Estonian tech stories around the world.
Estonia continues to be one of the most wired countries in the world, with increasing internet access and online participation among citizens, the latest Freedom House report “Freedom on the Net 2014” said. Estonia secured the second position in the country rankings. “Estonia ranks among the most wired and technologically advanced countries in the world. […]
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The Consumer Electronics Association on 11 November awarded the Estonian speakers, called Estelon Extreme, the “Best in Innovation” award in the High Performance Home Audio and Video product category. According to the company, Estelon Extreme is the “next step in speaker design evolution”. “Its monumental sculpture like design, standing up to two metres high, is
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The Estonian smart street light company, Cityntel, is to cooperate with the Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, testing street lighting lamps and administration systems that use LED technology. In the first stage, Cityntel will deliver, installing a total of 200 smart street lighting fittings, connected to a control system that can be monitored
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Hundreds of trains around the world have roofs and cooling systems made in Estonia. By Holger Roonemaa Estonia may not be producing trains any longer, as it did a century ago at the Dvigatel factory, but you can find a small company that specialises in building train roofs and cooling systems. Train HVACs are extremely
Estonian company IPA helps make comfortable trains Read More »
The new Estonian startup, Jobbatical, is unique as a marketplace for short-term jobs with life-changing experiences, matchmaking between employees looking to take a working sabbatical and employers looking for a shot of creative talent for a short-term gig. The world of work is changing, and who else would be at the leading edge but an
Jobbatical – helping businesses win the “war for talent” Read More »
In 2003, two students of mechanical engineering at the Tallinn University of Technology founded an engineering company. The students’ – Raoul Renser and Jaan Meikup – last names combined created the company’s name, MeiRen and although the initial idea was to offer engineering design services, there was a twist in fate and soon the first
The world’s most innovative snow ploughs are made in Estonia Read More »
The Estonian biotechnology company, Icosagen AS, and the Finnish firm, FIT Biotech Oy, have started collaboration to develop a new anti-ebola vaccine and biological therapeutics in order to prevent viral infection or treat already infected patients. Product developments, which are based on the technologies patented by the two companies, are being used to simultaneously create
Estonian Icosagen starts to develop anti-ebola vaccines Read More »
The Estonian company, Creative Mobile, recently announced a significant milestone – 200 million game installs on the Android platform alone. According to the company, its free-to-play games consistently make it into the list of the most popular games on Google Play. Founded as a startup in 2010, Creative Mobile develops mobile games with original and
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The Estonian mobile payments company, Fortumo, has partnered with a leading Turkish mobile operator, Turkcell, to start providing an in-app purchasing solution for its AppMarket app store, giving Android developers the chance to earn additional revenue with Fortumo’s one-click direct payment solution from 35 million Turkcell customers. “Discovery of apps has become a huge problem for Android
Estonian payment solution firm Fortumo enters the Turkish market Read More »
When you sit behind the steering wheel of a BMW, Mercedes or a Jaguar, it is highly likely that a small part of your car has been made in Estonia. Situated 130 kilometres (81 miles) from Tallinn, Pärnu is mostly known as a summer resort with a beautiful long sandy beach – a popular holiday
A Pärnu-based company produces lighting equipment for BMW, Mercedes, and Jaguar Read More »
