Google's Sex Blogs
Google鈥檚 Sex Blogs, MWC modular phones, Women鈥檚 Digital Ceiling, Ford鈥檚 e-bike.
Google's threat to take down blogs which it considered contained sexually explicit material was met with dismay and anger by many bloggers. The deadline was going to be 23 March but Google then released a statement reversing its position, after a 'ton of feedback'. Click hears from the author and blogger Zoe Margolis about Google's revision.
MWC Modular Phones
This year's Mobile World Congress from Barcelona has showcased a number of phones that might be customised by users. Jen Copestake reflects on Google's modular phone with bits you can take out and repair yourself and also the Puzzle phone. There is also news of the technology that turns mobile devices into 鈥榥etwork probes' to monitor the quality of the wireless environment; and the file-sharing app that lets users message and share files via Wi-Fi, even without an internet connection.
Women's Digital Ceiling
Women are under-represented in the digital world. How can the status quo be challenged? The We Spring Forward Festival aims to encourage women to take a greater role in digital technologies by creating a platform that promotes digital community events organised by women for women. Click interviews the organiser, Viviana Doctorovich.
Ford's E-bike
Ford Motor's 'Handle on Mobility' project explores how e-bikes, electric bicycles, can work seamlessly with cars and public transport to deliver faster and easier daily commutes, and help businesses operating in urban centres. Ford has unveiled two prototypes, both offering technology inspired by the automotive industry including a rear-facing ultrasonic sensor. This enables a rider alert system that both warns the cyclist when a vehicle is overtaking, by vibrating both handlebars, and alerts motorists of the presence of the e-bike by illuminating handlebar lights. Click talks to Ford's Ken Washington.
(Photo: Blogger blogs hosting adult material will be made private by owner Google next month 漏 Getty Images)
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Google: Sex Blogging
Google reverses its threat to bloggers over sexually explicit material
Duration: 06:11
MWC Modular Phones
Jen Copestake reports from the Mobile World Congress on customising modular phones
Duration: 05:47
Women鈥檚 Digital Ceiling
Viviana Doctorovich explores how women can break the digital glass ceiling
Duration: 06:55
Ford's E-bike
Ford unveils a prototype e-bike with extra sensors as warnings for cyclists and motorists
Duration: 04:11
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