IBM Research has joined forces with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland to implement a new pilot project that will allow consumers to conveniently charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. The web app will also help utility providers better manage power grid loads during peak charging times.

Today hundreds of consumers will have the chance to experience the world’s number 1 smartphone game live in the latest installment of Deutsche Telekom’s “Life is for sharing” campaign. Its new campaign “Angry Birds live game” is a unique collaboration with Rovio’s No. 1 app Angry Birds, the cult game for mobile phones, along with Saatchi & Saatchi cretive team.