SMS from abroad will be cheaper

EU's Reding Medienkommisarin: pleads for more favorable international phone costs. The EU Council of Ministers has approved the proposal by the European Commission agreed to the price of international SMS costs. The market for telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding had proposed in September, SMS abroad by mobile providers to cooperate with a maximum of 11 cents excluding VAT to be calculated. The initiative is the Luxembourger yesterday by the European Telecommunications Ministers adopted unchanged. Preisenkung time for season 2009? True in the coming weeks, the EU Parliament, the prices for SMS in EU countries in time for the season on 1 July 2009 drastically reduced. Among the proposed 11 cents would come in Germany, nor the amount of VAT to 19 percent. This results in a gross price of just 13 cents per SMS. Currently calculate German mobile provider for every SMS sent abroad or approximately 30 cents.

Monopolistic practices: Intel throws before breaking EU law

Intel fighting allegations of the EU Commission that the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer its dominant position in Europe should have exploited to the competitor AMD is making life difficult.

The EU Commission had launched investigations because there were hints that Intel with different trading partners exclusive deals had closed. Intel aims to lower purchasing prices have lured, if the dealer pays for the distribution of AMD CPUs would forgo.

As now known, has Intel therefore, the Court of First Instance of the European community protest against the investigation of the EU filed. Among other things, the group lamented the refusal of the Commission of certain documents that directly relates to the allegations.Intel wants on the basis of these papers seem to build his defense. The company demanded 30 days to in an appropriate way to respond to the documents. The EU Commission will also take on the costs. Intel claims questioned the legal basis of some decisions from the proceedings because they are allegedly not properly defend.

Intel also claims the decisions of the EU investigators were in their Broad illegally because they are the EU Commission for the continuation of discriminatory and inadequate investigations allow. Intel confirmed by the current form of investigations the right of the defense denied.

The EU said that despite the investigations of Intel's accusations should go. It will also own view of things before the Court of First Instance defend. We hope for a speedy decision by the court, including the findings of the investigation of Intel's Geschäftsgebahren is concerned.

Intel aims, inter alia, the German electronics chain Media-Markt/Saturn years of exclusive contracts have been completed, resulting in the markets of the two known brands almost exclusively systems with Intel processors existed.

Raw and cooked on the Internet: Claude Lévi-Strauss

Hot/cold, the Raw and the Cooked, the Fermented and the Verottete, honey and ash, the myth and science: Claude Lévi-Strauss, a disciple of the Russian formalists Roman Jakobson one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. In the analysis of myths, marriage rules and recipes tried Lévi-Strauss, an American named, the binary thinking of cybernetics fruitfully applied. Lévi-Strauss, now 100 years old will be tried in the declaration, as the human thinking of the "savages" as the "civilized" with an unlimited number of binary oppositions operates.To Lévi-Strauss formulated according to the interpretation of a Native American myth of the great war, in which humans, animals and animal people participated: "Even if the story is not true, scientifically speaking, it remains to note that we called the status of myth could only be understood Than in the scientific world, cybernetics and computers and it gave us their assistance was possible, binary operations to understand the mythical thinking earlier in a completely different way of concrete objects or living had made. " The Lévi-Strauss applied "structuralism" was developed by the science initially rejected because it is the human subject completely disassembled, "an unbearable spoiled child that is too long dominated the philosophical scene." Only in the seventies sat down by his science, but was also a fad.

With the documentary Claude Levi-Strauss, the self-portrait of ethnologists and a number of other films presents Arte +7 until 5 December video streams available to the workings of the great scholars begreifbar make itself as the "place to temporarily certain things happen" described - much like the video streams.

Assassin's Creed 2: Vive la revolution?

That there is already a team of developers Assassin's Creed 2 works, Ubisoft has never seriously challenged. Now, company boss Yves Guillemot at the presentation of business figures officially confirmed that it is a continuation of some 5 million copies will be sold first. An analyst has also ausgeplaudert that Part 2 is no longer at the time of the Crusaders will play. Instead, the players in the 18th Century on the road - possibly during the French Revolution. As a continuation of the work could - eventually moved to the main character, Desmond Miles in the memories of his ancestors. In Part 1 of the assassins was the Altair, in Part 2, it could be any other person. Handlungsort would be forced to surrounding areas, including Paris, Versailles, for example. It might also be orders, inter alia, in Prussia, England, Italy and at the type Iberian peninsula - these are the countries which formed a coalition against France have formed. Ubisoft described the reports about the scenario as "rumors" and will not comment - but also not deny. A publication date not called Ubisoft. With an announcement is 2009 on the house "Ubidays" to be expected, which in the past always mid-year took place. Then would still have enough time for the usual PR and marketing activities, if the program is the end of 2009 stands on the shelves.

Also new figures Ubisoft has submitted. Sales rose in the first half of the current fiscal year to 31.8 percent over the previous year to 344.5 million euros. It is striking that casual games now represent 35.4 percent of them. Operating profit climbed to 24.7 million euros - about 50 percent more than last year.

From the latest published titles have a strategy game EndWar disappointed there, the company on the success of the ego-shooter Far Cry 2 very satisfied. Specific expectations Ubisoft continues to the next Prince of Persia, the beginning of December 2008 and published in advance very well run. The company confirmed expectations of around 1.05 billion euros turnover for the full year and an expected yield of 13 percent.

Three on a String

Which is the best browser to surf the Internet, is hardly in accordance with objective criteria to assess. It is more a question of faith, whether you prefer the free Firefox, Internet Explorer or perhaps even Apple's Safari uses. Obviously, however, that with each of the three always on the side faces, which only partially or not at all represented. The new free browser Lunascape, the same Japanese company that will solve this problem. It combines the three most popular rendering engines Gecko (Firefox), Trident (Internet Explorer) and WebKit (Safari), for the presentation of a site are responsible. If a website does not display correctly, can be done with two mouse clicks to select a different engine. Thus, it remains the user saves, another browser. Apart from this practical new feature brings Lunascape all the usual functions of the major browsers with. RSS feeds, tabbed browsing, favorites, skins or protection against the complete program crash when a tab has been suspended, make for comfortable surfing. The developers boast is that Lunascape in the speed test SunSpider JavaScript benchmark of the world's fastest browser is already ten million times downloaded. Directly after the download is the perfect users of the Web browser available, says on the website developer. The current version 5.0.0, the first of the three engines in one browser united, however, is an alpha version. It is only available for Windows and is sometimes still significant gaps.

The triumphant four-coupe

The Porsche Panamera is a new class of noble This sporty model cars, but that will not long remain so

Mercedes than four years ago introduced the CLS, was quickly from the invention of the "four-coupe" the speech. That's true but not quite. First draw a coupe especially the two-out. And secondly, the Americans already built in the 50-year cars, the coupé term impact, but still had four doors. The success of the CLS but did not cause - and now it is really closely in the vehicle class.

After passing through the spring presented VW Passat CC is the Porsche Panamera as the next dynamic Four in the starting blocks. In the summer of 2009 begins the long-announced sale of the series, the classic sports car 911, the initial versions Cayman and Boxster and the Cayenne SUV, a new Porsche experience adds. In contrast to Mercedes or VW enters the Porsche Panamera but with the new terrain. For while the CLS a mere offshoot of the E-Class, and the CC in the direct line from the Passat descendant, is the basis of a new Panamera. A suitable platform with front engine and rear wheel drive (optional all-wheel), there was currently not in the house. The last Porsche with this technique were recruited in 1995 models 928 and 968th The two were Hecktriebler but classic sports car with two doors, during the first Porsche Panamera mix of sedan and coupe is.

The chances for success are not bad. Because basically, the Panamera with Mercedes CLS and VW Passat CC is not directly comparable, even if they have demonstrated that buyers are in choosing a car still can go to more than utility. During the impression of sporty sedans mainly flat from the line leadership lives, is simply a real Porsche sports car in which four people can travel well anyway.

