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Google runs a highly profitable business selling ads on its search page as well as on other websites. There are a number of factors that make it so profitable, but an important one is scale, Google sells a lot of ads each day.
Precisely because it sells so many ads, it's hard for it to police them. It has syste... |
10 January 2012
05:10 GMT |
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The 2012 Olympics will bring more than millions of tourists to London, to crowd the streets, it will also bring free WiFi to Londoners and tourists alike. O2's WiFi unit, which is separate from the mobile business, has announced that it plans to deploy Europe's largest free WiFi network in time for the summ... |
9 January 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has reportedly canceled plans for two of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones, namely the BlackBerry Colt and BlackBerry Milan.
We have already reported on the rumors regarding Milan's cancellation, but it appears that Colt, the handset previously said to be the ... |
6 January 2012
05:07 GMT |
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In most of the cases, stricter regulations seeking to curb greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality affect the profit margins obtained by major companies. This appears to be the case of London-based enterprises, forced to comply with new standards launched through the Low Emission Zone (LEZ), which will be im... |
30 December 2011
05:40 GMT |
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London is eager to witness the return of its beloved Routemasters, the red double-decker buses iconic for the capital city. Although these hybrids have always been considered one of London's symbols, they were taken off the road six years ago because they were getting too old and less cost-efficient, Treehugger ... |
29 December 2011
10:54 GMT |
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London authorities are determined to do everything in their power to green up the name of their city, considered one of the biggest polluters in Europe.
Since most of the harmful GHG emissions are generated by car traffic, a magic "pollution glue" improving air quality seems to be the perfect solution, Clean Techni... |
29 December 2011
03:15 GMT |
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A new partnership between FedEx Express and Nissan would enable the automaker to test its series of zero-emission, all-electric NV200 vans on the streets of London. Under the recent deal, Nissan could see how reliable and pollution-free its vehicle really is.
At this point in time, the green van launched by Nissa... |
17 December 2011
06:39 GMT |
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The UK is using a court battle to exploit a "loophole" in the EU rules to postpone their announced emission reduction target. London could meet the deadline in 2025, even though it is considered to be one of the most polluted big cities worldwide.
Activists and eco-groups say that the UK government is making '... |
13 December 2011
03:43 GMT |
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Greentomato improvements have nothing in common with a healthy diet but have everything to do with an eco-friendlier way of traveling. The London-based taxicab firm greentomatocars plans to add 20 vehicles running on biofuel to its current fleet. So far, the company has been offering 200 Prius cars to those of their... |
16 November 2011
08:41 GMT |
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A recent report entitled Air Quality – A Follow-Up Report issued by Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) suggested that the UK government tries to manipulate safety standards in order to comply with the EU regulations regarding air pollution, while the lives of thousands of people are still affected by this harm... |
14 November 2011
08:53 GMT |
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Last week, Nokia held the Nokia World 2011 conference in London, and now the company has announced the availability of free WiFi service for those who live in this city.
Only in a trial phase at the moment, the service will provide users with wireless networking in central London, and should increase Nokia's ... |
1 November 2011
11:03 GMT |
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Google has finally gotten into the retail store business. Well, it's just dipping its toes, but it could be a first step for the company that is increasingly interested in hardware and will even make its own, once it completes its Motorola acquisition.Google is now opening its first store, specifically, its firs... |
1 October 2011
09:21 GMT |
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Apple has confirmed to retail staffers at a flagship London store that their October 4 event (featuring Tim Cook with plans to 'talk iPhone') will be streamed live to the huge plasma screens on the store’s walls.
The Covent Garden Apple Store in London is known to be the most expensive store projec... |
30 September 2011
07:29 GMT |
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London is trying to position itself as a tech hub and there's a great initiative, dubbed the Silicon Roundabout, a pun on Silicon Valley, to get more tech companies and startups together. So far, Prime Minister David Cameron has been trying to drum up support for it and, while there is some action, he hasn'... |
28 September 2011
09:20 GMT |
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If you were wondering when the next Windows Phone-based HTC devices could be unveiled to the world, we might have an answer for you: September 1st.
