In an attempt to create its first European base for the Oculus Rift division, Facebook has hired a number of virtual reality experts in London. Going by the employee profiles on the…
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Russian embassy tweets: Or how not to run an effective propaganda on twitter
“In Putin’s Russia, it is not game developers who use official Government images, but the Russian Government who uses old game images.” That may sound like the lamest “In Mother Russia” joke…
Terrifying robot granddad “Eric” to live again, thanks to museum Kickstarter campaign
Visitors to the London Science Museum will be in for a blast from the past, when a planned exhibition of 500 years of robotics kicks off in 2017. The exhibition will feature…
Karhoo taxi app launches in London; all ready to take on Uber
With Uber offering great, discounted services, private cabs and taxis are doing everything to stay in the market, and the latest smartphone app to help them achieve that is Karhoo taxi app….
TfL trials new tech that collects waste energy from Tube train brakes
Transport for London has announced more green initiatives under which it recently trailed a new technology that allows for collection of waste energy from Tube train brakes enough to power a large…
London’s black cabs roll out discounted fare scheme to take on Uber, others
Black cabbies in London have decided to take Uber and other popular app-based taxi services head on by offering off-peak discounts on journeys over six miles across London. The new fares will…
Earth Hour 2015: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, others to plunge into darkness
Earth Hour 2015 will see more than 700 landmarks across the world plunge into darkness starting 20:30 GMT on Saturday 2015 and to show their support major landmarks in the UK are…
Starbucks rolls out wireless charging pilot in ten London stores
Coffee chain Startbucks has announced it has introduced wireless charging pads in 10 of its London cafes. As the name suggest, wireless charging facility will let people charge their smartphones and tablets…
Samsung shutters flagship London store; says it’s committed to other stores
Samsung has announced closure of its flagship London store at Westfield Stratford City in a sudden overnight move while also stating that it is committed to other stores in the country. The…
Google supports Bitcoin; installs BTM on its London campus
Google has showed huge support for Bitcoin by installing a Bitcoin Telling Machine (BTM) at its London campus. The BTM will allow Google employees as well as visitors of the campus to…
Virgin Media’s free Wi-Fi service hits 150 London tube station milestone
Virgin Media on Monday announced it has expanded its Wi-Fi coverage to include six new London Underground stations, rounding up the total to 150 milestone mark. Wimbledon, Richmond, Morden, East Ham, Barking…
Bye to London’s red phone boxes; in comes green solar-powered boxes
The red phone boxes dotting London’s streets long remembered and cherished may soon be replaced with green boxes instead. Visitors to London have always remembered the boxes as much as they do…
Central London businesses face loss of £37m annually due to slow broadband, research claims
Central London based businesses are currently losing around £37 million a year worth of business and more than 50,000 working days all because of broadband issues including slow speeds, new study claims….
Virgin Media announces ‘largest single broadband expansion’ plan ever
The expansion, touted as to be the UK internet service provider’s largest ever single expansion, will offer broadband speeds of as high as 152Mbps to East London residents
Start-ups exit Tech City citing ‘not fit for purpose’ broadband connectivity
Labour MP Meg Hillier: You can’t just throw money at a problem, it’s the infrastructure that needs changing.