http://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Fri, 24 May 2013 04:38:10 +0200 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:38:10 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/logo_120x61.gif http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/500px-apple-wirft-photo-sharing-app-aus-dem-app-store-a-879157.html#ref=rss Die Website 500px ist bei Fotografen sehr beliebt, nun geht Apple gegen die Betreiber vor. Die iOS-App der Firma wird gesperrt. Apples Begründung: Die Anwendung erlaube das Anzeigen von pornografischem Material - dabei sind sogar Aktbilder darin standardmäßig gesperrt. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:44:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/500px-apple-wirft-photo-sharing-app-aus-dem-app-store-a-879157.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-world-from-berlin-steve-jobs-did-century-defining-work-a-790535.html#ref=rss 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. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:06:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-world-from-berlin-steve-jobs-did-century-defining-work-a-790535.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/remembering-steve-jobs-the-apple-generation-loses-its-visionary-a-790203.html#ref=rss 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. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:46:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/remembering-steve-jobs-the-apple-generation-loses-its-visionary-a-790203.html 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. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/icaramba-enough-already-confessions-of-a-former-apple-fan-a-783345.html#ref=rss 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. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:35:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/icaramba-enough-already-confessions-of-a-former-apple-fan-a-783345.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/an-inside-look-at-apple-supplier-foxconn-we-were-not-a-very-open-company-before-a-761934.html#ref=rss 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. Wed, 11 May 2011 17:29:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/an-inside-look-at-apple-supplier-foxconn-we-were-not-a-very-open-company-before-a-761934.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/steve-sees-everything-apple-under-fire-over-privacy-in-germany-a-703409.html#ref=rss 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. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:06:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/steve-sees-everything-apple-under-fire-over-privacy-in-germany-a-703409.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/ipad-factory-in-the-firing-line-worker-suicides-have-electronics-maker-uneasy-in-china-a-697296.html#ref=rss 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. Fri, 28 May 2010 17:26:10 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/ipad-factory-in-the-firing-line-worker-suicides-have-electronics-maker-uneasy-in-china-a-697296.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/middle-east-debate-achieving-ipeace-with-steve-jobs-a-697310.html#ref=rss Are Germans allowed to criticize Israel? Spiegel reporters <i>Erich Follath</i> and <i>Henryk M. Broder</i> 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. Fri, 28 May 2010 17:05:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/middle-east-debate-achieving-ipeace-with-steve-jobs-a-697310.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/praying-to-steve-jobs-will-the-ipad-save-the-publishing-industry-a-696782.html#ref=rss 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. Wed, 26 May 2010 16:31:14 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/praying-to-steve-jobs-will-the-ipad-save-the-publishing-industry-a-696782.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/attack-on-google-and-co-german-minister-warns-against-the-power-of-internet-giants-a-681058.html#ref=rss 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. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:00:03 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/attack-on-google-and-co-german-minister-warns-against-the-power-of-internet-giants-a-681058.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/undressing-with-the-iphone-app-censorship-has-german-tabloid-fighting-mad-a-679976.html#ref=rss The idea is simple enough: German tabloid <i>Bild</i> 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. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:05:58 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/undressing-with-the-iphone-app-censorship-has-german-tabloid-fighting-mad-a-679976.html 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.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/the-future-of-journalism-will-the-ipad-revolutionize-the-way-we-read-newspapers-a-674768.html#ref=rss The newspaper industry may be hoping Apple's iPad will be their savior, but just putting the printed word online won't be enough. The time has come for creativity and a new approach to the way content is delivered. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:13:15 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/the-future-of-journalism-will-the-ipad-revolutionize-the-way-we-read-newspapers-a-674768.html The newspaper industry may be hoping Apple's iPad will be their savior, but just putting the printed word online won't be enough. The time has come for creativity and a new approach to the way content is delivered.