Category: Sport
Andy Murray is the most dangerous British Olympic athlete…in cyberspace
Andy Murray has been named the most dangerous British Olympic athlete, but not perhaps for the reasons you'd first think. No, it's not his speeding-bullet tennis serve, nor the thought of his (frankly terrifying) mum flying at you in a…
FA Cup streaming hits Facebook with Budweiser
The FA Cup will hit Facebook at 12.30pm GMT on 11 August, as an extra preliminary FA Cup tie between Wembley FC and Langford FC is 'simulcast' live on both the Budweiser UK Facebook page and broadcasting live on ESPN….
LONDON 2012: Team GB's Victoria Pendleton talks Adidas Adipower "Hotpants" Olympic cycling muscle suit
When it comes to Great Britain's gold medal chances at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Victoria Pendleton is a name that springs straight to mind. At the peak of her career, she's cycling's golden girl. Winning gold at the…
LONDON 2012: Olympic attendees asked to "take it easy" on Twitter, or BBC coverage could fail
Planning on tweeting at the London 2012 Olympic games? Perhaps you should think twice, as network overloads could jeopardise the TV coverage being broadcast from the games, including that of the BBC. Those watching the televised road race coverage on…
TECH PENTATHLON: A Geek Guide To London during the 2012 Olympic Games
TODAY IS THE DAY! After years of moaning, groaning, hype and hope, the London 2012 Olympic Games will kick off in spectacular fashion with Danny Boyle's £27 million opening ceremony. Though a few preliminary events like the football and archery…
Olympic pentathlon athletes will use LASER PISTOLS
BAE Systems, best known for their work in the security and defence technology fields, have offered a helping hand to the British Modern Pentathlon team by providing them with laser pistols to use at the London 2012 Olympic games. Rather…
TECH PENTATHLON: How to stream the London 2012 Olympics – websites, smart TVs, apps and set-top boxes
Today sees the penultimate instalment in the Tech Digest Tech Pentathlon series. As we're gearing up for the Olympics, we've already highlighted five of the best Olympic apps, some of the best Olympic gadgets hitting stores and also how to…
TECH PENTATHLON: Best Olympic Gadgets
We're just days away now from the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, so it's time for part 2 of our five part Tech Pentathlon series. Today we're looking at Olympic themed gadgets. With seemingly every man…
Wayne Rooney's Nike tweets lead to campaign ban
Sportswear brand Nike have landed themselves in hot water with advertising regulators, after they had been found using the personal Twitter accounts of footballers Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshire to promote their Make It Count campaign. The offending tweet from…
HTC's Peter Chou to be London 2012 Olympics torch bearer
Not to be outdone by Samsung's announcement that the Galaxy S3 is to be the official handheld of this summer's London Olympics, HTC have announced that their CEO Peter Chou will be among the runners in the Olympic torch relay….
