Tag archive: Westminster

January 2012 marks the beginning of a massive free Wi-Fi rollout in London. Those that reside in or visit the boroughs of Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea will soon be able to use their laptops and mobile devices to take part in what allegedly will become Europe's largest free wireless hub. In a press release, O2, the mobile operator in charge of installing the network, says that the deal struck with the Royal borough of Kensington… Read More

It’s hard to imagine the Internet being full. Somehow the concept doesn’t seem to compute. But AT&T has predicted that the amount of video and Web2.0 content could mean just that by 2010 without significant investment in new infrastructure for the Net.   The Westminster eForum on Web 2.0, held last week in London, was considering issues regarding Web 2.0, but AT&T vice president forlegislative affairs, Jim Cicconi,… Read More

“A luxurious soft touch” may not be a selling point for most hard drives out there, but Western Digital is mixing up expectations with the launch of its My Passport Elite line of portable hard drives. The company’s latest lightweight drives are designed as much to be fashion symbols as vaults for data. If it weren’t for an array of LEDs and a mini-USB jack on the bottom half of the My Passport Elite, it might… Read More

If you’re caught short in the London Borough of Westminster – which includes some of the English capital’s most popular shopping and tourist venues – help is, quite literally, at hand.   Now all you have to do is use your mobile phone to text “toilet” to 80097 and you’ll receive a message back giving the location of the nearest public facility.   It’s all come about through a… Read More

Take-Two Interactive Software's 2K video game publishing label today announced their latest title, The Da Vinci Code, is now available at retail. Timed to coincide with the release of the movie of the same name, this game can be played on the PC, Xbox and PlayStation 2 platforms. The Da Vinci Code video game, said 2K, was developed by The Collective, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment. Expanding beyond the movie and… Read More