:00:05. > :00:15.four attempted murders, too. That is it for me. Now it is time for
:00:15. > :00:16.
:00:16. > :00:26.Click. I just can get a signal. -- can't
:00:26. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:44.get a signal. Hello. Finally fix up to the net. This
:00:44. > :00:49.week, Click travels to the Brazilian rainforest to discover
:00:49. > :00:54.what the Amazonian sink about their first mobile network. And give us
:00:54. > :00:59.away. Will point you to the new ways to control your kit. Will also
:00:59. > :01:06.have the biggest tech news stories of the week. And were turning maths
:01:06. > :01:11.into art in Webscape. Welcome to Click. By Anne Spencer
:01:11. > :01:17.Kelly. These things are pretty handy, aren't they? -- I and
:01:17. > :01:21.Spencer Kelly. For developing nations, they are essential. Many
:01:21. > :01:26.have skipped putting telecom networks into the ground and have
:01:26. > :01:30.gone straight to mobile. There are not many places in the world where
:01:30. > :01:36.you can't get a signal these days. One such place until very recently
:01:36. > :01:41.was 300 miles up the Amazon river in Brazil, deep in the heart of the
:01:41. > :01:46.rainforest. That is where we sent our correspondent. Nothing personal.
:01:47. > :01:56.He was there to report on one of the last places on earth to get a
:01:57. > :02:00.
:02:00. > :02:07.signal. It's the end of a very rainy wet
:02:07. > :02:17.season. Rooftops dot the banks of the planet's longest river. From
:02:17. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:24.above, it would be easy to mistake this water world for a C. -- sea.
:02:24. > :02:29.Until risen slick, modern mobile telecoms were yet to reach you
:02:29. > :02:35.because of the logistics and the treetop can any -- the treetop
:02:35. > :02:41.canopy making signalled a problem. When we land, abode awaits us. We
:02:41. > :02:46.are hundreds of miles from the mouth of the Amazon, near Santarem.
:02:46. > :02:52.We float past a small resort that has seen much more rain than
:02:53. > :02:57.expected. While the rich and the Inter nationals living here have
:02:57. > :03:04.had satellite communications, until recently, locals had to write each
:03:04. > :03:10.other letters and sent them on the mail boat. Outside the main towns,
:03:10. > :03:15.land lines are still few and far between and unreliable. Today, on
:03:15. > :03:21.our boat, we've got something people here are quickly discovering
:03:21. > :03:25.is invaluable, we've got a signal. We've let the big boat behind and
:03:25. > :03:30.there in the middle of the river because I want to give you a sense
:03:30. > :03:34.of scale. This is one of the most remote places I've ever visited.
:03:34. > :03:39.Over there, you can see the shoreline is ten kilometres away.
:03:39. > :03:49.This week, is about eight kilometres behind me. It is one of
:03:49. > :03:54.the largest tributaries of the Amazon river. We have got two mass.
:03:54. > :04:00.There is one further down stream. They are covering the committees
:04:00. > :04:08.each side of the river. They are carrying both voice and data. --
:04:08. > :04:14.communities. The villagers have something to celebrate. It's not
:04:15. > :04:20.just our arrival. For the past 12 months, an experiment has been
:04:20. > :04:27.going on here. Its designers, including Ericsson, have come to
:04:27. > :04:37.see the results. The to deter a classroom set-up still remains but
:04:37. > :04:41.now there is something new. -- the traditional classroom set up.
:04:41. > :04:46.Now there is something you do get excited about. These net books are
:04:46. > :04:50.connected to the net through a Wi- Fi rotor which connects to the new
:04:50. > :04:57.network. It allows several computers at a time to access basic
:04:57. > :05:05.information for study and for play. They are running a bespoke
:05:05. > :05:12.streamlined operating system that runs apps on servers in the cloud.
:05:12. > :05:18.We had developed this with colleagues in India. We are trying
:05:18. > :05:23.to remove the complexity. We want to enable the cloud computer for
:05:23. > :05:28.education. This set-up means that any maintenance can be done from a
:05:28. > :05:35.central location. As well as the more familiar apps like Skype and
:05:35. > :05:39.e-mail, there are special services, too, like the education programme
:05:39. > :05:44.from the Khan Academy that we featured a Click a few months ago.
