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Category: Technology

Ideas Britain, the world’s first innovation app, discovers ideas that allow fans to be centre field

Supported by Manchester City FC and Creative England, Ideas Britain (the mobile app) launched the Innovation in Sport Competition to seek ideas that could change how...

New era for local journalism? BBC to pay for 150 reporters to cover councils and court

The BBC will make a landmark move to fund 150 reporters to cover councils and courts across the country, sharing their resources with local news website and papers. Last...

Pendleton tower blocks to get Gigabit broadband

Eight tower blocks in Pendleton being refurbished by Pendleton Together are to get gigabit broadband, Salford City Council has announced. It will be the first council in...

BT broadband goes down – internet outages reported nationwide

BT internet customers reported their services went offline this afternoon across Salford and Manchester. It appears the internet outage was not confined to the telecoms...

Watch: Final weekend as Manchester Christmas Markets goes world-wide with Google Street view

The world-famous Manchester Christmas Markets have spread across the globe with a first-of-its-kind Google Street View service. The popular internet mapping tool has...

Worsley Rotary Club recipe for tech success in Salford

If you love food but find computers a recipe for disaster, a group of local Rotarians has cooked up a solution. The three former professionals are giving up their time...

Smart ticketing powers on, in Greater Manchester

Bus and tram passengers could be travelling smart and using get me there before the end of the year, a report published today says. Transport for Greater Manchester...

BBC to give every Year 7 child a mini micro:bit computer

In October the BBC will hand out up to 1 million pocket-sized computers to every 11 or 12 year old child in year 7 across the UK, for free. The micro:bit is a tiny 4cm...

Teens befriend Salford silver surfers to teach ‘the art of the selfie’

By Joe SaldadoTech-savvy schoolchildren have been teaching Salford’s senior citizens the art of the selfie in a new project to tackle isolation. The Tea and Tech...