A few years ago Samsung ran a “Repair Bus” service in Germany, essentially, a repair center on wheels. Now the company is bringing it back with plans for a near country-wide expansion. To start, this month the service will cover the cities where the Euro Football Championship games are held: Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Cologne. By the end of this year, the service will expand to cover the 15 largest cities in Germany (including Hannover, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dortmund, Essen, Bremen, Dresden, Nuremberg and Duisburg). And that is just the start, by the end of 2025,...

After a court ruling, Lenovo and its subsidiary Motorola are facing a ban in Germany. The legal dispute is between Lenovo and the US-based InterDigital over a patent infringement regarding WWAN modules. These modules enable wireless mobile connection in smartphones and other portable devices. As a result, all devices supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE and 5G connectivity will not be allowed on the German market. This includes some Lenovo mobile devices and Motorola smartphones, including the most recent Edge 50 lineup. The court decided that Lenovo utilizes technology InterDigital has a...

OnePlus is now offering its latest phones in Germany, just five days after Nokia and Oppo signed a cross-license 5G patent agreement. The Open foldable is up for sale, while the OnePlus 12 and 12R are up for pre-order, in line with the schedule in other European countries. OnePlus 12 OnePlus has a great deal on all three smartphones – they can be bundled with a free pair of Buds Pro 2 earphones, which cost €179 if purchased separately. On top of that, pre-ordered OnePlus 12 phones with 16/512 GB memory have a 9% discount, lowering the price down to €999, the 12/256 GB option is...

Last week marked the international debut of the Redmi Note 13 series and are now available in Germany. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ flexes a 200MP main camera (1/1.4” sensor) with OIS and a basic 8MP ultra wide. It has a 6.67” 1220p display, a 120Hz AMOLED panel with 12-bit colors and Dolby Vision. The phone is powered by the Dimensity 7200 Ultra and a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging (wired only). Amazon paired it with a free Redmi Watch 4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 8/256GB €100...

This week’s unpacked event brought Samsung’s latest flagships – the Galaxy S24 trio. You can check out our hands-on review for an introduction to the new features and hardware upgrades. And if you’re curious what all those AI features are all about, watch these videos. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is a rethink on how the long telephoto lens should work – instead of a fixed 10x lens, Samsung went for 5x magnification and a high resolution 50MP sensor that offers high quality zoom between 5x and 10x. And more, it enables 8K video recording and 4K @ 120fps from the tele camera. ...

Nothing is yet to branch out into multiple phone lines – right now the Nothing Phone (2) is its flagship, the older Phone (1) is sticking around as the mid-ranger. You can pick it up for €320 for an 8/128GB model, though for a small premium you can get the 12/256GB option, which is probably the better pick. The extra RAM will help keep the phone snappy going forward and there’s no way to expand the storage later on. Nothing Phone (1) €150/€170 off Read our review 8/128GB...