Webwatch

RFI

What's happening on the world wide web? A look at innovations on the net and what's hot and what's not on RFI's site and, maybe, elsewhere.

Location:

Paris, France

Genres:

Technology Podcasts

Science & Technology News

Networks:

RFI

Description:

What's happening on the world wide web? A look at innovations on the net and what's hot and what's not on RFI's site and, maybe, elsewhere.

Twitter:

@RFI_English

Language:

English

Contact:

116, Avenue du Président Kennedy Paris, France 1 5640 1212 / 2907

Website:

http://www.english.rfi.fr/features/webworld

Episodes

Webwatch - Yelp helps tracking foodborne illnesses

7/26/2014

How to identify public health issues by using social media? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week.

Duration:00:05:13

Webwatch - Graphene, the future of high-tech

7/21/2014

This week, the topic up for discussion is graphene, a recently discovered material. Our Webwatchers have the details...

Duration:00:05:04

Webwatch - Playing computer games can contribute to science

7/15/2014

How can crowdsourcing and computer games help science? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week…

Duration:00:05:11

Webwatch - Baby technologies

7/5/2014

From the craddle to the grave, technology has crept into almost every aspect of our lives. Expectant parents can now even monitor their unborn baby's heart rate. But has this technology gone too far? This week's Webwatch looks at these baby technologies.

Duration:00:04:55

Webwatch - Finding a taxi with Uber app

6/28/2014

Do you need a taxi? If you do, you can use Uber, an online mobile taxi service available in more than 100 cities in 36 countries, in some of which it has caused protests by traditional taxi drivers and firms.

Duration:00:05:11

Webwatch - Football technologies

6/23/2014

Did the ball cross the line...or not? This week our webwatchers look at the latest football technologies to hit the field.

Duration:00:05:04

Webwatch - Hybrid tablet and smartphone optimizes video download

6/14/2014

Our Webwatchers this week look at the "phablet", a combination of the tablet computer and the smartphone. It's a device with the functionality of a phone, but a much bigger screen than usual and increases transfer time for movies and photos twofold.

Duration:00:05:18

Webwatch - Computer academy "42" gives France a digital edge

6/7/2014

This week our Webwatchers look at the computer school called 42 created by French entrepreneur Xavier Niel in March 2013.

Duration:00:05:04

Webwatch - The world of Minecraft

5/31/2014

This week our Webwatchers explore the world of Minecraft, a popular video game developed in 2009 by the Swedish programmer Markus Persson alias Notch.

Duration:00:05:22

Webwatch - Walter - the first sweating fabric mannequin

5/24/2014

Our Webwatchers this week look at fashion technology. And particularly to Walter, a fabric mannequin that is used to test new clothes for extreme environments.

Duration:00:05:04

Webwatch - Spying gadget snoops public data

5/16/2014

This week our Webwatchers look at "Snoopy", not the famous American cartoon dog but a computer programme that can snoop on people’s smartphone and on anything with a chip.

Duration:00:05:14

Webwatch - Quirky geolocation apps

5/9/2014

"WoofTrax", "Cloak", "Girls around me" may not be familiar terms to you. They are all relative newcomers to the world of Apps specializing in geolocation. Our Webwatchers have more.

Duration:00:04:53