It’s not often that the release of a mobile app leads to the streets of major cities being blocked by furious taxi drivers, is it? Not every app is Uber, though. This new low-cost fare app was first launched back in 2009 and now works in over 70 cities in 37 countries across the planet. Basically, it is designed to connect passengers to drivers in these places. It uses...
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If you were out and about in London over the last week or so then maybe you were lucky and came across the London Sound Taxi. This is a vehicle which has been designed by sound artist Yuri Suzuki and which gave the noise of the UK capital a whole new sound. Basically, it uses microphones to record the noises which go on around it. The sound of honking horns, yapping tourists...
To celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray, the BT Tower in London was transformed into the biggest lightsaber in the world for one night. Lighting specialists from a company called Imagination created the effect, that turned the London landmark, which stands at 189 meters tall, into a giant laser sword. Even though fans of the original Star Wars...
Ashraf Haziq, a Malaysian student in London, had his jaw broken when rioters stole his bicycle. He was knocked down on the floor and with a broken nose and some obvious injuries, the bloodied student was then approached by several youths who seemingly wanted to help him. As soon as the victim was standing, the group of men opened his backpack and stole its contents. The...
Police officers who are investigating the the riots in London will be able to track down and arrest those who are responsible based on their BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) conversations with those who took part. BlackBerry owners who used the social network to send messages and plan the unrest, could find their personal data, including their names and those they contacted,...
A few days after Virgin Media’s Neil Berkett announced his plans of providing London with free Wi-Fi service, the city’s Director of Environment and Digital London, Kulveer Ranger, said that buses in London will be fitted with Wi-Fi. The move will be part of Mayor Boris Johnson’s campaign to improve internet connectivity in the city. In May last year,...
Virgin Media is now discussing with London authorities about providing a free Wi-Fi service to the public, using bandwidth that is not being used while people are at work. In an investor’s call last week, Virgin Media’s Chief Executive Officer Neil Berkett said that the company is in “advanced negotiations” with some London boroughs about giving...
Retailers Currys and PC World will be releasing the highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet a day earlier than their competitors at their flagship store in London’s Tottenham Court Road. The release date for the latest Android-based tablet PC is on August 4th, but if you are in London, you can go to Tottenham Court Road on the 5th in the afternoon to get...
The BBC is now facing a dilemma over whether or not to screen any event from the 2012 Olympics in 3D, admitted the corporation’s head of high definition and 3D. Fresh from its successful 3D broadcast of the Wimbledon tennis championships, the company now faces a decision on how to give 3D coverage of the Olympics. Danielle Nagler, head of BBC HD and 3d, said that...