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Study reveals Germans' favourite emoji
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Study reveals Germans' favourite emoji

Emoji have become part of everyone's daily lives, whether they're crucial signifiers of meaning or indecipherable symbols on your teenage granddaughter's mobile phone. A new study shows which ones Germans love the most.
Apple faces ban on iPhone and iPad sales
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Apple faces ban on iPhone and iPad sales

A German court has issued an injunction that temporarily bans Apple Inc. from selling or marketing its mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads in Germany. But it’s unclear whether it will have an immediate effect on the company.
iPhone tax fraud scheme sparks huge raid
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iPhone tax fraud scheme sparks huge raid

Frankfurt prosecutors announced Wednesday that nationwide police raids had brought down a major fraud scheme based on buying the latest mobile phones overseas without paying sales tax and then reselling them in Germany.
Axel Springer introduces iPhone apps with monthly fees
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Axel Springer introduces iPhone apps with monthly fees

In an effort to squeeze more money from its internet operations, German publisher Axel Springer AG is introducing iPhone applications with monthly subscription fees for two newspapers. The <i>Bild</i> app will allow users to “shake” the clothes off the paper’s naked front page girls.
Apple pulls sexy Stern magazine iPhone app
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Apple pulls sexy Stern magazine iPhone app

Apple has summarily removed an iPhone application from German news magazine <i>Stern</i> due to objections over photo galleries featuring too much naked skin, <i>Der Spiegel</i> reported on Wednesday.
Oktoberfest gets iPhone apps
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Oktoberfest gets iPhone apps

Organisers of Munich's venerable Oktoberfest have updated the beer festival for the 21st century with a line of boozy mobile applications for the iPhone.
Software turns phone into time machine
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Software turns phone into time machine

The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research (IGD) in Darmstadt has launched new software that can seamlessly blend a mobile phone photo of a landmark with pictures and background information from historical archives. The launch was staged at the CeBIT trade fair in Hannover on Thursday.
New iPhone sold out in Germany
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New iPhone sold out in Germany

Just one week after the new Apple iPhone 3G hit the German market on July 11, customers are pressing their noses to empty display cases in T-Mobile stores. Delivery bottlenecks at Apple mean the company can't supply its German partner with enough phones to meet demand, German daily <i>Die Welt</i> reported Thursday.