Blog posts by year and monthJanuary 2015
Posts (11)
BBC Taster: first week
It’s the website that acts as an index to all the new pilots from across the whole BBC.
BBC News app: new 4.1 widget for Android goes live
Following the launch of the new version of the BBC News App last week we have been collecting and analysing feedback . One of the themes that has been repeated frequently was lack of a 4:1 widget for Android. We have just released this widget to the Play Store.
You’re the Boss: new game for CBBC’s The Dumping Ground
A new game launches for CBBC’s The Dumping Ground.
Supporting and enhancing the new BBC News app
We’ve had a wide range of feedback from users who both like and dislike the changes that have been made.
Developing features for BBC iPlayer mobile apps
The challenge is always to develop the next most valuable feature, and release it to the audience as soon as possible.
New BBC News app starts to roll out in the UK
This is no longer about choosing just between local, national or even global news. This is now all about your news.
Start times on BBC Radio on demand programmes
Let’s start with two simple questions. What time does Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 start and how long is it? The answers are of course, that it starts at 10:00:00, 10:02:00 and 10:02:07 and its duration is 1 hour, 58 minutes, 57 minutes, 56’ 53”, 45 minutes, 43 minutes and 42’57”.
Upcoming changes to BBC News Online
In December we started inviting users of tablet devices to switch from the existing website to the new responsive solution and their feedback has been very positive.
Test automation with PhantomJS, Grunt and Friends
We have extensively used PhantomJS for for almost all sort of automated testing including web acceptance testing, performance and accessibility testing.
