Tag: Technology

• Did Messi really send his Barcelona transfer request by fax?

  When Barcelona and general football legend Lionel Messi handed in his transfer request on Tuesday, the reaction was huge. “Why?” “Where will he go? How much will he cost?” But it was the next line in the news story that really mattered: “The Argentina international, 33, sent a fax to the club on Tuesday saying he wishes…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  26 Aug 2020

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Fax, Football, Messi, Sport, Technology

• RADIO: The issue with Huawei

  The UK is controversially letting Huawei build some of the tech needed for 5G coverage in the UK. Some people think it might help the Chinese government spy in the UK.

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  24 Apr 2019

  BBC Newsbeat, Radio

  5G, China, Huawei, Phones, Politics, Technology, UK

• VIDEO: Google cancels its $30m moon mission prize

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  25 Jan 2018

  BBC Newsbeat, Videos

  Google, Moon, Science, Space, Technology, USA

• Social media and censorship in China: how is it different to the West?

  China has disrupted WhatsApp in a censorship drive ahead of the government’s Communist Party meeting next month. Other social media platforms, which people in the West use every day, are also banned in mainland China. Instead they’re replaced by other ones which the government can monitor. So what social media platforms are Chinese people able to use?…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  26 Sep 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Asia, China, Internet, Politics, Social Media, Society, Technology

• ‘What is going on right now?’: Emma Blackery unexpectedly stars at iPhone X launch

  “I’ve had the weirdest 12 hours of my life,” says Emma Blackery, after unexpectedly starring during the iPhone X launch. “What happened last night was absolutely crazy,” she tells Newsbeat. “I was at home just watching TV, and suddenly my phone lit up with about 20 of my friends all saying the same thing.” The unsigned…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  13 Sep 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Apple, iPhone, Music, Technology, Young people, YouTube

• VIDEO: So it might still be a while before the robot uprising…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  8 Aug 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Videos

  Internet, Robots, Technology

• Pimp my tractor! The young farmers customising their vehicles

  As everyone important knows, the UK has been making tractors for 100 years. It was in 1917 when Ford began producing the iconic and beloved vehicle of farm life and kids’ TV shows. But what if you spend all day in one? You’re going to want to customise it to your own specifications. Click here…

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  11 Jul 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Agriculture, Farming, Technology, Tractors, Youth

• Separation from your phone ‘makes you stressed within minutes’

  Psychologists have found that young people start showing stress symptoms within minutes of being separated from their phones. Read the full article on BBC Newsbeat here.

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  20 Feb 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Economics, Health, Phones, Society, Students, Technology

• Are food Instagrammers really to blame for food waste?

  A new study suggests that the Instagram generation is partially to blame for the amount of food wasted in the UK. Read the full article on BBC Newsbeat here.

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  10 Feb 2017

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Food, Instagram, Society, Technology

• Final Fantasy XV is a radical change, says director

  I sat down with Tabata san, the game director of the latest instalment in the legendary Japanese game series Final Fantasy. Read the full article on BBC Newsbeat here.

  Imran Rahman-Jones

  29 Nov 2016

  BBC Newsbeat, Writing

  Art, Gaming, Technology