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London Underground stays in mobile dark ages

London Underground stays in mobile dark agesMake a Mobile Carrier PayTransport for London TfLshould take the approach done by Washington, DC's Metro system, WMATA. In the early 1990's, they offered an RFP for a wireless carrier to outfit their subway lines. Rather than pay, they offered exclusive access for only...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, WMATA, Verizon Communications Inc., mobile, London Underground

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

London Underground's card system fails

London Underground's card system failsIt's not all bad...Instead of billing everybody individually for tickets from A to B, they just left the ticket barriers open, so free Tube travel for me :-)RE: London Underground's card system failsAn announced event.This will happen again and again in the future. The RFID technology...

Tags: card system, London Underground, RFID, chip

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

London Underground's card system fails

The RFID-based smartcard technology providing access control to London's public transportation system failed on Saturday, when the network stopped accepting cards. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Card, Smart Card, London, London Underground, Oyster Card System, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Security researchers hack the London underground train for free ride

Security researchers hack the London underground train for free rideHow do you do this?Hey Nate, You guys post awesome information for people aspiring to be Security Testers. Could you help me learn this trade? How and what do I have to do?Umm...It's quite a lot to cover. Do you...

Tags: RFID, London Underground, Nate, security

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

The newspaper's last stand

Interesting news today...or was it yesterday? I have no idea. I got off an eleven hour flight from Johannesburg this morning, and then had to race to the US embassy to get more visa pages in my passport because I've managed to fill every available visa slot with stamps, causing...

Tags: Newspaper, CBS Broadcasting Inc., London Underground, Consumption Habit, E-books, Internet, Personal Technology, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-15

London Underground Enhances Graphical User Interface With Standardised, Scalable Technology

London Underground is the world's oldest and most complex subway rail network, with 500 trains running at peak hours. Last year, it carried more than 976 million passengers. London Underground Limited LUL was formed in 1985, but dates back to 1863. LUL investigated new technologies for its GUI strategy and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, GUI, Microsoft Corp., London Underground

Case studies 2007-02-01

Additional Resources

iNotify Tube 1.0 (Mobile)

iNotify Tube is an application to keep you informed of London underground's tube status. It features built-in notification functionality through Apple's push notification, ability to push out updates at a user-specified timing, choose multiple tube stations to include in the notification alert, and notification occurs in the background.

Tags: Notification, Mobile, WeesWares, iNotify Tube, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Tube Lines reaps rewards of upgrading to Intel®Core™2 processor with vPro™technology

Tube Lines has a 30-year Public Private Partnership PPP contract with London Underground. It is responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, including all tracks, signalling, stations, bridges, embankments, trains and tunnels. A massive investment programme involving new trains and refurbished...

Tags: Intel vPro, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Processors, Investment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Finance

White papers 2009-09-02

London Subway Status 2.1 (Mobile)

Get up to the minute service level details on all London Underground tube lines, DLR, and Overground. Individual tube lines can be reordered so you can easily see updates on your preferred routes. To refresh the statuses shake your phone or iPod touch. On the main screen, a clear activity...

Tags: Mobile, Status, Malcolm Barclay, Digital Music, Digital Media, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-10

HP Thin Clients Help Tube Lines Cut Costs and Use Less Power

Tube Lines maintains and upgrades half of London's underground system and finds Thin Clients the most efficient way to deliver crucial IT to over 90 remote depots. A cyclical refresh of the old environment was required. Tube Lines has installed 700 HP Compaq t5730 Thin Clients. These are used in...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware

Case studies 2009-05-01

Britain's technology stumbles in snow; Seattle shares concerns

England, England, England. Home of the Yorkshire pudding, the field plough, a chip butty and international cricket. One thing we are not so used to, is the snow. Over the last week, we've had more snow sweeping over the country than we've had in two decades, and...

Tags: Network, Snow, Seattle, Networking, Web Site Development, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-02-06

London Master Atlas 1.0 (Mobile)

From the publishers of London''''''''s best selling paperback street atlas comes this publication designed for a Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC (version 2002 or later). and Pocket A-Z Viewer included. The map covers 3743 sq km (1445 sq miles) of London, the same area as the current London Master Atlas casebound...

Tags: Mobile, PC, London, Installer, Pocket PC, Desktops, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2009-01-21

Classic Books Library in PDF format. Over 2,000 works by Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain & MORE (Mobile)

The largest PDF library for your computer, Sony Reader, iPhone, Smartphone, BlackBerry, or any PDA. Over 2,000 complete works by Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, Edgar Poe, Conan Doyle, Dostoevsky, and more. PDFs have NO password security or other restrictions. The library is delivered as 29 collections, organized by...

Tags: Mobile, Adobe PDF, Library, MobileReference, PDAs, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-01-05

TubeDeluxe 1.0 (Mobile)

TubeDeluxe offers up to the minute service details on all London Underground tube lines and the DLR. Individual tube lines can now be reordered so you can easily check for updates on your preferred routes. While underground you can view the last status update and service information you received for...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Malcolm Barclay, TubeDeluxe 1.0, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-01-02

London Tube Maps 1.0 (Mobile)

London Tube Maps helps you navigate the London Underground system. It provides you with unique, linear maps of every London Underground line, including the DRL and Overground, and displays each station along with the possible changes you can make at them. All for less than the price of one tube...

Tags: Mobile, Brfos Studios, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Software downloads 2008-11-19

London Envi 1.1 (Mobile)

Based on "Michael Brein's Guide to London by the Underground," London Envi helps you get to the city's main points of interest easily and cheaply using London's excellent Underground system ("The Tube"). From Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, with London Envi you can: - View basic information on over 50...

Tags: Mobile, Attraction, Open Door Networks, London Envi, Paris Envi, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Browsers

Software downloads 2008-09-25

Tube 2 London City Streets 2009 Edition (Palm OS) V1.07 (Mobile)

Tube 2 London City StreetsThis Tube map package consists of a fully scrollable detailed map of the London Underground system and 9 linked A-Z street maps.Plan journeys on the London Underground system, list details of the quickest routes and see a superb animated display of your journey tracking around the...

Tags: Map, Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., London, Street, Visual IT, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-25

Paris Envi 1.1.1 (Mobile)

Based on "Michael Brein's Guide to Paris by the M�??�?�©tro," Paris Envi helps you get to the city's main points of interest easily and cheaply using Paris' excellent M�??�?�©tro system. From the Arc de Triomphe to the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre, with Paris Envi you can: - View basic...

Tags: Mobile, Attraction, Open Door Networks, Paris Envi, London Envi, Internet, Web Site Development

Software downloads 2008-09-25

News to know: HP; Apple patches; Microsoft; Social networking

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs as part of EDS integration Larry Dignan: IBM targets HP's server beachhead HP vs. IBM: The looming IT...

Tags: Security, Facebook, High Tech Computer Corp., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Shuttleworth, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Internet, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Tube London City Streets (2009 Edition) V4.01 (Mobile)

Tube London City StreetsThis Tube package consists of a fully scrollable detailed map of the London Underground system and 9 linked GPS enabled A-Z street maps.Plan journeys on the London Underground system, list details of the quickest routes and see a superb animated display of your journey tracking around the...

Tags: Map, Mobile, Street, Visual IT, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-09