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Amazon's one-hour delivery service now available in central London
business

Amazon Prime’s one-hour delivery service launches across central London

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Impatient Londoners looking for extra speedy deliveries on their goods can now take advantage of Amazon’s new Prime Now one-hour delivery service, which has just launched across central London.

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Google Glass now available for well heeled visioneers in the UK
Android / gadgets / Google / hardware / portable

Google Glass now available for well heeled visioneers in the UK

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

The Google Glass open beta programme is now being made available to early adopters in the UK, but that trend setting look comes at a huge price, with the Glass …

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New Transport for London website - beta version released
transport / web

New Transport for London beta website adds huge interface improvements for London travellers

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

Transport for London has released a beta version of its handy website for planning journeys – and it’s brighter, cleaner and all round jolly well nicer than before. Above is …

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London flashmob targets Apple's London store in protest at the company's tax avoidance policies
Apple / business

London flashmob targets Apple’s London store in protest at the company’s tax avoidance policies

Thursday, Jun 6, 2013Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 - by PG - Leave a Comment

Comedian Mark Thomas led a flashmob into Apple’s flagship store on Regent Street, central London, on Monday to protest against the company’s tax avoidance policies.

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Things are looking bleak for electronics stores on Tottenham Court Road, London
business / computing / photography

The end draws near for London’s Tottenham Court Road as an electronics centre [photo]

Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 - by mike s - 6 Comments.

Once famous for its rows of independent electronic shops selling hi-fi, computer gear and other consumer electronics, London’s Tottenham Court Road looked a bleak place last Saturday afternoon, with shoppers …

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BT's 360-degree view of London is the largest panoramic photograph ever taken
photography / web

BT Tower 360-degree view of London is the largest panoramic photograph ever taken

Thursday, Feb 21, 2013Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher - 2 Comments.

BT recently commissioned a massive 360-degree view of London from the 29th floor of the BT Tower, creating the largest panoramic photograph ever taken.

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Micro Anvika joins the vanished electronics shops of Tottenham Court Road, London
business / computing

Micro Anvika joins the vanished electronics shops of Tottenham Court Road, London

Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013Monday, Feb 18, 2013 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

Back in August 2012 we reported on the decline of Tottenham Court, a street once famed as the place to go to for consumer electronics in London. Up until fairly recently, both sides of the …

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So, goodbye free wi-fi on the tube as Virgin starts charging for underground access
portable / transport

So, it’s goodbye to free wi-fi on the tube as Virgin starts charging for underground access

Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

We’ve rather enjoyed using the free wi-fi service that has been available at a large chunk of the London Underground’s stations since last Summer, but the gravy train has just come to …

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Live map for the London Underground plots tube train movementd
transport

Live map for the London Underground plots real-time tube train movements

Saturday, Jan 19, 2013Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

This neat map shows the locations of all the tube trains currently traversing the London Underground network in approximate real time .

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Google celebrates the 150th birthday of London Underground with a tube doodle
Google / transport

Google celebrates the 150th birthday of London Underground with a tube doodle

Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher - Leave a Comment

As the London Underground celebrates its 150th birthday London Underground, Google have decided to join in with the action by releasing a special ‘doodle’ for the day – and we …

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Bicycle barometer lets London commuters decide between taking the bike or the tube
gadgets / transport

Bicycle barometer lets London commuters decide between taking the bike or the tube

Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

This nifty prototype creation by Brixton-based techie Richard Pope helps commuters decide between cycling into work or getting the tube, based on weather and travel conditions.

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London Underground wi-fi - register now for free service in 2013, if you're with the right network
mobiles / transport

London Underground wi-fi – register now for free service in 2013 – if you’re with the right network

Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher - 2 Comments.

The free wi-fi service on the London Underground is coming to an end in January 2013, and the only way you can keep on enjoying the service is if you’re …

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Virgin Media introduces beastly charges for London Tube wi-fi and adds 20 more tube stations to network
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Virgin Media introduces beastly charges for London Tube wi-fi and adds 20 more tube stations to network

Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Just as we started to get used to the free wi-fi that’s been available across many London tube stations, Virgin has released the bad news that the freebie honeymoon period is over and that users will have …

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Free high speed wi-fi coming to London taxi cabs
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Free high speed wi-fi coming to London taxi cabs

Monday, Dec 10, 2012 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Gor blimey Guv’nor. Would you Adam and Eve it?  Free wi-fi in Sherbert Dabs! Lovely jubbly! Or, in other words, a new start up is rolling out a free, advert-supported wi-fi service for passengers using the iconic London …

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Foursquare lets you check in with God in south London
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Foursquare lets you check in with God in south London

Thursday, Oct 11, 2012Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 - by Lee J. - Leave a Comment

While walking around the mainly abandoned Heygate housing estate in Elephant & Castle, south London, we were surprised to come across a closed shopfront with a sign above declaring it to be the Foursquare …

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