Olympics

Jeremy Hunt Rebuffs Broadband Critics

Flushed with Olympics success, culture says Internet pipes will equal Victorian sewage engineering

12 years ago

Big Events: Providing Olympics Mobile Coverage

At big events, coverage is an issue. James Hattam discusses what service providers can do to keep the public connected

12 years ago

Twitter Sets Olympic-Scale Records

Records are set as Usain Bolt joins the pantheon of Twitter celebrities

12 years ago

Twitter Says Sorry And Overturns Journalist Ban

Twitter has backtracked and reinstated the Twitter feed of British journalist Guy Adams, one day after banning him

12 years ago

BT Sees 13 Percent Olympics Traffic Spike

BT releases figures showing just how much of an impact the Olympics has had on its network

12 years ago

Twitter Bans UK Journalist For Olympic Criticism

Guy Adams said NBC coverage of the London 2012 was bad. Thousands agreed.

12 years ago

BBC Opts For Adobe Primetime For Olympic Coverage

The BBC is using Adobe's Project Primetime to deliver live video of the Olympics on PCs, tablets, and smartphones

12 years ago

The Olympic Scams Medal Winners

Such crafty Olympic-themed scams as our medal winners are going to be rife across the Web this week, so watch…

12 years ago

IT Life: Running The Olympics IT Marathon

Gerry Pennell runs the IT systems for London 2012: he is a slave to his watch!

12 years ago

Green Taxi Firm Adds Free Wi-Fi To London Cabs

Greentomatocars serves up free Internet for passengers ahead of the Olympics

12 years ago

IT Life: Cisco CTO Wants To Train Britain Up

Cisco's Ian Foddering loves Maggie Philbin, hates email, and wants to fix the skills crisis by getting kids excited about…

12 years ago

BT Brings Wi-Fi To Olympic Park

BT will be the sole supplier of Wi-Fi to the Olympic Park during this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games

12 years ago

IBM Shows Olympic Graphene Molecule

The smallest logo, for the greatest games on Earth - brought to life by IBM Research in Zurich

12 years ago

Olympic IT Systems Face Final Hurdle

Atos says final technical rehearsal to take place next week.

13 years ago

Maude Warns Of The Olympic Cyber Security Challenge

Cabinet Office Minister discusses cybercrime during his visit to Estonia

13 years ago

The Commoditisation Of Hacktivist Attacks

Off-the shelf software for DDoS attacks has brought the means of disruption to smaller pressure groups, says Eric Doyle

13 years ago

Interxion Puts Data Centre Staff In Pods For Olympics

Olympic transport trouble won't keep data centre staff from their jobs in London

13 years ago

O2 Reduces Carbon Emissions In Flexible Working Pilot

Mobile operator reveals the results of its February scheme

13 years ago

Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition Snubs UK

Acer's Iconia Tab A510 raises the tablet bar with an Nvidia Quad-Core chip, 12 hours of video playback, and enterprise-pleasing…

13 years ago

Virgin Scores Underground Wi-Fi Deal

Virgin customers get free Wi-Fi in the London Underground after the Olympics are over

13 years ago

O2 Shuts Down Slough HQ In Olympic Trial

O2 says 3.000 of its staff will work from home, showcasing the economic and environmental benefits of flexible working

13 years ago

Operation Stepchange Will Show Businesses How Remote Working Is Done

It’s a little short sighted to assume that all there is to remote working is connecting your work laptop to…

13 years ago

Civil Servants Stay Home With Operation StepChange

This week, civil servants are testing out home working. Is it for the Olympics, or is there a bigger game…

13 years ago

Government Warns Of Olympic Internet Threat

Government warns of slow Internet access: one more reason to be less excited by the London 2012 Olympics

13 years ago

No Olympic Records Expected For Slow London Mobile Broadband

London finishes 23rd in 3G speeds survey, raising doubts about its ability to cope with heavy Olympic demands

13 years ago

Ofcom Borrows Military Spectrum For Olympics

The Ministry of Defence, and other agencies will all surrender spectrum to help meet demand during the Olympic Games

13 years ago

Olympic Media Centre Could Become “Innovation City”

Infinity will turn Olympic press and broadcast centres into £500m technology and research centre if it wins bid

13 years ago

Google Admits Profiting From Illegal Ads

Google benefits from Olympic touts and cannabis salesmen, but says it is not responsible for the actions of its advertisers

13 years ago

O2 To Offer Olympic Size Hot Spots For 2012

Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea are to offer free Wi-Fi connectivity in time for the Olymic Games and Diamond Jubilee

13 years ago

Militant Morris Men Will Flashmob Olympics

Traditional morris dancers will turn to modern technology to protest during the London Olympics

13 years ago