New paths for the roads of tomorrow
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Swimming is back in town (it’s still summer!)
Among other natural elements, water surely is one of the most appreciated in cities – or even a symbol, as the famous …
How cities deal with the climate change risks
According to the non-profit organization “100 Resilient Cities”, urban resilience is the ability of individuals,…
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Mobile devices are becoming a major channel for media consumption
According to a survey on multi-screen viewing carried out by mobile advertising network InMobi, mobile devices have…
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Social GPS Waze finally acquired by Google for $1.3 billion
Our previous focus "Mapping enters the digital era" mentioned the interest aroused by Waze, the Tel-Aviv-based startup…
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European cities remain (by far) the best places for riders
Copenhagenize, a Danish consulting, communication and design agency that focuses on urban biking practice , recently…
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Windows Phone overtakes Blackberry as third mobile OS
According to the latest figures on the smartphone market published by IDC (International Data Corporation), Windows…
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Crowdfunding keeps on growing
The crowdfunding market reached an unprecedented level in 2012, according to a report published by Massolution. The…
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Skype keeps on growing
Skype recently announced that its users overall spend more than two billion minutes a day communicating via its Voice…
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The rise of the connected car
According to a report by Juniper Research, 20% of all consumer cars in Western Europe and North America will be…
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40 years ago...
By a coincidence of history, April 3rd 1973 was a crucial date for two major technological innovations of the 20th…
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German riders' heaven...
The powerful "Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club" (General German Bicycle Club) asked its 130,000 members to vote…
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The most innovative Asian cities are...
Consulting firm Solidiance conducted a study to identify and rank the most innovative cities in the Asia-Pacific region…
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Web traffic from tablets has become more important than from smartphones
According to a survey carried out by Adobe, tablets have surpassed smartphones as a source of traffic for websites. The…
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The explosive growth of mobile data traffic
According to the latest Mobility Report published by telecommunications company Ericsson, global mobile data traffic…