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Study Shows America’s Internet Speed Far From Tops

Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria are just three of 25 nations that top the U.S. when it comes to the fastest internet connections by country, according to Pando Networks’ 2011 Global Download Report. READ MORE »

Germany’s DailyDeal Acquired by Google

Google has acquired a Groupon clone, a German company called DailyDeal. The company, which was founded in 2009, offers deals in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Google has not commented on the acquisition, but DailyDeal announced the agreement on its website. READ MORE »

Wi-fi Providers Can Opt Out of Google’s Data Collection

Google is tweaking a practice that has drawn the ire of wi-fi providers, consumers, and international governments: It will now let wi-fi providers opt out of providing location data to Google services. The plan applies worldwide. The company has received much criticism both in the U.S. and overseas for what some call “aggressive” data gathering. READ MORE »

Outright Offers Etsy Users Free Accounting Software

If you’re one of the 800,000 curators currently operating a shop on Etsy–the online marketplace for everything handmade–Outright wants to give you a gift. The cloud accounting software company has a new Etsy integration that lets users see all of the costs associated with their e-commerce business. The software is free for Etsy users from now until the end of the year. READ MORE »

New York Times Launches Semantic Web Experiment

Web 2.0 is fully upon us. But many are asking, What’s next? The New York Times might have an answer: In a prelude of things to come, the Times has released an interesting semantic web experiment called Longitude. READ MORE »

Samsung Counters Apples Lawsuit With Kubrik’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

The patent battle between Apple and Samsung seems to have taken a scene from the Theater of the Absurd. In response to Apple’s claim that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 had “slavishly copied” Apple’s iPad, Samsung has provided its own, er, evidence: images from Stanley Kubrik’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, which show two astronauts using personal tablet computers. That’s right, folks, movie evidence. READ MORE »

Samsung Galaxy Ban Lifted for (Almost) the Entire EU

Samsung can breathe a sigh of relief—for now. In the battle with Apple over the design of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the European Union, the company has scored a minor victory in a technical ruling. A German court has sided with Samsung in its argument that the court does not have the power to impose a ban on the Tab for the entire EU. READ MORE »

Audi to Launch Electric Microcar

This unusual looking vehicle is Audi’s answer to BMW’s i3 car, the Urban Concept. It’s an electric microcar, designed for crowded city streets. Apparently, the entire roof slides back to let people in and out, which might be handy in some tight urban parking situations. The two passengers sit in a staggered configuration rather than side by side. READ MORE »

Is Apple Using ‘Sneak Tactics’ to Defend Tablet Turf?

Remember Apple’s 1984 commercial introducing the Macintosh? Back then, Apple was about fighting conformity and subverting Big Brother. These days, though, Apple is effectively “The Man.” READ MORE »

German Regulator Asks Facebook to Take Down Photo-Tagging Software

A German data protection supervisor has asked Facebook to disable its new photo-tagging feature, warning that it could violate privacy laws. READ MORE »

Tag Archives: Germany

Study Shows America’s Internet Speed Far From Tops

Germany’s DailyDeal Acquired by Google

Wi-fi Providers Can Opt Out of Google’s Data Collection

Outright Offers Etsy Users Free Accounting Software

Samsung Counters Apples Lawsuit With Kubrik’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

Samsung Galaxy Ban Lifted for (Almost) the Entire EU

Audi to Launch Electric Microcar

Is Apple Using ‘Sneak Tactics’ to Defend Tablet Turf?

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