Therefore, the Panamera competes most closely with a Maserati Quattroporte, but especially with cars that do not yet on the market: an Aston Martin Rapide and the Lamborghini study Estoque, where good chances to be series. The future Lotus Evora came as a competitor challenged Panamera - Four British however exceeds the Panamera in the length of its approximately five meters by 65 centimeters, which makes clear his claim: He must not only have four doors, but also offer rear tidy place . One of the big development contracts evolved Porsche Heads Wendelin Wiedeking should have been that he too comfortably on the back can travel - mission accomplished.

When you drive Porsche takes on six-and eight-cylinder engines of the Cayenne, which thoroughly revised from 300 to 500 hp and up to 20 percent less fuel than previously to be. Whether to launch a series of start-stop system and a brake energy recovery will be available, is not yet clear. Certainly, however, is that the Panamera from about 2010 with a hybrid drive can be ordered. In the planned hybrid version of the 3.6-liter six-cylinder with 300 hp from a 50-horsepower electric motor supported - at the consumption levels Porsche has so far not yet spoken.

How much Porsche in the development of the Panamera at once minor details like everyday practicality and usefulness has been respected, the announcement shows that at the request of Four with a trailer hitch could be delivered. A chilling idea for real sports fans. However, the Cayenne SUV bulky image of the products and the value of the brand Porsche can not dilute.

Release Candidate of OpenSuse 11.1

The OpenSuse developers have the first and, as they write in the announcement, hopefully only release candidate of the next version 11.1 of the distribution for downloading. If there are no more serious bugs found, the final version on 18 December appear.

Compared to the previous version 11.0 are numerous software packages updated: The kernel has the jump from 2.6.25 to the latest version 2.6.27 made. X.org 7.4 brings many new and improved drivers, KDE 4.1.3 makes a clear round and stronger impression than the version 4.0 in OpenSuse 11.0. In addition, the desktop Gnome 2.24.1 and KDE 3.5.10 for election.

OpenSuse 11.1 includes only open-source software. Proprietary software, drivers and codecs can, however, simply Post: The RC1 already contains two dummy packages which After installing the Adobe Flash Player and the MP3 codecs Fluendo trigger.

British Open Reinhold Schnupp

In the second edition of the Mini Cabriolet, the most innovations hidden under the sheet. Through frugal engines and more space, the BMW offshoot from England an almost sensible car

Nobody should believe that there is already everything in the car. The fine BMW's Mini brand has for the renewal of their convertibles now an additional tool created especially for younger buyers a wide grin in the face should conjure. For the device, there is obviously no German name, but everyone should also understand what an "Always Open timer" means: The ad next to the large tachometer informed about the journey, the car with zurückgeschlagenem hood is underway. BMW says, the "Always Open timer" should be the top-without-driving motivation. When clients who are interested in these cars, could actually lead to future according to seek records, regardless of whether the nose drips.

The new Mini convertible at prices from 22 500 euro as Cooper and 26 500 euro as the Cooper S is not a revolution for this body variant. Among major changes, there was no reason: The BMW predecessor was ripped from his hands, he has 164 000-times sales. It was obvious weaknesses of the cars. These included the small space and the weakly engines from the cooperation with Chrysler. The whole thing was and there is at the new prices, the critical viewer can breath falter. Because the Mini was and is now even a small car.

What in the new model is new, follows - except the "Always Open timer" - mainly rational considerations. Take, for example, the consumption: The 120 hp strong is, according to Cooper by BMW at 5.7 liters, on average, the Cooper S with 175 hp is 6.4 liters. Compared to its predecessor, improved the Mini convertible by around 23 percent, which of course also for the CO2 emissions applies.

Besides the new engines contribute to the improved consumption values also BMW-saving techniques in typical. For Mini, they are not, however, under the name "Efficient Dynamics" led, but the "mini Minimalism '- English words which mean almost the same. To include as standard a brake energy recovery, a switching point display and a start-stop function for equipment. Only air dampers in the radiator grille to improve aerodynamics, like the new BMW 7 Series, Mini can not offer. They are expected at the small cars probably also only marginal improvements.

Reason coupled with aesthetics has led to changes in the rollover bars behind the two rear seats held. They now close to the amount of head restraints, what the car in zurückgeschlagenem hood gives a harmonious silhouette. Previously there were two foreign objects such as ironing positioned behind the rear seats, now they shoot electronically at the risk of stroke than upwards.

The other external changes are expected at first sight probably only mini-driver recognize: How are the front lights slipped slightly higher, the front apron as a whole is revised.

Have been retained on the other hand, some details about the suspected owner of each vehicle of this type would be delighted. The roof opens during the trip (up tempo 30) and has, like the VW Eos, a sunroof feature. Only when it is mini - in contrast to VW with four folding steel roof - a fabric design, in the slightly open to considerable wind noise leads. The BMWs are engineers at its British offshoot, the Oxford English will be built, probably can not change.

The reason encounters with the Mini so open to their limits, even if it is interested, where the effectiveness of a daily convertibles is important, yet another enticement is: How has the open mini reversible a split rear seat backrest and a large Durchladeöffnung between luggage and passenger space. It makes it useful to expand now 660 liters. That is 55 liters more than the predecessor, for golfers and skiers should be relevant.

The boom in mini, according to BMW of small cars with the strongest gains, can go on. The extradition of the convertibles from 28 starts March next year.

The castle competition is decided

Until last remained unclear whether the jury the year-long dispute over the reconstruction of the Berlin City Palace would have to decide. The jurors also seemed to be divided themselves, the funding has been and is being questioned, the timetable is deemed überambitioniert - and the concrete contents of the Humboldt Forum are still unclear. The unanimous verdict of the jury for the design of Italian architect Franco Stella, which was announced on Friday, is therefore surprising. A debacle was away. Stella workable compromise solution among many bad works the best. Does not make them happy.

Heath Empire Network

Elke Heidenreich relocated their activities for literature on the Internet. From now her mission is reading! available in the network. One consequence of the blind-pants singer Campino, which she presented as her nephew, is to visit. This was not like earlier in the Cologne Opera, but in a local brewery recorded. Aunt Elke acts as a driving force of the new literature portal litcolony.de, from the makers of the Cologne literature festival takes LitCologne and next to an editorial review of recent columns also by Roger Willemsen and Cordula Stratmann offers. "In my heart I was through with television," says the literary combatant, which emphasizes that its Rauswurf at the ZDF had been idiotic because they are already at year end was terminated. Twelve times a year, wants Heidenreich reading! online and uses decree also new freedoms. A novel heroine cited them with the exclamation "Fuck you", which they promptly taught her nephew: "look ma, which I would have been back on ZDF may not say. Is not that beautiful?"

Red Alert 3: now download demo

Circus of Treachery - The second mission of the Soviet campaign increases the player immediately into action against the latest group of C & C series, the Empire of the Rising Sun. Heidelberg: The Famous - In the third mission of the Allied campaign, the player is cooperating with the co-commander, to the Iron Curtain to break the Soviets and their headquarters in Germany marketplace. The demo provides a good opportunity Command & Conquer 3 Red Alert to be tested before the first major patch to the end of the year is published. The next update is next to a World Builder, a map and mod tool also favored by the community car Match-balance extensions and improvements include. There will be a DRM-type tool with which the DRM activation of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 on systems already authenticated desire to de-authenticate it. So that the player has the freedom Red Alert 3 on an unlimited number of systems to play.

