Code Institute celebrates achievements from 2023
Friday, January 12, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Code Institute, a provider of software development education, is thrilled to announce a series of significant successes over the past year, reinforcing its pivotal role in the tech education sector.
Code Institute, the only university credit-rated coding bootcamp in the UK and Europe, has continued rapid European growth.
Demonstrating its dedication to making...
Santa Calling: The Naughty or Nice Scanner App Gets a Jolly update
Friday, November 10, 2023 by Richard Harris
Ho-Ho-Hold the phone, literally! The holiday season just got a tech-savvy twist that’s going to jingle some bells. Moonbeam, the elfin tech wizards behind the beloved 'Naughty or Nice Scanner' app, have decked the digital halls with an update that's as exciting as finding the last cookie left for Santa. Yes, you read that right - Santa Claus is now jus...
EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2023 speaker lineup
Monday, December 19, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
The EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference, created in 1993, has grown to be Europe's largest gathering of software testers. Thirty editions of the EuroSTAR conference have been hosted in 16 different cities. In 2023 it will be held at Flanders Convention Center, Antwerp Zoo in Belgium, 13-16 June 2023.
Software Development is a Social Activity is the theme for Eur...
3GoPlay subscription platform launches
Thursday, June 2, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
Gameloft Business Solutions has announced the launch of 3GoPlay. This new game subscription platform will bring hundreds of the world's best mobile games into the hands of Hutchison users in countries that offer the "All You Can Play" subscription model. This includes critically acclaimed premium titles such as Asphalt Nitro 2, Lego Legacy: Heroe...
Cashless society growing in popularity
Monday, March 15, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
The argument for a cashless society has been around for a while, but the rapid rise of the Coronavirus crisis has intensified the debate again amid concerns about banknotes and coins transmitting the virus. In addition to this, the increasing decline of high street bank branches and ATMs has made the possibility of a cashless society in the next few years more likely th...
Blockchain social network offers Trump free lifetime membership
Monday, January 11, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
On Monday, the two founders of Dream-Real.com, a new global social network built on the Blockchain, will formally offer President Donald Trump a free, lifetime membership to the international platform.
Blockchain social network offers Trump free lifetime membership
Their offer is in response to Twitter and a host of other platforms banning not only the ...
True Foodie announces crowdfunding campaign
Friday, January 10, 2020 by Freeman Lightner
For True Foodies Only, Inc. (“True Foodies”), announced its crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest.
A platform for fine food lovers, True Foodies combines masterclass culinary educational videos, recipes, and restaurant recommendations from top chefs in an intuitive app. Currently, True Foodies’ community of more than 10,000 chefs and culinary instruct...
Panion social app fights loneliness in Sweden
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 by Freeman Lightner
When Melanie Aronson moved from New York City to Malmö, Sweden 5 years ago, she quickly realized that making friends in this new part of the globe would be very difficult. As an immigrant in the country that continuously ranked number 1 as the hardest place to make new friends, Melanie struggled, and as a researcher at Lund University, focused on integration, she realiz...
Using IoT in the office to help employees be happy
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 by Austin Harris
Oulu-based IoT and product development company Haltian, and internationally-operating Nordic software and services company Tieto, have agreed on a multi-annual commercial cooperation concerning Tieto's Empathic Building service. The smart office market is predicted to double in the next five years, and the shared offering of the two companies provides customers with...
Using eye tracking for UX design and testing
Friday, January 18, 2019 by Richard Harris
For UX designers working in fast-paced, agile environments, it is often difficult to make quick, informed design decisions. Many user testing tools and methods help to reveal the "what" behind user actions but fail to reveal the "why", subjecting decisions to opinion and bias. This makes it difficult to keep stakeholders and members of the desig...
Millennial targeted news app SQUID hits 1M downloads
Thursday, May 31, 2018 by Richard Harris
SQUID App - the first news app built for millennials, was developed by Njuice AB, a media company based in Stockholm, Sweden, has just crossed 1,000,000 downloads and the company is growing its user-base by double-digit numbers every month.The goal of the app is to make relevant news readily available, offering a wide range of topics that let users select and create the...
