Neowin News Feed for: Spain

Apple scales up clean energy projects in Europe to offset customer emissions

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:26:01 +0000

Apple is pushing Europe's transition to clean energy with new solar and wind projects in five countries, pledging to match all customer electricity use with renewables by 2030. Read more...

Apple starts selling refurbished M4 MacBook Pro and Mac mini models

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:48:03 +0000

Refurbished M4 MacBook Pro and Mac mini models are available on Apple's official online store in the US, the UK, Canada, and some European markets. Read more...

Apple starts selling refurbished iPhone 15 models in Europe

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:36:01 +0000

You can now buy refurbished iPhone 15 models from official Apple websites in multiple European countries. Read more...

Experts urge Spain to treat smartphones like cigarettes, requiring health labels on them

David Uzondu — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:42:01 +0000

Experts in Spain are pushing for smartphones to carry health warnings, aiming to address screen time concerns, mental health, and kids' tech habits. Read more...

Oracle plans to open a $1 billion data centre in Madrid

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:38:01 +0000

Oracle has announced that it'll invest $1 billion in Madrid to expand its data centre presence in the region. It is pitching itself as a solution for the financial sector which thrives in Madrid. Read more...

Microsoft to invest €6.69 billion in Spanish data centre in the Aragon region

Paul Hill — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:20:01 +0000

Microsoft is reportedly planning to invest €6.69 billion in Aragon, Spain, to build a new data centre hub. Microsoft has filed a permit to build the site but hasn't confirmed this yet. Read more...

Amazon to invest €15.7 billion in Spain, creating 17,500 local jobs annually

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:20:01 +0000

Amazon is investing €15.7 billion in Spain's Aragon region to bolster its AWS offerings. The company said the investment will contribute billions to the country's GDP and support around 17,500 jobs. Read more...

Netflix announces crackdown on password sharing in four countries

Steve Bennett — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:32:01 +0000

For a long time Netflix has reluctantly lived with subscribers who share their password with others. However this is about to change as it cracks down on password sharing in four more countries. Read more...

Amazon's cloud computing unit plans to invest €2.5bn in Spain, boost job creation

Hemant Saxena — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:54:02 +0000

Amid multiple instances of layoffs, Amazon's cloud computing unit AWS is planning to invest €2.5 billion in Spain over the coming 10 years. This will support 1,300 full-time jobs in the country. Read more...

Google Workspace Individual makes its way over to Europe

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:18:01 +0000

Google Workspace Individual plans are available in several European countries. The service costs £7.99 in the UK and €8.99 in France, Germany, and some other countries. There's also a 14-day trial. Read more...

Amazon pushing up Prime prices in Europe by up to 43% due to inflation and operating costs

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 01:16:01 +0000

Amazon has announced price rises for Prime membership in European countries. Brits will face a 20% rise, Germans will see a 30% rise and the Spanish, Italians, and French will see rises of up to 43%. Read more...

Vodafone wants to boost Open RAN capabilities with new chip designs

Paul Hill — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:32:01 +0000

Vodafone has announced plans to develop new chips for Open RAN hardware. It will employ 50 people to develop the new hardware at its new digital skills hub in Málaga, Spain which opened today. Read more...

Google's Grace Hopper subsea Atlantic cable lands in the UK

Paul Hill — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:12:02 +0000

Google has announced that its Grace Hopper subsea cable is now connected between the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Once on, the cable should improve Google's services. Read more...

European TikTok users can get free Spotify Premium for four months

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:52:01 +0000

TikTok and Spotify have made an agreement that lets TikTok users claim Spotify Premium, for free, for four months. The offer is available in several European markets including the UK and Germany. Read more...

John McAfee, 75, found dead in apparent suicide in Barcelona prison

Paul Hill — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:58:01 +0000

John McAfee, famous for his antivirus company, has been found dead in a Barcelona prison after his extradition to the United States was approved. He was facing a long sentence for tax evasion. Read more...

Opera launches new Dify fintech business in Spain

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:00:01 +0000

Opera has launched a new fintech called Dify. Dify will provide users with cashback at certain retailers and in future it will introduce new services like savings management, credit, and more. Read more...

Vodafone set to offer Nreal Light AR/MR glasses in spring 2021

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:38:01 +0000

Vodafone has said it will begin stocking Nreal Light glasses in Germany and Spain from spring 2021 but will expand the product to other markets afterwards. It described the device as affordable. Read more...

Arianespace Vega rocket fails shortly after launch, Spanish and French satellites lost

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:58:01 +0000

After igniting its upper stage eight minutes after liftoff, the Vega rocket lost nominal speed and went on a degraded trajectory, taking with it the Spanish and French payload onboard. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Fit2 is now available to purchase in Spain for €49

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:06:01 +0000

Samsung announced today the availability of the Galaxy Fit2 in Spain, featuring a 1.1-inch AMOLED display, up to 21 days of battery life, and more. The fitness band can be had for €49. Read more...

Samsung launches the Galaxy M11 in Spain for €179

Jefferson Mangubat — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:32:02 +0000

Samsung is rolling out the Galaxy M11 in Spain at a higher price than what it costs in other European markets. The entry-level smartphone was previously launched in the Netherlands. Read more...

