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Vienna steps in to save bike share scheme after operators hit financial difficulties Expansion A statement from the city said that as well as operating the existing Citybike network, Wiener Linien will also expand it, adding new stations as part of a drive to make bike-share more attractive for last-mile journeys. The Citybike program, which was launched in 2003, has over 500,000 registered users and saw more than 10 million rides in 2019....

The increase in usage of digital cameras combined with social networks becoming a primary method of storing photos has reduced the tangible ownership of our photos. Since I discoveredGRIDby the people fromVVall, that sense of ownership feels like it may return. It’s not the same as having chronicles of printed photo albums but the way it presents the photos makes it a little more organised. It’s also a great way to get a quick hit and fast overview of your memories....

Face recognition is a bit of a sore topic at the moment, following the recentcontroversy/storm-in-a-teacupover Facebook’s Tag Suggestions feature. StartupViewdle, which specialises in visual analysis, isn’t concerned though and today it’s bringing face recognition to mobile gaming. Third Eyeis a game which takes the form of a massively multiplayer, steampunk adventure in a world where vampires and humans are at war. The game is set over three episodes. Part one, which launches today, first runs some facial analysis on their players to determine whether a each is a human or a vampire....

Gather round children and let us tell you the story of the little best android tablet that could, theViewsonic gTablet. Once upon a time (November 2010), in the midst of a slew of terrible Android tablets assaulting the senses of techies the world over, the powerful gTablet (affectionately known as the gTab) came along with specs that wouldn’t be seen on competitors for months to come (a 10.1 screen, Tegra 2 processor and half a gig of RAM)....

Whether its because a restaurant manager at a Michelin starred restaurant doesn’t want to be associated with e-coupons or because you may look like a cheapskate pulling out a printed e-mail at the end of a first date– e-coupons, whether they’re from Groupon, LivingSocial or any other of the thousands of daily deals sites simply don’t work very well at high-end restaurants. VillageVines, a New York City start up that madeour top 20 list last year, tooka very different approach....