Bitcoin mining at the edge of space
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by Richard Harris
With bitcoin’s dramatic drop from last year’s highs of near $20,000 to $6,000-$8,000, it’s no surprise that popular enthusiasm has dimmed somewhat. But not for Miner One - a crowdfunded cryptocurrency mining company that is very bullish on bitcoin, looking to the horizon for the future profits that can be gained by a still promising investment opportunity.The company, c...
EasyPark and Fortumo launch carrier billing for mobile parking
Thursday, April 12, 2018 by Richard Harris
EasyPark Group and mobile technology company Fortumo announced the launch of a direct carrier billing partnership. Drivers in Finland, Norway and Sweden can now conveniently charge their parking to their mobile phone bill through Fortumo.For consumers, paying with carrier billing for parking is very simple. After parking their car, they send a text message to EasyPark w...
Slow apps and websites can ruin your reputation
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
App and web users are growing more demanding and less forgiving, according to the results of a consumer survey from Apica. In a clear call to action for organizations around the world, Apica's survey found that three quarters of respondents expect websites and apps to perform faster than they did three years ago. Apica conducted the survey among internet users in the UK...
Enterprises struggling to manage the chaos of mobile transformation
Friday, July 7, 2017 by Austin Harris
Despite the exponential growth of connected devices globally, enterprises are struggling to manage the chaos of mobile transformation, especially where mobility is critical to their business. That’s according to new research from SOTI which identified the views of senior executives and remote workers around the globe. Commissioned by SOTI a global study was carried...
Canaan Creative to open its first data center outside of China in Boden
Thursday, February 9, 2017 by Richard Harris
Chinese tech company Canaan Creative moves into Boden and the Swedish data center region The Node Pole. Canaan is a world-leading producer of blockchain solutions and ASIC microprocessors - and the first Chinese company within the sector to open a data center in Europe. At an initial stage, the data center will operate at roughly 10 MW. The site will be up and running a...
Android ad revenue beats iOS for the first time in new report from Smaato
Thursday, January 12, 2017 by Richard Harris
As apple cuts iPhone production, Android beats iOS in mobile ad revenue for 1st time.Smaato has released its Q3 2016 Global Trends in Mobile Advertising Report. They analyzed data from billions of mobile ad impressions served on its exchange during the third quarter of 2016 and found the extent to which mobile advertising spend is now heavily weighted toward in-app...
Mobile ad spending still on the rise says new Smaato report
Thursday, October 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
Smaato just published its quarterly Global Trends in Mobile Advertising Report. The report offers key insights and trends geared toward mobile advertisers and developers, which helps them make smarter decisions when building out their monetization strategies. Smaato's platform receives over 300 billion ad impressions each month, which are auctioned through a networ...
Why European Enterprises Risk Failure with Mobility Basics
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 by Richard Harris
In a new study, conducted by SOTI in collaboration with industry analyst firm Ovum, found fundamental failings and regional inconsistencies are playing havoc with European enterprises working to adopt mobility for strategic gains and derive value from mobile investments. Half of European businesses are failing to impose basic enterprise mobility management (EM...
eBay Buys Expertmaker's Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics Platform
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 by Richard Harris
Sweden-based Expertmaker, which specializes in providing intelligent solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data analytics, is being acquired by eBay according to a recent announcement. Expertmaker has been a partner of eBay’s since 2010, most recently helping with eBay’s structured data initiative. Upon the close of the deal, E...
Sell Windows Apps in Bulk With Windows Store for Business
Friday, May 6, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Windows developers can now sell paid apps in volume through Windows Store for Business where companies will be able to purchase apps in volume with credit cards. Additional purchase options are planned for future releases, including invoicing, volume discounts, and organizational in-app purchases.In some markets, the price shown for an app in the Windows Store for Busin...
Google's Project Tango Tablet Development Kits Available in More Countries
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
Google’s Project Tango Tablet Development Kit, originally released in the US earlier this year, is now available in South Korea and Canada and will be available on August 26 in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.Created in collaboration with NVIDIA, the development kit includes the NVIDIA Tegra K1 mobil...
