festival
RSS festivalTwitter blackout confirmed as denial-of-service attack
News Way back when, Twitter outages were so commonplace that it was worth reporting when it didn't crash - as when it stayed afloat during the entire South by Southwest Interactive Festival in 2008. Twitter was inaccessible... [06 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up Then again, most festival goers are equipped with smartphones to send video clips to their mates and tweet about all the great bands they've seen, and a GPS to find their tent after a day of moshing, so really this is... [03 Jul 2009]
Glastonbury: A festival of iPhone blogging and wireless webcams
News The BBC is using the latest online technology to boost its coverage of this weekend's Glastonbury music festival, which starts today. One of the most significant additions to the website this year is live streaming from... [25 Jun 2009]
Bangalore bashing: Recession gets nasty
Comment The city delivers in uninterrupted 24x7 cycles, whether it is the Christmas holiday season or the Indian Diwali festival, says Karnik, who is chairman of the recently appointed board of outsourcing firm Satyam Computer... [28 May 2009]
Bonnaroo Music Festival Launches "Instant Network" and Meets iPod Wi-Fi User Demands With Rugged, Energy-Saving D-Link Networking Gear
White Paper When one puts on the biggest, most popular festival in United States, there are some challenges. The Bonnaroo Festival is essentially an instant population of 80,000 that materializes over night. The... [03 Apr 2009]
For Bonnaroo Festival, D-Link Turns 700-Acre Farm Into Wi-Fi City
White Paper The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held in June on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn.miles south of Nashville. For the Bonnaroo... [03 Apr 2009]
Kurzweil: "Technology is a double-edged sword"
Comment Photos: Top tech for the festival season Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil was ranked 14th in this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters list. He has invented and commercialised a raft of innovative technologies - including... [19 Nov 2008]
Unified comms pumps up Tayside fire service
News Officers deployed at the annual T in the Park festival are also using the voice, instant messaging and video capabilities to keep in close contact with central control in Dundee. Firefighters in Tayside are using unified... [04 Nov 2008]
Brum gets a Second Life
News The island will be officially launched as part of the Hello Digital festival being held in Birmingham this week. Birmingham is getting its very own virtual island in Second Life showcasing potential ways in which the... [22 Oct 2008]
Photos: Exploring virtual shipwrecks
Photo The University of Hull recently showed how a virtual shipwreck tour might look at the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool with the help of a 3D simulator. Ever wanted to explore Europe's shipwrecks without donning your... [25 Sep 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News Photos: Top tech for the festival season In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, RIM announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smart... [12 Sep 2008]
Barclays gives away 50,000 contactless coffees
News Barclays will be giving away 50,000 single use contactless payment cards at this weekend's Thames Festival to get consumers used to the idea of the 'wave and pay' tech. Festival goers will be able to... [10 Sep 2008]
MP risks arrest for Segway use
News Photos: Top tech for the festival season MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph outside the Houses of Parliament. The MP for Montgomeryshire was willing to be hauled away... [09 Sep 2008]
Cloud - not ready for mission-critical business
News Photos: Top tech for the festival season Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is "several years away" from being enterprise-ready but companies should begin experimenting with the technology, according to a Citrix executive. [03 Sep 2008]
Five-year wait for O2 Oyster card mobiles
News Photos: Top tech for the festival season Mobile operator O2 has announced the results of a six-month mobile wallet trial in London - and, despite claims consumers are enamoured of having contactless travel capabilities... [02 Sep 2008]
