GetTaxi has launched its mobile-based UK taxi ordering service today.
The company, which already offers GetTaxi in Israel and plans to expand into much of Europe, enables smartphone owners to order a London taxi without speaking to anyone.
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Samsung Electronics has announced an agreement that'll see footballer David Beckham becoming its global brand ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The partnership will see David Beckham appearing in advertising and public relations campaigns that promote Samsung and emphasise its role as Worldwide Olympic Partner for Wireless Communications Equipment.
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Vodafone is sponsoring hundreds of London taxis, putting 'universal' mobile phone chargers in them and also introducing m-payments.
The taxis will be wrapped in a Union Jack design, as will Heathrow Express trains. It's part of a 'London Calling' advertising campaign focussed on the network's performance in the city.
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This week's podcast starts with news about mobile phones at the London 2012 Olympic Games... and ends with a newspaper being fooled by a ghostly iPhone application. In the middle you'll find mobile payments, takeovers, Facebook, wireless patents - and much more.
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There won't be mobile phone coverage on the London Underground in time for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It's reported that the issue of funding has caused talks to collapse.
However, plans to roll out WiFi to over 100 tube stations are going ahead.
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