New BlackBerry Storm: riots in the sale start

Long queues retreated to the sales launch of the BlackBerry Storm through American cities: More than 200 people waited early Friday morning before a Verizon store in Manhattan, New York, on the sales launch of the BlackBerry Storm - the new smartphone by Research in Motion. The onslaught sprengte the camp: After just over an hour the device was already sold out. Police had to disband Uproar The early sellout verägerte some of the potential buyers: Only the police, a group of angry waiting calm, as the Reuters news service reported from the Americas. A similar rush was the news that the online store of Verizon suspended on Friday under the user load collapsed. BlackBerry Storm: Business with multimedia Like the Apple iPhone, with its market launch Apple fans days before the shops zelteten, it is the BlackBerry Storm over a large touch screen to operate. Unlike the iPhone focused Research in Motion with the Storm primarily business customers, which on their e-mails, documents, edit and organize appointments like. blackberry storm Enlarge image verkleinernBild Here is the BlackBerry Storm without Vodafone branding. The smartphone with a 3.25-inch touchscreen supports UMTS and HSPA with a dual-band device EDGE, GPRS and GSM networks. Besides business functions, the BlackBerry smartphone a 3.2-megapixel camera and a media player for music and videos. Furthermore, the Storm has an integrated GPS receiver for navigation. Storm in Germany exclusively through Vodafone In Germany, Vodafone offers the BlackBerry Storm exclusively since mid last week. In connection with a contract, there is the euro from a smartphone. Added to this, depending on the chosen tariff monthly costs from 3 to 25 euros.

Piranha Bytes distanced itself from enlargement

The inventor of the Gothic-series does not want the new extension of Gothic 3: Götterdämmerung be associated. So let Piranha Bytes in a press release following known:

To avoid misunderstandings, however, clear that we in the development of the title were not involved. The game was developed by the company based in India Trine Games on behalf of JoWooD. Contact between us and the developers was not at any time. Over the content of the game, we have no more information than any other purchaser of the game, our copy we have at 20.11. in retail terms.

The team currently being developed by Piranha Bytes in the fantasy role-playing Risen - PCGH already reported in (unofficial countdown to the Gothic-3-named successor Risen) about it.

The expansion Götterdämmerung, according to reports by many players graphics errors, crashes and substantive issues to be unplayable

Vodafone launches video store for mobile phone & PC

Vodaphone launches for its customers a new type of roadside entertainment. Customers can continue on their cell phone videos from the new Vodafone videoteque look. The special is: Who around on the way home in the S-Bahn with a film and it starts up at home not to come to an end has seen the film can be at home on your own PC to see. The film starts at home to the place where the mobile phone has ceased to be seen. Upon request, the customer may also once again see the whole film. Because after the start-up loan may be the film for 24 hours so often to be seen how the customer wants.
The charge in the video library is at 99 cents for TV series and from 1.99 euros for feature films. On the Internet portal, there are also free movies, including non-Vodafone customers after a non-binding registry can watch. A mobile phone usage is for customers of other mobile service providers not possible.

Mobile video library data sets Tariff proper advance

The portfolio includes offered to start after Vodafone claims more than 2 000 content with over 500 free formats and should be expanded. Selected blockbusters, partly on the same date as the DVD appear to free advertising-series and films, there is a wide spectrum. Many movies are even customers to purchase available. It will complete the film on their own PC or laptop downloaded and saved. The video offerings based on the relatively new Microsoft Silverlight technology. This enables users during the video transfer between different chapters or different languages.
Vodafone customers who use the videoteque from your mobile phone use should be limited to a suitable data plan ensured. Because the video stores traffic than Vodafone's internal data traffic is billed sufficient in this case a Happy Live! Option from within the Vodafone-subsidy tariffs is included. Customers with CallYa card or SIM-only versions can be the option for 5 euros a month to book. In the case of a non-booking may incur huge costs, according to Vodafone but by an "automatic tariff optimization" to be captured.

Schlecker: prepaid mobile phone for 9 cents per minute

Schlecker prepaid is essentially similar to the O2 offer prepaid tariff Fonic. In both tariffs cost of a telephone minutes around the clock in all German networks 9 cents. Each phone minute is fully charged. The transit-SMS costs 9 cents per message and queries the mailbox are free.

The dispatch an MMS will cost 39 cents and for mobile data usage per Mbyte fall to 24 cents. The settlement is carried out in 100-KByte increments. The starter package with SIM card costs 5,99 euro, it is a call credit of 1 euro.

Similar conditions exist at Simyo and Blau.de, where the phone minute and SMS also costs 9 cents. Preiswertert nor is the prepaid fare Maxxim, with per call minute and SMS costs 8 cents.

Continue to offer the Schlecker markets operated by Vodafone prepaid fare smobil to, but much more complicated in the pricing fails. From smobil smobil-to-phone connection costs the Minute 1 cent, but only for 30 days after the last charge. Otherwise, the rising price per minute within smobil to 5 cents. Calls to other German networks cost 20 cents per minute, unless the customer loads a credit of 25 euros, then reduces the price per minute to 14 cents. Again, the rate 30 days after the last charge, less active customers must pay higher call charges.

The SMS price in all German networks is 17 cents per message. If you have a credit of EUR 25 charges, paid for 90 days after the charge for sending SMS then 12 cents per message. In contrast to prepaid Schlecker smobil is only the first minute fully settled, then the calculation seconds exactly. The mobile data usage cost per Mbyte 35 cents and 39 cents for a fall MMS. The starter smobil package costing 14.99 euros and includes a credit of 10 euros.

During the Schlecker-prepaid tariff offers no other options, smobil customers have two options for enlargement. There is a telephone flat rate for EUR 9.99, with a customer for 30 days indefinitely into the German fixed network can. For 4.99 euros a month is an SMS-ready package, 500 short messages covers. The performance is included but only for short messages to customers smobil, otherwise the regular SMS rate. If within one month every 500 SMS are exhausted, there is an average price of just 1 cent per message.

Heated discussions after suicide live on the Internet

In Internet over the suicide of Abraham Biggs draws fierce debate after themselves. It reported the online portal press release. Accordingly, the youths after several announcements before the eyes of many viewers last Wednesday committed suicide. Now identify authorities, legal persons and psychologists, whether and how the audience to be held accountable.

However, the voyeurs seem legally under the law of the State of Floria little offense to be reported press release. Would add that a large number of spectators was initially assumed that the suicide was not true.

According to media reports, some viewers of the young man even encouraged, the deadly pills to swallow. Only after Biggs had lost consciousness, individuals had alerted the police. Blogger is also fiercely over the suicide of Biggs discussed. As media report, the suicide of Biggs is not the only one. Experts fear suicide Biggs could find imitators.

Apple for patent infringement when the iPhone sued

The U.S. company has EMG against Apple for patent infringement complaint filed. For the flexible presentation of Internet sites on the Apple iPhone uses a procedure on the EMG Technology for a patent, so the accusation.

EMG has, according to the Federal Court in Texas there complaint and demanded damages in yet undetermined amount. When the controversial patent (number 7,441,196) is about the way Web pages on mobile devices are displayed, said the law firm JMBM, representing the EMG.

After that, inter alia, EMG manager Elliot one to fear God patent pending method developed by the Internet content from the conventional HTML format in which mobile devices supported XML format for a better representation transformed. With further EMG patented process can be also about the contents with his finger on the screen move and enlarge.

The patents have been controversial, according to the "Wall Street Journal" fear of God only a few days ago at EMG technology transfer. Apple has so far not commented on allegations.

Facebook wanted to chirp

The U.S. Internet companies Facebook has an interest in a purchase of Web-2.0-service Twitter shown, but this is abgeblitzt. The reports the "Financial Times". Accordingly negotiated Facebook and Twitter about a takeover, but the talks failed. Facebook, a social network that wanted to purchase its own shares with pay, as an insider of the British economy sheet said.They gave it to the report, however, disagreement over the valuation of share certificates. If the value has been, the Microsoft Gateways to Facebook has been used, then the Twitter-purchase with 500 million U.S. dollars has been assessed, it said. But Twitter-owners move into doubt whether Facebook today is worth as much as good a year as a Microsoft 1.6 percent of the company for 240 million U.S. dollars has bought - that was the market value of Facebook at that time was around 15 billion Dollars.

Twitter wants to remain independent

"Facebook Sets for the purchase of Twitter 500 million U.S. dollars in shares on the table, talk first about whether these shares are also 500 million U.S. dollars worth," formulated Twitter shareholders, according to Chris Sacca "FT" on Monday at a meeting of Internet entrepreneurs in Oxford doubt on the valuation of Facebook. However, the rumor in the negotiations on a price range have been spoken. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone wanted over the "holidays" to the talks not taking place, but hinted that his company would remain independent.