:05:44. > :05:49.Ericsson has set up a wide list of recommended sites that teachers
:05:49. > :05:53.here have agreed is appropriate for this age group. Running the entire
:05:53. > :05:59.system over the mobile data network means the set-up and is to be
:05:59. > :06:05.reliable. The mass them self- are fitted with solar panels and wind
:06:05. > :06:10.turbines. -- the masseds themselves. There are not many people with
:06:10. > :06:15.computer programmes and smart phones at the moment. They have
:06:15. > :06:19.practically got the network to themselves. Each of the 170
:06:19. > :06:22.committees who are covered by the signal will use it in a different
:06:22. > :06:27.way. Jonah walks the tightrope in the village circus and she has got
:06:27. > :06:32.an idea what she could do. TRANSLATION: Wrekin take pictures
:06:32. > :06:39.and videos of our sakes and show others what we do. -- we can take.
:06:39. > :06:43.We can ask people for more resources to expand. Although
:06:43. > :06:48.fairly expensive at the moment, mobile smart phones are proving a
:06:48. > :06:58.big hit with the children, too. The new mass want just changed lives
:06:58. > :07:03.through teaching. Bread-making is a big part of this family's business.
:07:03. > :07:07.The children play in the yard while the father collects honey. Before,
:07:07. > :07:12.he used to take it by boat to the market. Today, he knows exactly how
:07:12. > :07:17.much to collect and deliver as his customers have already placed a
:07:17. > :07:23.direct order. The bread and honey are ordered together. He cannot
:07:23. > :07:31.keep up with the increase in demand. The new network hasn't just become
:07:31. > :07:38.the life blood of business. For some, it has been a life-saver.
:07:38. > :07:41.Julie tells me of a friend who was bitten by a scorpion who managed to
:07:41. > :07:47.raise they are lead using a mobile phone. The man was spitting blood,
:07:47. > :07:55.he says. An emergency speed boat reached him just in time. What
:07:55. > :08:05.would have happened without the mobile-phone? TRANSLATION: He would
:08:05. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:11.have died. Some perks don't need translation. Agencies to work with
:08:11. > :08:14.local people along the riverbanks are very encouraged by initial
:08:15. > :08:23.results of the project. They say that access to the internet has
:08:23. > :08:27.held with adult literacy and the immediate warning that can be
:08:27. > :08:33.issued over the ball but Metcard has helped to half and went
:08:33. > :08:38.mentality. Giggle have given support to help to prevent illegal
:08:38. > :08:44.logging and to create -- trade carbon credits directly with the
:08:44. > :08:50.mobile market. -- global market. The doctor's waiting-room may well
:08:50. > :08:55.be a kitted out with life jackets. This boat is on tour. It has got a
:08:55. > :08:59.3G signal booster on board that means the doctors can consult with
:08:59. > :09:03.specialists at the hospital and order drug straight away. Dr Fabio
:09:03. > :09:08.says it's been invaluable for his student nurses who need to study
:09:08. > :09:14.and want to stay in touch with their families while on tour.
:09:14. > :09:18.For me, it is very important. We are beginning to teach the new
:09:18. > :09:24.students and a new doctor is that it is possible to make good
:09:24. > :09:34.medicines in fireplaces. Information transfers between the
:09:34. > :09:38.communities. -- FA places. Charities on the ground say that it
:09:38. > :09:42.can spread and strengthen local culture and makes the Amazon and
:09:43. > :09:47.more desirable place to live and work. Why has a big telecoms
:09:48. > :09:54.company like Ericsson got involved? It's not just to make the from look
:09:54. > :09:59.good. Our strategy in this area is definitely not philanthropic based.
:09:59. > :10:02.It's very much about demonstrating the capability for a government or
:10:03. > :10:08.a school or could ever to provide educational services far more
:10:08. > :10:12.efficiently, far more effectively in places that would be nearly
:10:12. > :10:17.impossible to reach, at least in the next decade, without this type
:10:17. > :10:23.of mobile broadband. There are still challenging Shia. Wages are
:10:23. > :10:27.low and, of this project is to expand, it will need affordable
:10:27. > :10:31.data charges and political will. The benefits that many of us take
:10:31. > :10:39.for granted are clear and obvious, even though the technology in this
:10:39. > :10:46.part of the world is still very young.
