- Sweden edition
- Change edition:
- France |
- Germany |
- Norway |
- Switzerland
May 28, 2012
Laptop
The following articles have been tagged with "Laptop":
Indian grad student missing in Blekinge
National: 1 Feb 12
Police in southern Sweden are looking into the disappearance of a 25-year-old Indian graduate student from the Blekinge Institute of Technology who was last seen leaving his apartment on Thursday night last week.
READ »
Swedish Bondage Fairies launch high-tech global treasure hunt
Lifestyle: 12 Jan 12
An underground Swedish band with a suggestive name has launched a technological treasure hunt through which fans can discover their new song by finding computer memory sticks hidden in public places around the world.
READ »
Stockholm man saves child from raging dog
Society: 7 Jan 12
A bloodthirsty Rottweiler bit a 6-year-old boy bloody and dragged him along a gravel path in central Stockholm before a passer-by saw the attack and came to the rescue.
READ »
Breivik had Swedish mum's SIM card: report
National: 28 Dec 11
A Swedish mother of two has been linked to Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik after a mobile broadband SIM card registered in her name was discovered in a computer found on Breivik's farm.
READ »
Police detain Ikea blast suspects
National: 8 Oct 11
Two men have been arrested in Poland on suspicions of carrying out a series of bomb blasts against several European stores of Swedish furniture giant Ikea.
READ »
Surf's up! Where to make your own office in Stockholm
Lifestyle: 22 Sep 11
In the first of a new series to help The Local's readers discover more of what Stockholm has to offer, contributor Gwen Ramsey offers some tips on where people who lack a traditional office can open up their laptops and get something done.
READ »
Swedish sex offenders to get internet access
Society: 6 Apr 11
Convicted paedophiles and sex offenders at a secure clinic in Växsjö in southern Sweden will regain internet access after a ban instigated in 2008 has been deemed illegitimate.
READ »
Malmö 'femme fatale' robbers charged
Society: 25 Mar 11
A gang of six who are alleged to have drugged and robbed a 25-year-old Malmö man after one of their number, an 18-year-old girl, had used her charms to trick her way into his apartment, were charged on Friday.
READ »
Swedish firm unveils eye-controlled laptop
Science & Technology: 2 Mar 11
A Swedish company has revealed the world's first eye-controlled laptop computer, allowing users to switch between windows and scroll through documents in the blink of an eye.
READ »
Australia appeals to Sweden over Assange
National: 17 Feb 11
Australia's ambassador in Stockholm has written an appeal to Sweden's justice minister for assurances that Julian Assange, an Australian national, will be treated fairly should the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to Sweden.
READ »
Assange made to wait on extradition decision
National: 11 Feb 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to wait to find out if he is to be extradited to Sweden over allegations of sex offences, while his lawyer launched a scathing attack on Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
READ »
Global demonstrations call for Assange's release
National: 11 Dec 10
A number of demonstrations are set to take place around the world on Saturday to call for the release of beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a London prison, where he awaits possible extradition to Sweden to face rape charges.
READ »
Swedish professor rejoices over laptop thief's memory stick miracle
Science & Technology: 15 Oct 10
A professor at Umeå University in northern Sweden was stunned after a thief who stole his laptop went through great pains to return the machine's contents.
READ »
Live Blog: election night in Sweden
Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
READ »
Post-Christmas sales give much needed boost
National: 27 Dec 09
The post-Christmas shopping frenzy is in full swing, giving the Swedish economy a much needed boost. Consumer spending is also up compared to the same period last year.
READ »
Laptop battery likely cause of fatal house fire
National: 3 Dec 09
An overheated laptop battery was the likely cause of a house fire which killed a mother and her four young children in Staffanstorp in southern Sweden in early September.
READ »
Four Swedes in Pakistan terror probe
National: 14 Sep 09
Sweden's foreign ministry confirmed on Monday that four Swedish citizens - three adults and a child - are being held in Pakistan, where authorities are investigating whether the group has ties to Al-Qaeda.