Twitter is a so-called micro-blogging service, which existed since 2006. Users can short messages ( "Tweet") with a maximum of 140 characters and send messages to other users subscribe. As a typical Web-2.0-use Twitter was great attention, however, deserves the service so far has no money and no sales. Facebook is only slightly older than Twitter: The contact network was established in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard University, since 2008 there is also a German version.

Facebook takes action against spammers before

The social network attracts the face of high user numbers but also to spammers - against the Facebook now successfully defended set. As the company announced Facebook obtained in a lawsuit against a professional senders of spam mails a record penalty. he District of San Jose (California) decided therefore that the Panama-registered firm Atlantis Blue Capital and its founder Adam Guerbuez the social network total 873 million U.S. dollars to pay damages. The company is about four million unwanted mails to the Facebook members have sent. Facebook evaluates the verdict as a great success, it has a deterrent effect on professional spam senders have expected.

Gartner expects 2009 sales of less mobile

Gartner forecast for the year 2009, a decline in global mobile phone sales. "It is too early to say how long the financial crisis the mobile phone market is a burden. We go but believes that the conditions at least in the first half will remain difficult," said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi. The decline is expected in the lower single-digit range.

In the third quarter, according to Gartner, worldwide 309 million mobile phones sold, representing an increase of six percent over the previous year. A year earlier, the gain is still at 16 percent. Largest mobile phone manufacturer Nokia continues with 118 million phones sold and a market share of 38.2 percent, followed by Samsung with a share of 17.1 percent. Sony Ericsson has sold 24.8 million units for Motorola as number three in the mobile market replaced. The U.S. manufacturers in the last quarter was only 24.6 million units to sell, its market share fell from 13 to 8 percent.

Despite the worldwide demand was lower in the Asia-Pacific region from July to September with 116.7 million units 13.8 percent more phones sold than in the previous year. The markets in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East could by 13.1 percent. In Europe, however, decreased sales of 47.2 million in the previous year to 43.5 million. This is due, according to Gartner not only the demand weakness, but also the increasing number of mobile phone contracts with a maturity of 18 or 24 months.

Nokia was already the end of the penultimate week forecast for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the entire calendar year. The Finnish leader even assumes that the 2009 mobile phone industry will sell fewer units than 2008.

U.S. court: 873 million U.S. dollars fine for sending spam on Facebook

While the economy of the United States of America, according to their future president in a "vicious circle" and is a "crisis of historic proportions' fears, at one U.S. courts with ever new records in punitive payments because of sending spam messages. Layers penalties until 2008 in the longest single-digit million range, catapulted the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California's record in May this year at dizzying 230 million U.S. dollars. Two punishing spammers who are using password-phishing unauthorized access to accounts of the social networking platform gives MySpace and under whose name spam messages to other MySpace members had sent.But also that much more is proved now a fellow judge of U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in San Jose: He imposed a fine of as much as twice 436 638 600 US-dollar against spammers who in March and April this Year over 4 million spam messages via the system of internal message sent Facebook should have - which totaled more than 873 million U.S. dollars makes. Hauptbeklagter probably was a 32-year old Canadian from Montreal, the firm Atlantis Blue Capital, headquartered in Panama City, and operates several websites. According to the published court documents, was a Canadian private detective mid-August, a person with the name Adam Guerbuez in Montreal to identify this person and the writ and other court papers to hand over.

In the application threw the Facebook lawyers accused the "knowledge and belief" to be unjustly access to members' accounts have to give and then on "scripts" or "bots" to send spam to have abused. Used was also called Wall feature of Facebook, a kind of blackboard for users of the network. By its actions against the accused had in 2004 entered into force in CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act), the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and against the California Penal Code Section 502 " failed states in the application. Aggravating, said the lawyers come, adding that Facebook users about spam messages with advertising for inappropriate things like marijuana, pills for penis extensions and other products with sexual orientation had been confronted.

Since Facebook as a consequence of the acts a "significant damage to his reputation" and "economic loss" in a magnitude of at least 5000 U.S. dollars have suffered, the lawyers demanded the competent judge at U.S. District Court on the defendants for infringement of the three top legislation referred to the omission and future damages to be condemned. Now the defendant would have had the opportunity to comment on the allegations to speak - but not what he did. Rather, the Canadians, according to another private detective since early October become untraceable. As in the case of MySpace spammers requested the plaintiff side then a so-called Säumnisurteil in which solely on the basis of the current document location is decided - and continued until late last week alone from the allegations Facebook.

After the ruling by Judge Jeremy Fogel must not only Guerbuez Adam 436 638 600 U.S. dollars statutory damages and 436 638 600 U.S. dollar extended damages (both 100 U.S. dollars per spam message) pay, but also the legal costs of the other side and bear the legal costs . Facebook that the money will ever see, but it believes the company is not: In the company's own blog, said security chief Max Kelly, we do not assume that Guerbuez or his company ever issued for the penalties can be raised. But we will make every effort, at least a portion of the money to get. Facebook welcome the ruling nevertheless as a "major victory for our users against spam and those who produce it."

Mourning game instead of the green Supershow

The devastating forest fires around Los Angeles are largely erased. In the auto industry to burn it all the more. How dramatic the situation is now, shows the LA Auto Show. Instead of sunshine and very vain glitter party prevails in the exhibition halls of the convention center Gravedigger mood - especially at the stands of American manufacturers. Of the once exalted as the Big Three titled World corporations General Motors, Chrysler and Ford - are today than they mockingly dismissed the Detroit Three - Ford had just loaded to the press conference. The most important agenda item: slight retouching on the retro-hit Mustang.Dark times at GM and Chrysler

The high lords of GM are equally at home remained, finally, it is important to save what still needs to be saved. Press conferences there was not even any new cars, only the current models. Between all the Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Cadillacs and lobster prevailed, however, yawning emptiness. Models Posende nobody had expected. But that not even the info booths are occupied, is significant.

Even gloomier when it looks from Chrysler - in the truest sense of the word. When former Mercedes-handed partner is apparently not even for a few extra headlights. Funzeln from the ceiling of the hall lit only sparingly, the new Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep downright in the shadow of the opposite, brightly lit VW stand. It is quite interesting for Chrysler products, from electrified Wrangler until electrical Dodge in the style of the Tesla Roadster. Contact? Nothing. The information booth? Orphaned.

Bustle of the other stalls

Dead so the fair from the perspective of American manufacturers is so accustomed the stands are full of European and Asian brands. Nissan Example: The unveiling of the new athlete 370 Z was surrounded, as if someone the car from scratch invented. Similar scenes at Hyundai, where there is a new coupe can be seen there, and at Mazda, where the compact 3 premiere celebrated. Great was the crowd at the first exhibition at BMW. Bayern have no genuine hits this exhibition, make the Americans but the hybrid versions of the X6 and 7 before. And the new Mini-E, of which 500 units will soon be in a field trial in Los Angeles and New York experience for a later volume production electric car will collect.

Software Update for iPhone and iPod touch available

Yesterday evening, Apple Software Update 2.2 for the iPhone and iPod Touch released. The updated operating system for mobile devices supports the shutdown of the first of many users have criticized auto-correction. So far, this function only on unlocked iPhone disabled.

As can be seen from an Apple Support document showing the manufacturer includes numerous security vulnerabilities in several core components of the operating system has been adopted. By the Fraunhofer Institute discovered and since yesterday known bug that by simply clicking on a particular site automatically call an expensive number is triggered, the update fixes also 2.2.

The cards View now supports Google Street View. In addition, routes for walking or by public transport show. The set pins show the address, and locations can vie e-mail dispatches. The Mobile e-mail program has a mail query überabeitete routine and should now get better with wide HTML mails can circumvent.

