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Tech companies launch map-blurring service in Germany due to privacy concerns

Original post by Brittany Hillen via SLASH GEAR Back in May 2010, German authorities poked around the issue of what information Google collected via its Street View cars, eventually leading to the search engine giant’s admission that it pulled personal information from unsecured WiFi networks. Thus began what has been an ongoing series of privacy concerns in Germany regarding online map […]

Berlin Embraces Net Newbies and Leviathans

Original post by Rachel Stern via SPIEGEL  This week, Google will open a high-profile office in the German capital, which has become a hub for technology firms. With the official opening next year of the Factory, a campus of companies including SoundCloud, entrepreneurs in the city hope to cement Berlin’s reputation as Europe’s leading city for start-ups. The […]

Hybrid tablets and 4K TVs top trends at IFA in Berlin

Original post by Mikael Ricknäs via Tech World But getting onboard these new trends come at a cost This year at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin vendors introduced and demonstrated a plethora of ultra-high resolution TVs, hybrid tablets based on Microsoft’s upcoming operating systems, as well as the first device based on Windows Phone […]

Samsung teases Galaxy Note II for August 29 Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin (video)

Original post by Rajat Agrawal  via BGR Samsung today released the first teaser video for its August 29 Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin. The video shows glimpses of what seems to be a smartphone with a stylus or what could eventually be unveiled as the Galaxy Note II. The video also drops hints like “all the […]

SoundCloud Teams Up With Adyen Payment Service

Original post by Nick Clayton via WSJ Berlin’s SoundCloud has been going through a period of rapid change and growth. The start-up, with its stated mission to “unmute” the Internet has revamped its services with what it calls “The Next SoundCloud” as well as last year receiving investment from leading tech VC companies Union Square Ventures […]