Techy types will be well aware of the BBC's iPlayer technology, which lets Windows users watch shows from the last seven days on their computers for free. It's been criticised for locking out Mac and Linux users, as well as for not bringing mobile users into the catch-up party.
That could be changing. The Beeb has signed a deal with Wi-Fi hotspot network The Cloud, allowing people to access BBC shows via the latter's 7,500 UK hotspots for free. And here's the thing: although aimed mainly at people with laptops, it's also going to be accessible if you have a Wi-Fi capable mobile handset. For example, the iPhone, but many others besides.
It's not the wireless BBC wonderland that couch potatoes have been hoping for, but it's a step along the way at least.
(via MocoNews)
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