Archive for the Poland Category

Era GSM first to sell unlocked mobile phones in Poland

Posted on January 21, 2009 by admin

Starting on this Friday (23.01.2009) one of the three leading Polish mobile providers Era GSM will offer all of the mobile phones (offered by that operator) will be on demand available without sim lock. The unlocked phones will be available both in the pay as you go and pay monthly plans. This is the first [...]

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25 years ago, the IT reality in communistic Poland (25th anniversary of Macs)

Posted on January 21, 2009 by admin

Recently MacWorld started to publish articles about the 25th anniversary of Macintosh that is due to be this Saturday 24th January. 25 years ago first Macs were born in the Cupertino. At the same time Poland was in the middle of the worst economical crisis after the 2nd World War. The Martial Law had been [...]

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Production in Poland decreased by more than 4 pc in December 2008

Posted on January 20, 2009 by admin

According to TVN24.pl Business section, production in Poland  decreased by over 4 percent in December 2008. As I mentioned before, the crisis affects mostly automotive, metal and chemical industries. The growing worse production is due to the decreasing demand in the Western Europe especially Germany. Even the faint Polish Zloty is not a solution and [...]

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Will Ryanair leave Lodz?

Posted on January 20, 2009 by admin

Today, Gazeta.pl – online service of the leading Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza – mentioned that Ryanair provide tickets for the flights from Lodz to Shannon and Nottingham only for the period till the end of the March 2009. According to Gazeta.pl the connections to LIverpool and Stockholm are in danger as well. At the same [...]

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Thousands of jobs to be cut in Poland

Posted on January 20, 2009 by admin

According to the TVn24.pl (website of Polish news and business channels) thsouands of jobs to be cut in Poland in the fothcoming months. The massive job losses are predicted in industries such as electonics, wood production, cars, metalurgy and banking. The one of the Polish banks – PKO BP is going to cut 1,7 thousands [...]

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Yet again Poles attacked in NI

Posted on January 20, 2009 by admin

Two Poles were attacked by the group of 8 or 10 men in the Bush Manor, a north part of Antrim City, Northern Ireland. According to the site of the Polish newspaper Dziennik – dziennik.pl, the attackers were armed with knives and the hammer. One of the Poles were stabbed and wounded. Policemen suspect that [...]

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Will Poland be a nail in the coffin of Irish economy?

Posted on January 19, 2009 by admin

The decision of Dell to close down the plant in Limerick and move the almost entire production and assembly lines to factory in Lodz (in Poland) that was built just 2 years ago, was widely discussed in Ireland. This is the real disaster to the city of Limerick. I guess that about 4 thousands of [...]

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Oportunities for Lodz: St. Paul’s Developments opens new office complex

Posted on January 17, 2009 by admin

It seems more companies invest in Lodz. Just a few days after the Dell announced its decision to move almost all of its computer assembly lines from Limerick to Lodz, St Paul’s Developments opens the new office complex – Textorial Park – with the first Asian customer – Fujitsu. Fujitsu is going to employ about [...]

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No Irish workers signs in Poland – another Irish urban legend?

Posted on January 17, 2009 by admin

Couple of days ago I got a email from one of my friends, an Irish blogger (PrimalSneeze), who asked me if the rumour that has been recently picked up by the Irish press is a true or not. The rumor is that in Poland in the building sites appeared “No Irish workers” banners. I have [...]

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Poland – a whipping ally

Posted on October 7, 2008 by admin

Our national tradition is to fight “for our freedom and yours“, but more generally as “yours” instead of “ours”. Firstly, king of Poland – John The 3rd Sobieski, beaten Turkish army in the battle of Vienna, but less than 100 years later, Vienna took part in the partition of Poland. In the name of our [...]

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