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High-tech Christmas

On Christmas wish lists this year, smart devices have dropped to second place in Germany.
December 11, 2013
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Microsoft's new Berlin center

Microsoft opens its first customer center worldwide in the heart of Berlin on Thursday. It'll introduce its latest products there. The stately building also provides a home for start-ups.
November 7, 201301:06 min
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Demand for tablet computers grows

Millions of people are dumping their laptops and snapping up iPads or tablets powered by Google's Android system. Now Apple has presented its new line-up, while the Microsoft camp has made another play for some of those growing tablet sales.
October 23, 201301:20 min
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Low demand for PCs

Technology market research group Gartner has said global sales of PCs have experienced another setback in the third quarter of the current year. Shipments have suffered as tablets continue to gain in popularity.
October 10, 2013

Oncolyzer - medical records on a tablet PC

Researchers at Berlin's Charité Hospital and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam have developed a kind of app for tablet PCs that is set to improve cancer care. The software enables all a cancer patient's medical data to be displayed on a monitor - from operative reports to X-rays to lab analyses.
ScienceFebruary 18, 201303:03 min
Samsung OLED TV display at the CES

CES Las Vegas

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas once again presents things the world can do without.
January 8, 2013

Music's future

DW looks at how tablet technology is revolutionizing the Brussels Philharmonic orchestra.
November 23, 2012
A woman holding two Samsung smart phones Photo courtesy of Samsung (Yonhap)/

Money making mobiles

Tech companies are looking to make more profit from the phones in our pockets.
October 29, 2012
The new iPad mini (Photo credit: Apple)

Apple unveils new iPad mini

Apple has unveiled a new small version of its popular iPad in a bid to take on rivals Google, Amazon and Samsung in the small tablet market. It's Apple's biggest product debut since the first iPad two years ago.
October 24, 2012
Hands holding a Galaxy Note smartphone from Samsung

German IT market rally

Germany's information technology and telecommunications market looks set to perform better this year than most other sectors of the economy. Experts speak of unexpectedly high demand for new devices and services.
October 18, 2012

Tablets Mean Smoother Surfing for Seniors

Immer mehr Förderprogramme und Kurse setzen Tablet-Computer ein, um die Generation der sogenannten "Offliner" mit dem Internet vertraut zu machen. Denn Tablets sind intuitiver und unkomplizierter zu bedienen.
LifestyleOctober 2, 201203:13 min
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Australia: Teaching with Tablets

The Harrison School in Canberra, Australia, has definitely arrived in the digital age: it's dispensed entirely with books and chalkboards in favor of iPads.
LifestyleSeptember 4, 201201:55 min

IFA show gets underway

Berlin's consumer electronics show IFA starts amid favorable business climate in Germany.
August 30, 2012

Microsoft's new Surface

Microsoft, one of the world's leading makers of operating systems, has hinted at a strategic shift with the unveiling of its tablet computer, Surface. Analysts suggest it could be a make-or-break moment.
June 19, 2012
Microsoft representative holds a new Surface tablet computer

Biting off a bit of the Apple?

US software giant Microsoft has announced a sleek tablet PC of its own to challenge Apple's famed iPad. Microsoft's device will come with some extra features that its rivals don't have and hopes for commercial success.
June 19, 2012
Apple iPad2 (left) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(right) side-by-side at a store in the Netherlands

German patent wars

Tech companies tend to prefer German courts for smart phone and tablet patent battles.
April 6, 2012
Young woman online shopping

Record online sales

E-commerce and mail order sales in Germany rose sharply in 2011, setting an all-time record.
February 27, 2012
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UnDELLightful profits

US computer maker Dell logged a hefty drop in profits owing to competition from tablet producers.
February 22, 2012
Samsung and Apple tablet PC side by side

Seconds out again

In another round of the battle, Apple fails to convince a court to ban Samsung's tablet computer.
February 2, 2012
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Biggest Apple yet

Apple's quarterly results exceed everyone's expectations and thrill Wall Street analysts.
January 25, 2012
Galaxy Tab (left) and Apple iPad (right)

Legal win for Samsung

An appeals court in The Hague has rejected the iPad maker's bid to block Galaxy Tab sales.
January 24, 2012
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DigiEnsemble – Making Music with Tablet PCs and Smartphones

The Berlin-based ensemble originated as an eight-member experimental study group and now uses music apps for public performances played on mobile devices. Euromaxx met up with the technologically avant-garde musicians.
LifestyleOctober 2, 201104:03 min
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The DigiEnsemble – Making Music with Tablet PCs and Smartphones

The Berlin-based ensemble originated as an 8-member experimental study group and uses music apps to play on touchpad mobile devices. Euromaxx met up with these technically avant-garde musicians to find out how their performances sound like.
LifestyleSeptember 28, 201104:03 min
Photo shows the Apple iPad2 (l) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (r)

Patent spat

A court rules that Samsung cannot sell its tablet PC in Germany due to patent violations.
September 9, 2011
Two tablet computers

Tablet tech wars

Samsung has been barred from showing its latest tablet computer at Berlin's IFA electronics fair.
September 2, 2011
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Gadgets galore

Europe's biggest consumer electronics fair opens in Berlin with a focus on tablets.
September 2, 2011
Medion logo and shopping carts

Dragon snack

China's Lenovo is poised to swallow Medion, a leading German budget consumer electronics company.
June 2, 2011
CeBIT 2011 trade fair Hanover (Photo: Deutsche Messe AG)

CeBIT fair

Exhibitor numbers are up and big names are back. Has the CeBIT technology fair turned the corner?
February 24, 2011
Money in a santa hat

Holiday shopping

Thanks to strong sales, the holidays are the most cheerful in years for German retailers.
December 24, 2010
The iPad from Apple

21st century Bundestag

Tablet computers are given the green light for use inside the German parliamentary chamber.
October 8, 2010
Scene from TV film depicting thalidomide victim playing board game with parents

Thalidomide's Legacy

A German TV film has reignited the controversy over compensation for thalidomide survivors.
November 12, 2007

The Decline of German Pharma Companies

The country that brought the world Aspirin hasn't been the "world's pharmacy" for quite some time. By resisting change and new investments, German pharma companies have been slipping down world rankings steadily.
April 21, 2005

Putting The Lid On Doping

Germany is ramping up its battle against performance enhancing drugs by setting up a national anti-doping agency. Both politicians and sports organizations hope the move will eliminate the use of steroids by athletes.
July 15, 2002

Rallying to Prevent an Execution

A 22-year-old German student could face the gallows in execution-happy Singapore following drug seizures at her apartment. She would be the second foreigner hanged by Singapore authorities since 1994.
March 20, 2002