READ »
'Guantánamo Swede' arrested in Pakistan
National: 11 Sep 09
One of the three Swedish nationals arrested nearly two weeks ago in Pakistan is Mehdi Ghezali, a former terror suspect who was released from the United States’ Guantánamo Bay prison in 2004.
READ »
'Swedish spy threat at Cold War levels': report
National: 30 Jul 09
The threat of espionage faced by Sweden from foreign security services remains widespread, according to a new report from Swedish military intelligence.
READ »
Fashion is in the bag for Sweden's Sandqvist Accessories
Lifestyle: 29 Jul 09
Simple, functional, stylish and affordable: Sandqvist Accessories is one of Sweden’s fastest growing accessories companies, and behind the bags is a true success story, The Local's Lydia Parafianowicz discovered recently.
READ »
Computers stolen from Social Democrats' HQ
Politics: 4 Jun 09
Burglars made off with some 20 computers during a raid on the Social Democratic party's headquarters in central Stockholm on Wednesday night.
READ »
Thief caught red-handed on stolen webcam
Science & Technology: 7 May 09
A manager in the Swedish elderly care sector has been connected to a spate of thefts after one of his victims managed to identify the suspect using a remotely controlled web camera.
READ »
Ground control to cockpit suite: a night at the Jumbo Hostel
Stockholm: 7 Apr 09
A stayover at the world's only Jumbo jet hostel makes for a truly first-class experience, writes The Local's Alannah Eames.
READ »
Stockholm Furniture Fair: Sit down and smell the coffee
Lifestyle: 9 Feb 09
As just about everyone has started to feel the effects of the economic crunch, young designers are repurposing old materials and questioning the ways we live, writes Charlotte West. The message is clear – sit down, slow down and enjoy a cup of coffee.
READ »
Stockholm to get 4G mobile network in 2010
Science & Technology: 15 Jan 09
Mobile broadband users in Stockholm will soon be able to surf the internet on a new high speed 4G network, following the signing of a deal between Ericsson and TeliaSonera.
READ »
Prototypes stolen from Sony Ericsson lab
Science & Technology: 15 Jan 09
A worker at Sony Ericsson’s facilities in Lund in southern Sweden is suspected of having stolen several mobile phone prototypes each valued at around 50,000 kronor ($6,000).
READ »
Passengers wait out airport delays
National: 24 Nov 08
An estimated 6,000 to 7,000 passengers have been affected by delays at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport on Monday as a major snow storm hit the capital and left only one runway in use.
READ »
Chihuahua pup sparks feud with Playboy bunny
Society: 19 Nov 08
Bonnie the Chihuahua has found herself at the centre of divorce wranglings between Swedish-speaking Playboy Playmate Ida Ljungqvist and her estranged husband Joshua R. Lang.
READ »
Scam artist targets English-speaking jobseekers
National: 23 Sep 08
An experienced scam artist has been targeting English speaking jobseekers in Sweden, luring them with promises of non-existent jobs, police say. Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius reports.
READ »
Fresh leads in Arboga double murder case
National: 24 May 08
The investigation into the Arboga child murders case has been given a boost. Police have gained access to the laptop, clothing and mobile phone of their prime suspect.
READ »
'I must have looked threatening in my underpants'
National: 15 May 08
A burglar in Linköping thought he was in luck when he spotted an open door on a balcony leading to a 79-year-old woman's apartment - but that was before he ran into her well-built son.
READ »
Little headway in missing girl investigation
National: 9 Apr 08
Suspicions against the truck driver arrested for kidnapping 10-year-old Engla Höglund remain weak, as police consider searching new areas.
READ »
Missing girl: truck driver arrested
National: 8 Apr 08
As the search continues for Engla Höglund, a 42-year-old man has been detained in connection with the disappearance of the 10-year-old girl.
READ »
German tour chaos continues for Swedish band
Society: 29 Feb 08
Swedish metal band Pain have had their second scare in the space of a week following a brutal assault in Leipzig last Friday.
