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  • London Eye pod packing Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 pictures and hands-on. Samsung, Tablets, London Eye, London, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10-1 0

    London Eye pod packing Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 pictures and hands-on

    HANDS-ON Sky high tablet fun 25 January 2012 13:20 GMT

    Earlier this week, the EDF Energy London Eye revealed that it would be packing the big-wheel's pods with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices and Pocket-lint was invited down to test out the new tech.

    Each capsule boasts six of the Honeycomb tablets...

  • EDF Energy London Eye installs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s for interactive experience

    EDF Energy London Eye installs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s for interactive experience

    New in-capsule experience 23 January 2012 12:32 GMT

    The EDF Energy London Eye has announced a tie-in with Samsung, which sees the capital's landmark and world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel offer in-capsule experiences using numerous Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s.

    Each capsule will...

  • O2 to turn London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone. Broadband, Online, O2, Wi-Fi, hotspots, London 0

    O2 to turn London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone

    Mobile surfing in time for the Olympics 6 January 2012 16:40 GMT

    O2 has announced plans to turn parts of London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone ahead of the Summer Olympics.

    Back in the 1990s, we all wanted to avoid hotspots ("What is a hotspot not?") but O2 knows that we're all now thirsty for...

  • Boris Johnson unveils cutting-edge tech bus for London. London, Cars, Car And GPS, Boris Johnson 0

    Boris Johnson unveils cutting-edge tech bus for London

    Prototype on show for first time 16 December 2011 10:10 GMT

    Boris Johnson, fresh from the cold brutal slaying of the bendy bus, has unleashed an alternative for the capital, a "21st century bus" described as the "most environmentally friendly of its kind".

    It's the first time in 50 years that London...

  • O2 4G network comes to London

    O2 4G network comes to London

    LTE trials start this month 14 November 2011 9:47 GMT

    O2 is to start trials of its 4G (LTE) network later this month (November). The initial wave will be in London, with 25 sites covering a combined area of 40 square kilometres, including Canary Wharf, Soho, Westminster, South Bank and Kings Cross.

    Over...

  • Google tunes into Eastenders for start-up support

    Google tunes into Eastenders for start-up support

    Big G hits London's Silicon Roundabout 28 September 2011 14:17 GMT

    Google is heading east in the name of innovation. No, not to Asia - but to Shoreditch and more specifically, Old Street's Silicon Roundabout.

    The search giant has reportedly taken a lease on a seven story building near London's tech hub, with...

  • VIDEO: Levi's Legacy - pulled advert goes viral

    VIDEO: Levi's Legacy - pulled advert goes viral

    What jeans do you wear while looting? 12 August 2011 16:58 GMT

    To be honest, you've got to feel sorry for Levi's. When you storyboard, plan, budget and then film an advert featuring a stand-off against police, streets of hooded kids, protest marches and images of fire, you can hardly expect all of these things...

  • David Cameron hints at social networking ban for rioters

    David Cameron hints at social networking ban for rioters

    PM speaks to police about "new powers" 11 August 2011 15:47 GMT

    The riots that spread across England over the last few days were caused by the yoof innit. And what do the yoof use to communicate with each other? They use BBM, Twitter, Facebook and the other social networks innit.

    That's the impression of...

  • Pocket-lint Podcast #50

    Pocket-lint Podcast #50

    Samsung's Apple battle over Galaxy Tab 10.1 and much more... 10 August 2011 17:16 GMT

    You'd think that, as it's reached the ripe old age of 50, there would be a massive party and celebrations for this week's podcast, but as the team completely forgot, there's nary even a mention.

    However, rather than mope and feel old, Podcast...

  • BlackBerry assisting police over London riots

    BlackBerry assisting police over London riots

    RIM issues statement 9 August 2011 16:03 GMT

    BlackBerry has issued a statement regarding the London riots after claims that those involved are using the company's secure messaging service, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), to organise the rioting.

    “We feel for those impacted by this weekend’s...

  • Virgin Media to offer Londoners free Wi-Fi

    Virgin Media to offer Londoners free Wi-Fi

    Free service to compete with BT's premium platform 4 August 2011 9:40 GMT

    Virgin Media has announced plans to offer up free Wi-Fi in London, with the platform set to go live "in the not too distant future".

    Speaking with investors, the company's chief executive Neil Berkett stated that the project was a "punt" that...

  • London electric car pic by frankh

    Boris announces London electric car charging scheme

    But the Green Party's not happy 26 May 2011 12:10 GMT

    London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for electric car owners to charge their vehicles across the capital by subscribing to a city-wide scheme. The drivers will be able to pay a one-off £100 annual fee in order to use any of the charging points.

    However,...

  • Sound off for justice

    London cabs fitted with iPads and iPhones

    For the Sound Off For Justice campaign 18 May 2011 17:41 GMT

    To help Londoners voice their opinions about the UK Government's proposals to cut Legal Aid, the team behind the Sound Off For Justice campaign, which opposes the plans, have kitted out a fleet of London black cabs with iPads and iPhone 4s.

    They've...

  • 3G Tube plans scrapped over costs. phones, mobile phones, Mobile phone industry, london, London Underground, Tube,  0

    3G Tube plans scrapped over costs

    No underground Olympic talk 1 April 2011 17:02 GMT

    The plan to have a 3G mobile network in the tunnels of the London Underground in time for the 2012 Olympics has been scrapped due to escalating costs.

    Back in November last year reports broke of a supposed £150 million deal between TFL and...

  • London Underground to get mobile coverage in time for Olympics. phones, mobile phones, London Olympics 2012, London, Tube,  0

    London Underground to get mobile coverage in time for Olympics

    "Hello, yeah - I'm on the Tube!" 25 November 2010 17:24 GMT

    Mobile coverage will be available across the entire London Underground network in times for the 2012 Olympics, according to a report of Mobile Magazine.

    The report states that a £150 million deal between TfL and the big four networks is "just...

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