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Wayra Week UK - Day 1: The projects

Today, Wayra Week UK began. 31 finalist teams arrived to the brand-spanking new London Wayra Academy, bright and early, ready to embark on a three-day adventure...

Driving change – by winning hearts and minds

by Ben Dowd - Director of Business at O2

Change is inevitable. In today’s business world it often carries negative connotations, but more often than not, it’s an opportunity to take your organisation and people into exciting new territories. Positioned in the right way, It’s a chance to rethink, start afresh and make sure that everyone in the business is on the same page.

The Think Big Regatta – Yachts of fun for a great cause

September 2012 will herald the arrival of an exciting new corporate team building event – the Think Big Regatta. The regatta will include networking, team building and yacht racing fun with the support of a fantastic charity – Think Big.

Tester Diaries: Ice Cream Sandwich

If you’re an Android junkie the chances are you’ll already know your ice cream sandwich from your iced tall latte. But what goes into testing major software updates on new phones? Ruben from our testing team tells all.

Thinking Big - O2’s carbon commitment continues

It’s pretty obvious to anyone who knows us that our favourite colour is blue. But that won’t stop us looking into how, as a business, we can be more green.

Guest post: How long could you make your mobile last?

For many people in the UK, the lifespan of a mobile phone is considered to be less than 2 years, thanks to frequent upgrades for Pay Monthly customers. There are many ways to ensure that your old phone’s put to good use once you’re done with it, like O2 Recycle. But Helen Craig – O2 customer, sustainability professional and EcoLocal trustee – wonders, ‘Wouldn’t it be better if we all tried to hang on to our phones for just one more year?’ Here’s her guest blog post...

O2 Learn and Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna tackle spoken French

At O2 Learn, helping to connect everyone to great teaching, by creating Britain’s biggest classroom is our goal. With that in mind, we’re thrilled with the guest on one of our newest O2 Learn videos – someone who knows all about goals – French Arsenal star Bacary Sagna.

Campus Party 2012 - Fancy being at the biggest tech movement in history?

The chances are, if you’re the type of person who’d attend a Campus Party, you’ll already know what it is. For those of you who don’t, allow us to fill you in. It’s an annual week-long, 24-hours-a-day technology festival, where thousands of ‘campuseros’ descend on a huge venue with their laptops and other gear, camp on-site and do what they do best: get their geek on.