https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sort out everything from transport to toilets to tailored tours with The Local's pick of the best free phone apps to help you get the most out of a trip to Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20160215/the-ten-free-apps-you-need-for-your-visit-to-rome Mon, 15 Feb 2016 09:49:54 +0100 the-ten-free-apps-you-need-for-your-visit-to-rome Always wanted to learn Italian but didn't know where to start? The huge number of language-learning apps now available means it's easier than ever, and The Local has rounded up five of the best. https://www.thelocal.it/20170616/the-top-five-free-smartphone-apps-for-learning-italian Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:58:06 +0200 the-top-five-free-smartphone-apps-for-learning-italian A new, free smartphone app aims to protect the 'Made in Italy' brand by helping consumers spot the difference between genuine Italian produce and foreign fakes. https://www.thelocal.it/20170126/made-in-italy-new-smartphone-app-targets-foreign-fakes Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:21:46 +0100 made-in-italy-new-smartphone-app-targets-foreign-fakes A luxury hotel chain in Tuscany is offering psychological support to guests addicted to Pokémon GO, the smartphone-based version of the classic monster-fighting game that was released in Italy in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/italian-hotel-chain-gives-therapy-to-pokemon-fanatics Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:16:34 +0200 italian-hotel-chain-gives-therapy-to-pokemon-fanatics The days of scribbling "I woz here" on Florence's historic monuments are gone: from now on would-be vandals will be able to graffiti via app instead, with their messages kept for posterity. https://www.thelocal.it/20160322/florence-cracks-down-on-heritage-hoodlums-with-new-app Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:24:57 +0100 florence-cracks-down-on-heritage-hoodlums-with-new-app Unicredit, Italy’s second largest lender by market value, will give €50,000 to the creator of the best mobile banking app as part of Appathon 2015, which takes place in November. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/unicredit-to-give-50k-for-best-new-banking-app Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:28:57 +0200 unicredit-to-give-50k-for-best-new-banking-app An Italian startup based in Milan is seeking to bring the street food industry into the modern age through an innovative new mobile phone app. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/italy-startup-leads-street-food-revolution Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:39:13 +0200 italy-startup-leads-street-food-revolution Some 14,900, or seven percent, of asylum seekers across the EU applied for refugee status in Italy in the second quarter of 2015, figures released by Eurostat on Friday showed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/italy-forth-in-eu-for-asylum-seeker-applications Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:18:08 +0200 italy-forth-in-eu-for-asylum-seeker-applications Over 2,000 taxi drivers are converging in Turin on Tuesday for a protest against Uber, the mobile app which allows non-professional drivers with their own cars to take on passengers at budget rates. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/over-2000-italian-taxi-drivers-in-uber-protest Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:33:00 +0100 over-2000-italian-taxi-drivers-in-uber-protest A driver in Genoa has been fined €1,700 and had his car seized after using the chauffeur car service Uber and offering someone a lift without a taxi driving licence. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/genoa-puts-the-brakes-on-uber-with-driver-fine Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:03:00 +0200 genoa-puts-the-brakes-on-uber-with-driver-fine An Italian taxi drivers union has launched a mobile application for their customers across the country, following the global success of the chauffeur car service Uber. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/italian-taxi-drivers-launch-app-to-rival-uber Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:26:00 +0200 italian-taxi-drivers-launch-app-to-rival-uber Italy's top art detectives, global experts in finding stolen works, launched a smartphone app Wednesday to get people to collaborate on cracking crimes. https://www.thelocal.it/20140403/italy-heritage-sleuths-launch-stolen-art-app-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:14:00 +0200 italy-heritage-sleuths-launch-stolen-art-app-2 Are you in desperate need of a gelato? There’s no need to panic. AppGelato is a new Italian app that rates and lists the locations of all of Italy’s ice-cream parlours. The Local speaks to the app’s creator to find out how it works. https://www.thelocal.it/20130912/new-app-lists-best-places-to-buy-gelato-in-italy Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:14:00 +0200 new-app-lists-best-places-to-buy-gelato-in-italy