World’s First Google Retail Store Opens in London

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Oct 112011
 

 

 

As the London Evening Standard reports, it’s just a small “pop up” store within a U.K. computer retailer called PC World. Right now, it only sells Chromebooks and headphones, and it will only run for a few months until Christmas.

It’s called the Chrome Zone — the same name as the outlets in several U.S. airports that let you pick up a Chromebook before you fly out on Virgin Airlines.

It’s just an experiment for now. According   to a Google spokesperson “It’s something Google is going to play with and see where it leads.”

via World’s First Google Retail Store Opens in London | Online Marketing Trends.

New ISP Bringing 1Gbps Broadband To London Residents

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Sep 142011
 

 

 

Stand-alone households won’t be able to sign up for Hyperoptic’s “Hyper-sonic” 1Gbps connection – at least not yet. Only locations that contain multiple homes – such as apartments or condo complexes – can sign up for the service at the moment, as it is all based around a system of central hubs.  Individual home owners inside the complex can than pony up the £50/month to tap into the hub and receive 1Gbps speeds.

via Maximum PC | New ISP Bringing 1Gbps Broadband To London Residents.