The BBC Micro Bit is the latest tiny programming board to arrive. As the name suggests, the BBC is hoping that the Micro Bit will follow in the footsteps of the legendary BBC Micro and inspire a new ...

There is a whole generation of computer scientists, software engineers, coders and hackers who first got into computing due to the home computer revolution of the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Machines ...

A new version of the pocket-sized BBC micro:bit computer is coming to schools worldwide, packed with new features designed to keep young students up-to-date with the latest hot trends in technology.

The BBC has defended its plan to supply a million schoolchildren with free micro:bit computers after it was criticised for delaying the launch until at least 2016. Problems with the micro:bit's power ...

Earlier this summer, a new development board hit the market that has proven itself to be a worthy contender against the legendary Raspberry Pi. The BeagleBone Black arrived on the scene back in April, ...

Micro:bit Educational Foundation, BBC Education and web domain name registry Nominet are to offer 30 credit card sized micro:bit educational computers to every primary school in the UK – potentially ...

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that can be used to teach primary school children about coding. The deadline for UK primary school teachers to sign up for a free classroom set of 30 micro ...