The 15-minute parking ticket will replace the 10-minute parking ticket in autumn. The only alternative is to buy your parking ticket with your phone. A parking clock does not protect you from a fine. The coalition of SPÖ and the Green Party in Vienna has decided to introduce a new free 15-minute parking ticket. It […]
Several schools in Vienna are currently considering whether they can ban mobile phones. Phones often disturb the lessons and students also use their smartphones in the breaks. The school board of the city opposes a complete ban. International studies show that nine out of ten teenagers have a mobile phone and half of them have […]
A 40-year-old man has been arrested for attacking the mayor of a town in Carinthia.St. Veit an der Glans Social Democratic (SPÖ) Mayor Gerhard Mock said today (Thurs) he and a secretary suffered minor injuries in the incident outside the local town hall yesterday.”Ive been threatened with murder a few times over the phone ahead […]
Swedish telecommunication systems giant Ericsson has appointed a new head for its representation in Austria.The company announced today (Thurs) that Emil Nilsson will succeed Roland Nordgren as chief of its Central Europe department which is based in Vienna. Ericssons office in the Austrian capital is also in charge of the firms operations in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, […]
An Austrian has been put in detention in Croatia after police discovered child porn material on his mobile phone.The Croatian Times reports today (Thurs) that the mans mobile phone was checked by police officers after residents in Banjol on the island of Rab reported him for filming passing children.Police decided to search his mobiles memory […]
Apples iPhone 4 will go on sale in Austria later this week, it has emerged.The American company confirmed reports that the latest edition of its bestselling Smartphone was set to hit the shelves in the country today (Tues).Apple announced that the iPhone 4 will also be available in Switzerland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore, […]
Austrian consumer watchdogs have warned holidaymakers of high mobile phone costs in Turkey and Croatia.Labour Chamber (AK) experts said today (Weds) roaming costs in Croatia could reach a whopping two Euros per minute depending on the chosen provider.They also warned making a one-minute long mobile phone call from Turkey to Austria can cost up to […]
An Austrian woman on holiday in Croatia received a 37,000-Euro mobile phone bill from Mobilkom Austria for internet roaming charges.The 37-year-old used her smartphone to browse the internet while in Croatia, using 15 gigabytes during her four-week long vacation, according to a Croatian Times report from today (Thurs).Mobilkom Austria reportedly helped its client by wiping […]
Austrian communications provider Telekom Austria (TA) is to launch a prototype phone booth with an integrated charging station for electric cars, company bosses announced today (Tues).Charging stations will offer the possibility to pay via mobile phone using text messages, the “Paybox” system or a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) card with a RFID chip.TA currently operates […]