:10:46. > :10:50.That report from the Amazon rainforest. That was on the deeper
:10:50. > :10:55.connections that are changing and saving lives. Now look at this
:10:55. > :10:58.week's tech news. Microsoft is urging Internet Explorer users to
:10:59. > :11:04.download a free piece of security software from its website at the
:11:04. > :11:09.researchers found a rare type of security flop. The so-called is the
:11:09. > :11:18.road they exploit affects users on XP, the stand Windows 7 and allows
:11:18. > :11:22.hackers to take control of users' PCs. It will do little to stop the
:11:22. > :11:26.demise of the browser. Google chrome is now more popular. Sony
:11:26. > :11:30.will release a new slimline PlayStation 3. The new lightweight
:11:30. > :11:35.model will be out within the month and includes extra storage as well
:11:35. > :11:38.as the option of a flash storage drive for the UK market. The
:11:38. > :11:42.struggling electronics giant will hope it can breathe one final lease
:11:42. > :11:48.of life into the console before it releases an entirely new model,
:11:48. > :11:52.possibly at the end of next year. Google's newly acquired baby
:11:52. > :12:00.Motorola has released a new phone with an Intel chip as it tries to
:12:00. > :12:04.get a foothold in the smart phone space. The Razr I has 20 years of
:12:04. > :12:11.battery life. It studies the use of the handset before suggesting times
:12:11. > :12:19.to turn off onto his like Bluetooth and G Ps. As Apple's iPhone 5 makes
:12:19. > :12:24.his debut amid record orders, Samsung has taken a sideswipe at
:12:24. > :12:29.the new and site. -- handset. It posted an advert in the US showing
:12:29. > :12:39.off all the features the iPhone lacks compared to its flagship
:12:39. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:47.Now, a couple of weeks back we were at the IFA Tech Show in Berlin
:12:47. > :12:52.looking at the ways in which TV's can be controlled. This week, we
:12:52. > :13:02.had been trying out the new methods of controlling all your pieces of
:13:02. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:13.do It All Jim, from laptops and Since the beginning and machinery
:13:13. > :13:19.has revolved around physical human effort. With the rise of tablets
:13:19. > :13:23.and mobile touch-screen is driving the industry forward, we have moved
:13:23. > :13:28.away from high buttons to smooth and sexy surfaces. A couple of
:13:28. > :13:34.years ago Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony served up a new kind of
:13:34. > :13:40.interface. Gesture control has been branded as fun, active and engaging.
:13:40. > :13:46.To get people off the couch and on their feet. A novelty. Motion
:13:46. > :13:50.control is moving in a new direction. Away from the novelty
:13:50. > :13:56.towards the normal. Gestures are being marketed as a way of
:13:56. > :14:02.controlling all of you devices, whether it is your TV, laptop or
:14:02. > :14:08.mobile-phone. Without even laying a finger on them. When it comes to
:14:08. > :14:13.being able to use a gesture control, it is all about having the software.
:14:13. > :14:17.On most of these devices it will come installed. If you want to use
:14:17. > :14:24.it on your laptop, you could do a PowerPoint presentation or listen
:14:24. > :14:27.to music or search the Internet by using some slight gestures. We
:14:27. > :14:31.haven't Android tablet, if you are reading a book on that and you did
:14:31. > :14:38.not want to hold the Tablet, you did not want to press something to
:14:38. > :14:44.turn the page, knitting your hand across it just like this should
:14:44. > :14:49.allow you to look at the next page. -- moving your hand. On this mobile
:14:49. > :14:54.phone you have the software installed. It is deeply integrated
:14:54. > :14:59.into the operating system. It can be used with a lot of the
:14:59. > :15:04.telephone's functions. You can do a lot of things using gestures. With
:15:04. > :15:09.motion recognition been within the settings, you can switch it on or
:15:09. > :15:19.off the same way you do with a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Developers will
:15:19. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:29.use this technology when developing apps 4 iOS as well. The hardware
:15:29. > :15:30.
:15:30. > :15:34.required? A standard two de camera used in most mobile devices. -- 2D.
:15:35. > :15:40.If you want to watch a movie with your mates, say goodbye to fighting
:15:40. > :15:45.over the remote. There is not one. The camera uses a combination of
:15:45. > :15:49.face and hand recognition to focus on one person at a time. Any
:15:49. > :15:54.excitable children in the room were not lead to channel-hopping. If you
:15:54. > :15:59.keep on changing channels, moving your arms around a lot can get
:15:59. > :16:04.exhausting. Not to mention the fact you might look a bit silly. A new
:16:04. > :16:09.kind of gesture control is promising position by placing the
:16:09. > :16:15.power in these. Fingertip following is being rolled out to improve just
:16:15. > :16:22.to control. Microsoft released technology last year and other
:16:22. > :16:32.companies are now following. It not only Rafah is the interface but it
:16:32. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:43.also gives our arms a rest. -- refines. We want our users to adopt
:16:43. > :16:50.it. We are putting the effort and resources, we are doing the
:16:50. > :16:55.research and coming up with great technology using existing hardware
:16:55. > :16:59.has. Your camera contract your finger 4-5 metres away. The camera
:16:59. > :17:04.can be rather frustrating in picking up your movement. It needs
:17:04. > :17:09.time to focus on its subject. You need to make sure your face and
:17:09. > :17:15.fingers are in frame. It is not that intuitive. There are very
:17:15. > :17:19.specific motions one has to grasp. When it does feel like working
:17:19. > :17:29.eventually, it can be temperamental, there are a limited number of
:17:29. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:38.gesture can cross. Different people in different countries are using
:17:38. > :17:44.different gestures. What can be appropriate in one country can be
:17:44. > :17:48.rude in another. Is this really how we want to control our devices?
