The Microsoft MakeCode platform is a free online blocks-based programming tool that's used to write the code that tells the micro:bit hardware what you want it to do. It’s very easy to use and allows ...

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized code-able computer with a lot of features including an LED light display, buttons, sensors and a couple of input devices like a microphone.The micro:bit introduces ...

Following this morning's announcement of the BBC's Micro Bit programmable computer, WIRED.co.uk takes a closer look at the new piece of technology, and speaks to one of the people behind its creation.

It has taken a long time for the BBC micro:bit to finally reach students in the UK. The device was first announced in 2015, but it has gone through a series of delays that kept pushing its release ...

Pocket-sized computer micro:bit is being updated for the first time since 2016 with the latest technology to help children code. The device is now four times faster and includes a built-in speaker and ...

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Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this device ...