Were you one of the unlucky people who were stranded abroad during the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in April last year? The volcanic ash cloud closed most European Airspace for five days – the highest level of air travel disruption since the Second World War and saw thousands of UK airline passengers trapped.
One year on and [...]

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Easyjet test out volcanic ash cloud detector
John Williams - Friday 15.04.11, 16:31pm
Tags: Environment · Technology · Transport · Travel
De Beers launch 3D shopping experience on New Bond Street and Fifth Avenue
John Williams - Thursday 16.12.10, 14:00pm
At this time of year the shops in London’s West End and New York’s Fifth Avenue vie for attention with their amazing window displays and dazzling festive decoration.
However, this year the luxury diamond brand De Beers have invested in Hollywood inspired technology with its groundbreaking 3D window displays in both London and New York.
Using cutting-edge [...]
Tags: Business News · Retail · Technology
Will Nissan Leaf blow away 4X4 craze
John Williams - Tuesday 03.08.10, 18:16pm
The last twenty years or more in Europe has seen the rise and rise of 4X4 vehicles on the roads, a trend started by Japanese manufacturers in the late eighties with the Mitsubishi Shogun, an all singing all dancing monster truck that came with every conceivable extra for luxury motoring.
The Shogun was aimed squarely at [...]
Tags: Technology · Transport · UK Economy
Brazil will benefit from South Africa World Cup hosting experience
John Williams - Monday 21.06.10, 10:17am
The host nation has been under close scrutiny in the first week or so of the South African World Cup, but the international community is not only watching the action on the pitch; they are also witnessing a South Africa that continues to emerge as a competitive 21st century economy.
As outlined in Deloitte’s paper “2010 [...]
Tags: Business News · Construction · Energy · Environment · Manufacturing · Retail · Security · Technology · Training · Transport · World Economy
Symantec warn internet users over cyber crime increase during World Cup finals
John Williams - Monday 07.06.10, 16:08pm
Leading Internet Security company Symantec has sent out a warning to internet users to be particularly alert to the dangers of internet scams and cyber crime during the upcoming World Cup finals in South Africa.
Warning that victims of cyber crime during the World Cup don’t have to to be in South Africa to be conned, [...]
Tags: Cyber Crime · Security · Technology






