The Local Germany 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 City installs floor traffic lights for smartphone addicts A German town has come up with an innovative way of saving the skin of slumbering ‘smombies’, by embedding traffic lights in the pavement. https://www.thelocal.de/20160422/german-city-creates-floor-traffic-lights-for-smartphone-addicts Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:51:20 +0200 german-city-creates-floor-traffic-lights-for-smartphone-addicts Police join EU-wide raids on smartphone hackers German police have searched the homes of 13 people as part of an international swoop on users of the mobile phone malware DroidJack, authorities said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151029/police-join-eu-wide-raids-on-smartphone-hackers Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:13:05 +0100 police-join-eu-wide-raids-on-smartphone-hackers China sets out hi-tech stall at Hanover's CeBiT China's huge IT sector is out in force in Germany this week, signalling to the world it is ready to not just copy but lead as a tech superpower. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/chinas-ambitious-it-sector-lays-claim-to-global-role Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:06:25 +0100 chinas-ambitious-it-sector-lays-claim-to-global-role