Via iTunes can now also podcasts via wireless or Wi-Fi load. By pressing the Home button takes users are always the first home screen. In addition, Apple promises a better sound quality of Visual voice mail messages, Error Rufaufbau less and less connection crashes.

For users with unlocked iPhone recommended for the Jailbreak software tool responsible Pwnage iPhone Dev Team, the Apple update is not performed. We can not currently guarantee that after an upgrade to version 2.2 enabling the device to be successful.

Although Apple Store with the app now also allows the users, software on the iPhone and iPod Touch to install, remains the "jailbreak" of the Apple device attractive. Unlike conventional iPhone devices offer the modified free access to the file system and thus make an adjustment to the surface. Also there are tools on the installer and Cydia available, the functionality of the iPhone and iPod Touch and expand it by Apple simply does not exist. The utility allows SwapTunes about synchronizing two music libraries, what with the standard iPhone is not possible. With MxTube users can YouTube videos on the iPhone and thus save even without a network play.

Electronic Arts Responds to "pork company" allegations

With a computer congress in Munich led to harsh accusations against the gaming industry - among other things, has a sister and fellow Christian Pfeiffer criminologists of the publisher Electronic Arts as "pork company" means. EA calls for an apology.

"Should Ms. Regine Pfeiffer actually the text so lost and Electronic Arts as' pigs Company 'means, then I can only recommend that in any shape to apologize - in any case, if they wish to preserve the chance, again in the future to be taken seriously "Martin Lorber, PR chief of EA Germany, on request Golem.de said.

Regine Pfeiffer, media and fellow educator and sister of Christian Pfeiffer, the chief of the Research Kriminologische Lower Saxony, had at a congress on 20 November 2008, under the motto "Computer games and violence stand, publisher EA as a" pork company "means.

What concerns the political debate, Lorber is expected that with continued growing expertise on issues of youth protection will be discussed and exaggerated individual opinions were not pursued. "We are pleased to note that, increasingly, other aspects of our industry in the view taken, for example, under the initiative of cultural and creative industries, the federal government."

At the Congress was neither Lorber another invited representatives from EA. "The organizers had no interest in working with people to discuss the games, there have been criticized, produce," he said. "The first I was very sad because I have long been before the Congress have expressed my readiness, there speech and answer to stand. But when I hear now that there are low levels discussed obviously there was, I'm glad no time wasted on have. "

Vulnerability: Iphone with potential Abzock trap

On the Iphone was a serious security hole that makes it possible attackers, expensive 0900-number to choose and control of the phones to take over.

How now employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology in Darmstadt have found out, all models Iphone a dangerous security gap.

About this may attacker with just a few lines of program code to control the gain HandyGames multimedia. You receive emails or SMS with a link and clicking on this opens an ordinary website. But shortly thereafter elect an expensive mobile phone 0900-Nummer.Ein cancel the connection is not possible, because the screen during this period remains gray.

"Any attacker with basic HTML knowledge, this vulnerability to abuse and thus cause widespread damage," said Collin Mulliner.

Some time ago already appeared once on a similar problem, but Apple has been detected. Users of the Iphone is recommended that the latest firmware 2.2 download. This, according to Apple security gap.

Oil burner from Zuffenhausen

For years, liked Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking in the role of diesel scornfully. Never will we develop a diesel engine, it sounded from Zuffenhausen. That is no longer necessary: As a VW owner takes Porsche simply a self-igniter from Audi.
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Already in February it will be ready. Then you can also dieseln Porsche driver, in Cayenne. The luxury SUV has been with five different gasoline engines offered - consistently high performance bred aggregates with 290 to 550 horsepower, which already tame variant with an average consumption of 12.9 liters per 100 kilometers in the sales brochure stand. No Cayenne drivers likely in the ordinary everyday car this value ever achieved. But that should change so soon.


"Against the background of changing legal framework, especially in European countries, a tax preference for diesel vehicles have the effect," as it says in a message from Porsche, the Board had the green light for the oil burner where. After adding the Swabians, that participation in the VW group "new perspectives for the reference of these aggregates to open" did.

Suddenly it is completely fixed. The Porsche Cayenne receives a 3-liter V6 turbo diesel from Audi. The Ingolstadt put the engine under other models in the Q5, A8, A6, A5 and A4, VW stamped with the machine in Cayenne twin-Touareg. The adaptation of the Porsche SUV was therefore little expensive.

Comparison and economical manner surprisingly strong

Such motorized, consumes diesel Porsche Cayenne after claims an average of 9.3 liters and encounters 244 grams of CO2 per kilometer, was previously the lowest CO2 emissions a Cayenne model with 310 grams interested But the Porsche customers really? Rather not. The target clientele, however, should be waking up at the sheer power of the diesel engine gives the Cayenne. 550 nm maximum torque is the relevant figure. In order to excel, it must be from the gasoline-squad already the Cayenne Turbo, which will cost at least 111,711 euros. Compared with this award take the 56,436 euros, Porsche for the diesel version will require, as a special offer from.

Neither is it a new development that diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline, nor is the surprising finding that self igniter much higher torque than comparable gasoline engines. Yet it now schallt from Zuffenhausen, as if there is the stone of the Wise Men of Motorenbaus discovered. The torque bullige "offer" sporty dynamics and high sovereignty 'and brokers' typical Porsche driving. "

After the diesel hybrid is before

However, the remains of European clientele reserved. Especially for the important North American market develop the Swabians yes Cayenne with a hybrid drive, which from 2010 will be sold. This model should be, it is already announced, less than nine liters of fuel per 100 kilometers consume. Actually a nice step forward. But even fatal, because it can be wonderfully conceal that it is indeed far the Cayenne Turbo S with 550-horsepower engine gives Biturbo, whose standard consumption at 14.9 liters.


Although the bulk of the Porsche buyer consumption values are taster - on a flawless image, they are apparently interested. A thick SUV with a big thirst, there is rather a hindrance. The reaction to it is included in the admission statistics be taken: The KBA in Flensburg, in the first ten months of this year new registrations of 3706 Porsche Cayenne models registered - 12.9 percent less than in the same period last year. This decline is likely another reason for that Porsche now also a diesel car offers.

The new modesty of Americans

Gloss, glamor and horsepower Protzerei at the Los Angeles Auto Show were yesterday. Today we are in the western coastal metropolis with new mobility concepts and economical cars, which many "miles per gallon" create. In the limelight so Europeans and Asians - the host's only a walk.


This strong car-engine capacity is one of the attractions of the Los Angeles Auto Show: the Ferrari California.

This picture speaks a thousand words: On the one hand, sweat the hostess at the brightly lit stands by Audi, VW or Nissan in the light of thousands of headlights and fight against the large throng of visitors. And on the other hand, when Chrysler ghost silence reigns in murky Schummerlicht: No spotlight on the ceiling, no staff at the information booth, no visitors halfway between the handful of new cars. Why? Chrysler has responded to the Los Angeles Auto Show this simply nothing to offer.

And although California is the most important state for the American auto industry and for approximately twelve percent of the approvals, it is at General Motors and Ford hardly better. Instead of the usual stalls magic, glitter and glamor offensive against the persistent crisis to fight, rehearses the ailing U.S. industry going to be in the World Capital of the beautiful note the dead dance in the dream factory.

Only Ford flickers at least a whiff of the old fire, as the revised version of the iconic Mustang U.S. on the stage rolls. Although fits the classic muscle car is really not in the umweltbewegten times, but the Mustang belongs to the family, says U.S. chief Mark Fields and laughs the laugh overstated a sad circus clowns when he says, need a bit of fun, even in these hard times his .
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Freud is one of the other suffering: While importers are also on the U.S. market is really not in celebration mood. But with such an ailing pet selection drive Asians and Europeans in Los Angeles, even with tightened handbrake a spectacular victory away: A couple of second-news, variant model and U.S. premieres rich on this show completely to the interest of the audience to captivate.

