electronics

theft

Man robbed in own home by teens who helped rescue him

A man locked out of his house called on three younger fellows to help him back inside. They proved willing, but after he offered them beer as a thank you, they gave him a much less welcome gift in return.

bankruptcy

TV-maker Loewe files for bankruptcy

One of Germany's original electronics makers, Loewe, said on Tuesday it had filed for bankruptcy. The household name did voice hope that an investor could come to its rescue.

Energy

Siemens losing puff on off-shore wind parks

The difficulties of connecting wind-parks in the high seas to the national grid are harming Siemens' balance books. The technology giant is expecting to set aside a huge reserve for technical difficulties, eating into this year's profits.

apple

Samsung withdraws tablet from fair after Apple complaints

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Monday it has withdrawn its new tablet computer from a major electronics fair in Berlin after a German court accepted a complaint from US rival Apple.

Internet

World's biggest electronics fair opens in Berlin

The IFA consumer electronics fair, which opened to the public in Berlin on Friday, is shaping up as a battleground for tablet computer makers to attack the Apple iPad's dominant market position.

Earthquakes

Retailers hit by shortfall in Japanese imports

German retailers are reporting the first shortfalls in imports of electronic goods from Japan, two months after a devastating earthquake crippled factories there.

Strikes

Thousands of metal industry workers strike

Thousands of metal and electronic industry workers across Germany went on a warning strike early Monday morning as part of union IG Metall’s ongoing wage dispute.