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Click On is topical, taking the listener behind the week's most intriguing technology. The Beijing Olympics start next summer there will be a massive IT team in place, with 3,500 people looking aft...er 10,000 computers and 1,000 servers. It's a project with an immovable deadline and the entire world watching. Also for years, the driving force behind growth in the computer industry has been down to the increasing power of processor chips, the hardware which determines how fast our computers run. But now there are fears that growth could be slowing. Moira Hickey looks at new technology is allowing ever-more sophisticated tracking of animals, giving researchers new insights into animal behaviour, and the areas which are important for conservation of many different species.Technologist loks at how the world of search engines is growing and diversifying all the time. You can now search through blogs, images, videos; look specifically for local businesses and even have search engines which learn from the way you've searched in the past.
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Series: Click on; Series 2
Episode 1
First transmission date: 2007-09-17
Original broadcast channel: BBC Radio 3
Published: 2007
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Duration: 00:27:00
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Track 1 Olympics IT Chips Wildlife tracking search.
Producer: Monise Durrani
Contributors: Patrick Adiba; Simon Cox; Rupert Goodwins; Moira Hickey; Bernie McConnell; Danny Sullivan
Publisher: BBC
Subject terms: Search engines; Information technology; Wildlife conservation
Production number: AUDA324B
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