Tag archive: Munich

In a move designed to enhance the Motoblur platform with location data, Motorola bought Munich-based Aloqa GmbH today. Aloqa is privately held and Motorola did not disclose any of the transaction details. Aloqa’s software proactively displays relevant Web content, such as places, events, and bargains, based on the user’s location and social content. For example, if the user is in a certain region, the software will display special offers of… Read More

Wine lovers have Napa Valley. Fashionistas have Paris. And Elvis diehards have Graceland. Devotees visit them to sample the finest, see the latest in the industry, and soak in the history of the greats. But where should geeks book their tickets to when it's time to get out of the cube and pursue their own niche interests abroad? We found out where. Whether you want to stock your gadget pile, express your fandom with a visit to your… Read More

Being a highly visible and influential tech pundit can be rough business. Ask TechCrunch’s well-known founder Michael Arrington, who, after an abrasive run-in at a recent conference in Munich, Germany, has decided to call it quits for a while. In a detailed post on TechCrunch, Arrington tells the story of how he was recently spat on at a conference in Germany, which became the last straw in a long line of abuse he has endured as… Read More

DRAM menufacturer Qimonda has filed for bankrupcty protection in a local court in Munich, Germany, after a bailout financing deal between Qimonda's parent company, Infineon, a Portuguese investment firm, and the German state of Saxony failed to come through. Qimonda is the first DRAM manufacturer forced to seek bankruptcy protection in the recent global economic downturn; the company has also been hit hard by a worldwide glut in… Read More

If Google Earth’s cumbersome 3D navigation system made you feel more like you were designing L-brackets in AutoCAD than soaring over the mountaintops as a bird, the latest revision of the software may just fix that problem. Google released version 4.3 of Google Earth on Wednesday, with a host of updates including improved navigation, more buildings, and Street View. To fix the somewhat clunky way of interacting with 3D… Read More

It’s not what anyone expected, but perhaps that’s the whole point. According to the BBC, yesterday the Munich, Germany offices of chip maker Intel wereraided by EU competition regulators.   Intel itself confirmed the raid and said it was co-operating with investigators. The EU would only claim it had carried out an “unannouncedinspection” of an unnamed chipmaker.   So what’s the problem? It all boils down… Read More

Electronic Arts used the International Developers Conference in Munich on Monday to unveil not just a new game, but a new business model. Battlefield Heroes will follow in the footsteps of previous Battlefield games save for one enormous difference: it will be completely free to download and play. The game will be the first in EA’s new Play 4 Free business model, which the company says will generate income through advertising and… Read More

In a statement distributed via email, BenQ Mobile's insolvency administrator Martin Prager said negotiations with its last potential buyer had ended without a deal, and he sees “no realistic chance to sell the entire company in one piece and enable a new start.” BenQ Mobile's plan now: auction off its assets, including real estate, facilities, machinery, patents, and other intellectual property. The name of the… Read More

The phone will use a tiny chip measuring less than one millimeter to detect unpleasant odors, a spokeswoman for Siemens Mobile said. A research team in the southern city of Munich is developing the device using new sensor technology. “It examines the air in the immediate vicinity for anything from bad breath and alcohol to atmospheric gas levels,” the spokeswoman said. “Some people take smelling good rather… Read More

A spokeswoman for the Finance Ministry, which oversees government purchases, said Tuesday that government agencies would use existing Microsoft Office products for the time being rather than upgrade to newer versions. The Israeli government also will encourage the development of lower-priced alternatives to Microsoft software in an effort to help expand computer use by the public. To that end, the Finance Ministry has cooperated with Sun… Read More

It says it remains committed to flogging CDMA phones in Japan, one of its heartlands, and it will continue to develop CDMA machine-to-machine modules. But it is otherwise retrenching around GSM, UTMS and EDGE mobile platforms. In another cost-cutting move, the struggling mobile phone maker is shutting down its Munich R&D centre, and cutting back at its US CDMA research facility, leading to the loss of 500 jobs. S-E has been… Read More

Do consumers want hands-free communication, real-time traffic updates and turn-by-turn directions in the car? According to a recent survey, three out of five consumers are on board.* Responding toindustry needs, Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of its fifth-version software platform for automotive suppliers and manufacturers, Windows® Automotive 4.2. Based on Microsoft®Windows CE .NET 4.2, the robust, real-time embedded… Read More