IoT Development is Creating Revenues Today for App Developers
Thursday, June 18, 2015 by Richard Harris
Progress has announced the results of its latest IoT industry survey, showing 65 percent of Internet of Things (IoT) apps in production today are generating real revenue. The study was conducted in conjunction with Harbor Research and also found that developers expect this revenue figure to rise to 80 percent by 2018. The industries that currently lead in IoT developmen...
Developers Have Opportunity to Enter IoT Design Contest Hosted by Silicon Labs and Digi Key
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 by Richard Harris
Silicon Labs and Digi-Key are hosting an IoT design contest for developers who want to create connected “things” that will help make the world a smarter, more connected and energy-friendly place. The “Your IoT Connected World” design contest is open to developers of all skill levels, from professional embedded developers and seasoned makers to electronics enthusiasts.Th...
Sony SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED E1 Now Available
Thursday, April 9, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Sony’s SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1 is now available for sale in ten different countries including the US. The eyeglasses enable augmented reality and hands-free use cases made possible through Sony’s holographic waveguide technology, which enables super thin augmented reality lenses with high transparency and excellent brightness.Developers can create a...
Microsoft Releases First Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones
Saturday, February 14, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft has announced its first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones is now available for Windows Insiders. Windows 10 has the same core platform for PCs, tablets and phones, and participating in the program for phones will work much in the same way it has been working for PCs.Microsoft’s Gabe Aul says that this is the earliest publicly available preview t...
Developers Can Create HTML5 and Native Content for New Ubuntu Phone
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
Canonical has announced the first phone running the open source OS Ubuntu, the Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, which is available in limited quantities in Europe from the Spanish device maker BQ. Availability of the phone will be announced through @Ubuntu and @bqreaders on Twitter as well as Ubuntu G+ and Ubuntu Facebook.The Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition abandons the app mod...
Fortumo Now Offers Subscription Payments Through Carrier Billing for Windows Phone and Windows 8
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 by Richard Harris
Mobile payments company Fortumo has announced that it has launched subscription payments using carrier billing for Windows Phone and Windows 8. Developers building apps for these Microsoft platforms can now increase their subscription payment coverage by enabling carrier billing for users without credit cards in 83 markets.Fortumo is currently rolling out subscriptions ...
Nordic Gaming Forces To Exhibit At The GDC This Year
Thursday, March 6, 2014 by Richard Harris
Each spring, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) presents a unique opportunity for U.S. industry executives and journalists to check out the latest technology innovations and entertainment software offerings from the Nordic countries. Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland have been major players on the gaming scene since the industry’s beginning; their collect...
Latest Window Store Trends Show Developers Best App Monetization Opportunities
Friday, February 28, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft has released a report detailing its latest findings as part of a recurring series that provides details about recent trends in the Windows Store across categories, markets, and more. The report was provided by Bernardo Zamora, Senior Business Manager, Windows Store and Windows Phone Store.Included are statistics about the categories, country differences, ...
Goo Technologies Launches Goo Create
Thursday, October 31, 2013 by Richard Harris
HTML5 graphics leader unveils first professional platform for high-end web graphics Stockholm, Sweden October 31, 2013 Goo Technologies, the leader in HTML5 high-end graphics for games and interactive visualizations on the web and the company behind the Goo Engine®, today announced the launch of Goo Create®, the first professional platform for high-end web grap...
Will the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Upcoming Overseas Release Make Inroads on Android and Windows 8 in Those Countries
Thursday, October 17, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Apple has announced that it will start another wave of selling the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c to a number of countries in two separate launches.
The first launch on Friday, October 25 will have a European focus as the phone is available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, ...
Republic of Korea Tops All Countries, Including US, in SKills with Information and Communication Technology
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 by Richard Harris
Not only does the Republic of Korea top the US, so does Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, UK, and Australia - put another shrimp on the barbie mate!
This comes from the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) 2013 Edition of Measuring the Information Society.
Highlights of the study include:
• Republic of Korea tops ICT ranking for 3rd year in a row• ...