Google to lay a new subsea cable connecting the US, UK and Spain

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:28:01 +0000

A new subsea cable called Grace Hopper has been announced by Google Cloud. The submarine cable is set to link up the US, UK and Spain and is scheduled to launch operations in 2022. Read more...

Plex adds more streaming content thanks to new partnership

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 May 2020 21:34:01 +0000

Plex and Endemol Shine Group have announced a partnership which will see more free content arrive on Plex. Films including Mr Bean will be available in a number of countries including the U.S. and UK. Read more...

Nokia and Deutsche Telekom are the latest companies to quit MWC 2020

Paul Hill — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:30:01 +0000

Nokia and Deutsche Telekom have announced their withdrawal from MWC 2020. Other network operators may pull out later today and the organisers said earlier they're considering cancelling the event. Read more...

Nvidia backs out of MWC 2020 over coronavirus fears

Paul Hill — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 13:42:01 +0000

Nvidia has said that it's pulling out of MWC Barcelona due to concerns over the coronavirus that's spreading rapidly in China and around the world. Ericsson and LG earlier announced their withdrawal. Read more...

Sony offers freebie for those buying Xperia 10 or Xperia 10 Plus from Sony eStore

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:04:01 +0000

Sony has said that those buying the new Xperia 10 or Xperia 10 Plus from the Sony eStore will get a free case. The offer is available for those in the UK, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Read more...

Honor brings the 8X to Europe for €250

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 05:58:01 +0000

The latest midranger from the Huawei sub-brand is now available in Italy, France, and Spain, with the UK soon to follow. Pricing will start at a little under €250 for the 4GB RAM/64GB storage model. Read more...

Xiaomi announces two new Android One phones in Spain - Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite

Ujjwal Kumar — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:20:02 +0000

Xiaomi has announced new Android One smartphones in Spain today. The Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite are successors to last year's Android One device, Mi A1 which brought stock Android in an affordable package. Read more...

Facebook bringing Community Boost to EU countries

Paul Hill — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:10:01 +0000

Facebook is bringing its Community Boost programme to the European Union to help individuals and businesses learn the digital skills they need. The programme was announced for the U.S. last year. 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...

Xiaomi selects IPO banks including Morgan Stanley

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:58:01 +0000

With rumours that phone maker Xiaomi is looking to go public, we've now got some details about the banks which the Chinese firm is working with as it prepares for its initial public offering. Read more...

European Court of Justice says Uber is a taxi firm

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 11:42:01 +0000

The European Court of Justice has announced that Uber will be subject to the same rules and regulations as other taxi firms operating within the European Union, contrary to what Uber wanted to hear. Read more...

Catalan referendum app removed from Google Play Store

Paul Hill — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:46:01 +0000

Google has yanked a pro-independence Catalonian referendum app from the Google Play Store for users inside of Spain. It's part of efforts by the courts to stifle a referendum taking place. Read more...

Kantar: Android sales up in most markets, iOS down in China, Windows phone sales fall again

Andy Weir — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:06:02 +0000

The latest smartphone sales market share data from Kantar Worldpanel shows further gains for Android in many key markets, with iOS holding steady - except in China - while Windows phone sales plummet. Read more...

Microsoft is looking for "Windows PC Ambassadors" in Spain to test a "cutting-edge PC"

Andy Weir — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:12:01 +0000

"Are you a Windows Insider?" Microsoft asks. "We're looking for you!" The company is inviting Insiders in Spain to apply to become 'PC Ambassadors', for the opportunity to "try a cutting-edge PC". Read more...

Kantar writes off Windows in global phone market, as sales data shows move to "two-OS world"

Andy Weir — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:24:01 +0000

"Gone are the days when a BlackBerry OS, Symbian, or Windows Mobile could make a significant impact. It is clear that there will only be two smartphone ecosystems moving forward - iOS and Android." Read more...

Kantar: iOS sales rise in key markets; Android solidifies global lead; Windows phone falls

Andy Weir — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:02:01 +0000

The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows considerable smartphone sales market share gains for iOS in several parts of the world, as Android share rose to around 90% in certain markets. Read more...

BlackBerry has slashed up to 28% off its Priv Android flagship in several markets

Andy Weir — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:00:01 +0000

BlackBerry has cut a hefty chunk off the price of its Android flagship, the Priv, in several key markets, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and various parts of Europe. Read more...

International pre-orders open for Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID

Andy Weir — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:32:01 +0000

The Surface Type Cover with Fingerprint ID has been a US exclusive until now - but today, Microsoft opened pre-orders in various markets including the UK, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, and more. Read more...

AdDuplex: Windows 10 Mobile usage increases - but it's much lower than previously reported

Andy Weir — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:12:01 +0000

AdDuplex has published its latest monthly breakdown of Windows handset usage, but admits that it erroneously overstated the proportion of devices running Windows 10 Mobile in recent months. Read more...

BLU brings its colorful (and very affordable) Windows Phones to Europe and India

Andy Weir — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:34:01 +0000

BLU has launched its Win JR LTE and Win HD LTE in Europe, priced from just £69/€99; and in India, starting at Rs.5,999. Both devices include 4G, dual-SIM support, and the latest Snapdragon 410 CPUs. Read more...