Nokia has just thrown open preorders for its new Lumia 800 Windows Phone-powered device, over on its website, at least in the UK. On the UK site, the device is...

Read More: You can now preorder the Nokia Lumia 800 in the UK, other European countries expected

The Dublin Web Summit, taking place later this month, is shaping up to be a major fixture on the season's conference circuit, with high-profile speakers from the likes of  Youtube, LinkedIn, Amazon and the New York Times. What's more, a newly announced scheme will get three European startups to the event free of charge. A Startup Fellowship being [...]

Read More: European Startups: Exhibit at the Dublin Web Summit for free, maybe pitch on stage too

The Dublin Web Summit, taking place later this month, is shaping up to be a major fixture on the season's content circuit, with high-profile speakers from the likes of  Youtube, LinkedIn, Amazon and...

Read More: European Startups: Exhibit at the Dublin Web Summit for free, maybe pitch on stage too

Newspaper website traffic is on the rise in Europe, and Facebook's importance to those sites is growing, according to new data from comScore.The figures show that in June this year, Facebook accounted for at least 7.4% of traffic to the top five newspaper sites in Europe – almost double what it was a year before.Germany's Bild saw the biggest increase, with its percentage of traffic from Facebook increasing from 3% in June 2010 to 14% a year later. Interestingly, The Guardian, which in 201 [...]

Read More: Traffic to European newspaper sites up 11% in 2011, Facebook growing as a source

As expected, Samsung has decided to fight back against Apple’s preliminary injunction to ban sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across the European Union (excluding the Netherlands). On August 25, the rumble continues, as Samsung will go to court in Dusseldorf, Germany to appeal the court’s decision, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Read More: The Battle Continues: Samsung To Appeal Apple’s European Injunction

If you have Google Maps for mobile running on your phone (Android and iPhone, for example) and live in Europe or plan to visit, you'll be happy to know that there now is traffic data available for 13 countries in Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.Live traffic information for 13 European countriesTraffic events within the past 5 to 10 minutes are available in the Google Maps for mobi [...]

Read More: Google Maps for mobile Provides Traffic Information for 13 European Countries Now