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Wah-wah online
25/05/2013 - Webwatch

Wah-wah online

This week our Webwatchers take a look at an innovation developed by a student at Cornell University in the United States - software that allows you to create your own guitar pedal effects and to ...

How agricultural technology is helping farmers
18/05/2013 - Webwatch

How agricultural technology is helping farmers

Technological advances are being made all the time, including in agriculture. Farmers can now use their smartphones to help with the harvest and even breed cows. Our Webwatchers tell us how.

Reddit social news website and its connection to the Boston Marathon bombing
11/05/2013 - Webwatch

Reddit social news website and its connection to the Boston Marathon bombing

The online social news and entertainment website Reddit attracted some bad press recently with the Boston Marathon Bombing.

What does working in the cloud mean?
04/05/2013 - Webwatch

What does working in the cloud mean?

Today, with the huge development of Cloud systems, some workers don't need to go to the office any longer. What does working in the cloud mean exactly?

Is there privacy on the internet?
27/04/2013 - Webwatch

Is there privacy on the internet?

As our world becomes ever more digital, data privacy is a growing concern. What happens to our data on the internet? Can goverments have access to it?

Seeing the world through Google Street View
20/04/2013 - Webwatch

Seeing the world through Google Street View

When someone has to go to a place they've never been before, it's quite likely they'll use Google Street View.

The lowdown on firmware
13/04/2013 - Webwatch

The lowdown on firmware

Everybody has already heard about Hardware and Software... but it seems that fewer have ever heard about Firmware. And yet, firmware can be found on all of our electronic devices. What is it?

Swap meet for digital files
06/04/2013 - Webwatch

Swap meet for digital files

In our digital age books and music are increasingly available electronically. At the same time online vendors are making sure that the digital content they sell is not shared. However, ...

The SoundEar tells you when to pump down the volume
30/03/2013 - Webwatch

The SoundEar tells you when to pump down the volume

We live in a very noisy world. If it's too loud, it's dangerous for our health. But how do we know when the volume should be turned down?

Software to replace humans
23/03/2013 - Webwatch

Software to replace humans

Increasingly, machines are replacing humans for certain tasks, and are referred to as Software Machines. For what kind of tasks do we use them?

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