Have you seen BBC Worldwide’s cool interactive trailer for its new nature documentary?

BBC Worldwide has launched an impressiveinteractive trailerwhich explores behind the scenes of a new nature documentary. One Life was released in cinemas across the UK on the 22nd of July, and the film is a “celebration of the most brilliant and imaginative stories of survival from the natural world”. A product of BBC Earth Films, One Life uses cutting-edge cinema techniques to capture animal behavior and ingenuity in their natural environment....

2 min · 348 words · Mary Burke

Have you seen the iPad Bridesmaid? [video]

At its heart, technology is not about features, it’s about people, which is why this Shareables video of the iPad bridesmaid is so heartwarming. Jonathan Alberico and Jamie Wilborn of Denver, CO wanted their friend Renee to be part of the wedding procession, but when the date came around she wasn’t able to make it physically. With the assistance of the iPad 2, however, and it’s forward-facing camera she was there in more than spiritual form only....

2 min · 293 words · Paige Anderson

Have your say: How can the EU help make European startups more competitive?

Next week, the European Commission is holding a two-day event called the1st Digital Agenda Assembly. Designed to help shape Europe’sstrategyfor a flourishing digital economy by 2020, stakeholders from across the continent will be descending on Belgium to discuss a wide range of issues. I’ve been invited along to attend two sessions in particular – one onplansto provide EU funding to help drive a new generation of Web apps and services based on open standards, and one onhowthe EU can best support Internet entrepreneurs and organisations....

2 min · 310 words · Gary Miller

Having trouble skinning your mobile app? Tapptics can help.

Been working on a mobile app so you can enter the competitive chaos of the App Store, only to find you can’t get it looking as pleasing as those already out there? That’s okay — you’re a developer after all — but you don’t have to succumb to sub-par interface design.Tappticsis a new site that caters to a developer’s mobile design needs on every front: it’s a membership site with tutorials for those who want to learn themselves, a bank of customizable icons, and templates for iPhone, iPad and Android apps....

2 min · 234 words · Danny Parker

Having YouTube issues? Here’s why

Rest in peace,YouTube. Or that’s what we would say, if YouTube wasn’t ping-ponging back and forth between usable and downright inaccessible. At the time of this posting, YouTube has been experiencing issues for over 15 minutes from what we’ve noticed, denying several users access since the service disruption. For a social platform as large as YouTube, we’re curious to see whether this will greatly affect Partners and active YT consumers, or whether this is simply an excusable hiccup....

3 min · 439 words · Darryl Wheeler
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