Tagged: Olympics & News
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London 2012 field hockey: Google Doodle takes a puck at the game News
01.08.2012 Hockey, one of the oldest-known ball-and-stick games, is the theme of today’s Google Doodle, as the search giant continues its trend of revering Olympic sports on its homepage... -
Twitter apologises for suspending account of NBC Olympics’ biggest critic News
01.08.2012 Twitter’s latest blog post sees the brand trying to explain why a British journalist’s account was recently suspended in a blunder that has damaged the network’s reputation for... -
#London2012 - Instagram users capture Olympic moments (photos) News
31.07.2012 Instagram users are snapping away fast and furiously at the London 2012 Olympic games, if the number of Olympics-related photos taken with the app are anything to go by. -
London 2012 Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings feature in Google Doodle News
31.07.2012 Internet search giant Google is continuing to feature an Olympic sport a day as a Google Doodle on its homepage during the sporting event, and today’s subject is artistic... -
Malicious tweet for GB diver Tom Daley leads to teen’s arrest News
31.07.2012 Dorset Police have arrested a teenager after Team GB diver Tom Daley received a tweet telling him he had let down his late father after he and his partner Pete Waterfield came... -
#London2012 – Networks can’t handle Olympian volume of texts News
30.07.2012 Spectators at the men’s cycling road race on Sunday were asked to refrain from texting during the event unless it was urgent, as overloaded data networks caused problems for... -
#London2012 – NBC’s failed attempt at Olympics coverage for tech-savvy viewers News
30.07.2012 Bad scheduling, a tape delay, and condescending comments. These are just some of the complaints coming from viewers of NBC’s Olympics coverage, showing how the US broadcaster... -
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#London2012 – Twitter finally reveals dedicated Olympics page [UPDATED] News
27.07.2012 Step right up for the greatest show on earth – the Olympic circus has come to town! Well, to London, at least. And as we prepare for 17 days of the finest athleticism these... -
London 2012 fencing: Google Doodle reveres the sport News
30.07.2012 Google has been spewing out a flurry of Doodles in the past few days to honour the start of the London 2012 Olympics. Today on its homepage the search giant depicts Olympic... -
#London2012 – Google hits the target with another Olympic-themed Doodle News
28.07.2012 The Games of the XXX Olympiad have officially begun, kicked off in style with an opening ceremony directed by Danny Boyle last night. And it seems that Google is as much a... -
#London2012 - Socialympics and the Twitter Games (infographic) News
28.07.2012 The London 2012 Olympics are upon us, and the Games are expected to generate Olympic-sized traffic online and across social media. For instance, BBC is expecting 1 Terabit per... -
#London2012 – Google’s very sporting Doodle honours the 2012 Olympic Games News
27.07.2012 With just hours to go until the opening ceremony of London 2012 – what is billed to be the most digital games yet – Google has created a Doodle worthy of a gold medal itself. -
Olympic athlete Voula Papachristo expelled from Games for Twitter comment News
25.07.2012 Olympic triple jumper Voula Papachristo has been expelled from taking part in the Games for a Twitter comment about African immigrants and supposed support for a far-right party. -
#London2012 preview: Let the digital games begin! (video) News
25.07.2012 From 3D TV to dedicated apps, interactive websites to social media, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games promise to be one of the world’s biggest ever events in digital media....Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Multimedia, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital MediaTags: Broadcasting, 3D, HDTV, Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, Digital Media, Media, Sport, TV, On Demand, UPC, Olympics 2012, Olympics, BBC -
Cheeky Olympic tote bag receives some thumbs-down on Facebook News
25.07.2012 A range of cheeky tote bags for already Olympic-weary Londoners have been selling out as soon as new stock becomes available online, but one about Americans in particular isn’t... -
What's Apple actually worth? (infographic) News
19.07.2012 Consumer tech giant Apple is due to reveal its third-quarter financial results on Tuesday, with Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty expecting the company to make US$35.1bn this... -
Cyber-criminals to take advantage of London 2012 Olympics News
16.07.2012 Cyber-criminals are expected to leverage the London 2012 Olympics’ presence on social media, and data storage giant EMC’s security division RSA is warning fans to be wary of... -
Facebook heralds arrival of Olympics with dedicated new page News
18.06.2012 As part of a collaboration with the International Olympics Committee, Facebook has launched an athlete-centric page on its social network. -
Cyber-criminals turn focus to Apple and Android devices - report News
08.06.2012 Cyber-criminals are increasingly turning their attention away from their traditional domain of Windows products toward Apple and Android devices as usage of these products... -
Panasonic gears up for HD and 3D Olympics News
31.05.2012 Just how much equipment does it take to broadcast the Olympic Games in HD and, for the first time ever, in 3D?Tags: LED, HD, 3D, Olympics 2012, Olympics, TV, Media, Broadcasting, Hardware, Technology, Panasonic