one of the favourites for an Oscar.
Windows versus Linux, Android versus iPad - Digital Planet hears from listeners on their thoughts on open versus closed systems in the digital world.
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Mobile World Congress
Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the latest developments in mobile phone on display in Barcelona.
Duration: 06:32
iHub: Kenya
Erik Hersman discusses opportunities for developers at Nairobi's iHub.
Duration: 06:25
Inception's visual effects
Angela Saini reports on the special visual effects behind the Oscar nominated film, Inception.
Duration: 05:45
Digital Planet's Openness series
Listeners respond to the debate about greater openness in the digital world.
Duration: 03:48
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- Tue 15 Feb 2011 10:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 15 Feb 2011 15:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Tue 15 Feb 2011 20:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Wed 16 Feb 2011 01:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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