:17:48. > :17:53.Arguably, it is more reassuring and more useful to have direct physical
:17:53. > :17:59.contact with our gadget. Touch- screen manufacturers are now toying
:17:59. > :18:04.with the idea of going back to buttons. At the same time, not
:18:04. > :18:09.compromising their slick design. For one Californian company it
:18:09. > :18:16.means big business. We have physical buttons that come
:18:16. > :18:20.dynamically out of the touch screen. With the screen of the iPhone you
:18:20. > :18:25.would have physical buttons that rise out of the screen. You could
:18:25. > :18:35.feel them. You can press them up and down. Much like a normal
:18:35. > :18:40.digital keyboard. On my tablet computer, I want to write e-mails,
:18:40. > :18:44.I struggle to do that with the soft keyboard. The real benefit of what
:18:45. > :18:49.we're doing, you still get all the benefits of the touch screens, we
:18:49. > :18:54.are solving the remaining problem by making them tactile in a way
:18:54. > :18:58.that is dynamic. Until motion control becomes a more reliable and
:18:58. > :19:08.realistic method of using technology, fingers are likely to
:19:08. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:14.remain stuck to our screens and a handsets firmly in our hands. Lara
:19:14. > :19:19.Lewington taking the touch out of technology. It is time for Webscape.
:19:19. > :19:25.We begin with a topic which many of us struggled with at school.
:19:25. > :19:31.Geometry. Do not panic. I'll make this relatively painless. Kate
:19:31. > :19:40.Russell has found a new angle on an old subject. I like to get dressed
:19:40. > :19:45.up on a Friday night. I'm not going to subject you to my dancing as
:19:45. > :19:50.well as my singing, I am talking about geometry. Sketchometry is
:19:50. > :19:59.intended to be used by students learning about geometry. You can
:19:59. > :20:03.also make some pretty awesome pictures with it. It is built using
:20:04. > :20:10.html 5, it runs on all modern browsers. You are going to get a
:20:10. > :20:18.lot more out of this app if you use it on the tablet. The interface
:20:19. > :20:23.responds to mould the touch commands. It works on tablets with
:20:23. > :20:33.iOS or Android 4 and above. With a Cloud storage integration to up
:20:33. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:44.ledger -- up load your work, it is a nice educational aid. It puts the
:20:44. > :20:48.power of geometry at your fingertips. This media player has
:20:48. > :20:57.gained a reputation for being able to crunch through any type of file.
:20:57. > :21:07.Without having to download extra Codex and software to make a play.
:21:07. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:13.It has been imported to Android. I like to be organised. Some might
:21:13. > :21:21.say obsessively so. I have found a tool that helps me relax. It is
:21:21. > :21:25.Wunderkit. It lets you easily set up and manage projects with any
:21:25. > :21:35.number of people invited to help out through Facebook, Twitter or e-
:21:35. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:41.mail. Whether you are organising a team from a work project, arranging
:21:41. > :21:45.a group holiday or birthday party, were setting up a band with your
:21:45. > :21:51.mates, you can use this interface to make sure everybody knows what
:21:51. > :21:55.they're doing and gets it done. No excuses, nowhere to hide, brilliant.
:21:55. > :22:03.Projects can be public or private. A nice way to get followers to
:22:03. > :22:13.support and encourage and Endeavour. Track overall progress on the
:22:13. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:17.dashboard. It is all in one nicely packaged interface.
:22:17. > :22:22.Online education website coursera announced this week 70 new
:22:22. > :22:32.universities have signed up to offer free online courses covering
:22:32. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:41.music, medicine and humanities. Redoubles their offering, reaching
:22:41. > :22:47.1.3 million students globally. Apple's latest operating system is
:22:48. > :22:52.being rolled out this week. IOS 6 improve camera function, Facebook,
:22:53. > :22:58.face time over mobile. Apple has declared independence from Google
:22:58. > :23:04.by removing YouTube integration and including their own maps service
:23:04. > :23:14.instead of their rival. Sadly, I have not been able to upgrade it
:23:14. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:21.yet due to serve up overload. -- server. There has been a lot of
:23:21. > :23:28.dissatisfaction over the mac issue. The Apple forum on the website is a
:23:28. > :23:33.good place to start. Thank you. That was Kate Russell. She does