Posts Tagged Germany

German Government Warns Against using IE

German Government Warns Against using IE

BBC.co.uk wrote: The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security. The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted IE was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems. Micros

01.18.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Wikipedia sued by German killers

Wikipedia sued by German killers

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Two German men who killed an actor in 1990 are suing the charity behind the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, claiming that its inclusion of detail of their crimes infringes their right to privacy. The case has become an instant online cause celebre – with one lawyer sayi

11.15.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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WOW: Advertising banners attached to flies (video)

WOW: Advertising banners attached to flies (video)

A German book company, Eichborn, decided to think beyond the booth at the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair. The advertising stunt they concocted though is something that, uh, flies in the face of convention. The banners, measuring just a few centimetres across, seem to be causing the beleaguered flie

10.30.2009 | Marketing, Video | Hugo Candeias

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German Online Banks Attacked: €300.000 in 22 days!

German Online Banks Attacked: €300.000 in 22 days!

BBC.co.uk wrote: Cyber-criminals have developed sophisticated ways to remain undetected, a new report finds. The report, from security firm Finjan, describes how one gang, based in the Ukraine, stole €300,000 euros in 22 days. It used a sophisticated piece of malicious software which fool

09.30.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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German Aids ad causes controversy over images of Hitler

German Aids ad causes controversy over images of Hitler

Guardian.co.uk wrote: The creators of an Aids awareness advertisement that shows a woman having sex with a series of dictators, including Hitler and Stalin, defended it yesterday, amid growing criticism. Das Comitee, a Hamburg advertising agency, said the advert's shock value was aimed at

09.7.2009 | Marketing | Hugo Candeias

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German export surge ignites hope

German exports rose 7% in June, the fastest pace in nearly three years, in the latest sign of recovery in Europe's biggest economy, official figures show. Exports totalled 67.4bn euros (£57.8bn; $96.8bn), which, with imports at 56.4bn euros, brought the country's trade surplus to 11bn euros.

08.8.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Online petition stalls plan to ban violent videogames in Germany

German government plans to ban violent videogames will have to be put on hold, after a successful internet petition by German gamers. The e-petition, hosted on the official forums of the Bundestag, the German parliament, has passed the 50,000 signatures necessary to force a government review.

07.28.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Porsche boss exits with $70 million

Porsche boss exits with $70 million

German luxury car maker Porsche has said chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking and financial director Holger Haerter have resigned "with immediate effect". Mr Wiedeking leaves with a $70 milliom (£43 million, €50 million) payoff package. Earlier this year, Mr Wiedeking failed in his attemp

07.23.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Deadline for GM’s Opel sale looms

Would-be buyers of General Motor's Opel business have until later on Monday to lodge plans for the firm's future. Canadian-Austrian car parts maker Magna International is favourite to buy Opel - which includes Vauxhall in the UK. Magna, backed by Russia's Sberbank, wants to use Opel to mak

07.20.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Low oil price pushes markets down

Stock markets have seen large falls as weaker oil and metal prices weighed on commodity stocks, and a World Bank report dampened sentiment. In the US, the Dow dropped 2.4%, while German and French markets both shed 3%. London's FTSE 100 fell 2.6%, with mining shares weighing on the index.

06.22.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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