With Berners-Lee's "http protocol, " computer jockeys the world over began making the Net easier to use with point-and-click programs.

CNN: 15 years of the World Wide Web

The new app doesn't use Flash, given its absence on most up-to-date versions of Google's mobile OS, instead using HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) to deliver your weekly doses of Doctor Who.

ENGADGET: BBC iPlayer radio app finally starts broadcasting on Android and Kindle devices (video)

When asked about bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone, the corporation's on-demand honcho, Daniel Danker, responded by saying it's not cost-or-time effective for the system -- thanks to a lack of support for HTTP Live Streaming.

ENGADGET: BBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone, blames Microsoft