Germany

iPhone 5 European pricing revealed, 16GB model suffers price increase

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 a 2:06 pm

Apple has now revealed the pricing for an off contract SIM free iPhone 5 in various European countries and if you thought last year’s prices were expensive this year will see those costs go up again. Last year Apple sold the iPhone 4S 16GB version in the UK for £499.00, this year the iPhone 5 16GB model will be sold for £529.00; that’s an increase of around 6%.

Apple to pay Motorola for push e-mail patents relating to iCloud

By Simon Sage, Friday, Apr 13, 2012 a 2:28 pm

Apple is going to owe Motorola damages for infringing on push e-mail patents currently being used by iCloud and Mobile, so sayeth the Mannheim, Germany regional court.

Motorola lawsuit forces Apple to disable iCloud and MobileMe push email in Germany

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Feb 24, 2012 a 10:24 am

Unfortunate and possibly infuriating news for German iCloud and MobileMe users today, as Apple has apparently been forced to turn off push email as a result of a lawsuit by Motorola Mobility.

Apple strikes second win against Samsung 3G lawsuit

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jan 27, 2012 a 11:33 am

Apple has successfully defended the second UMTS (3G) lawsuits from Samsung in Germany today, though the battle's far from over.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus not part of Apple's slide-to-unlock patent complaint after all

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 a 11:01 am

Apple had recently flung a slide-to-unlock patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung in Germany, but one very important Android phone was never on the list of complaints: the Galaxy Nexus.

Apple defends against 3G Samsung patent claim in Germany, fires back with slide-to-unlock lawsuit

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jan 20, 2012 a 11:39 am

Samsung was hoping to nail Apple for infringement on a handful of 3G patents in Germany, but a judge has already tossed one of them out the window.

German customers already receiving iPhone 4S orders

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 a 10:03 am

Looks like some over-eager German couriers suffering from premature delivery-fication have gotten iPhone 4S orders out way ahead of Apple's official Friday drop date. Not that the customers seem to mind. Indeed, they're taking to the internet to share an advanced look at their hot new devices.

Apple, no doubt, is likely firmly reminding their courier partners to think about baseball, or taxes, or anything that will get them to keep it in their trucks until Friday.

Vodafone Germany shows iPhone 4S in 16GB,32GB and 64GB flavors

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Oct 3, 2011 a 9:01 am

Vodafone Germany appears to have jumped the gun by listing various new iPhone models as compatible with certain accessories, including iPhone 4 8GB models in Black and White as well as iPhone 4S Black and White models in 16GB, 32GB and even 64GB flavors.

Before we get too excited by the possibility of a 64GB iPhone 4S, it may be that Vodafone Germany is just making educated guesses based on the latest rumors. Having said that, listing possible devices on an accessory page does seem a bit pointless... unless you have some inside information. Not much longer to wait now, who wants that 64GB iPhone 4S?

iPad 2 hits 25 more countries this Friday, March 25

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 a 8:58 am

There will be no delays as Apple has just confirmed iPad 2 will be available this Friday, March 25 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Just like the US launch, online orders will begin a 1am (they don't say which time zone?) and in store purchases will be available starting 5pm local time.

T-Mobile Germany losing iPhone exclusivity?

By Staff, Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 a 7:38 am

T-Mobile has been the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in Germany since the first iPhone in 2007, however there is new evidence to show that T-Mobile may lose its exclusivity to O2 and Vodafone in the coming weeks.

The O2 Germany website, has launched a ‘keep me informed’ page, that offers “the latest news and everything to know about the iPhone 4 on O2”
The Vodafone website has launched a similar page that allows you to sign up and select which iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS you want to be notified about.

Both carriers are yet to announce any official pricing or release date, however one source at iPhone-Ticker.de has said that Vodafone will have iPhone 4’s starting Wednesday 27th October, with prices starting at €729 and as high as €849, off contract.

Rumoured contract prices start at €169,90 for the handset and €45 a month for the low-tier contract, to as high as €119,95 a month, with the handset at €1 for the higher-tier contract.

This marks the end of T-Mobile’s exclusivity in Germany, and sees them join the likes of the UK and Canada in the list of multiple-carrier countries. Unless and until Verizon iPhone (or Sprint or T-Mobile) rumors prove true, the US remains exclusive to AT&T.

So, any T-Mobile Germany iPhone users tempted to switch?

[iPhoneAppleInsider]

by George Lim