Tag Archives : Sweden

WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, filed an application to patent the use of his name

WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, filed an application to patent the use of his name

According to international media, the request was made by the law firm of Assange two weeks ago, with the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), an organization that takes care of intellectual property in that region. The request covers the use of the mark Julian Assange in public activities (lectures), service journalism, news, texts, education services, [...]
SARTRE Vehicle Platooning: The Next Evolution In Fully Automated Cars

SARTRE Vehicle Platooning: The Next Evolution In Fully Automated Cars

One of the most ambitious projects financed by the European Union (EU), SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), that aims at making vehicle platooning or tailgating as streamlined as possible with automated cars, has now finally come out of the simulators and has conducted its first ever successful demonstration of this cutting edge technology [...]
Julian Assange fears that U.S. prosecutors want to indict him for espionage

Julian Assange fears that U.S. prosecutors want to indict him for espionage

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, accused the companies no longer provide service to his site from being in the service of U.S. foreign policy, and asked for help in his work to be protected from “illegal and immoral attacks.” Assange is imprisoned in Britain, where he can be extradited to Sweden to answer allegations of sexual crimes, [...]
Founder of WikiLeaks is arrested in London

Founder of WikiLeaks is arrested in London

WikiLeaks‘s founder, Julian Assange, was arrested this morning by the Metropolitan Police of London, England. In a statement published by the Guardian, British police confirmed the arrest of Australian aged 39, from 9:30 am British time. Assange is accused by the Swedish Justice of sexual abuse and rape of two women allegedly committed in August [...]
The founder of the site WikiLeaks is in trouble

The founder of the site WikiLeaks is in trouble

A prosecutor has asked Sweden said on Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of the site WikiLeaks, to be arrested on suspicion of rape, a charge he strongly denies. The Swedish prosecutor has begun an investigation into allegations of rape against Assange, an Australian citizen in September. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that he [...]
Kanon: Swedish Organic Vodka with a 400 Year History

Kanon: Swedish Organic Vodka with a 400 Year History

These days, organic food has become the latest fad. And now we even have an organic vodka! Called Kanon Organic Vodka, this special vodka is a Swedish spirit manufactured in the Gripsholm Distillery. This distillery was founded by King Karl IX of Sweden around 400 years ago, and has been producing organic vodka since then. This place uses locally produced [...]
New technology to help blind people

New technology to help blind people

A group of scientists leaded by Shafiq ur Réhman from the Umea University, Sweden, developed a coding system of facial expressions to help visually impaired to improve their way of communicating with other people. The new technology captures images with different facial expressions via webcam and turns them into vibratory patterns. Each time a user [...]
Mental training games don’t work as expected

Mental training games don’t work as expected

Mental training games can be a waste of time. People who have done these activities had the same gain – modest – from people who spent as much time surfing the internet, new research shows. Over the past five years, there was a boom in Releases brain training programs, which supposedly keep the mind accurate. The BBC then approached Owen [...]
A new alert from WHO

A new alert from WHO

Beyond the cloud of ash generated by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland have caused the cancellation of more than 17 thousand flights in Europe, something that caused inconvenience to thousands of people who needed to travel through northern Europe, now comes another problem. Now the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, 16, that is assessing [...]
Sweden Gets The First Taste Of 4G Communication Services

Sweden Gets The First Taste Of 4G Communication Services

The dominant wireless carrier in Sweden, TeliaSonera has announced the launch of the next generation high speed 4G communication network in Oslo and Stockholm, paving the way for high speed internet services on mobile phones and exceptional network coverage. The all new 4G services will provide the users with upto 100 megabits per second of wireless [...]