The Taiwanese mobile phone maker has already announced plans to hold an event in London on that day, but did not offer specific info on what might be unveiled there.... |
22 August 2011
08:45 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation might unveil new handsets to the world as soon as September 1st, recent reports suggest. On its Facebook page, the handset vendor announced that it would be hosting a party on September 1st in London, which suggests that it might be set to unveil a new mobile phone on tha... |
19 August 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their six adorable children are now in the UK, where he’s shooting the post-apocalyptic zombie film “World War Z.” While Angelina and the kids are in London, Brad is five hours away – and this is making him very worried. Brad is in Falmouth, Cornwall, shooting ... |
10 August 2011
11:05 GMT |
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Kristen Stewart and the rest of the cast of “Snow White and the Huntsman” arrived in London last week, to start rehearsals for the film, which was supposed to start shooting this Monday, August 15. She is now under police protection because of the ongoing riots in the British capital.The Daily Mail, for o... |
10 August 2011
08:54 GMT |
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Despite all of the fuss in the UK over the so-called "super injunctions," court orders that block the press from reporting on the more intimate indiscretions of public persons, and Twitter, the company is still planning to move to London, as it has been for quite some time now, and, in fact, has started moving employ... |
23 May 2011
07:00 GMT |
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Google has been recreating the world's cities, with the help of volunteer modelers, in 3D. Now it's providing an update for one of the biggest and most famous cities in the world, London, introducing more building and, for the first time, 3D trees in plenty of locations.In preparation for the royal wedding ... |
11 March 2011
09:27 GMT |
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It seems that publisher SEGA is working on a mysterious new sports title, with the title not yet disclosed, which could again use the highly rated partnership between popular characters Mario and Sonic.
In an interview with Gamesauce Him Selletin, who is a producer working at the Australian studios of SEGA, has re... |
6 January 2011
03:12 GMT |
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The United Kingdom is the only country within Western Europe where the rates of tuberculosis (TB) have been rising, and Global TB expert Professor Alimuddin Zumla (UCL Infection & Immunity) has pulled the alarm signal.Ever since 1999, TB cases in London have increased by over 50 percent, and today, more than 9,000 ca... |
17 December 2010
06:43 GMT |
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Twitter is currently looking to expand its team globally and is looking to set up an office in Europe with London as one of the main candidates. The site wants to establish a sales team for the region to start selling its advertising products in Europe. Twitter representatives met with the British Prime Minister and ... |
13 December 2010
07:04 GMT |
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Ignition Entertainment has announced that it would push its rumored to be canceled project WarDevil into full production, under the codename Project Kane, with all the people implicated in the original development of the title on board, to make sure that it gets a wide release and brings its innovation to players in ... |
22 November 2010
15:01 GMT |
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A new study carried out by researchers from St George’s, University of London concluded that children whose families own a dog, are more active and in better physical shape than those without.The research, led by Dr Christopher Owen, senior lecturer in epidemiology at St George’s, was carried out on 2,065... |
21 September 2010
08:14 GMT |
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The world is currently in a globalization state of mind so Microsoft thought that it would be good time to go the same way and work with governments around the world to make Internet access available to everyone.The company has launched the Shape the Future program, a program that works with national or municipal gov... |
7 September 2010
10:17 GMT |
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The Internet of Things is starting to get more and more recognition, both as a term and as a concept, and for good reason. While the Internet as we know it today is fairly different from the one even a decade earlier, one of the biggest revolutions is still to come. In the not so distant future, every electronic... |
21 June 2010
12:08 GMT |
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Microsoft has quite a nice treat for people in London this summer. The Redmond company will hand out free ice cream throughout June 2010 across the capital of the United Kingdom. Londoners better keep an eye out for the Bing van, which will travel the city and offer free ice cream to help them better deal with the he... |
7 June 2010
04:49 GMT |
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Speaking at a Google Zeitgeist event in Hertfordshire, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has announced bold plans to cover the entire London metropolitan area with a wi-fi mesh. The entire project must be carried out until the 2012 Summer Olympics organized by the British capital. Devices will be installed in lampp... |
19 May 2010
09:36 GMT |
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HanbitSoft Inc. has announced that it has acquired the full publishing rights for Hellgate on the North American, European and Japanese markets. The previous owner of the rights was Namco Bandai but it seems that the company thought the role playing game featuring MMO elements could not bring in a profit and decided ... |
19 January 2010
08:13 GMT |
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Wireless carrier O2 seems to have been struck with a series of network problems lately, and Ronan Dunne, CEO of O2 UK, has recently apologized to users for the performance of the company's airwaves in London. It seems that O2's London network cracked after being overwhelmed by bandwidth-hungry smartphones, ... |
29 December 2009
08:53 GMT |
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An international collaboration of architects, engineers and artists has recently released its plans for the new “digital cloud” that will adorn London's skyline pretty soon. The giant, inflatable structures would essentially float on its support pillars, and would be used primarily for displaying mul... |
11 November 2009
10:23 GMT |
