Tag: Sweden

Your Facebook Likes Won’t Save Lives Says Powerful New UNICEF Campaign
According to UNICEF, 19,000 children die every day from preventable causes. And your Facebook like isn't going to save a one of them. The United Nations Children's Fund Sweden d...
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The Pirate Bay Moves Its Domain To Greenland
In early 2012, The Pirate Bay moved from its traditional .org domain to a .se domain to avoid the fate tha...
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Sweden Axes the Word ‘Ungoogleable’ After Google Intervenes
Google has successfully pressured the Swedish Language Council to remove a new word because it risks turning "google" into a generic term. It's a testament to Google's dominanc...
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Nearly 2,500 Swedes Form Giant Human Facebook Like on Ice
Ever wondered what nearly 2,500 people standing on a frozen lake in the shape of a Facebook "like" looks like? Of course you have. Well, wonder no more. In an attempt to set a...
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The Pirate Bay Sets Sail For Norway, Spain
The Pirate Bay was founded in Sweden, and has remained in the country since. That all changed this week, however, as the most infamous site on the Internet has been forced to move....
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Minecraft Sold 1.2 Million Copies During Christmas Week
Over three years out from the release of the first Minecraft Alpha, the popularity of the make-your-own-adventure...
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EA Opens New Development Studio, Ghost, in Sweden
It may seem odd, but over the past few years Sweden has become quite a haven for game development studios. In addition to larger developers such as Starbreeze Stuidos (the develop...
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Diabetes Treatment Could Start Earlier Thanks to Newly Discovered Protein Risk Factor
Researchers at Sweden's Lund University have identified a "promising candidate" for a test that will indicate an early risk for type 2 diabetes. “We have shown that individuals...
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Watch Will Ferrell’s New Swedish Old Milwaukee Ad (Warning: Dubstep)
Will Ferrel has been independently slinging Old Milwaukee beer for...
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Prostate Cancer Death Risks Rise With Metabolic Syndrome
A new study shows that metabolic factors - such as high blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, and body mass index - are linked to an increased risk of death from prostate canc...
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Netflix Now Streaming in Sweden, More Scandinavian Support Coming
Good news, residents of Sweden. As promised earlier this year, Netflix In...
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Anonymous Announces Operation Pirate Bay In Response To Police Raids
Web hosting company PRQ was raided by the police yesterday as the authorities were searchin...
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Sweden Gives $59 Million To Cambodia Following Pirate Bay Founder’s Arrest
We brought you word on Tuesday that The Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was arrest...
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Pirate Bay Founder To Be Deported To Sweden
The people behind The Pirate Bay were sentenced to various amounts of time in prison back in February...
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Sony Mobile Announces 1,000 Layoffs
The late summer layoffs just keep coming. Sure, it was expected that RIM would be laying off...
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