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TV market looks to mimic Apple with cross-platform 'app store'

TV manufacturers and software makers believe the next evolution of television will feature Internet-connected hardware with a selection of software available in a method like Apple's iPhone App Store.

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'Dokom21 to deploy FTTH in new Dortmund estate'

Nov 24, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- German regional carrier Dokom21 has won a contract to deploy FTTH in Dortmund's latest new houses development called Phoenix-Sees. The estate is located on a 100 hectares terrain that used...

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Solutia to cease German plant operations (at bizjournals.com)

plans to discontinue manufacturing at its plant in Cologne, Germany because cheaper chemicals from rivals have made it “no longer competitive on a global scale.” Taminco N.V. of Belgium will acquire certain assets and assume...

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Downregulation of Serum IGF-1 for Treatment of Early Worsening of Diabetic Retinopathy: A...

Ernst Chantelaua, Rolf Meyer-Schwickerathc, Karsten Klabeb aDiabetes Outpatient Clinic, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, and bEye Clinic, Marien Hospital, Düsseldorf, cPractice of Ophthalmology, Bocholt, Germany...

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UPDATE 1-Opel labour to see revamp plan on Wednesday

Plan envisions 9,000-9,500 job cuts in Europe - Reilly * German state premier says Bochum plant is safe for now (Adds quotes and background) DUESSELDORF, Germany, Nov 24 (Reuters) - General Motors [GM.UL] will present labour...

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'Robin Hood' banker helped poor

The woman used the money to cover up unauthorised overdrafts A German bank employee who secretly transferred money from rich to poor clients has been given a 22-month suspended prison term. The 62-year-old woman, dubbed the...

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WestLB seeks further state support

By James Wilson in Frankfurt WestLB is scrambling to put fresh financial support in place as its owners wrangle with the German government over who should give additional capital to the stricken Landesbank. The Düsseldorf-based...

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German teenager jailed for foiled bid to massacre schoolmates

From correspondents in Europe, 12:02 AM IST A 16-year-old girl who attempted to kill teachers and fellow pupils at her German co-ed high school was sent to youth prison Tuesday for five years. She was foiled when another girl...

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Students vent their naked fury

Sizzling ... students are protesting over universtiy fees THESE uni students certainly get top marks from us after they got their kit off for a saucy calendar. The undie-graduates peeled off their clothes in a protest against...

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Apple tablet to cost £400, says analyst

New device to bridge iPod/laptop divide An analyst is predicting that the Apple tablet will retail for between $500 and $700 (£300-£425) rather than the $2,000 (£1,213) suggested by Technology Business Research's Ezra Gottheil.

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