Today on the show, we go behind the scenes at Chanel to meet the seamstresses, and find out why war game 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' is making a killing at the tills. Plus, one of Europe's most sought after cellists, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, joins Eve Jackson in the studio. Catch her in concert in Paris this week with Dennis Russell Davies.
China's brand new supercomputer: the Sunway BlueLight MPP's not the fastest but it's made only from domestic technology. What does that say about Chinese innovation? And, Bruce Wayne is back! We put the brand new Batman: Arkham City video game through its paces with special guest Marc Edwards.
The 2nd annual Paris gaming convention is getting underway in the French capital. An estimated +100,000 enthusiasts, developers and executives are expected to attend the show where one of the major attractions will be Ubisoft's launch of its newest title "Tintin." The French game-maker is teaming up with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to produce the game.
"Free Rice" was launched by the United Nations as part of the World Food Program; the aim of the game is to fight world hunger. Every time the player answers a question correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated.
Facebook unveiled its most ambitious design make-over in years with the release features like 'Timeline' that rearranges the display of users personal posts. As with all major Facebook announcements, the new changes have been greeted with mixed reviews. Plus, the Angry Birds phenomenon and Finish game-maker Rovio has been able to build a market of 350 million users.
In today’s show we meet the prolific, brilliant and extreme writer who favours a dark story, John Burnside. Also on the show: sex, violence and prostitution in Bertrand Bonello's new film "The House of Tolerance" and old school arcade games make a comeback as fans opt for retro technology.
Whether it is cinema, computing or communications, advances in science are constantly transforming our lives. Whilst some might say that new technology is taking over our lives, in medical settings it is often the case that our lives are saved by advances in science.
Nintendo has emerged as the star of the video game industry's huge annual convention in Los Angeles known as E3. Sony, however, received mixed-reviews as the electronics giant struggled to move on from a damaging hacking scandal.
This week some 45,000 people are gathered for the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, the world's largest video game conference, to see Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and Electronic Arts show off their latest gadgets and games. The global games market is big business: it is expected to grow to $65 billion this year, up from $62.7 billion in 2010.
The Electronic Entertainment Exposition, or E3, is the video game industry's mega convention held each year in Los Angeles. An estimated 45,000 attendees got their hands on the latest games and gadgets. Tech 24 reports from the convention and on why this is such a critical event for the multi-billion dollar interactive game business.
