SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 07, 2011
The death of Apple founder Steve Jobs this week has unleashed an outpouring of grief around the world with many hailing him for having revolutionized our understanding of technology. German commentators enter the fray on Friday. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 06, 2011
Apple visionary Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 after a long battle against cancer. He was one of the great inventors of his time and an inspiration to an entire generation. By Marc Pitzke in New York more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 30, 2011
The iPad is for show-offs. And the iPhone 4 makes it difficult to make a simple telephone call. Apple used to be hip, stylish and ahead of the curve. Now, though, it has become totally uncool -- and not just since Steve Jobs stepped down. A Commentary by Hajo Schumacher more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 11, 2011
Secretive electronics giant Foxconn, which makes products for Apple and other Western firms, attracted unwanted publicity in 2010 when 13 workers committed suicide. In a visit to its plants in China, SPIEGEL ONLINE saw how the company has responded, including measures such as appointing counselors and installing anti-suicide nets. By Hannes Koch in Chengdu, China more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 29, 2010
Apple has long been considered a model company when it comes to privacy protection. But the US company now plans to serve geo-targeted advertising to its smartphone users using the GPS or WiFi data provided by the device. Privacy experts are up in arms -- in America and Germany. By Markus Brauck, Isabell Hülsen and Marcel Rosenbach more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 28, 2010
A series of apparent suicides has shaken the management of Foxconn, an electronics manufacturer that builds parts and assembles products for many Silicon Valley firms. Hundreds of thousands of people live and work at a Foxconn factory complex in southern China, in what critics say are sweat-shop conditions. By Wieland Wagner more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 28, 2010
Are Germans allowed to criticize Israel? Spiegel reporters Erich Follath and Henryk M. Broder debated this question in a recently published exchange of letters. The dialogue continues here in the second of two letters addressing the Middle East conflict. By Erich Follath more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 26, 2010
Many in the publishing industry hope that the new iPad from Apple will save newspapers and magazines. But the sense of euphoria is far from universal. Many question what the tablet means for the future of journalism. By Markus Brauck, Martin U. Müller and Thomas Schulz more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 01, 2010
German Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has launched an attack on the Internet economy, warning that the likes of Google, Microsoft and Apple store vast amounts of personal information on Web users that can be used for financial gain, and can hurt people's chances of getting jobs or bank loans. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 24, 2010
The idea is simple enough: German tabloid Bild wanted to allow readers to undress their daily page one girl on their iPhones. But the app has run afoul of Apple's decency standards, leading the paper to accuse the US computer giant of censorship. The case seems far-fetched, but Apple's criteria remain inscrutable. By Matthias Gebauer and Frank Patalong more...
