Neowin News Feed for: Norway

OpenAI to build giant AI hub in Norway, tightening US grip on Europe's tech future

Paul Hill — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:02:01 +0000

OpenAI has unveiled Stargate Norway, a new data center to help power massive AI demand. It'll be running on 100% renewable energy. Read more...

PSA: Prices for Microsoft Cloud services are increasing in Europe very soon

Usama Jawad — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 08:02:01 +0000

As announced back in January, Microsoft is increasing the cost of its Microsoft Cloud services by up to 15% in certain regions of Europe. This move will impact organizations, not consumers. Read more...

Danske Bank announces Apple Pay support to customers in four European countries

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:14:01 +0000

Apple Pay is now available to all Danske Bank account holders in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Customers in these regions can use the iOS payment app with both Visa and Mastercard. Read more...

Microsoft to build new data centers in Norway to power its cloud experiences

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:26:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it will be building two new data centers in Norway. These will power the company's cloud experiences for businesses in the region, starting late next year. Read more...

Google Wifi availability expands to five more countries

Hammad Saleem — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:12:02 +0000

Google has added five more countries to the list: Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. The device is available as a single pack as well as a pack of three at a discounted price. Read more...

Kolos plans to be the world's largest data centre and it will be built in the Arctic Circle

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:24:01 +0000

Situated near the Norwegian town of Ballangen and within the freezing Arctic Circle, Kolos plans on becoming the world's largest data centre that will also be completely powered by renewable energy. Read more...

The world's first electric, autonomous cargo ship is being constructed in Norway

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:10:01 +0000

Two Norwegian companies are building the first electric, autonomous container ship, which will cost three times more than comparable conventional ships but will cut annual operating costs by 90%. Read more...

The Surface Studio will be available in 13 additional markets starting mid-June

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:34:01 +0000

Microsoft has finally announced the date at which the Surface Studio will be available in new markets. Starting June 15, you'll be able to grab the Studio in the UK, Austria, France, China, and more. Read more...

Here are the prices for the Surface Book in all its new markets

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:02:01 +0000

The Performance Base model of the Surface Book has been opened to preorders in 13 new markets, and as such, here is a list of prices in the different countries. Includes offers for the regular model. Read more...

Microsoft opens pre-orders for Surface Book with Performance Base in 13 new markets

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:30:13 +0000

In December, Microsoft announced plans to launch its Surface Book with Performance Base in eight new markets in early 2017. Today it opened pre-orders for the device in thirteen new markets. Read more...

Norwegian municipalities considering moving away from Windows phones

Gurkaran Singh — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:44:01 +0000

Due to lack of proper options for affordable but high-quality Lumia handsets, Norwegian authorities where 3,000 Windows Phone handsets are currently in use are considering Android alternatives. Read more...

Norway to switch off its FM radio network beginning January 11th

Joel Shedroff — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 03:26:01 +0000

In a deeply unpopular move, Norway will officially begin killing off its FM network. Critics have cited a lack of sufficiently upgraded car stereos and potential impacts to emergency broadcasts. Read more...

Video killed the radio star - but Norway's killing FM radio in 2017

Andy Weir — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:41:39 +0000

Norway will be the first country in the world to switch off FM radio in 2017 - but with just 20 months to go until the shutdown begins, 45% of Norwegian homes and 80% of cars are still not DAB-ready. Read more...

Music streaming eradicates piracy in Norway

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:58:02 +0000

Piracy, especially music piracy, has apparently disappeared from Norway. This seems to be because of easy to access to affordable, convenient and legal music streaming services. Read more...

Apple changing App Store prices in EU, Canada, Russia and other countries

Alec Robertson — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:22:01 +0000

Apple has announced that prices will soon be changing in the EU, Canada, Russia and other countries App Stores, with the EU, Canada and Norway seeing increases. Read more...

Rumor: Microsoft won't launch Xbox One in Nordic countries until Q3 2014

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 02:00:33 +0000

A new rumor claims that Microsoft won't launch the Xbox One in the Nordic countries in Europe until the third quarter of 2014. Microsoft is not commenting on the report. Read more...

Live tile + music + falling wall = Norway Windows 8 promo

John Callaham — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:56:54 +0000

The Norway division of Microsoft came up with a way to promote Windows 8 that involved a local rock band combined with a real world version of the Xbox Music live tile. Read more...

Netflix coming to Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland

John Callaham — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:39:03 +0000

Netflix has announced that it will expand its streaming movie and TV show business to the countries of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland before the end of 2012. Read more...

Anders Brevik played World of Warcraft for over a year

Paul Ferson — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:15:24 +0000

As Anders Behring Breivik faces trial, he comes up with some completely baffling claims, such as being a member of the Knights Templar, as well as being found as an avid player of Blizzard's MMO. Read more...

Norway store pulls some games from shelves in wake of murders

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:40:33 +0000

After the events in Norway earlier this month that caused dozens of people to be killed, a retailer in that country has decided to remove a number of PC and console games from its store shelves. Read more...

Microsoft Faces Probe in Norway

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:42:30 +0000

According to a statement on Friday by Ronny Turoy, a spokesman for the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA), Microsoft's proposed $1.28 billion purchase of Norway's Fast Search & Transfer is the subject of a stepped-up antitrust... Read more...

Norway Tells Apple Change iTunes or Face Court

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:39:48 +0000

Norway has given a final date by which Apple must open up iTunes. If Apple does not make iTunes songs playable on music players other than the iPod, by October 1, the company will be... Read more...

Opera's CEO will swim from Norway to the USA

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:36:08 +0000

An overly excited Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software, today proclaimed at an internal company meeting that if the download numbers of the new Opera 8 Web browser reach 1 million within the first... Read more...

Norway throws in the towel in DVD Jon case

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 18:10:24 +0000

Jon Lech Johansen, creator of the DECSS DVD crack, won't be going back to court. The Norwegian Economic Crime Unit (Ã˜kokrim) today confirmed that it will not appeal the upholding of his acquittal on copyright... Read more...

Norway Teenage Cyber-Piracy Trial Ends

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:28:08 +0000

A landmark trial of a teenager in Norway over Hollywood charges of video piracy ended on Monday with prosecutors urging a suspended 90-day jail term. Jon Johansen, known in Norway as "DVD Jon,"... Read more...

Norway snubs Microsoft

Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:05:52 +0000

According to reports, the Norwegian government will not be renewing its contract with the Microsoft, in favor of Linux, even though it will lose discounts of up to 20 per cent on public sector buys... Read more...

DVD hacker Johansen indicted in Norway

Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:01:29 +0000

Norwegian prosecutors have indicted Jon Johansen for his role in creating the DeCSS program that unlocked a DVD copy protection system and unleashed a series of lawsuits by the motion picture industry. ... Read more...