Find out more about the Microsoft MakeCode platform and the micro:bit, plus how you can access free coding training and ...

The BBC is giving schools a million free micro:bit computers. It hopes it will kick-start a coding revival. This is the inside story ...

Now, the BBC is hoping to make a similar impact with the "Micro:bit." Like the Raspberry Pi, this tiny computer has been created to help youngsters learn the fundamentals of programming and ...

Micro:bit Solar Panel In conjunction with our ICS research, the CEDAR Center has devised a micro:bit activity to simulate a solar panel control system. In this activity, students 3D print then ...

A pocket-sized computer, designed to help children get to grips with coding and “inspire digital creativity”, one million micro:bits will be rolled out across the UK from October, ensuring one ...

BBC technology correspondent Rory goes hands-on with the Micro Bit The BBC has revealed the final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer set to be given to about one million UK-based ...

The micro:bit is often compared to the equally low-cost Raspberry Pi, a well-established mini-computer that comes with a $35 (£27) price tag and a similar spiel: to provide simplified and ...

Micro Bits currently sell for about £13, excluding the batteries needed to power them. That makes them several times more expensive than another barebones computer - the Raspberry Pi Zero.

The BBC Micro:Bit is a credit-card-sized system that has proven hugely popular since its release, with more than 13 million visits to the official website already logged following its (delayed ...