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German takes over Blackberry makers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:25:00 +0100

German businessman Thorsten Heins became the surprise choice on Sunday to replace previous heads of the Canadian-based Research in Motion (RIM), struggling makers of the Blackberry smartphone.

Super-fast mobile internet set to expand

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:33:00 +0200

Mobile internet surfing in Germany is set to become much faster with the construction of fourth-generation mobile networks beginning this year in over 100 cities, Deutsche Telekom announced Wednesday.

O2 cuts 1,100 jobs

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:03:00 +0200

The German unit telecommunications firm Telefonica O2 announced on Friday it would lay off for more than 1,100 employees following its recent takeover of rival internet service provider Alice.

Deutsche Telekom Q2 hit by loss of T-Mobile UK

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:53:00 +0200

Deutsche Telekom, the biggest European telecommunications operator, posted weaker second quarter results on Thursday after it stripped out contributions from British mobile unit T-Mobile UK.

Premium rate service lines to drop fee for waiting callers

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:42:00 +0200

The infuriating telephone queues on premium rate customer ‘service’ lines where the caller pays in full to hear music or repeated recordings telling them how valued their custom is, will soon be free.

T-Systems lands €100-million TUI deal

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:35:00 +0200

Deutsche Telekom’s unit T-Systems announced on Tuesday it had won a €100-million deal to build a telecommunications network for UK-based travel company TUI.

Deutsche Telekom profit tanks in 2009

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:57:00 +0100

Deutsche Telekom, the biggest European telecommunications operator, said Thursday that 2009 net profit plunged by more than 70 percent owing to asset devaluations of more than €2 billion ($2.7 billion).

German government gets secure smartphones

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:08:00 +0100

The German government has ordered several thousand secure smartphones from Deutsche Telekom, Essen-based daily Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Monday.

Experts deny reported spike in police phone surveillance

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:23:00 +0200

Legal experts denied on Thursday reports that said telephone surveillance has increased disproportionately in Germany.

German and French telecoms joining to dominate UK market

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:14:00 +0200

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have launched exclusive talks to merge their British units to become Britain's top mobile operator, the German telecommunications group said Tuesday in a statement.

Telecoms and energy firms working together on broadband

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:09:00 +0200

Telecommunications companies could work with energy providers in the quest to provide faster internet connections to all of Germany, financial daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.

Infineon asks for state help

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:07:00 +0200

German chip maker Infineon is in negotiations with the government over state guarantees worth several hundred million euros, the Welt am Sonntag paper reported Sunday.

T-Mobile blocks Skype for German iPhones

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:03:00 +0200

German telecommunications giant T-Mobile will not allow their customers to use the new Skype application for the iPhone, the company told The Local on Tuesday.

Software turns phone into time machine

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:37:00 +0100

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.

Deutsche Telekom upbeat after meeting 2008 targets

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Europe's biggest telecoms operator, Deutsche Telekom, said Friday it had achieved its 2008 targets and voiced confidence about this year's results as well.

Telecommunication prices down 3.3 percent

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:35:00 +0100

Telecommunications prices in households dropped by 3.3 percent in 2008, according to the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) on Monday.

Ex-Telekom official arrested in spy scandal

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:32:00 +0100

Police have held the former head of internal security for Deutsche Telekom since last week on suspicion of breach of trust in an ongoing spy scandal investigation, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Wednesday.

Deutsche Telekom leaks more customer data

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:59:00 +0100

Scandal-plagued Deutsche Telekom has had another data disaster. Sensitive customer information, including bank details and birth dates, has been leaked on the black market for the second time in as many months, according to this week’s edition of Stern magazine.

Scented text messages patented in Germany

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:47:00 +0200

Two German companies have patented technology for sending scented text messages on mobile phones.

T-Mobile slashes iPhone price to €99

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:27:00 +0200

German telecoms company T-Mobile announced on its website Friday that it would drastically drop prices on the basic 8 gigabyte Apple iPhone to just €99 from April 7 to June 30.