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German State, Nokia seek Solution for Bochum Plant

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DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Nokia will seek "innovative solutions" for a plant that the Finnish mobile phone group plans to close to cut costs, the state said on Monday. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:35:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

German Unions urge Nokia Boycott over Plant Closure

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BERLIN (Reuters) - German unions on Thursday called for a consumer boycott of Nokia products to protest against the cellphone maker's plans to close a German plant. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:04:58 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

German Samwer Brothers invest in Facebook

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The three Samwer brothers are well known in internet entrepreneurs in Germany. Now they make headlines with a high profile investment in social networking king-pin Facebook.

The Samwer brothers founded successfully in the past the Alando auction platform they sold to eBay and the Jamba ringtone company which they sold to Verisign. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:47:15 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Germans say ''Nein'' to Television

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MUNICH (Hollywood Reporter) - For the first time in recent memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007 than they did the year before, according to a new survey. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile wins against Vodafone in iPhone Case in Germany

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T-Mobile can continue to sell locked Apple iPhones in Germany. The court order by Vodafone was dismissed by a German court.

T-Mobile had to offer unlocked iPhones while the case was in court. The judge ruled that there has not been any unfair competition through the locked sale of the Apple iPhone by T-Mobile. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Dec 2007 07:42:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone Court Battle in Germany heats up

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As reported Vodafone reached a court order against T-Mobile to sell the iPhone locked in Germany ten days ago.

Since then T-Mobile also began offering an unlocked iPhone for 999 Euro.
Yesterday was the first day in court. The battle heated up as the court increase the amount involved in the case from 500,000 Euro to 2 Mio. Euro (~$2.9 Million). Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia appeals in German Patent Case vs Qualcomm

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia Oyj has filed an appeal with the regional court in Mannheim, Germany, in its legal battle with U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc , Nokia said on Tuesday. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Skype Encryption stumps German Police

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By Louis Charbonneau

WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the Internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said on Thursday. Read more

Posted on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:10:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Vodafone throws Court Order against T-Mobile iPhone in Germany

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Vodafone decided to rescue us from the iPhone 2 year contract commitment with a court order against T-Mobile in Germany - hurray!

Vodafone thinks that the locked iPhone sales and two year contract terms might not be legal in Germany and wants the courts to decide. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:31:19 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile sells 10,000 iPhones in Germany on first Day

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The Apple iPhone launched in Europe yesterday and T-Mobile the exclusive iPhone partner in Germany reports that they have already sold 10,000 iPhones on the first day.

This is a good result, but the iPhone hype in Europe is not nearly as big as it was in the U.S. at launch last summer. It will have to be seen if sales continue for T-Mobile as the 2 year plans you have to choose for the iPhone are rather expensive starting at 49 Euro (~$70). Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple's iPhones poised to hit Britain and Germany

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By Kate Holton

LONDON (Reuters) - The most eagerly awaited gadget of the year, Apple's iPhone, goes on sale in Britain and Germany this week to test European appetite for the mobile phone that thousands queued for in the U.S. in June. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:20:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus Eee PC available in Germany in December for 299 Euro

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Asus announced according to Heise (German) today the launch date for the Asus Eee PC in Germany. German fans of the low-cost Linux notebook still have to wait until December and fork over 299 Euro for the Asus Eee 4G.

With this late launch date it is very unlikely that the Asus Eee 8G is still coming in 2007 in Germany. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:35:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Go-cart outmatches German police car

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Seven police cars chased a go-cart at high speed for five km (three miles) through the winding streets of the western German town of Moenchengladbach but were not able to keep up with the teenage speedster.
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Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:09:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Systems wins German Mobile TV Frequencies

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems has won control of German radio frequencies allotted for the DVB-H mobile television broadcast standard in Germany, the country's networks regulator said in a statement on Monday. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone to launch with T-Mobile in Germany on November 9th

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Today Steve Jobs and T-Mobile announced the launch of the Apple iPhone in Germany.

The Apple iPhone will launch on November 9th, which is the same launch date as in the UK. Germany also just gets the 8GB iPhone. The price will be 399 Euro (~$557).
T-Mobile promises to have EDGE available nation-wide by the end of 2007. T-Mobile would be the only carrier in Germany offering that. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:25:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Deutsche Telekom to sell iPhone in Germany: Source

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By Nicola Leske and Knut Engelmann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom has clinched an exclusive deal with Apple Inc to sell the coveted iPhone in Germany, an industry source told Reuters. Read more

Posted on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:43:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Germany arrests 10 in global Internet Scam Raids

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BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have arrested 10 people suspected of being involved in an international Internet scam which could have cost victims hundreds of thousands of euros, the Federal Police Office said on Thursday. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MFD and Neva Media Joint Venture to make DVB-H new German Mobile TV Standard

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In May last year MFD started to offer DMB based mobile TV in Germany. Today MFD and Neva Media announced to form a joint venture to provide DVB-H based mobile TV in Germany in 2008.

The large media companies Hubert Burda Media und Holtzbrinck are behind NEVA Media.

The new company wants to offer DVB-H based mobile TV in time for the European Soccer World Cup that will take place in Austria and Switzerland. Read more

Posted on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Decision on German Mobile TV Licenses seen end-Aug

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German media authorities should award a national license for mobile television using the DVB-H broadcast standard by the end of the month, a spokeswoman for the directors' conference of the state media authorities said. Read more

Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:54:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

EBay dealt blow on fake Rolexes by German Court

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By Eric Auchard

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc disclosed on Friday that Germany's top court ruled several months ago that the world's largest online auctioneer must do more to halt the sale of counterfeit goods on its site. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:17:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Karstadt Stores to sell iPhone in Germany

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German department store chain Karstadt will sell Apple's coveted iPhone, Karstadt said on Monday, adding that it was too soon to say whether the phones would be sold with or without a contract. Read more