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Which of these German automobile pronunciations are you getting right?
There’s a never-ending debate between auto-loving friends who debate not about what the specifications and competition between cars could be like, but about how names of cars from Germany and Italy are correctly pronounced. Putting it all to rest, here’s a little lesson on how do you correctly pronounce the names of German carmakers, the…
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Bitcoin becomes official and legal ‘private money’ in Germany
We’ve reached the age with technology when online currency is now being regarded as actual wealth. According to a German newspaper, Bitcoin is now legally and officially considered ‘private money’. This is a first for the global markets that a country has taken an official stance towards online currency and awarded it the status of…
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Germany gets a train bridge pass resembling Lego bricks
Drivers on the Autobahn will be for a surprise when they cross this train overpass. The Lego bricks are so huge that they wont be missed even at 150 mph.
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Amazon Germany lists Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for pre-order at $770
How often do we find an online retailer from some part of the world put up something for pre-order days or even months before the official price is announced. More often than not it comes with a ludicrous price, and the latest to join the league is Xbox One. Amazon Germany has pegged the price…
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Karl Marx credit cards for the communist in you
East Germany may be no more, but the faith in communism and hate of capitalism is still very much present in East Germans. More than a third of customers at Sparkasse bank in Chemnitz opted for the picture of a bronze bust of the bearded 19th century German-born philosopher, bank spokesman Roger Wirtz said. Marx’s…
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Germany to receive HTC One XL by early June
Next month will be all that the German are waiting for, with the promise of the HTC One XL made so clearly. May be the phone was a letdown when it arrived here sans Nvidia Tegra 3, but it will be received by fans across Germany. It substitutes the quad-core star with a really fast…
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Toshiba AT330 Android tablet with a TV tuner unveiled in Germany
At the Toshiba World 2012 event, the company unveiled its latest android tablet called the AT330 among other gadgets. The 13.3-inch Android tablet comes with an integrated a TV tuner and an antenna, and its spec sheet speaks of a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, a 5-megapixel rear camera, a 1.3-megapixel front facing, an HDMI port,…
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LEGO to spend $500 million on offshore German wind farm
Have you ever wondered just what LEGO does with all its riches? Well, you probably might’ve ignored the financial background of the company, given that you were too busy building childhood castles with these lovable building blocks. Rest assured, LEGO puts its funds to good use. The company has now invested a good $500 million…
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HTC Velocity will herald Vodafone LTE into Germany
German geeks should be delighted to know that Vodafone’s LTE network is creeping in. The not so interesting news is that the device of choice will be HTC Velocity. It’s what we know as the Vivid and though it may sport a few good features here and there but really, wouldn’t it be nicer if…
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Samsung Retro style NX200 announced in Germany
Samsung has finally let out their retro-styled NX200 in Germany with a price tag of US$ 1,118 equivalent. The camera comes in two-toned silver and black design and as Samsung puts it, this one also brings the old-fashioned charm with impeccable DSLR-like picture quality. Under the hood, all the original specs of NX200 has been…
