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Digital Planet: 10/05/2011

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10/05/2011

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What does Microsoft's purchase of Skype mean for its millions of users?

Microsoft buys Skype; Drew Hemment discusses the latest FutureEverything festival; Jeff Hall describes how technology transforms his disability.

What does Microsoft's purchase of Skype mean for its millions of users? Gareth Mitchell and Jamillah Knowles discuss the future of your Skype connection.

Click gets to grip with the latest cutting edge technology on display at Manchester in northern England. 

The FutureEverything festival goes beyond merely the next cool handset, tablet PC or games console – to the trends and ideas that may shape all of our digital lives, even the towns and cities we live in.

Drew Hemment from FutureEverything talks about digital life at the cutting edge with Gareth Mitchell.


Jeff Hall cannot speak and is virtually paralysed.  He is particularly keen on looking at the prevalence of multi-gesture devices that make it hard for disabled people to use computers and similar devices. 

In a specially commissioned radio essay using special technology he makes a powerful plea for the big tech firms to improve accessibility for disabled users.

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