To celebrate the launch of its new Lumia 800 Windows Phone handset, Nokia has announced that it will take over London's Millbank Tower and bring together world-renowned music producer deadmau5...

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Saturday saw over 1,000 cities worldwide swept by Occupy Protests, as the movement has gone global, and London was certainly no exception. London's financial district attracted over 3,000 protesters, among...

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What do you do when you set out to leverage the power of existing facial recognition technology to launch a new business, only to discover that the existing technology isn't...

Read More: Facial recognition company Face.com’s CEO talks APIs, mobile and the London riots

Whenever reps from the big digital behemoths take to the stage to discuss their respective companies, people tend to listen. Whether that's Apple, Twitter, Microsoft, or Facebook, folk want to...

Read More: Facebook VP talks technology, data privacy & the London riots

Sequels are often awful. I'm thinking Men in Black 2, Jaws: The Revenge, Police Academy 7…you get the picture. That said, they're not always bad – think Godfather 2, Back...

Read More: This iPhone app will help you find the best burgers in London [Invites]

Steve Jobs is perhaps one of the greatest examples of the effect and influence one determined visionary can have, not just within an industry, but on the whole of society....

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We’ve been following UK-based startup Screenreach Interactive for some time now, and back in April we reported on its deal to take its technology to 800 coffee shops across the USA, whilst in August we reported on its partnership with Bauer Media to bring location-based content to radio apps. Screenreach was launched in Summer 2010, [...]

Read More: London mall gets big-screen multiplayer driving game you control with your phone

We’ve been following UK-based startup Screenreach Interactive for some time now, and back in April we reported on its deal to take its technology to 800 coffee shops across the...

Read More: London mall gets big-screen multiplayer driving game you control with your phone

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has stated today that he is opposed to the idea that has been floating around the corridors of British power of late that access to online communication tools like Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger should be restricted in times of unrest.Speaking at the Parliamentary Home Affairs committee hearing into the riots that briefly swept across parts of England last month, Johnson said that “The view I’m getting, this is not seen as a clear benefit for the police… th [...]

Read More: London mayor opposes restrictions on social networks during civil unrest

Welcome to our second Tumblr Tuesday, where every Tuesday we celebrate our love of Tumblr. Tumblr, a New York City based startup, is like the FFFFound for the rest of the world. It’s as shareable and fast-paced as Twitter but populated with more in-depth text and rich images.In the past week, the world has taken a hard look at social media's role in the London riots, such as the need for Twitter news curators. Last week, we wrote about the statement the UK Prime Minister David Cameron made in Pa [...]

Read More: Tumblr Tuesday: Loot-alikes matches London looters with their celebrity counterparts

This has been a heartbreaking week for London as its rebellious youth tore across the country, rioting and looting in what many believe to be a senseless effort. There has been so much discussion around social media's role in the London riots, such as the need for Twitter news curators. Yesterday, we wrote about the statement the UK Prime Minister David Cameron made in Parliament, that the Government is considering the role social media plays in organizing violence, and its looking at whether it [...]

Read More: Act II: London taps Twitter and Facebook to help re-build

London’s had a rough week, and social media played a heavy role in documenting the chaos.


Read More: London Turns to Social Media After Riots

If you’ve been watching video footage of the London Riots then you’ve probably seen the video of a group of looters helping an injured boy up, only to rob him.  The video has accrued more than 2.2 million views on YouTube so far and everyone has been wondering who this boy is and whether he is okay.  This morning he speaks out.


Read More: Victim In London Riot Mugging Viral Video Speaks Out

As unrest continues in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and other areas throughout the country, the world is turning to social sites like Twitter and Facebook to find out what’s happening.  YouTube is also serving as a hub for video footage of the looting, rioting and cleanup.  Amateur and professional videos have poured into YouTube, many of which are featured on YouTube’s CitizenTube.  We’ve compiled a list of some of the most shocking and popular YouTube videos of the riots in the UK [...]

Read More: Watch: 10 Shocking Scenes From The London Riots

Unfortunately, Londoners who wanted to help with the post-riot clean up weren't the only ones using social media and technology to spread the word. The rioters themselves sent encrypted messages via BlackBerrys, says the Associated Press. A woman walks past a damaged supermarket in Ealing, west London, after a night of rioting, Tuesday, Aug. 9, ...

Read More: London Rioters Spread Messages with Their Blackberrys

London has been the scene of utter chaos over the past few days, and last night it hit a new peak when it seemed many parts of the UK capital were under siege, from north to south.Whilst many criticisms have been flung at the lack of police presence in many areas, the Metropolitan Police has now turned to Flickr to help the public finger many of the perpetrators.The Metropolitan Police's Flickr photo stream includes some of the people it believes have been involved in the riots, and at the time [...]

Read More: Police use Flickr to identify London riot suspects

The past two nights saw violence and looting in north London as protesters took to the streets – first to express their frustration with the police following a recent shooting, and then last night, it seems, simply to cause trouble and get free goods from shops.With TV news struggling to keep up and Twitter racing ahead of events like an excited child, we really need trustworthy people to sort truth from fiction in real time on Twitter – it's one of the new functions of journalism. B [...]

Read More: London riots needed Twitter news curators, but where are they and who pays for them?

Facebook is growing its UK operation, and it's moving into a bigger office space in London's West End in early 2012.As the Telegraph reports today, the social network is moving from its current address by Carnaby Street in Soho to Covent Garden, where it is renting a 36,000 square-foot listed building.So it seems that Facebook is shunning London's Silicon Roundabout area, which has emerged as one of the biggest technology company clusters in Europe, in favor of a prestigious postcode in London's [...]

Read More: Facebook secures new offices in London's Covent Garden, and it's currently ...