None of the missing so hurry again shifted VW roadster as a development executive Ulrich Hackenberg Instead, the ultra-diesel Jetta into the spotlight moves and a desert race car for the Baja California reveals the silhouette of the Touareg bears. Group subsidiary Audi scores in Los Angeles with the eagerly anticipated U.S. premiere of the Q5, a smaller site goers in a better fit than the time of the elemental Q7. Furthermore, Audi now also plays as a year ago already the Mercedes diesel card, and BMW agrees to the hymns of praise with an equal.

Much more attention than the self-detonators in Dreier and X5, however, with the mini-electric propulsion, directly after the show premiered in fleet trial for a year to hundreds of Beverly Hills will continue. But reason alone does not make happy: That is why the Mercedes SL 65 AMG is a particularly evil Black Series, and Porsche in Los Angeles celebrates the world premiere of the new generation of the Boxster and Cayman.

Even there, however, find meaning and sensuality closer together. Although the two sports have become faster, their consumption is decreased significantly. This is true - about two classes - even for the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, which is now the model takes care of the Coupes and sharpened with design and the new V10 with 560 hp direct injection at the start goes.
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The largest presence, however, have in Detroit to Asian manufacturers which also premieres all a big blast force for the European market. Thus, Mazda at the show the next generation of "3" unveiled in the spring of Golf & Co should muster. Although there is the car in the U.S. only as a short tail stage. But the sporty sedan is already a first view of the Fünftürer with steep conclusion, in two weeks at the fair in Bologna will be unveiled.

At Nissan stands next to the new edition of the 370 Z sports coupe especially the funny dice cube in the limelight, there was in the third edition eventually to create us, and the fine sister Infiniti shows for the first time its Foldaway convertible roof G 37, the time for German Entry in September and in Europe in the trade. Also new in Los Angeles is the Lexus RX SUV, which is also the summer with us against the trend toward small SUVs and growing competition must lift.

Everything fades to the dominant questions about state government guarantees and grants from laboriously, there are at the fair in relation to the products only two dominant themes: format and consumption: the Smart small cars like the Kia Soul, the U.S. version of the new Ford Fiesta or Mini will be more respected than Dick ships such as Hummer, Ford Explorer or Jeep Commander.

And when you look under the hood is no longer about power, but to reach. Electric or hybrid drives are least in demand than ever, the fuel cell is at Kia Borrego in the large SUV and Honda in a sports trial in the next round, and even a few pick-ups try their dwindling half-life period.

"We no longer look at Horsepower, but on Miles per gallon," says Vinnie Mandzak, the year before as a VIP seller of Mercedes-horsepower cars like the AMG models, the Maybach and SLR among the rich and famous has Distributes . Today he is the "Mr. Smart "in Hollywood and struggling with the same problems as before - months-long delivery time. It has been estimated by market watchers a simple reason:" It has the air of Los Angeles and San Francisco almost daily in mind, here are the strictest exhaust directives in the U.S. And there with Arnold Schwarzenegger Confessing an eco-activists as governor, says Miho Skovby of Jato Dynamics market observers. "That's why California is the greenest state in America."


But enough radiance for a hint of optimism have few eco-cars in the Los Angeles Convention Center is not: With a view to the next big auto show in Detroit the guests can literally after the dismal experience of the west therefore only guess at the home sick Giant safety's sake a few times einzupacken flashlights. Who knows whether after Chrysler does not even General Motors, Ford and until then the lights represent.

Kinderpornografie im Internet ist kaum zu stoppen (74) Von Thomas Vitzthum 21. November 2008, 17:06 Uhr Familienministerin Ursula von der Leyen hat

Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen has announced that Web sites containing child pornography from the net to want to banish. Is the response to which it encounters projects. But with all good intentions: the dissemination of these pages is hardly cope. Experts refer to large technical and legal difficulties.

Many victims of child pornography have only just learned to speak. "It is inconceivable, but the children are in the pictures and movies in the increasingly younger. 80 percent are younger than ten, every third is younger than three years, "said Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen (CDU). The minister wants the dissemination of child pornography is now stronger stem. Internet providers, so-called providers should be forced by law, child porn sites to block. Cites as examples von der Leyen corresponding laws in Sweden, Britain or Italy.

From the Cabinet already Minister received the support of the German Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU). The wishes examine whether the Telemedia Act must be tightened. Backing also comes from the head of the Federal Crime Office (BKA), Joerg Ziercke. He called in August a law. The BKA had about 1000 child porn sites known. Until the summer of 2009 wants von der Leyen now implement their plan. At the height of the Bundestag could fight the law, the social support seems guaranteed, for many undecided a finales (Unions)-choice argument.

That a German law the dissemination of child pornography can actually fight effectively, but is doubtful. On the one hand, technical concerns, on the other hand, suggests that critics who are already signs of the campaign are expected.

Sun said the children's political spokeswoman of the Greens Bundestag, Ekin Deligöz, the minister only wanted to hide that they are in the fight against the abuse of children had been inactive. Even the coalition partners criticized von der Leyen. "The bill has been thrust simple announcement," said the SPD child protection expert Marlene Rupprecht. The coalition did not even advise. Rupprecht and Deligöz belong to the German delegation at the third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children in the coming week in Rio begins. From the Family Ministry State Secretary Gerd Hoofe takes part, Ursula von der Leyen is not flying to Brazil.

International cooperation is crucial in the fight against Internet crime. Because it helps only if Germany access to child porn sites difficult. The "Hamburger Abendblatt" said the board of the German Internet Economy (Eco) Oliver Suemer: "The perpetrators move to another server, and everything that we can reach is that the child content stored on other servers are available." Proxy main problem Server, a kind of mirror. About the user can search a proxy - usually abroad - and no longer needs the German locked page, but around the mirrored in the Maldives.

Problems with the implementation

Recently, when the German Wikipedia address by a left-wing politician by injunction was blocked, this happened exactly. Wikipedia.de was blocked, the German-language online encyclopedia, but remained on the server in the U.S., the German law cut further away. "If you are interested in child pornography, already operates in the dark. These people are mostly technically advanced than ordinary users, so that they are blocking certain sites around quickly, "says Soeren Siebert, a lawyer for the Internet right from Berlin.

There is another technical problem. On a server run many different sides. He can no longer be controlled, are also of blocking legitimate sites on the victims. In October 2007 obtained a company at Frankfurt am Main, an injunction against the provider Arcor, giving access to porn site YouPorn had to block.

The side are contrary to the provisions of minors. But it was not only YouPorn, but many unbescholtene page is no longer attainable. "The verdict of 8 February 2008 decided the regional court, however, that content provider for Web pages to not be held responsible. That is the current legal situation, which applies to all providers, "says Soeren Siebert.


The Internet industry is not only because of the difficult practicalities of the plan by the Leyens. After the discussion about BKA Act and data retention fears the industry censorship infrastructure. Eco wants as opposed to the Minister on voluntary monitoring and the cooperation of building users. On the side of citizens can internetbeschwerdestelle.de pages with content prohibited reported. Eco-after information was provided by the police as in the first half of 2008 some 250 cases of child pornography forwarded.

PC manufacturers will preinstall Google's Chrome

Google apparently wants next year's browser Chrome with more pressure against Microsoft's Internet Explorer position. Sundar Pichai, Google is responsible for product management, told the British newspaper The Times, you will probably contracts with PC manufacturers close, so that their computers pre-loaded with chrome extradite.
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Microsoft's UK boss John Curran reacted little excited: The market was open and the users chose the best browser for them. For the majority of users in Britain, however, whether the Internet Explorer.

According Pichai should Chrome in January 2009 the beta stage finish. Even in the first half of 2009 there will be versions for the Mac OS and Linux.

PC manufacturers will preinstall Google's Chrome

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Microsoft's UK boss John Curran reacted little excited: The market was open and the users chose the best browser for them. For the majority of users in Britain, however, whether the Internet Explorer.

According Pichai should Chrome in January 2009 the beta stage finish. Even in the first half of 2009 there will be versions for the Mac OS and Linux.

Vulnerability: Iphone with potential Abzock trap

How now employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology in Darmstadt have found out, all models Iphone a dangerous security gap.

