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Wireless hotspots will be banned from London Olympics

07/25/2012, The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London will officially commence this Friday, the 27th of July. If you’re planning to spend your weeks watching the games, you might want to leave that wireless router behind. That’s because the London Organising [...]

Samsung Galaxy S3 declared as the official phone for the London 2012 Olympics

05/09/2012, Apart from the Samsung Galaxy S3 being the Korean manufacturer’s latest flagship device, it has also been announced that the Galaxy S3 will be the official London 2012 Olympics phone. Thanks to the phone’s NFC technology, Samsung and Visa have [...]

No phone coverage for London Underground during 2012 Olympics

04/01/2011, There were initial whispers of introducing cell phone coverage throughout the entire London Underground by the time the 2012 summer Olympics roll around, but it seems as though those fine intentions will have to be squashed simply because the Tube’s [...]

Samsung and VISA work together on NFC mobile payments for 2012 Olympics in London

03/31/2011, Samsung is currently talking out terms with VISA concerning a new partnership where both companies will eventually deliver an NFC mobile payment solution that will happen before, during, and after the London 2012 Olympics. Both companies will also roll out [...]

London ready to get Wi-Fi throughout the city in time for 2012 Olympics

05/18/2010, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has boldly promised that “every lampost and every bus stop will one day very soon, and before the 2012 Olympics, be Wi-Fi enabled.” This bold boast was announced at a Google Zeitgeist event held in [...]