europe

Floating Cruise Ship Terminal Slated for 2014

Kit Eaton — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:30:28 -0400

Waterstudios already wowed us with its plans for Europe's first floating apartment building. Among its future plans is an even more amazing project: A floating dock for three of the world's largest cruise liners.

Check out their plans, demonstrated in the fly-through below.

The Other Hybrid: Toyota's Auris HSD Revealed

Ariel Schwartz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:34:57 -0400

As AT&T Struggles With 7.2mbps, Europe Rolls Out 21 mbps Mobile Broadband

Kit Eaton — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:31:40 -0400

AT&T is about to upgrade its cellphone network to 7.2 mega bits per second to support the tech in the new iPhone 3G S. But over in Portugal, where 7.2 mbps rates are already common, Vodafone's going for 21mbps.

Navigon's Mobile Navigator iPhone App Beats TomTom to Market

Kit Eaton — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:17:48 -0400

One of the most eagerly-awaited functions of the recent iPhone 3.0 firmware upgrade was the addition of proper turn-by-turn navigation. The first big-name effort has hit iTunes today: Navigon's MobileNavigator. It's a chunky $104, but that's no surprise.

San Jose Developing First U.S. Organics to Energy Waste Biogas Facility

Ariel Schwartz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:17:19 -0400

San Jose, California announced yesterday a plan to develop the country's first organics-to-energy waste biogas facility on a 40 acre plot of land. The kinks of the plan are still being worked out, but if all goes well, the facility will be constructed and operated by Zanker Road Biogas.

Desertec: World's Largest Solar Pipeline Charges Ahead

Ariel Schwartz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:35:14 -0400

The world's largest and most ambitious solar power initiative, dubbed "Desertec", is pushing ahead on July 13 with a meeting of a 20-firm consortium, including companies like Siemens, Deutsche Bank, and E.on. Companies present at the meeting will determine the next step for the German-led project, which will ideally take solar power from North Africa and transmit it to Europe.

Windows 7 Europe to Lack Internet Explorer--Is IE on the Way Out?

Kit Eaton — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:05:39 -0400

In the wake of various antitrust cases brought against it in Europe, Microsoft won't be shipping the Internet Explorer browser in the European release of Windows 7. Minor change that this is, does it indicate that IE is really on its last legs?

Why You'll Be Surfing the U.K. this Summer: Europe's First Artificial Reef is Nearly Done

Ariel Schwartz — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:42:57 -0400

Use A Multi-front Battle To Beat The Competition: Nokia Is Everywhere

Kaihan Krippendorff — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:10:43 -0400