Tag: technology
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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
Spain most obsessed with tech in Europe
Spaniards spend nearly nine hours a day on devices - outside of work
Barcelona music and technology festival Sonar glimpses future
American students present astonishing inventions
Light your Christmas tree with Brussels sprouts power
Team of scientists develops Brussels sprouts battery
Giving birth to a website
Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle, reflects on the joys of cyber-motherhood
Tech-savvy tots
Increasing number of pre-schoolers becoming competent users of electronic gadgets, including iPads