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The Digest: Steam takes on Twitch… and 4 other things people are talking about today
Boris Johnson says that white vans are TERRIBLE (and he prefers drones instead)
London will have 5G by 2020, says mayor Boris Johnson
EE launches UK 4G with a little help from Boris Johnson – hints at iPhone 5
EE revealed which devices their new super-fast 4G network will come to this morning, but what everyone, everywhere (or just me?) want to know is: Will EE be available on Apple's much anticipated iPhone 5 anytime soon? EE CEO…
Boris Johnson reveals the greenest red London Bus ever
London's latest double decker bus has hit the streets of the UK capital for the first time, after first being revealed back in November 2010. Described as a true "21st century bus" and the "most environmentally friendly of its…
Face-off: New Routemaster London bus vs. classic design
The Routemaster wasn't just a bus; it was an iconic example of industrial engineering-cum-aesthetic tour de force which was every bit as important to Londoners and tourists alike as Big Ben, Carnaby Street in the swinging sixites and the…
15 Must-Follow General Election Twitter feeds
If there is one thing other than "Bigotgate" that this General Election will be remembered for, it'll be the growing use of social media to share party policies and give voice to the nation's voters. From the #nickcleggsfault hashtag to…
The only election you need to vote in: who is the most web 2.0 savvy of the London Mayor candidates?
With just 16 days to go until the London mayoral elections, the time has come for you to start doing that last minute research into exactly who it is you want to run the UK’s no.1 city.
Sure we know who we like the look of, who makes us laugh and who it is that we don’t trust the least but these aren’t good enough reasons to vote for someone. You can’t elect a person to govern the lives of 7.5million people and spend billions of tax payers’ pounds based on personality. Of course you can’t. Instead, like us, look deeper into the real issue at stake, the question of who has a better grasp of web 2.0…
Top 5 gadgets for David Cameron and the Conservative Party
It’s the Tory party’s political conference this week in Blackpool, and yes, you’re right – politics has no place on Tech Digest. But while the MPs are by the seaside, we thought it’d be a good time to check out a few gadgets for Dave Cameron and his mates.
Now, any good Chancellor of the Exchequer has to be up on his numbers. And if George Osbourne wants to sit behind the door of No11 Downing Street then this might be worthy of his first purchase. As long as it’s not put on his state expenses!