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Quiz Of The Week – Startups & Investments

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10 years ago

Barclaycard Hooks Up Contactless Tube For Charity Donations

Mayor of London launches Penny for London scheme which will let commuters donate every time they tap in

10 years ago

Revealed: The Best Mobile Network For London’s Commuters

1 in 3 attempts to get online and 1 in 7 voice calls on popular commuter train routes fail, GWS…

10 years ago

London’s Tech Firms Set $1bn Funding Record

Landmark figure for venture capital investment reached in just nine months

10 years ago

London Phoneboxes Go Green To Become Solar-Powered Charging Stations

Free of charge Solarbox facility unveiled on Tottenham Court Road by LSE graduates

10 years ago

28th Floor Of The Shard Now Houses A Data Centre

A new data centre has been built on the 28th floor of the Shard to serve the needs of South…

10 years ago

Payment Providers Have High Hopes For Contactless Tube

Barclaycard says contactless payments on tube will be easier, quicker and encourage customers to use their cards for other items…

10 years ago

TfL Trials Wi-Fi On London Buses

Transport for London holds Wi-Fi trial in the hope of attracting a sponsor for a network-wide rollout of free wireless

10 years ago

Virgin Media Expands Network To 100,000 More Premises In East London

Virgin Media starts biggest ever expansion of its cable network as it announces Q2 results

10 years ago

Three Customers Gain Access To London Tube Wi-Fi Network

Three becomes the last major operator to give users free access to the tube Wi-Fi network after it agrees deal…

10 years ago

IBM Announces London SoftLayer Data Centre

IBM's SoftLayer business plonks a server barn down in Chessington to satisfy London customers' need to keep their data local

10 years ago

Virgin Trains And St Pancras Boost UK Rail Wi-Fi Network

Passengers travelling on Virgin Trains will soon benefit from superfast Wi-Fi, while St Pancras will offer services to Eurostar passengers

10 years ago

Mayor Boris Johnson Launches London Technology Week

More than 200 technology-themed events to take place across the capital, promoting it as a place to do digital business

10 years ago

Taxi Drivers’ Uber Protest Backfires As Downloads Surge

European capital cities faced gridlocked traffic conditions yesterday after taxi protest at smartphone app

10 years ago

UK Broadband Relish Offers Unlimited Wireless Broadband Over 4G

Relish offers flexible, unlimited wireless broadband to homes and businesses in central London

10 years ago

Vodafone Moves Major R&D Hub From Silicon Valley To London

Vodafone xone moves across the pond following Verizon sale, but operator agrees Rogers deal in Canada to increase North American…

10 years ago

EE Named Best Operator In London By RootMetrics

RootMetrics says EE is faster and more reliable in the capital than its rivals, even when 4G is a factor

10 years ago

All 33 London Boroughs Migrate To Government Public Services Network

London boroughs to benefit from shared services on LondonPSN

11 years ago

Colt Expands Data Centre Capacity In UK, Germany

Growing business demand for secure colocation options has led to the expansion of two Colt data centres

11 years ago

Met Police To Wear Body Cameras

The Met police are to wear body cameras, claiming it should lead to swifter prosecutions as people know they've been…

11 years ago

Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos

Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during…

11 years ago

First .London Addresses Go Live

Addresses using the new top-level domain have gone on sale, with the first few .london addresses launching under a pilot…

11 years ago

Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network

Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling

11 years ago

Oyster Shows How Digital Wallets Can Work

Oyster has a genuine purpose, is easy to use and familiar to customers says Steve McCaskill

11 years ago

NFC Smartphones Could Pay London Tube, Bus And Rail Fares

TfL and operators reportedly hold talks about letting passengers use their NFC smartphones to pay for their travel

11 years ago

Public Sector Investment Could Be Worth ‘Billions’ To UK Tech Startups

Tech London Advocates founder Russ Shaw believes the public sector can provide much more support to technology start-ups

11 years ago

Mayor Of London Wants London To Be ‘Tech Capital Of The World’

Vorsprung Durch TechHub, says Boris, as he hails the technological innovation found in London

11 years ago

iCITY To Become ‘Here East’ As Final Plans Approved By LLDC

iCITY finalises its plans for a technology hub at the Olympic Park broadcast and press centres

11 years ago

Virgin Media Extends Tube Wi-Fi To Ten More Stations

Tube Wi-Fi is now available in 131 London Underground stations

11 years ago

‘.London’ Domains To Launch On 29 April

YouGov poll finds over 200,000 London businesses are likely to claim new web address

11 years ago