About this may attacker with just a few lines of program code to control the gain HandyGames multimedia. You receive emails or SMS with a link and clicking on this opens an ordinary website. But shortly thereafter elect an expensive mobile phone 0900-Nummer.Ein cancel the connection is not possible, because the screen during this period remains gray.

"Any attacker with basic HTML knowledge, this vulnerability to abuse and thus cause widespread damage," said Collin Mulliner.

Some time ago already appeared once on a similar problem, but Apple has been detected. Users of the Iphone is recommended that the latest firmware 2.2 download. This, according to Apple security gap.

Fast Internet will create posts

The IT industry sees itself as the linchpin of other industries

20th November 2008 "Her with the stuff." Rene Obermann, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, was good humored and not at all hesitant, as he died on Thursday in Darmstadt came to the lectern. "Her with the stuff," he called the German Economics Minister Michael Glos, who just the third IT summit of the Federal Government had opened. Glos was so careless been against the backdrop of looming economic crisis to around 50 billion euros to remember the covenant of the mobile phone company in 2000 for the UMTS licenses out of the bag had.

"That was a nice redistribution in the direction of the federal budget," joked Glos and urged the telecom boss so almost out: "This latest redistribution cries now for a return to the company," countered Obermann, but apparently without any real hope of a release of the then paid billions to make.

Expansion of broadband networks could create posts

Other demands of the industry to the politicians in Berlin and Brussels, however, are quite serious, and the sound is given the impending crisis somewhat clearer. Thus, the economy in unison a speedy deployment of broadband networks. The high bandwidth will be given not only in the urban areas are available, but also in smaller towns and in the country.

How could the expansion of fiber optic infrastructure, according to the Federation of German Industry (BDI) not less than 250,000 jobs - despite the looming crisis. To around 40 to 50 billion euros Rene Obermann estimates the cost for a nationwide expansion of faster broadband networks in Germany. Across Europe should invest some 300 billion euros.

Regulators from scare

Unlike other industries to telecommunications companies but not the billions of state, but want to invest myself. Given its good liquidity position to do so even in the situation. Only the regulatory framework are the boards like men surface further away. "If we do not get better conditions, threatens us an investment gap," he said in Darmstadt. The current regulation alone had ever lower prices for consumers goal. "But we must not now even more money from the market," said Obermann added and left no doubt that he was primarily in his view, totally excessive regulation plans of the EU Commission in Brussels has in mind.

Even cooperation among competitors to expand, for example, the VDSL network for Telekom are now no longer red cloth. To run negotiations with the competitors that you look at the expensive network expansion regionally and then divides the networks - against payment - also opens to competitors.

Merkel wants investment incentives

That also like German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is apparently ready to such ideas at a European level to support. "While other countries in the crisis in its transport infrastructure to invest in Europe could be an intense set of broadband networking. That would be a great signal, "Merkel said in Darmstadt. It was a matter of "prudent regulatory incentives to set," the investment. "It does not have the same Summervacation regulators, which will be offered, perhaps even a couple of days made bridge," said the chancellor, adding: "There where no platform for the Internet exists, nor can IT applications used ".

Given these concessions are calling companies such as Telekom a regulatory environment that is a long-term risk distribution for the high investment guaranteed. In addition, the companies which invest and thus a risk received a long-term, can generate adequate returns. The chances for such a solution are under this IT summit in the view of many of the approximately 800 participants much better.

IT industry sees itself as the linchpin

The concern of policy for the competitiveness of these companies does not come by chance. According to information from August-Wilhelm Scheer, president of the Bitkom industry federation, the information and communications industries (ICT) for Germany are very important. It stands for a total of around 150 billion euro turnover. "We need the progress of our industry in order to stabilize other," said Scheer in Darmstadt and pointed out that efficient ICT processes also could help companies in illustrating the crisis better, because the costs of business processes could be significantly reduced. This view also shared by the Chancellor: "Around 800,000 people the industry employs directly and another 650,000 employees work in other companies with ICT technology," said Merkel. So that this sector lies in the importance of clearly ahead of the automotive industry and mechanical engineering.

Both Merkel and Glos will also ensure that the mobile can help the white spots on the map DSL to close. Thus, parts of the spectrum caused by the digitalization of broadcasting freely, for mobile data services are freigeräumt. Glos called on those countries whose national media organizations to sovereignty over these frequencies hold, "to stop the hoarding spectrum," but rather this release. Glos is confident that an agreement will soon be found and the frequencies until no later than 2011, is available.

Too high gepokert

The job cuts at the end Freenet is bigger than many expected. That make it especially now how small the margin for Freenet CEO Eckhard Spoerr has become.

At first glance, the deep incision as a result of the interaction of walking Freenet and Debitel explain. In fact, this is only a part of the truth. Spoerr is equal in front of a whole mountain of problems to which he initially only with strict austerity can respond.

For one he has with its major investors, United Internet and Permira überworfen. On the other hand, the Debitel takeover him a total debt of 1.3 billion euro brings. Financial crisis in the press these liabilities doubly strong. And going to be in this situation where he basically alone with the integration of the major mobile operator Debitel in the small cnet employed clearly should be, is his master plan in smoke. To finance the recent takeover Spoerr really wanted to sell broadband business. That, however, wants no more. Recently, United Internet has even added to the door.

Nobody wants money currently in hand to a shop to buy its value in the opinion of many competitors, is extremely doubtful. The acquisition of AOL by Hansenet has shown how difficult it is to non-customers into its own stock to be drawn.

Spoerr now runs the time like this. The number of broadband customers melts steadily and fast. Meanwhile, there are only about one million. The only way out lies in a lower price.

Family Minister plans extensive Internet closures By blocking access to child pornography and content

Federal Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) wants German law oblige Internet access providers, content websites with child lock. The Provider Association Eco believes, however, believe that after all the technical experts was not feasible, access impossible to make.The federal government wants access to so-called blocking the dissemination and retrieval of child pornography on the Internet difficult. That gave the Federal Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, 20 November 2008 in Berlin announced. The Internet providers would in future legal obligation to child pornography Web sites to block. Such lists will create the Bundeskriminalamt.

Access closures were particularly effective because they are at domestic providers access to known sites with child pornography blocked, no matter from where the content would be offered, said the Minister. "The closures will identify the perpetrators and closure of child sites not replace, but complement," said the family ministry announced. "The federal government wants access to enforce closures and internationally," it further stated. The Third World Congress against sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, from 25 to 28 November in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) takes place, administered by the German delegation for a corresponding push exploited.

The Internet Service Provider Association Eco considers the method of blocking access on the other hand for not effective. "It is the opinion of all technical experts are not feasible, access to this effort will be made impossible, as the Family Minister Calls," said Oliver Suemer, Chief Legal and Regulatory at Eco. "Efficient and effective is positioned at the source. With our Internet appeal body, we collect information, which in international cooperation and in close cooperation between law enforcement and economic successfully convicted offenders and illegal content be removed."

Eco was in the first half of this year approximately 2,500 references to criminal Internet content and have investigated some 250 cases of child pornography on the Internet forwarded to the police. By contrast, Internet barricades were merely sham to achieve success. They displaced from what is happening to all the visible range, it would lead to the suffering but none sole prohibit child, not a single perpetrator caught and not a single picture from the Internet away.

In spring 2008, Arcor had with the attempt to restrict access to pornographic sites on injunction to block a stir. Because of the closures were also numerous other sites affected, porn providers and users around the barricades. The court annulled the appropriate disposal at the end.

Abzock trap the Apple phone

A star programmers must not seem to justify the vulnerability can be. For the attack on the Apple phone are just basic programming of Internet sites necessary, they say. Three lines of program code should suffice. Affected were all previously sell the iPhone. That confirmed the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT in Darmstadt, whose staff discovered the vulnerability have on Thursday.

