Neowin News Feed for: Munich

Rivian rollout begins in Europe, says Amazon

Paul Hill — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:44:01 +0000

Amazon is bringing the first 300 Rivian electric vans to European roads in the next few weeks. It said that it has adapted them to be thinner and shorter so they fit better in European cities. Read more...

Seoul Robotics converts non-autonomous cars into self-driving vehicles

Fiza Ali — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:54:01 +0000

A member of NVIDIA Metropolis, Seoul Robotics, is making cars autonomous by employing an AI-enabled computer vision platform that is backed by NVIDIA CUDA libraries, along with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin. Read more...

Barcelona dumping Microsoft in favor of open source software

Usama Jawad — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:06:01 +0000

Government authorities in Barcelona have decided that they are ditching Microsoft and transitioning to open source software, in order to save money on expensive proprietary software licensing deals. Read more...

Munich authorities considering a return to Windows after a decade on Linux [Update]

Gurkaran Singh — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:12:01 +0000

After moving all its systems to LiMux (a portmanteau of Linux and München) back in 2009, the authorities are considering moving back to Windows based on recommendations from Accenture. Read more...

More Windows Phone 8 launch events announced in Europe

Andy Weir — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:10:26 +0000

It's not just San Francisco and London that will get some Windows Phone 8 love on launch day. As October 29 approaches, more launch events have been confirmed for Milan and Munich. Read more...

Munich Reconsiders Linux Migration

Wed, 04 Aug 2004 16:22:17 +0000

The City of Munich has put its planned migration to Linux of 14,000 desktop PCs on hold due to concerns over software patents, the city's CIO said on Tuesday night. The call for bids in... Read more...

Munich Linux setback

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:56:33 +0000

Last year, the city of Munich, Germany opted to go with Linux instead of Microsoft software on more than 14,000 desktop computers. This was seen as a significant setback for Microsoft and a clear sign... Read more...

Fun Fact About Those PCs in Munich

Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:47:26 +0000

And speaking about Linux stories you don't hear much from the Linux-loving mainstream press, consider the following. Remember that story about the city of Munich choosing Linux to power 14,000 desktop computers? One aspect of... Read more...

Microsoft loses big deal in Munich

Tue, 27 May 2003 12:30:08 +0000

Steve Ballmer, the Vole's whirling, sweat-machine monkey-boy CEO, seems to have struck out in Munich.(ed :O) That is the third-largest cityscape in Germany, gentle readers. As such, it's a major loss for Microsoft. The story... Read more...