Software : BBC Global iPlayer app coming to iPhone, iPod touch

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BBC Global iPlayer app coming to iPhone, iPod touch Posted: The BBC is opening up its Global iPlayer app to the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, six months after launching as an iPad exclusive. BBC Worldwide's subscription-based offering, which boasts a range of new and classic programming, is available in Europe and Australia and last week launched in Canada. From this Thursday, December 8, those viewers will be able to access the service on all of Apple's iOS devices. BBC Worldwide CEO John Smith says: "The global BBC iPlayer has seen great growth since the pilot first launched in July – both in terms of geographical expansion and technological developments. "Moving to iPhone and iPod Touch allows us to take the service to a significant new potential audience and deliver fantastic programme content from the BBC and the UK's creative industry." Independent shows and BBC Radio too Further developments will bring independent TV shows that were not created by the BBC. As part of a deal with the DRG programme distributor 'best of British' shows like Father Ted and Peep Show, which originally appeared on Channel 4, will also be included in the Global iPlayer app. The Beeb also plans to integrate selected radio content, while Music, and Arts and Culture TV categories will also be added. "This platform extension shows how Global iPlayer isn't just about moving TV to tablet devices, it's also about a mobile strategy – about truly getting TV everywhere in a way that it hasn't been before," Janna Bennett, President of Worldwide Networks and Global BBC iPlayer, said. "We also want the global BBC iPlayer to be truly representative of the whole gamut of British creative output, to represent everything that is great about British content – not just the Best of British TV but the Best of British Culture."

Verizon blocks Google Wallet app Posted: Google has been dealt a huge blow in its bid to push its NFC payment technology after the Google Wallet app was blocked by the Verizon network. The carrier will not allow the app to be a feature on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which launches with the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The company said that it is waiting for Google to prove the app can provide "the best security and user experience" before allowing it to feature on any of its Android smartphones. However, the Wall Street Journal believes that Verizon's own plans to join forces with rival networks to create its own mobile payment system could be behind its decision to block Google Wallet. Verizon, along with AT&T and T-Mobile plans to begin trials for a payment service called ISIS, which is expected to begin trials in 2012. Progress stalled A Google spokesperson confirmed that "Verizon asked us not to include this functionality in the product." Currently, the Sprint network is the only carrier in the US allowing Google Wallet as it continues limited trials in some US major US cities.

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