Adidas iPhone Guide to Urban Art in Berlin


Written By Jennifer Machiaverna in New York on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 9:00 AM | In Germany, Lifestyle | Please Comment

Adidas’ free app guides users around Berlin’s colorful street art

Street-art enthusiasts are now able to discover some of Berlin’s best work through the Adidas Urban Art Guide app.
The app maps significant pieces around Berlin through Microsoft Virtual Earth, allowing users to view murals and grafitti by clicking on the appropriate icons.
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Ushahidi Manages Crowd-Sourced Reports in Crises


Written By Matthias Wessels in Munich on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM | In General, Germany, Lifestyle | Please Comment

Online resource uses blogs, SMS, and emails from citizens to track and map international crises in real time

Ushahidi is a crisis response communication system that takes messages from anyone via SMS, web, or email and displays them on a map, allowing the public to track the development of crises in real time. Originally created [...]

Yahoo! Launches New Version of Yahoo Mobile


Written By Matthias Wessels in Munich on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM | In General, Germany, Technology | Please Comment

With Yahoo! Mobile and its all-in-one mobile web interface, the search engine operator becomes more competitive
The Yahoo! Mobile portal integrates plenty of web services in one customizable interface for simple and comfortable usage on the mobile device.
Yahoo! Mobile incorporate all the online elements important to users today. Most of the common email clients can [...]

Marcel Wanders: Equal Parts Designer and Entrepreneur


Written By Philippe Souidi on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM | In Germany, Lifestyle | Please Comment

One of the biggest stars of the contemporary design world, industrial and interior designer Marcel Wanders has collaborated with the world’s leading brands over a multitude of industries
 The mission statement on world-renowned Dutch industrial designer Marcel Wanders’ website, often quoted by the man himself, reads “Here to create an environment of love, live with passion, [...]

Event: “New Realities” at DLD ‘09


Written By adminMunich on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 12:23 PM | In CScout News, Events, Germany, Lifestyle, Technology | Please Comment

For two days Munich becomes a pulsating hub of creativity and innovation as DLD, Germany’s top digital and lifestyle event, welcomes luminaries from around the world to revel in this year’s theme, “New Realities”.
Taking place January 25 – 27 in Munich, DLD (Digital, Life, Design) brings together entrepreneurs, innovators, artists and thinkers at the forefront [...]

Trend: Mobile Boarding Passes


Written By Florian Peter on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 5:38 PM | In Germany, USA | 1 Comment

Major airlines are testing delivery of QR-coded boarding passes directly to mobile phones
The International Air Transport Association’s mandate that all airlines to have industry standard 2D barcodes fully operational by the end of 2010 has greatly helped along the move of digital ticketing to the mobile phone. Citing better efficiencies in processing passengers, costs, [...]