German Pulse

Germany’s Ministry of Finance has released a specialty app for Android phones and the iPhone that will help travelers coming into Germany find out what items can be legally brought into the country.  The app covers all the basics and allows users to enter in the quantity of certain allowed items, such as cigarettes and [...]

The Canadian-based Research In Motion (RIM) has handed off the CEO role to German businessman Thorsten Heins after the co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down last week.  Blackberry phones were once one of the most popular smartphones in the world, but RIM failed to keep up with the consumer demands and latest trends once [...]