London Olympics 2012 (13 articles)
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Virgin Media joins Sky in offering London 2012 Olympics in 3D
Through BBC and Eurosport 18 April 2012 10:14 GMT TweetAs well as confirm that it will be carrying all 24 of the BBC's live London 2012 Olympic Games feeds, in both SD and HD, Virgin Media will be joining Sky in showing plenty of the action in 3D too.
The BBC will be showing the opening and closing...
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Samsung Galaxy S III to be official phone of London 2012 Olympics and NFC enabled
The clues are mounting up 17 April 2012 9:46 GMT TweetReports have been appearing online that the Samsung Galaxy S III - to be unveiled in London on 3 May - will be the official handset of the 2012 Olympic Games. They point to the location of the Unpacked launch event and its timing (delayed from the...
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BBC to broadcast every single minute of London Olympics across 24 HD channels
Update: Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat on board 3 April 2012 11:11 GMT TweetThe BBC is making its 24 separate HD-quality live video streams of the London Olympics available to cable and satellite broadcasters for the duration of the Games. That means the broadcaster is offering both Virgin Media and Sky the option to show...
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Get London 2012 Olympics football tickets free with Samsung Galaxy phones
You could see Team GB 30 March 2012 15:54 GMT TweetThere's no doubt that the London 2012 Olympic Games are a big deal around these parts, and many who bid for tickets ended up empty handed. Now Samsung is offering a way to grab a pair of football tickets, and you don't even have to enter a competition.
All...
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CoPilot Live to help you avoid London Olympics
Restricted roads, anyway 19 March 2012 17:05 GMT TweetALK Technologies, the company behind CoPilot Live, is to implement new features to its iPhone, iPad and Android applications that will help drivers navigate around the road restrictions imposed during the summer's London Olympics.
The upgraded...
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Hasbro banks on Monopoly for Christmas number one
Old favourite rejigged in several ways 15 July 2011 16:36 GMT TweetToy manufacturer Hasbro has crafted three new versions of Monopoly for 2011, and while they stick to the same basic rules, each has a unique selling point that will appease different kinds of people.
First up is a new Electronic Banking version...
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Samsung: Olympic edition smartphone coming in 2012
For "UK citizens to enjoy" 13 June 2011 18:03 GMT TweetSamsung has outlined its plans as Official Wireless Telecommunications Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games, and one of the big announcements is that it will be releasing a special edition smartphone in the UK.
Speaking at the company's...
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David Beckham helps launch Samsung's Olympic Games tech strategy
Including social networking tie-in 13 June 2011 17:03 GMT TweetSamsung has unveiled the many events and schemes it plans to stage and promote on the build up and during the forthcoming London Olympic Games in the summer of 2012. And, to help outline the different themed incentives, it employed the services of...
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Over third of Brits will buy 3D TVs in time for 2012 Olympics
Even though they might not be broadcast in 3D 19 April 2011 10:35 GMT TweetAccording to LG, 37 per cent of UK residents claim that they will be encouraged to buy a 3D TV in order to watch the London 2012 Olympics. However, only 25 per cent would buy one to watch the Euro 2012 football tournament, possibly because of England's...
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London Underground Wi-Fi zone in time for the Olympics
Station surfing coming your way 28 March 2011 15:00 GMT TweetTFL, the chaps who run London's Underground service, has announced that it is inviting bidders for a tube-wide Wi-Fi contract, following a successful trial at Charing Cross.
BT Openzone ran the trial, and it's thought that Huawei and Thales...
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London 2012 Olympics tickets - online buying guide
FEATURE How to apply and how to stay safe 15 March 2011 13:01 GMT TweetThe London 2012 Olympics tickets are officially on sale and the overwhelming majority of the business is going to be done online. As such, we’ve put together a brief guide on how to sail through the whole process and make sure you don’t...
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London Underground to get mobile coverage in time for Olympics
"Hello, yeah - I'm on the Tube!" 25 November 2010 17:24 GMT TweetMobile 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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Lord Coe in McOlympics 2012 sponsorship questions
Should you be able to buy a Big Mac while watching the games? 11 October 2006 16:07 GMT TweetQuestions are being asked as to the suitability of McDonald's as a TOP sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
With almost daily reports on the obesity problems facing the country, it is of little surprise that the organising committee...