New paths for the roads of tomorrow
Transportation news feeds are filled with tech innovations and new start-ups willing to improve our daily mobility…
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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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Social networking is turning mobile
According to data published by comScore and analyzed by Statista, mobile devices have become the main channel for…
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Mobile data traffic to grow 11-fold by 2018
According to the latest Visual Networking Index published by Cisco, global mobile data traffic will increase 11 fold…
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Kickstarter hits the $1 billion mark
American crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it just hit the $1 billion mark in pledges. According to an…
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The most popular running routes around the world
American statistician Nathan Yau used publicly available data from mobile app RunKeeper to create maps showing the most…
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1 billion smartphones shipped worldwide in 2013
According to the latest survey by market research firm IDC, annual worldwide smartphone shipments reached 1 billion…
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The world’s largest human migration
Chinese New Year is taking place on January 31st this year.During the 40-day "Spring Festival" period, when several…
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Japan outspends the U.S. on mobile apps
According to a report published by analytics firm App Annie, Japan has overtaken the U.S. as the world's largest mobile…
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The most popular spots for Facebook check-ins
Facebook just released some interesting data about its users' activity in 2013, including the places around the world…
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The most "ICT mature" cities are...
Ericsson recently published its latest Networked Society City Index, a report analyzing 31 major cities' maturity in…
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Mobile payment transactions to reach $251 billion in 2013
According to a report published by Visiongain, the global mobile payments market has experienced tremendous growth in…
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Asia-Pacific has become the world's largest regional travel market
According to a report published by PhoCusWright, Asia-Pacific surpassed Europe in 2012 as the largest regional travel…
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Asian instant messaging apps to conquer the world
A new generation of instant messaging services from Asia could soon replace our good old SMS. This is at least…