READ »
Swedish crime writer's manuscript stolen
Society: 9 Jan 08
Thieves have made off with the manuscript of crime writer Bodil Mårtensson's latest novel.
READ »
Swedish tourist electrocuted in Thailand
National: 27 Nov 07
Police in Thailand are investigating the death in Phuket of a Swedish tourist.
READ »
Two share Nobel Physics Prize
Science & Technology: 9 Oct 07
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Frenchman Albert Fert and German Peter Grünberg, it was announced on Tuesday morning.
READ »
Swede completes record-breaking US run
Sport: 14 Sep 07
A 59-year-old Swedish journalist has become the oldest person on record to run coast to coast across the United States without the aid of a support vehicle.
READ »
Handbags for men all the rage
Society: 12 Sep 07
Soon everybody will be dancing around their handbags at the local discotheque, as Swedish men rush to the stores to get their hands on the season's hottest accessory.
READ »
Danielsson tsunami story contradicted by tapes
National: 9 Jun 07
Back-up tapes investigated by a Commission into the Swedish government's handling of the tsunami crisis once again call into question the story given by the most senior aide to the then Prime Minister Göran Persson.
READ »
Dissatisfied customer took salesman hostage
National: 19 Jan 07
A 28-year-old man in Linköping was so unhappy with his new laptop computer that he threatened to kill the man who had sold him the item.
READ »
"All I knew about Sweden was Olof Palme"
Lifestyle: 17 Jan 07
Writer Claudio Tamburrini, whose life is portrayed in a new film, talks to Eddie de Oliveira about surviving torture, playing football and building a new life in Sweden.
READ »
Israeli firm snaps up Sweden's Protect Data
Business & Money: 21 Nov 06
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., an Israeli maker of security software, has said it will buy Protect Data AB, a Swedish company, for $586 million.
READ »
Internet sites warn users of fraudsters
Business & Money: 20 Nov 06
Alleged con-men are on trial in Luleå accused of tricking 304 people out of 700,000 kronor through Internet buy-and-sell site Blocket. The site is warning users to take precautions when buying online.
READ »
Swedish PC sales slump
Business & Money: 14 Aug 06
The sale of personal computers in Sweden fell by 11 percent in the second quarter of 2006, compared with the same quarter last year.
READ »
Free surfing hits central Stockholm
Lifestyle: 8 Aug 06
Cancel your Internet subscription for the month and head on down to Kungsträdgården in Stockholm. A new initiative is giving free wireless access to all comers.
READ »
July in Sweden: where is everyone?
Lifestyle: 11 Jul 06
If you are planning to invade Sweden - do it now. The lights might be on above the Arctic Circle, but Sweden's inhabitants have loaded up their Volvos and absconded to their little red cottages or the Greek islands.
READ »
Britain asked for Swedish terror raids
National: 22 Jun 06
Britain has admitted that it was involved in three top-secret raids on alleged terror suspects in Sweden. Swedish police have raided apartments in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö after British requests.
READ »
Record year for laptop sales
Business & Money: 1 Nov 05
The sale of laptop computers in Sweden reached a new high in the third quarter of 2005, leading analysts to predict that the year's sales will break the record set in 1998.
READ »
Laptop explodes while recharging
National: 20 Aug 05
There is a new health scare for Swedes to worry about: exploding laptops. But while the tabloids react as if bird 'flu is here, the Rescue Services Agency points out that one bang does not make a crisis.
READ »
Swedish software company to supply US Army
Business & Money: 29 Mar 05
Pointsec, which produces security software for laptop and desktop PCs, PDAs and smartphones, today announced it has won a contract to supply technology to the U.S. Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care.
READ »
Olympics Special
Sport: 20 Aug 04
Sweden is a small country with big sporting expectations. But does it have the athletes to deliver the goods? The Local separates the Olympians from the Tourists in Sweden's team - so now you can go table tennis-crazy too.
