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Motorola loses latest patent lawsuit case against Apple

Last month, there were reports that Motorola was going after Apple with a lawsuit claiming patent infringement. Since then, German courts have ruled twice in the favor of Motorola, but the company suffered a minor defeat today ... continue

Atari, Ubisoft and more going after German pirates

The Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt RED recently came under fire for the aggressive, strong-arming, borderline blackmailing tactics employed by a firm it hired to go after pirates of their game. The developer received so much flak, ... continue

Unemployment At All-Time Low In Germany, Company’s Plan To Add Thousands Of Jobs

Germany doesn't appear to be engulfed in the type of economic woes being experienced in Greece, Italy, France, the United States and much of the rest of the world, in fact Germany unemployment rates were announced this ... continue

Samsung wins a (preliminary) victory over Apple in Germany

As you may recall, back in September Apple successfully petitioned a German court to block the sale of the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 on the grounds that the tablet infringed on patents held by Apple - basically, Apple ... continue

Germany is 55 Billion Euros Richer After Accountancy Error

Germany's finance ministry revealed that an accountancy error has cost the country 55.5 billion euros ($78.7 billion). Because of the discovery, the country is now richer by the same amount. The error was discovered at the bad ... continue

Missing German Hikers Found Shot To Death In Hindu Kush Mountains

Two German hikers who went missing three weeks ago while hiking through the Hindu Kush Mountains were found shot to death according to the regions police general. After the hikers were missing for several weeks rescuers headed out ... continue

Doom Game Ban Lifted In Germany After 18 Years

After 18 years first person shooter Doom had been removed from Germany's controlled titles list, a designation that made the game only available for sale at "adult only" stores in the country. ID Software announced on Thursday that ... continue

Neo-Nazi Rock Fans In Germany Get Tricked By Word Changing T-Shirts

Concert attendees at a recent German ultra-nationalist rock concert were given free t-shirts that read "hardcore rebels" with the nationalist flag across their front, however the right-wing extremists were greeted with a very different message when the ... continue

E. coli Death Toll Rises: Cucumbers at Blame?

A deadly E. coli outbreak in Europe that has killed 16 so far seems to be getting worse. The majority of the fatalities have occurred in Germany but the outbreak itself has affected more than 1,000 throughout Europe. Germany's national disease ... continue

The PainStation is Pong meets S&M

PainStation is essentially a version of Pong gone bad. Or good, depending on your outlook. This sadist's interpretation of Pong expands on its classic predecessor by adding real pain to the formula. Miss a ball while playing and ... continue

Germany censoring the hell out of Call of Duty: Black Ops

Germany will soon be indulging in its third favorite pastime, after munching bratwurst and thrashing England in World Cups - overbearing videogame censorship! Next up on the cutting-room floor is Call of Duty: Black Ops, the latest ... continue

[RUMOR] German newspaper gives away Nintendo 3DS launch date, price?

On Wednesday, Nintendo has promised to spill the beans on the Nintendo 3DS - namely, when we can get it, and what it will cost. For Nintendo, telling us when they'll announce something as big as this - ... continue

Forget About Video Technology In Soccer

I can see why many people (especially English) are interested in cameras in and around the goals in soccer (aka the real football). It would certainly help a lot of referees out, earn more money to one ... continue

Spain, Chile join final 16 teams in World Cup knockout phase

This, as they say, is where s**t gets real. Spain and Chile today became the final two teams to make it through the group phase of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, despite Chile losing to ... continue

German court rules RapidShare not liable for users’ actions

Nearly a year ago, a German court slapped filesharing site RapidShare with a $34m fine and ruled that the site must proactively root out pirates and prevent instances of copyright infringement in a suit filed by German ... continue

German school principal: Videogames create “homicidal maniacs”

Oh, Germany. You know I love you. Your currywurst rocks my world. I giggle at your upside-down houses. Oktoberfest is close to my heart. But please, how about doing something about that loony anti-gaming brigade of yours? Late ... continue

Keep it up says Crytek to Germany and we’ll leave

For those that might not recognize the name Crytek is a German video game software developer best known for their Crysis game as well the CryEngine a well respected gaming engine. Anyway it seems ... continue

Sentient house will grope your tatas

Urbanscreen, a German group of artists and architects, has created a scarily active building using projection and... uh, nighttime. The video below is titled, very teutonically, "How it would be, if a house was dreaming." And judging by the ... continue