Russia

Russian spies use 'safe' German typewriters

Russian spies trying to outwit hackers and leakers are going back in time by using typewriters - and have just ordered a shipment of old-fashioned German ones.

Crime

New law unmasks anonymous web surfers

Anonymous web surfing came a step closer to becoming a thing of the past in Germany on Friday when the upper house of parliament passed a law giving security officials wider access to information on the identity of internet users.

communication

Customers exploit T-Mobile SMS apology

T-Mobile customers took full advantage of free text messages offered on Sunday in apology for a nationwide service blackout last week.

communication

T-Mobile baffled by massive service outage

T-Mobile customers are able to use their telephones again after a nationwide network outage on Tuesday evening, but parent company Deutsche Telekom said the cause of the problem remained a mystery.

communication

Baffled Germans get new bureaucracy helpline

<b>Millions of Germans confused by their country’s often bewildering bureaucracy will soon have help from public authorities through a new hotline – 115 – broadcaster ARD reported on Thursday.</b>

communication

Deutsche Telekom stands by 2008 outlook

Deutsche Telekom, the leading European telecommunications operator, posted third-quarter results on Thursday which were in line with expectations and stood by its outlook for the full year.