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2014 Olympic torch to be carried in space

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Winter Olympics are set to begin in 2014, which means the Olympic torch will once again be carried around the world before it finally lands in the Olympic Stadium in Russia to mark the beginning of the sporting event. However, the torch will take a trip to space where it will be taken on a spacewalk for the first time ever. Read The Full Story

Google Maps gets up close with HQ Olympics tour

, Jul 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Those residing on foreign shores hoping to experience a piece of England without buying an expensive plane ticket can do so with new high-resolution images courtesy of Google Maps. Google has added a couple of new features to Maps, including the ability to use Street View on Downing Street. Users can now peruse the outside of number ten, the famous residence of the country’s prime ministers, and Google has also started to roll out new high resolution map images for various countries across the world. Read The Full Story

London 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies highlights videos go live

, Jul 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you somehow missed the best bits of the 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies in London, NBC and several friends have begun releasing some rather tiny shreds of video for you to watch over and over and over again right here and now. It all starts with one of the strangest shorts you're ever going to see: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second greeting none other than the most recent James Bond: actor Daniel Craig. Then it's immediately back to the business of massive rings of fire, bell players, and Rocket Men - with of course a dash of tradition thrown in here and there as well. Read The Full Story

Summer Olympics 2012 opening ceremonies streaming in London

, Jul 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time to check out all the streaming live video streams we can for the kickoff of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This is the third time that London has hosted the Olympics, with their first being all the way back in 1908 and the next just a few years after the end of World War II in 1948. Here in 2012, it's time for a party - and without a doubt the entirety of England will be in rare form throughout the events which start off tonight with an above-average strange set of characters that'll only be come apparent once the ceremony has begun - Voldemordt and Mary Poppins have been tipped. Read The Full Story

3G hotspots banned at London Olympics

, Jul 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Olympic Games kick off in London in just a few days, and while O2 and Virgin have covered the high and low ground throughout London, the organization behind the games doesn’t want any pesky hotspots infiltrating the stadium. The Olympic Committee has a long list of exactly what is prohibited from being taken into Olympic venues, and now that includes “wireless access points” and “3G hubs.” Read The Full Story

Twitter and NBC tie up for Olympics hub

, Jul 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Twitter and NBC are working on partnership for the Olympics that will see a dedicated Olympics hub set up on twitter. The Olympics have is a partnership between twitter and NBCUniversal and is expected to be announced officially today. The partnership will serve as one of the first times that twitter has been a narrator of sorts for a live event. Read The Full Story

London Eye to glow with color depending on Twitter user positivity

, Jul 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

The London Eye is what many of us here in the US would call a ferris wheel. Legendary British athlete Daley Thompson has cooked up a scheme to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games set to kick off very soon that will see the London Eye light up depending on the positive energy shown by Twitter users. It will be lit up each night of the Olympics in relation to the positive or negative London 2012 comments on Twitter. Read The Full Story