READ »
Current affairs
Business & Money: 14 May 04
Electrical failures on both sides of Sweden - shoppers were shocked, journalists remained positive, commuters missed connections, and so on.
READ »
Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
- 20/5 17:38 The story of K Composite Magazine (Snuggling With the Enemy)
- 18/5 10:55 The answer is in the seed bag (Julie's Nordic Island)
- 11/5 20:19 Back in Stockholm (They Call Me Sweden)
|
|
|
UKForex Currency Converter |
lång
adjective
Lång means long, tall and can be used for height, distance or time.
- 27/05 Coburg medieval town centre hit by fire »
- 27/05 Nazi war criminal, 90, dies at large - in Bavaria »
More news from Germany at thelocal.de
- 26/03 Swiss customs seize Roman sarcophagus »
- 26/03 Roche extends hostile $5.7 billion Illumina bid »
More news from Switzerland at thelocal.ch
- 26/03 Sarkozy bans controversial cleric »
- 26/03 Toulouse gunman divorces wife hours before assault »
More news from France at thelocal.fr
More news from Norway at thelocal.no
- 05/27 Rettenmaier Holds On for WPT Championship Title
- 05/26 Party Poker Offering $2,500 Battle of Malta Packages
- 05/26 Marchese Snags $100k High Roller Win from Robl
- 05/25 Streaking Sahamies: Top 10 Weekly Online Winners/Losers
- 05/25 Daily 3-Bet: Nadal Signing, Gold Mining, 4 Days w/ Ivey
- 05/25 PokerListings, 888poker Team Up for Innovative 2012 WSOP Coverage
- 05/25 Robl, Perper Lead Stacked $100k Final Six
Play Poker online at Pokerlistings.com
Sweden – Up North, Down to Earth is a book about Sweden today. A country of natural beauty and open space, and a society focused on equality, human rights and sustainability. Meet regular and astonishing Swedes, supercars and indie rock bands, vampires and royalties.
Buy your copy of Sweden – Up North, Down to Earth from Sweden Bookshop
In cooperation with DoToday
Register now for:
> Free use of noticeboard
> Special discounts
> Weekly news roundup
> Unlimited use of discuss
- 23/05 piano lessons
- 23/05 Seeking helper for Posting parcels at postal office
- 22/05 Coffee-maker
- 22/05 Pet sitter available in Gotene and Lidkoping
- 22/05 apartment in Lund wanted
- 22/05 Musicians wanted
- 05:38 Swedish property market
- 01:03 DVD purchase in Sweden
- 01:02 Problems getting barnbidrag
- 00:59 Reading books online in Swedish
- 00:42 Shipping Swedish DVDs to the U.S.
- 00:31 Benefit for Swedish
- 00:19 Prospects of a medical residency in Sweden
- 23:35 How to pay in Germany from Sweden?!
- 22:46 TV Subscriptions and Cancelations
- 20:09 Bostadsrätt and tax
Comfortable Fully Serviced Apartments for Leisure or Business Travel Beautiful surroundings. Internet & Sat TV
www.oldriverhouse.se
Volunteer Venture is dedicated to promoting community tourism by welcoming volunteers and travelers to discover the cultural differences in Nepal as English teaching volunteers, orphanage volunteers, Monk teachers and many more
www.volunteerventure.org/
Find products and services that are specifically focused on English speakers living in Sweden!
FULL DETAILS
British-Australian Male Counsellor. Counselling Therapy for Depression, Mental Health, Sex, Relationship & Expat Issues
08-559 22 636 or CLICK HERE
Therapy in English in Stockholm Trained in California Individuals & Couples (08) 93 81 48 FREE phone consultation
Visit anxiousorblue.se
Turning Point Counselling centre offers the international community of Stockholm a safe space for personal development, counselling and coaching.
http://www.turning-point.se/show.asp
Swedish Down Town PR Consulting and Productions is an innovative business company which provides valuable assistance with Public Relations and Communications in the Swedish and the international market.
www.swedishdowntown.com
