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U.N. communications body adopts eavesdropping standards
- Despite concerns voiced by Germany, a number of Internet eavesdropping techniques were approved for use by the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU is the specialized U.N. body charged with the facilitation and regulation of information and communication technologies. Cdt.org provides…
Google launches 'Defend your Net' campaign in Germany
- There’s a tricky situation unfolding in Germany right now with regards to how search engines handle news excerpts of content from publishers. In short, the government wants to make changes that would force search engines to have to pay a…
Physicists may prove we exist in a computer simulation
- Have you ever considered the possibility that we may all live in a holographic universe constructed by vastly superior beings? I know -- it sounds like the basis for good science fiction (The Matrix, anyone?), but Nick Bostrom famously hypothesized (pdf)…
Valve has until October 10 to resolve EULA dispute in Germany
- Valve is facing legal action from the Federation of German Consumer Organizations regarding recent changes made to their end-user license agreement (EULA). A representative for the organization says the developer has until October 10 to respond to their desist order…
No Lumia 900 on T-Mobile in Germany, related to WP8 upgrade path?
- An unlocked version of the Lumia 900 launched in Germany last week but when the phone was notably absent on T-Mobile, customers became suspicious. When the question was presented on a T-Mobile support forum, a customer service representative reportedly checked…
Germany increases tax on flash storage by roughly 2,000%
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Germans can expect to pay a hefty premium on USB drives and memory cares as the nation raises taxes on flash storage by roughly 2,000%, according to Heise Online (translated). ZPÜ, the office tasked with setting levies against blank media, has reportedly increased the taxes...
German cable ISP hits 4.7Gbps Internet speeds via existing infrastructure
- Kabel Deutschland, Germany's largest cable provider, claims to have broken Internet speed records yesterday. While besting existing network throughput records seems to be a frequent occurrence, Kabel Deutschland's 4.7Gbps demonstration utilized standards, technology and infrastructure that already commonly exist. …
Motorola wins injunction: Xbox 360 and Windows 7 sales banned in Germany
- Microsoft was dealt a huge blow by Motorola Mobility after the latter was granted an injunction by the Mannheim Courts in Germany, preventing the Redmond-based software giant from selling online or in German stores its Xbox 360 games console and Windows…
YouTube loses German copyright case, could face huge royalty fees
- Google's popular video site YouTube faces a potentially massive royalty bill after losing an ongoing legal battle in the German regional courts in Hamburg on Friday, which concluded that the video site had not done enough to prevent copyrighted clips…
German ruling spells trouble for Motorola's 3G patent lawsuits
- Motorola Mobility has been dealt a blow in Germany after a court ruled in favor of Apple in the ongoing standard-essential patent battle between the two firms, in which Motorola is suing Apple after refusing the Cupertino-based company’s FRAND licensing…
Apple wins 3G patent case against Motorola in Germany
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Motorola Mobility Holdings lost its third patent case against Apple in Mannheim, Germany on Friday after failing to show that the Cupertino based iPhone maker was violating their 3G/UMTS patent for mathematical sequences in mobile...
ACTA faces another setback in Europe as Germany delays signing
- The controversial ACTA agreement is facing a new setback in Europe after the German government announced today that it won't sign the agreement, at least not for now. Other nations including Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also…
Apple loses preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1N
- Dismissing Apple's attempted injunctions, a Duesseldorf court has cleared the modified Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale in Germany. The decision comes after several rulings against Samsung in a series of bitter patent suits. Apple succeeded in blocking the original…
Motorola blocks some Apple devices in Germany, wins iCloud injunction
- Apple has been dealt a couple of blows today in the ongoing patent infringement cases filed against the company by Motorola. The first involves a decision by the Mannheim Regional Court, in which Judge Andreas Voss issued a permanent injunction…
Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban upheld in Germany, Tab 8.9 added to injunction
- Today, a German court upheld a preliminary injunction which prevents the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Fortunately for Samsung, the first two patent claims were dismissed; however, this did not change the court's original, overall decision. The…
Cop's attempt at parental control led to hacked German police system
- Last July, a computer server used by German authorities for GPS surveillance was compromised by hackers and subsequently shut down. Although details were limited at the time, it is now being reported that the events leading to the break-in could…
HTC faces ban in Germany over alleged patent infringement
- HTC could suffer a very ill timed sales ban in Germany, after it withdrew its appeal to a patent claim over 3G/UMTS standards won by German firm IPCom in February 2009 in a Mannheim court. HTC said the appeal was…
Samsung tweaks Galaxy Tab 10.1 design to beat German ban
- Samsung is getting ready to launch a modified version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany after it had its original version banned by German courts in September. The refreshed model features a more pronounced silver bezel, the speakers have…
Hackers reverse engineer Trojan used by German Police
- European hacking group Chaos Computer Club claims to have successfully reverse engineered samples of German Police's lawful intercept malware, known as Quellen-TKÜ, finding that besides eavesdropping on Skype conversations it is also capturing screenshots and logging keystrokes.
Google abandons Street View in Germany
- Google has stopped sending out its Street View cars in Germany. Although a German court recently ruled that photography in streets is perfectly legal, and thus Google is allowed to continue updating its Street View service, the company has decided…
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