Using the cloud is a light experience. But the cloud itself--the machinery that undergirds it bulky and hot (one of the reasons Google just opened a $273 million server hall in icy Hamina, Finland). As these artful images from ...READ»
As the birthplace of Nokia, Finland has seen a fair share of cell phone launches-- but this time it's into the air! About 50 contestants from around the world descended last week upon the small lakeside town of Savonlinna for the 2011 ...READ»
The White House takes to Twitter for a townhall. Plus: AP news agency would be the first permanent Western-run photo and text bureau ever to operate in the North Korean capital and 100,000 reasons to buy an iPad. Breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors, updated all day. READ»
Artek has collaborated with the German artist Tobias Rehberger to create an art installation at what we'll henceforth call the world's most dizzying cafe.
Nothing Happens for a Reason, at the Logomo Cafe in Turku, Finland, is a ...READ»
As you slept last night, and Roger Federer drowned his sorrows in the Chalkdust pub in Wimbledon, innovation was putting on the pancake makeup and stepping out of its FEMA trailer for a YouTube appearance. 1. While Hurricane Alex ...READ»
Companies like Google and IBM are constantly clamoring to prove that they have energy-efficient data centers, but a new cloud computing hub located in the bedrock below Helsinki's famous Uspenski Cathedral might have them all beat. ...READ»
Beyond its pop art textiles by Marimekko, Artek furniture, and Nokia's mobile phones, Finland as a whole is a hotbed of innovation, home to highly-educated workers, technologically-advanced consumers and ...READ»
The cellphone is already a constant companion for most of us. But a few developments around the world are utilizing cellphones in new ways that, if popularized, will make it hard to get by in life with a cellphone in your pocket ...READ»
The national unemployment rate may be at its worst in over a decade, but there's a world of opportunity out there beyond Wall Street. Companies from Finland to Dubai are bucking the recession and actively hiring--you just have to know where to look.READ»
I recently paid a visit to the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens that, through the summer, has hosted an exhibit entitled Arctic Hysteria: New Art from Finland. As a native Finn, I generally consider it my patriotic duty to ...READ»
