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Tablet for toddlers: KidsPad 2

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A growing high-tech economy requires digital literacy and Estonia is leading the way, teaching 7-year-olds how to write code. Tech 24 sent reporter Patrick Hermansen to visit a pilot school in Tallinn. And in Test 24 we check out a portable learning and playing machine: KidsPad 2 has more than 1,000 applications, games, videos and music - enough to keep your kid busy for hours! And by the way, Merry Christmas!

TECH 24
By Anelise Borges
The new tablet wars
02/07/2012 - TECH 24

The new tablet wars

Microsoft and Google have launched new assaults on Apple's near-total dominance of the tablet market. The two companies have each introduced tablet devices that are designed to seamlessly integrate into their respective digital marketplaces.
The ills of open Wifi
25/06/2012 - TECH 24

The ills of open Wifi

The Paris subway is installing new Wifi hotspots in a number of stations and while commuters may be thrilled about their internet access, there are also risks. Unsecured WiFi internet access is used by criminals to steal passwords, data and other personal digital information. So just as you should watch out for pick pockets in the metro, you may also need to carefully guard your online identity as well.
Web addresses to get a makeover
18/06/2012 - TECH 24

Web addresses to get a makeover

The Internet will soon undergo something of a facelift with the introduction of a series of new so-called 'top level domains.' Instead of just .com/.org or . edu among others, the new system will allow you to use almost any word you choose like .travel or .thirsty. Also, for the first time it'll be possible to feature web addresses in non-Latin characters like Chinese, Japanese and Arabic.
Taming the dragon: Western tech firms making it in China
28/05/2012 - TECH 24

Taming the dragon: Western tech firms making it in China

Marc Edwards joins Rebecca Bowring on the programme this week to talk about the Western tech firms that have managed to crack the sometimes hostile Chinese market, and those who crashed and burned in the East. Plus, it's vivid and it's visceral. Rockstar's Max Payne 3 marks a departure for one of the world's biggest video games developers.
Facebook and Wall Street: friends forever?
21/05/2012 - TECH 24

Facebook and Wall Street: friends forever?

What a week for Mark Zuckerberg! The Facebook founder turned 28, floated his company on the stock market, AND he got hitched to Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend from Harvard! We look at whether the social network's new bond with Wall Street will last. Plus, track your health thanks to Fitbit, a wireless pedometer that sends data to the cloud.

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