Tag: technology
Europe’s first drone delivery service to be launched in Spain’s capital Madrid
THE Villaverde district in Madrid is poised to become the first place in Europe to try out a home delivery service using drones. Madrid’s City...
Acing it in a man’s world: Our Kate shares her journey from poker player to webmaster extraordinaire
OLIVE PRESS webmaster Kate Langshaw is thankfully used to the late nights of the media from her poker tournament days in Las Vegas. Most of...
UP, UP AND AWAY for space-bound hot air balloon ride from Spanish company
A SPANISH company is to offer a somewhat different balloon ride with a chance to hit the earth's atmosphere and get some spectacular views....
Popular La Manga holiday spot on Murcia’s Mar Menor in Spain goes digital
LA MANGA on the shores of Murcia's Mar Menor will be overhauled into a 'smart and digitalised tourist destination'. Telefonica won the contract to set...
YOU’VE GOT MAIL: Wireless internet connection overhaul planned for more than 1,500 primary schools in Spain’s Valencia region
PRIMARY schools throughout the Valencian Community will be fitted with fast and reliable Wi-Fi from March. The central government in Madrid has announced the inking...
FROM SILICON VALLEY TO THE CONVENT: Leading Valencian entrepreneur gives everything up to become a closed order nun
A 36-YEAR-OLD technological entrepreneur from Valencia who launched a hugely successful start-up company in the US’ Silicon Valley has given it all up to...
BLANK SCREENS as pirate TV supplier of ‘pay’ channels is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region
A pirate TV operation has been smashed by the Policia Nacional that supplied copyrighted channels via the internet to at least 15,000 viewers in...
World-first in Spain’s Costa Blanca region as robot arm does COVID-19 swab tests
RESEARCHERS at Elche's Miguel Hernández University(UMH) have produced a world-first of a robotic arm that takes COVID-19 test swabs. A major plus is that the...
Top maritime equipment maker plumps for expansion on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the world's biggest nautical electronics firms will move its global marketing and digital transformation base to the Costa Blanca. Norwegian-based Navico already has...
Youtube to be dethroned as kid’s favourite video app in Spain
FOR years, video posting site Youtube has been the go to site to kill time for the nation's youngsters. Easy to use and easy to...
Hard cell? As Spain’s first 5G network is unveiled, the Olive Press taps into the controversial technology
Watching Love Island from the heart of the Campo also supposedly just got a whole lot easier
10 Incredible Ways Technology Will Change Education By 2028
TECHNOLOGY and education go hand in hand. After all, there’s only so much that we can learn by repeating lists from memory or staring...
Spain is least ‘culturally arrogant’ country in Europe but here are 10 reasons why you SHOULD say ‘Viva España!’
Spain is the humblest country in Europe when it comes to shouting about its national patrimony - way behind boastful Britain and gloating Greece, according to a recent poll. But Pablo Balbontin has 10 reasons to be proud of his native land...
Criminals may soon be identified at airports by how they WALK thanks to British and Spanish researchers
This system could soon be in place at airports just like fingerprinting and eye-scanning technology
Madrid’s firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city
It is estimated the move will save €18,000 and reduce emissions by 50 tonnes while the total cost of the fleet came in at €660,000.
Amazon opens sixth logistic hub in Spain
Amazon will open a sixth logistics hub in Spain this autumn. Some 650 jobs will be created as a result
Roaming charges expected to sky-rocket after Brexit
The feared hikes could see Brits pay up to €50 to stream a single song on their phone
Technology companies in Spain are soaring
The number of technology companies in Spain is up 150%
Spanish Minecraft priest uses computer game to spread the holy word to pupils
Daniel Pajuelo Vazquez uses the 3-D world-building game to teach his pupils religious education
Investment in Spain’s technology firms soars
Over the next five years the government is injecting €1.5 billion into the market through a variety of new funds
Robots take over Spanish classrooms
Robots may be the new frontier for programming education
Fibre-optic broadband on its way to Manilva
Mayor Diego Urieta has announced a deal with Telefonica to bring faster internet speeds to Manilva
Energy plant in Granada to transform toxic waste into electricity
A revolutionary new technology is to be tried out at a power plant in Granada
Spain’s fashion giant Zara reveals what the future of shopping has in store
Including a way of trying on clothes without having to take yours off
Spanish comedy clubs bring in ‘pay-per-laugh’ technology
Spanish comedy clubs work out an ingenious way to get around the Spanish ticket tax laws
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