Tag: Olympics
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Google Doodle Response to Russian Gay Rights Controversy
On the opening day of the Winter Olympics from Sochi in Russia, Google uses it’s logo to make a colourful statement..
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BBC iPlayer iOS App Gets Retina Display Upgrade for Apple iPad
Fans of the BBC who have Apple’s third iteration of the iPad will be pleased as the BBC have just announced a new update to the iPlayer iPad app, which will bring Retina Display quality. The BBC iPlayer app version 1.3.2’s main feature will be the updated graphics capabilities, which will unfortunately not allow Retina […]
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BBC Olympics Website and Official Olympics App See Mega Usage Rise
It’s now firmly into week two of the London 2012 Olympics and with us UK bloggers getting more excited about Team GB rising up the rankings of the medals table, there is also something else that is rising up in terms of usage. Both the BBC website and the official Olympics app for smartphones have […]
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Fast Free Outdoor Wi-Fi Now Live Across Central London
O2 has launched free O2 Wi-Fi across some of the most popular areas of Central London, from High Street Kensington to Parliament Square in Westminster, in line with the start of this week’s London 2012 Olympics. The mobile network has launched 8 new Wi-Fi hotspot areas for customers to jump online on their mobile Wi-Fi-enabled […]
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App of the Week: Bench Off
With the London Olympic Games coming up fast, we’re taking a look at some great sporty apps. Bench Off is a great little game that involves…
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BBC Sport App Hits Facebook – Olympics and Wimbledon Streaming on Timeline
Yesterday Facebook and the BBC added a new BBC live sports coverage application add on to the network…
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Top Ten Olympic Themed Gadgets – Part 2
Happy Olympics and a Merry Paralympics one and all. Welcome back for Part 2 of the ‘Top Ten Olympic Themed Gadgets‘. So without further ado.. 5. Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics I am a big fan of the Mario and Sonic at the Olympics games. It allows me to show how manly […]
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Top Ten Olympic Themed Gadgets – Part 1
England may have crashed out of the Euros against Italy but don’t throw out those union flags just yet as the Olympics is just around the corner. Another four years have passed and we will all once again become interested in running, pole vaulting, diving and gymnastics but not equestrian events… NEVER equestrian events. We’ve […]
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BBC Launches 3G Sports Coverage on Mobile Devices
It has been announced by the BBC this week that the corporation has started to roll out its streaming sports coverage which will be suitable for use on 3G networks here in the UK.
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Samsung Galaxy SIII: Official Smartphone of the London 2012 Olympic Games
The Samsung Galaxy SIII has now earned a place at the London 2012 Olympics – becoming the official smartphone of the games.
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Sony Announces PS Vita in Crystal White – Goes on Sale in Japan on June 23rd
Sony has revealed an ice cool variant of its recently released PS Vita handheld console. Exciting news – but hold up. There’s a little bit of bad news if you live in the West.. The Crystal White portable PS Vita will be released on June 23rd to compliment the launch of Hatsune Miku, a voice […]
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Xbox 360 Union Jack Bundle Releasing this May in Time for Jubilee and London Olympics
Patriotic potential Xbox 360 buyers can get in high spirits for this year’s British events by grabbing a new console decked out in Union Jack colours.