https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Together with some German banks, Apple is pushing for a change in Germany’s cash-loving culture by making contactless payment via mobile phones more accessible to users. https://www.thelocal.de/20191211/hundreds-of-german-banks-make-apple-pay-service-available-for-first-time Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:40:43 +0100 hundreds-of-german-banks-make-apple-pay-service-available-for-first-time US chipmaker Qualcomm said Thursday it had fulfilled the requirements set out by a court in a patent dispute case against Apple to ban the sale of older iPhone models in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190104/apple-rival-paves-way-for-ban-on-some-iphones-in-germany Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:33:09 +0100 apple-rival-paves-way-for-ban-on-some-iphones-in-germany A German court on Thursday found in favour of US chipmaker Qualcomm in a patent dispute case against Apple, which could lead to a ban on sales of some iPhones in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/qualcomm-wins-apple-case-could-lead-to-iphone-ban-in-germany-court Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:54:02 +0100 qualcomm-wins-apple-case-could-lead-to-iphone-ban-in-germany-court Contactless payment systems appear to behave like London buses. After years of waiting, suddenly three have come along at once. https://www.thelocal.de/20180801/apple-pay-to-be-launched-in-germany-before-end-of-year Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:44:07 +0200 apple-pay-to-be-launched-in-germany-before-end-of-year Apple released a whole load of new emojis on Monday and you'll soon be using many of them in your daily life in Germany. Here are seven of the best. https://www.thelocal.de/20161214/seven-newly-released-emojis-that-are-just-perfect-for-germany Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:21:04 +0100 seven-newly-released-emojis-that-are-just-perfect-for-germany A German newspaper reports that Apple has set up a secret lab in the capital to build its self-driving car. The Local asks how believable the rumours could be. https://www.thelocal.de/20160419/apple-could-be-building-self-driving-car-in-berlin Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:02:31 +0200 apple-could-be-building-self-driving-car-in-berlin UPDATE: Apple’s new iPhone 6 went on sale on Friday morning, leading to long queues outside stores across Germany. Berlin's Apple Store sold out of the iPhone 6 Plus in an hour. https://www.thelocal.de/20140919/apples-iphone-6-creates-long-queues-across-germany Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:18:00 +0200 apples-iphone-6-creates-long-queues-across-germany Most holidaymakers on a week-long camping trip pitch up by lakes or next to the beach. But two Berliners are hoping to break a record by settling in for six days outside the city's Apple Store to be the first to get their hands on new iPhone 6. https://www.thelocal.de/20140916/were-camping-for-six-days-outside-berlin-apple-store Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:23:00 +0200 were-camping-for-six-days-outside-berlin-apple-store A German parliamentary panel looking into US Internet and telecoms surveillance plans to invite the heads of Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft, a lawmaker said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140522/german-nsa-panel-invites-us-tech-giant-chiefs Thu, 22 May 2014 10:36:00 +0200 german-nsa-panel-invites-us-tech-giant-chiefs Berlin police arrested seven men in Dresden on Tuesday night who they believe are behind a string of smash and grab raids on electronics shops, including the Apple store. They were caught breaking into a shop in Dresden. https://www.thelocal.de/20140130/police-arrest-seven-smash-and-grab-suspects Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:23:00 +0100 police-arrest-seven-smash-and-grab-suspects Apple fans waiting patiently to get a new iPad at the company's Berlin store were scattered like so many autumnal leaves on Friday when police closed the area due to a bomb scare. https://www.thelocal.de/20131101/bomb-scare-scuppers-apple-fan-ipad-queue Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:59:00 +0100 bomb-scare-scuppers-apple-fan-ipad-queue Electronics giant Apple has dropped its case against an independent café in west Germany in a row over using the fruit as a logo. It gave no reason for suddenly ending the pursuit of Bonn-based cafe Apfelkind. https://www.thelocal.de/20131004/52243 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:21:00 +0200 52243 German hackers said on Monday they have been able to get past the new biometric identification system contained in the latest generation of Apple's iconic iPhones. https://www.thelocal.de/20130924/52063 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:55:00 +0200 52063 President Joachim Gauck says consumers risk becoming so obsessed with getting the latest fashionable product that they ignore the suffering of the people making them – and called for responsible capitalism. https://www.thelocal.de/20121117/46227 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:16:00 +0100 46227 After a long wait, the iPhone 5 hit Germany on Friday, where the country's 10 Apple shops were hit with a wave of mayhem as fans from across the world grappled to own the latest in smartphone technology. https://www.thelocal.de/20120921/45117 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:33:00 +0200 45117 Germans who wanted to reserve a new iPhone and called a number given out by Deutsche Telekom landed instead at an adult dating hotline advertised as “hot dating fun” after the wrong number was sent out. https://www.thelocal.de/20120914/44983 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:50:00 +0200 44983 Rumours that Apple was preparing to buy a German television manufacturer pushed its share price up by more than 20 percent on Monday – even though the only thing the company said was that the idea was mistaken. https://www.thelocal.de/20120514/42533 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:24:00 +0200 42533 Apple said Friday it would immediately appeal a German court ruling in favour of rival Motorola in a patent dispute that could see Apple's sales company prevented from selling iPhones and iPads in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20111210/39421 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:39:00 +0100 39421 Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it had modified the design of its newest tablet PC to bypass a sales ban in Germany, and would start selling it there as early as this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20111117/38919 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:31:00 +0100 38919 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20111107/38711 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:55:00 +0100 38711