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/downloading-il-duce-mussolini-iphone-app-stirs-passions-in-italy-a-674554.html#ref=rss An iPhone application offering the speeches of the World War II dictator Benito Mussolini has become a bestseller in Italy. While the app's creator defends it as a valuable historical tool, others claim it is glorifying fascism. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:26:58 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/downloading-il-duce-mussolini-iphone-app-stirs-passions-in-italy-a-674554.html An iPhone application offering the speeches of the World War II dictator Benito Mussolini has become a bestseller in Italy. While the app's creator defends it as a valuable historical tool, others claim it is glorifying fascism.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-apps-boom-gold-rush-in-the-smartphone-software-market-a-659563.html#ref=rss Programs for smart mobile phones are popular and currently applications for the iPhone by Apple are ruling the market. The hype, the marketing and the developers' rags-to-riches stories make for fascinating reading. But is anyone other than Apple actually making any money, or use, out of the apps boom? Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-apps-boom-gold-rush-in-the-smartphone-software-market-a-659563.html Programs for smart mobile phones are popular and currently applications for the iPhone by Apple are ruling the market. The hype, the marketing and the developers' rags-to-riches stories make for fascinating reading. But is anyone other than Apple actually making any money, or use, out of the apps boom?]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/outdoing-apple-inside-the-iphone-gray-market-a-534671.html#ref=rss A global network is thriving by selling up to 1 million iPhones that bypass Apple's restrictions. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:04:29 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/outdoing-apple-inside-the-iphone-gray-market-a-534671.html A global network is thriving by selling up to 1 million iPhones that bypass Apple's restrictions.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/a-universal-answer-to-apple-nokia-won-t-play-iphone-s-tune-a-521484.html#ref=rss Its new deal with Universal gives subscribers a year of free tuns, takes a swipe at Apple -- and ties clients more tightly to Nokia products. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:37:09 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/a-universal-answer-to-apple-nokia-won-t-play-iphone-s-tune-a-521484.html Its new deal with Universal gives subscribers a year of free tuns, takes a swipe at Apple -- and ties clients more tightly to Nokia products. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/trouble-in-iville-apple-s-content-quarrel-a-504293.html#ref=rss CEO Steve Jobs announced snazzy new iPods and a price cut for the iPhone, but the frustrations of content owners such as NBC are coming to the fore Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:48:54 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/trouble-in-iville-apple-s-content-quarrel-a-504293.html CEO Steve Jobs announced snazzy new iPods and a price cut for the iPhone, but the frustrations of content owners such as NBC are coming to the fore]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/waiting-for-applemania-in-germany-paper-reports-t-mobile-landing-iphone-deal-a-492293.html#ref=rss German mobile phone giant T-Mobile is reported to have secured the exclusive deal to market the iPhone here. The cult phone, on sale in the US since Friday, is expected to go on sale in Germany in November. Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:23:11 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/waiting-for-applemania-in-germany-paper-reports-t-mobile-landing-iphone-deal-a-492293.html German mobile phone giant T-Mobile is reported to have secured the exclusive deal to market the iPhone here. The cult phone, on sale in the US since Friday, is expected to go on sale in Germany in November.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/jesus-phone-superstar-the-iphone-matches-most-of-its-hype-a-491173.html#ref=rss Apple’s new phone does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:27:43 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/jesus-phone-superstar-the-iphone-matches-most-of-its-hype-a-491173.html Apple’s new phone does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/the-future-of-technology-total-convergence-and-the-media-explosion-a-459980.html#ref=rss The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the Macworld fair in San Francisco marked "Tech Week" -- a highlight of the year for high-tech freaks in the United States. Both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs put on spectacular shows -- and predicted the increasingly networked character of the digital world. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:35:15 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/the-future-of-technology-total-convergence-and-the-media-explosion-a-459980.html The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the Macworld fair in San Francisco marked "Tech Week" -- a highlight of the year for high-tech freaks in the United States. Both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs put on spectacular shows -- and predicted the increasingly networked character of the digital world.]]>