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/09/08/25/new.nyc.hamburg.stores/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/fifthavedrones.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has picked out an area for its latest New York City store, according to the company's retail chief, Ron Johnson. Speculated for some time, the shop will open later this year in the upper West Side of Manhattan, joining three other stores on the island including the famous Fifth Avenue flagship outlet. No specific building site has been announced, but some rumors have proposed that it could... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/new.nyc.hamburg.stores/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/new.german.iphone.carrier/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/iphone3gs.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Germany will be the next country to break away from having a single iPhone carrier, Der Spiegel reports. Since 2007, the device has only been carried in the country by T-Mobile, a division of Deutsche Telekom. The company has benefited from a regional exclusivity deal with Apple, similar to that signed by all carriers involved in selling the original hardware. Debut countries also included the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/new.german.iphone.carrier/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/europe.iphone.3g.s.prices/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several European carriers, including Orange in France and T-Mobile in Germany, have announced pricing for the iPhone 3G S. The new handset will be available from Orange on June 19th, with the 16GB model carrying a price of ä149 (~$205 USD). Customers choosing the 32GB variant will have to pay ä229 (~$315 USD) for the device.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/europe.iphone.3g.s.prices/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/16/movies.on.german.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/diefalscher.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Germans can at last access movies from their local iTunes Store, Apple has announced. The company has agreed to distribution deals with a variety of major and independent studios, foreign and local, and posted an initial collection of 500 titles for renting or purchase. Some American titles include The Dark Knight and Pineapple Express, while German ones include Die Fälscher and Keinohrhasen.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/16/movies.on.german.itunes/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/10/eu.to.undo.voip.blocks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/euflag.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The European Commission is considering a measure to force acceptance of VoIP by cellphone carriers, reports say. The EU's telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, has called for the EU to undo arbitrary obstacles to "innovative services" on cellphones; a draft of the VoIP measure is thought to already be completed, but still unfinished due to a lack of precise wording. Current rules permit each co... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/10/eu.to.undo.voip.blocks/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:05:00 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/09/02/18/new.european.apple.stores/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/applestorerome.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Some new and previously-revealed Apple Stores have appeared on an official company map, reports observe. Among these is a site in Paris, France, which is generally expected to appear in the Carrousel du Louvre, but could be beaten by a shop situated near the Garnier operahouse. Also mentioned is a store in Milan, Italy, the potential location of which remains ambiguous.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/18/new.european.apple.stores/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/german.mac.clones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/pearc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Another Mac clone builder has appeared in spite of questionable legality, a publication reports. Based in Germany, a company known as HyperMegaNet UG has begun selling the PearC line, on which shoppers can have Mac OS X Leopard installed, or alternately Windows Vista or XP. The line is divided into Starter, Advanced and Professional models, with base prices ranging from ä499 to ä1,499.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/german.mac.clones/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/01/first.german.apple.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/app_080303_storeintsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's first German retail store is due to open this week, the company has announced. The shop is situated at 1 Rosenstraße in Munich, and will throw open its doors at 10AM local time this Saturday, December 6th. Visitors will of course be able to test Macs, iPods and iPhones; as an incentive to arrive early, the first 2,500 people to come will be given a free Apple t-shirt. Although the store... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/01/first.german.apple.store/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:15:00 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