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It seems that Toshiba has finally decided it was high time to release its high-end Windows Mobile-powered mobile phone TG01 in more markets, and now it is set to hold a launch event for the handset in London on Thursday, July 9. The high-end smartphone, as many of you might know, is already available in select market... |
2 July 2009
03:54 GMT |
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They say art calls for a lot of sacrifices but perhaps no one knows it better these days than British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who is actively promoting his latest film, “Bruno.” After suffering a severe reaction to bleach on his nether regions, the star showed last night on the red carpet at the Londo... |
18 June 2009
06:47 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Internet, the Nokia N86 8MP, the first mobile phone coming from the Finnish company with an 8-megapixel photo snapper, is expected to become available for purchase in the UK starting this Friday, June 19. While the news comes from a Twitter post, it is still in line with the fact t... |
17 June 2009
06:47 GMT |
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HTC (High Tech Computer) is expected to unveil some new devices as soon as June 24, as the company announced that it would hold a press event in London on that day, and some of the rumors pointed towards a possible release of the HTC Hero, the company's next mobile phone to run under the Android operating syste... |
5 June 2009
09:07 GMT |
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HTC is teasing with the preparation of an event in London on June 24, which is reported to celebrate a global announcement about the future of HTC design. There are no exact details on what the company plans to do on that date, but rumors on the Web suggest that it might be something connected to the recently spotted... |
3 June 2009
03:39 GMT |
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T-Mobile was reported yesterday to plan holding a press event on April 21, in New York City, and now we learn that the company will hold another one the day after, only that this time it will be in Europe, namely in London. While there are no details regarding what the mobile phone carrier has in store for us for t... |
11 April 2009
04:58 GMT |
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Many people believe that the most expensive cities in the world are in the US, on account of the fact that a lot of people probably want to live there. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. In reality, no American city has made it into the top five of the most expensive-to-live-in cities in the world... |
11 February 2009
07:01 GMT |
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Christopher Fowler is a brilliant English novelist living in London (born in Greenwich). He is best known for his work in the dark urban fiction area. His books contain elements of black comedy, anxiety and social satire. Christopher writes novels, short stories, scripts, press articles and reviews, but he also keeps... |
11 February 2009
07:01 GMT |
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Ex-SAS officer Neil Laughton, a British explorer who has already climbed the highest peaks on seven continents and traveled the North Pole, is set to embark on a new adventure, this time on board a heavily modified sand buggy, which will also feature airborne capabilities. He plans to fly over the Pyrenees mountain r... |
12 January 2009
06:56 GMT |
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The networks of three London hospitals, the Royal London Hospital, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital (Barts), and the London Chest Hospital, were severely affected by a computer worm, on Tuesday. Because of the emergency procedures, the activity relying on computer systems has been affected, and non-essential operatio... |
19 November 2008
10:09 GMT |
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LG Electronics, currently the fourth largest handset manufacturer in the world, after Nokia, Samsung and Motorola, has opened a new European Design Centre in London. More exactly, the Centre is located in the Covent Garden district and it was formally opened yesterday by The Duke of York, His Royal Highness Prince An... |
25 June 2008
06:46 GMT |
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Definition of a unique, must-see event: one of UK's exclusive private banks organizes a week-long celebration of the British jewelry industry. It doesn't get more classy, more refined or creative than this - and if precious gems and stones are your passion, pack up a suitcase, rob a bank and board a flight... |
11 June 2008
06:10 GMT |
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It's become pretty clear in recent months that we're living a fully-fledged vintage revival era. Have a look at the latest red carpet looks of the stars, and you'll see that most of the rave reviews from enthusiast style critics go to those ladies whose stylists chose to drape them in vintage gold, fla... |
2 June 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Kate Moss' sixth collection for British High Street giant Topshop launches today and it is set to become as much of a success as the supermodel's past forays into the fashion world. Moss designed the present collection to reflect her own lifestyle and wardrobe, in keeping with this summer's hottest tre... |
21 May 2008
04:53 GMT |
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Sarah Jessica Parker is well known for her rather more eccentric tastes in fashion and for her talent of occasionally pushing the boundaries of fashion and art into a rather risqu territory. Never one to fear making a bold statement with her outfits, Parker has turned herself into a veritable self-styled fashionista a... |
13 May 2008
03:12 GMT |
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Mariah Carey has got to be this planet's most demanding - and annoying - diva. The singer's outrageously narcissistic demands and occasionally absurd pretensions - which she never hesitates to put on display wherever she goes - have turned her into one of the most feared showbiz divas of the day. Although s... |
4 April 2008
06:45 GMT |
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The Getaway, billed by many to be a GTA clone, is an action-packed fast-paced game series set in London. It includes two installments to date: the original Getaway for the PlayStation 2 that was released in December 2002 and its sequel Black Monday, released in 2004. The third game in the series is slated for release... |
10 March 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Last year was a year full of promising and hyped up releases of MMOs. Amongst them, names like Tabula Rasa, City Of Villains, Burning Crusade. Some delivered both financially and critically, while other busted. Recently, there have been reports that NCsoft's Tabula Rasa is in bad financial shape. And now, Hellga... |
27 February 2008
05:03 GMT |
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