Apr
2009
Articles from 30th Apr 2009
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Why I'm testing Twitter
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
IN my last column I spoke about my Twitter agony as I tried to get past Croft's internet police and open an account. Read
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Start your own social network site
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
FACEBOOK recently signed up its 200 millionth user, an incredible feat for a company just five years old. Read
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Animated stories for a deaf audience
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
ANIMATORS in the region will be given the opportunity to work with the man behind one of the most famous children’s TV creations of recent years as part of a project aimed at a deaf audience. Read
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Ev'ie is powerful alternative to petrol cars
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
The UK's first four-seater electric car, with a range of 60-70 miles, was launched yesterday. Read
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Government fund is there to be used
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
CHANCELLOR Darling's Budget has, inevitably, attracted considerable attention and will continue to dominate the headlines for some time to come. Read
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Museum brought to life for TV advert
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
FILM and commercial production company Superkrush has bought a £50,000 cutting-edge digital cinema camera to shoot a magical TV ad for the new Great North Museum. Read
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Orla's flu detector device receives a cash injection
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
A SCIENCE firm's ambitions to drive revenues on the back of a partnership with a Japanese company have been boosted by £140,000 in new funding. Read
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North East connects with those who keep us safe
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
Fighting terrorism, cutting crime and steeling the nation against threats to public safety could all rest on the shoulders of North East science and technology firms in the future. Andrew Mernin attends a major security conference to find out why. Read
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Live advertising opens up a world of opportunities
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
The feat was a world-first in advertising as it was broadcast as a live TV commercial, however its impact was largely anticlimatic with some ad experts deeming it more PR stunt than major industry milestone. Read
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Deal puts IT network on more trains
Apr 30 2009 | Science & Technology
TECHNOLOGY firm Nomad Digital has completed a multi-million-pound project to bring the wireless internet revolution to yet another UK train operator. Read
