http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/shareholders.said.to.be.ready.to.force.changes/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/tmosml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amid rumors that Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, is considering a takeover bid for the US rival Sprint, sources claim the German company's biggest shareholders are preparing to force changes, according to the Financial Times. Although both companies have remained mum on any private negotiations, the report corroborates earlier suggestions that D Telekom has become frustrated with the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/shareholders.said.to.be.ready.to.force.changes/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/13/deutsche.telekom.mulling.sprint.takeover/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/t-mobileg1-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile's root company Deutsche Telekom is more seriously considering buying Sprint in what could be a major shakeup of the US cellphone industry, according to sources. The two have been rumored in talks for such a deal for over a year, but tips to the Telegraph now have the German firm bringing in financial advisers from Deutsche Bank to evaluate the possibility of making a bid for the ailing b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/13/deutsche.telekom.mulling.sprint.takeover/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/02/germany.halts.iphone.skype/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/skypeiphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />German iPhone owners have been banned from fully exploiting the recently-released Skype app, writes the Associated Press. In spite of the title being legally available to download from the country's App Store, T-Mobile warns that it considers use of the app on its network a violation of contract. All VoIP services on the iPhone have been blocked since 2007, notes a representative for T-Mobile's ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/02/germany.halts.iphone.skype/ Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/06/t.mobile.ger.us.fortunes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/tmobile.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The German division of T-Mobile, owned by Deutsche Telekom, received a substantial boost from the iPhone in its third financial quarter, according to a results report. T-Mobile Deutschland is said to have gained 271,000 net subscribers in Q3, a full 82 percent better than in the same period of 2007. The company describes the iPhone 3G as a "significant driver" of new subscriptions, and notes tha... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/06/t.mobile.ger.us.fortunes/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/31/fcc.warns.t.mobile.of.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/tmobile.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The FCC investigation into the Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. tie-up and therefore foreign-controlled assets in other telecommunications companies, which could spell trouble for T-Mobile for something it has done back in 2001, according to a WSJ report. On October 17, the FCC sent a warning letter to T-Mobile, advising it that the acquisition by Germany's Deutsche Telekom was not performed unde... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/31/fcc.warns.t.mobile.of.deal/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/25/t.mobile.120000.iphones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/iphoneupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Deutsche Telekom's wireless division, T-Mobile, has sold over 120,000 iPhone 3Gs since the device's launch on July 11th, according to the division's CEO. Hamid Akhavan claims that "expectations were surpassed," and that at least 75,000 of the phones were sold in Germany. Many people wanting one have not yet been able to obtain it though, as Akhavan notes that a backlog exists due to delivery pro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/25/t.mobile.120000.iphones/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/04/dt.news4me.reader.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/bookeencybookgen3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />German communications giant Deutsche Telekom is producing an e-book reader that would give customers a digital way to read the company's content, according to a report in the country's Der Spiegel newspaper. The device is seen as a bridge between too-small cellphone screens and large notebooks and would primarily serve as a conduit for print media. Unlike Amazon's Kindle, there would be no Inter... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/04/dt.news4me.reader.rumor/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/20/t.mobile..iphone.control/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/iphone-triptych.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone will likely remain a T-Mobile exclusive in Germany, says the company's CEO. "We have a very good relationship with Apple...at least in Germany it is exclusive, and we expect it to remain as such," Hamid Akhavan is quoted as saying by Reuters. The comment comes in response to a string of non-exclusive deals in countries such as Italy and Austria, reversing a trend in which Apple insist... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/20/t.mobile..iphone.control/ Tue, 20 May 2008 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/15/100k..iphones.in.germany/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/iphone-touchphoto.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile has sold over 100,000 iPhones in Germany, according to the head of the carrier's parent company, Deutsche Telekom. CEO Rene Obermann made the statement Thursday as a follow-up to statistics from January, which indicated that it had sold 70,000 iPhones since the device's local debut in early November of 2007. While the figure points to a relative slowdown in sales, T-Mobile board member ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/15/100k..iphones.in.germany/ Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/03/t.mo.may.buy.sprint/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/palmcentro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom is seriously considering merging with or taking over Sprint, claims the German national magazine Der Spiegel. A continued weakening of US currency values, combined with worsening results at Sprint, is reportedly leading the European company to investigate transactions that would help T-Mobile USA gain ground in the US market and better compete against AT... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/03/t.mo.may.buy.sprint/ Sat, 03 May 2008 21:05:00 GMT