Like the works in practice, demonstrated Dirk Kuchel, editor at the computer screen, "in a video. On his computer, he writes an e-mail to his iPhone. Their contents: a few petty rows and a link to a malicious website. When he was the link clicked on its iPhone, he immediately loses control of the device. Self-elect the cell phone one on the website deposited number. The screen is white, the iPhone responds to no more input. Only when a call is made, the screen again released.

In the experiment, the editor only his own cell phone to call in case of emergency but as a call could be expensive. Kuchel: "Of course, criminals could also an added number and then the times per call cost 30 euros."

The method itself is almost as old as the Internet itself years ago when you still using dial-up modem line went, Dialers made known programs fat booty. They are as viruses nesting on a host PC. With each attempt by the user, is to connect to the internet, guided them to dial commands on a fee-number order, were the only connection. That something fishy was noted most of the victims until the next phone bill - the worst in four cases, the amounts could TISSUE.

According to SIT is a similar vulnerability in the iPhone a year ago have been discovered. Apple has released an update was released to Abzock further attempts to stop advance. Similarly, it should happen again this time. Already a month ago, the Institute has Apple on this issue without the public aware of this.

Apple is now planning on Friday an additional update to publish, even with the renewed vulnerability is stopped. The improved software will probably as usual on Apple's iTunes software will be available. iPhone users are therefore advised her cell phone on Friday at least once with your computer to connect to the update aufzuspielen. Until then you should hold it back, links in e-mails of unknown origin concern.

But this tip applies anyway, regardless of current threats.

Addendum: The update to the iPhone software version 2.2 is since Friday morning for download via iTunes ready. Besides some detail improvements, the new software patches for all known security vulnerabilities.

False start for first EU digital library Europeana

EU member states have more than three million books, paintings and films for the EU project Europeana online. The Brussels-funded digital library holds after its opening, however, the onslaught of Internet users not stand. And not every country makes with the same passion with.The first joint digital library of the EU countries has gone online - and users saw first: nothing. Because the computers of online offerings Europeana were initially completely overloaded, so that the europeana.eu site on the Internet browser could not be opened.

"We would have liked in our wildest dreams can not imagine that there is such a rush to Europeana there," said EU Media Commissioner Viviane Reding in Brussels. In the first hours after its activation would have more than ten million Internet users to access them. The number of servers has been from three to six doubles.

The digital library offers more than three million books, paintings, photos and movies, including original works of Mozart and the Magna Carta, documents on Wall case in Germany 1989, works by Descartes, Dante and Vermeer - the rich heritage of Europeans, as is the case EU says proudly.

By the year 2010, Europe's digital library even ten million historical testimonies and works of art in all EU languages present. "Europeana offers the chance to the rich treasures of the European cultural area and its strong network of all historical and political developments across visible," says Elisabeth Niggemann, the chairwoman of the carrier Foundation European Digital Library Foundation.

German works make up one percent from the Europeana


Who after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) examined may be based on the portal, for example, paintings of the Austrian composer and the birth certificates of his children as well as more than a hundred recordings, or the drama "Mozart and Salieri" of the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin found.

More than 1000 archives, museums and libraries across Europe contributed so far digitized material. The 27 member states, however, are represented very differently. Just over half of all scanned works comes from France. Germany's contribution makes only about one percent of the virtual collection. Countries such as Malta, Denmark and Bulgaria are significantly lower.

"We can not and must not in the countries of the digitization of help, this is a very own cultural-political field," said Commission spokesman Martin Selmayr. The EU wants in the next two years, but further 119 million euros to facilitate the exploration and development of technologies for digitizing forward.The Slovakia voted with the money, for example, a former military complex with three robots, which automatically scan book pages. The objects are digitized by a team of archivists, librarians and IT specialists in the Royal Library in The Hague organized, networked and Europeana provided.

What arrived on the platform, the museums themselves decide you are also just that copyright is respected. For the maintenance of the portal pays the Commission each year two million euro, the member countries still shoot a total of 500,000 euros once added.

So far, only one percent of all European cultural digitized. To the figure of ten million plants by 2010, the states after estimation of the Commission further 350 million euros in hand.

That the Internet Archive museums in Europe one day, visitors make abspenstig could not believe those responsible. "Museum on Europeana fans can find out where their favorite paintings hang," said the spokesman of the portal, John Purday. A Dutch study had shown that such offers an interest in museums, on the contrary, more awake.The presumption that Europeana a rival digital collection of books from Google could be far, the Commission itself. "Europeana is not a European response to a commercial project," says Selmayr. "Just as a bookstore and library are not in competition." Google offers an advanced search engine for books. Europeana however, was a multimedia museum.

First genome of an extinct species deciphered

Researchers have 70 percent of the genome Wollhaarmammut reconstructed - a scientific first: Never before has the genome of an extinct species as largely deciphered. Already is a resurrection of the giants of speculation, even if it still pure science fiction.

Under his feet trembled once the icy expanse of the North, but that was long ago: Before about 10,000 years, the Wollhaarmammut extinct in Europe. The last copies of the furry giants lived on the Wrangelinsel in the extreme northeast of today's Russia - but they disappeared around 3700 years ago.

Wollhaarmammuts skeleton of a (simulation): 70 percent of the genome is sequenced

Now, a US-Russian team of researchers the genome of the mammoth largely deciphered. It was the first genome of an extinct species, the more widely available, reported the British science magazine "Nature" in which the researchers imagine their work. The team led by Stephan Schuster of Pennsylvania State University had for DNA analysis, hair samples collected from two mammoths, which for millennia were frozen in the ice.

4.2 billion genetic information sequenced

The genome of the extinct ice-age Elefantenart (Mammuthus primigenius) differed only in the analysis of around 0.6 percent from that of his closest living relatives today, the African elephant, the researchers write in Nature (vol. 456, p. 387) . Thus the genome differences only about half as large as between man and his closest relatives, the chimpanzees. Mammoth and elephant have in the course of evolution about the same time as auseinanderentwickelt humans and chimpanzees, perhaps even a little earlier.


For the analysis, the researchers had hair of two Siberian Wollhaarmammuts with the numbers used M4 and M25. M4 was around 20,000 years in ice; M25 approximately 60,000 years. Hair is an ideal source of ancient DNA, because they are far less concerned with bacteria and fungi are polluted as some bones, such as Michael Hofreiter from Leipziger Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in an accompanying Nature contribution writes. Overall, the researchers have 4.2 billion base pairs of genetic information sequenced. 3.3 billion of which they were able to assign the Wollhaarmammut, representing a rate of 80 percent.

Based on the genome size of the African elephant, whose genome as almost one and a half times as big evaluated as the human, the researchers reckon that around 70 percent of the mammoth genome deciphered have. They were also to genes, in a comparison of 50 different mammalian species occur only in the mammoth.

Analysis only possible through new technology

In order to obtain reliable analysis, had the genome to be sequenced several times. Because of the enormous number of bases in the nucleus DNA of mammoths, this was only by the year 2005 presented in the so-called 454-technology is feasible, several million base pairs per run can determine. Previously, when fossil finds mainly the DNA in the mitochondria, the body's cells with energy supply, investigated. The genetic material contained therein, however, is less extensive than that from the nucleus of the hair roots.

Although the present working version of the mammoth genome yet to be incomplete and error-prone to make standard genes deduce this species, says Hofreiter. Nevertheless, the work inspires fantasies about the revival of the mammoth. Japanese experts had so recently successfully clones of mice created the unprotected 16 years in the freezer beaten. The technology used there, they saw as a possible way to the reawakening of extinct animals like the mammoth.

"Nature" studied in a further contribution the chances that the mammoth with modern biotechnology resurrect it. As yet no intact mammoth cell nuclei were found would have to begin artificial chromosomes produced and placed in a cell nucleus - which from today's pure science fiction. Could then using ova of elephants be tried to clone mammoths, which then of the elephant-out to be surrogate mothers.

However, it has never been someone an embryo into an artificial uterus elephant used, and the extraction of elephant egg cell is connected with great difficulties. The entire process of mammoth revival, according to "Nature" in accordance with the present state of the art impossible, but seems not for all future excluded.

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