Tag: germany
Volta Zero electric truck to make German debut
Following the recent announcement of Volta Zero’s Italian introduction, Volta Trucks has confirmed the world’s first purpose-built full electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle will make its customer debut in Germany from […]
European eCommerce Revenue to jumps 30% to $465B in 2021
The COVID-19-led boom in online sales has caused an impressive growth of the European eCommerce market, both in terms of revenue and the number of users. As millions of people […]
WATCH: The mindblowing plan to build a tunnel between Denmark and Germany
Yesterday CityLab wrote a fascinating piece on the plans to build a new tunnel on the seabed between Denmark and Germany. The “Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link” looks set to reduce […]
German government blocks contracts for firms involved in the NSA scandal
It has emerged that it isn't just the Chinese government that is wary of American companies following the NSA revelations – the German government has also made similar moves to block companies linked to the NSA from German government IT…
Gamescom 2013: Win half a million Euros with e-sports tournaments
Billed as Cologne's international cente of eSports is Gamescom 2013: ESL CM Storm Arena (Hall 8)From Wednesday through Sunday this week (21.08-25.08) gaming fans can enjoy a multitude of world, European and German game premiers all to be streamed live…
Gone in 60 seconds. How we are now sharing images online within a minute
Remember when you printed out photos to bore your friends and family with at leisure? Well it seems those days are virtually over.One in five of us now take photos purely to share via social media and many of us…
Review: A2B Galvani Electric bike, £1450
Unless you are a big aficionado of electric bikes, A2B is probably not a brand you've ever heard of. But they actually launched one of the first electric bikes, or e-bikes, nearly four years ago.Dubbed the A2B Metro it was…
Less than 3% of Germans opt out of Google Street View
Google, who are bringing their Street View mapping service to 20 German cities later this year, have announced that less than 3% of German residents have opted out of having their home displayed on the web app. Since announcing the…
Currys recognise Lampard's disallowed World Cup goal in Cash for Goals promotion
While there's no excusing England's frankly shocking performance and exit out of the World Cup finals yesterday, there's also no denying that Frank Lampard had quite a scorching goal brutally and mistakenly disallowed. It could well have turned the…
O2 and Vodafone iPad data plans revealed
Although O2 and Vodafone are yet to announce their iPad data plan packages for themselves, those pre-ordering Apple's tablet today have been given the full run-down on what to expect from both carrier's tariffs. Vodafone offer two simple monthly plans….