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The London 2012 Olympics showcase the cutting-edge of tech, from high-speed networking to mobile networks that have to cope with thousands of people streaming video to their phones.
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Productivity and Olympic watching don't mix, survey says
With the Summer Olympics going on, many employees are finding it difficult to concentrate on anything else.
Olympics drives traffic bonanza to BBC Sport website
The BBC Sport website hosted 8.3 million global users on the first Sunday of Olympics coverage
Daily Cuppa: tweets disrupt Olympics, Apple blacklisted by China
It's still early in the week, but you've made it past Monday, at least. We'll help you get through the rest of the week with Daily Cuppa.
Twitter disrupts GPS systems of Olympic cyclers
Social media prevented broadcasters from getting accurate data about the precise location of Olympic bicycle competitors.
Texts and tweets mess up Olympic cycling coverage
GPS units carried by cyclists in the men's road race on Saturday were reportedly unable to transmit coordinates back to Olympics broadcasters, due to the network strain caused by spectators lining the route
Daily Cuppa: Berners-Lee tweets, AAPT leaks and Apple tweaks
The 2012 Olympics stole away most of the limelight on the weekend, but it's not all that happened. We catch you up on the rest of the news that broke while you were relaxing.
Olympics opener turns people into pixels for multimedia spectacular
The London 2012 Games puts LED paddles into the hands of the 70,500-strong stadium audience, creating a 360-degree 'landscape video' for the opening ceremony
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What Olympic Sports Use The Most Mobile Technology?
High-tech training has obviously been around for years and infiltrated many sports. But the London 2012 Olympics is a showcase for how mobile has also infiltrated modern athletics.
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee stars in Olympics opening ceremony
'This is for everyone', Berners-Lee says in a tweet as London 2012 organisers honour the inventor of the web in the Olympic Games opening extravaganza
UK mobile networks brace for the Olympics: 'Like three Royal Weddings a day'
The opening ceremony of the Games is here, the starting gun for massive amounts of traffic to begin flowing across content and service providers' networks in the UK. What have they done to prepare for the surge?
RSA offers simple tips for serious cyber-security ahead of 2012 Olympics
With the Olympics kicking off today, you're going to be hearing a lot about cyber-security during the games. Don't brush these tips off.
CoPilot Live iOS and Android apps updated to help navigate London 2012 Olympics
Updated versions of CoPilot Live will help you navigate around the Olympic Route Network and get you to your desired Olympics sport venue.
The London 2012 Olympics is already melting the Internet
Jason Perlow wonders if the 2012 Olympics will melt the Internet. It may already be happening.
Giant robot bus pushes for London Olympic glory: Photos
The Czech Olympic team has set up this double-decker bus from 1957 outside its London HQ. Except now the bus has giant mechanical arms for doing push-ups
Mobile services go live in the Channel Tunnel ahead of Olympics
People travelling from France to the UK for the Olympics will get to use French operators' services 100 metres under the sea. UK operators will push their services live in the other half of the tunnel after the Games.