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Holiday in the pandemic: App-solutely safe and fully informed
5. July 2021

Enjoy a stress-free holiday with these apps on your smartphone. What’s the tourist mindset like after a year of the pandemic? The Bavarian Center for Tourism wanted to find that out recently and discussed the topic with experts from the field of science for the annual dialog series “Rethinking tourism – Will everything remain different?” more

Gigaset presents the new Smoke Sensor 2.0
23. June 2021

The smart smoke detector – also for when you’re out and about The new version of Gigaset Smoke, the Gigaset Smoke Sensor 2.0, now offers more security and convenience than ever before for any smart home. By simply connecting it to other Gigaset sensors and the Gigaset Smart Home app (“Gigaset elements” – for Android more

Fact checking burglary myths
14. June 2021

Burglary myths: Burglars always strike in the evening, and are after large technical appliances? To mark International Panic Day on June 18, we debunk myths about residential burglaries, and provide tips on better security for your own four walls. Myth 1: My neighborhood is safe! Statistically, most domestic burglaries in Germany happen in North Rhine-Westphalia, more

Naturally online and yet so real – nature apps are booming
31. May 2021

Increasing digitalisation, i.e. mapping physical processes in software, has been noticeable in our society, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. Especially in the professional environment, the change to a digital world has significant advantages. Just think of the virtual network possibilities and technological end devices that connect a full-fledged team of different members in more

Data protection on home soil
19. May 2021

This post about data protection was published on LinkedIn on 25 January by Anne Dickau. The post can be viewed, liked and shared at this link. Data leaks are a recurrent problem in our day and age. A hacker attack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA) at the beginning of December reiterated the fact that more

Today is a good day for hiking!
14. May 2021

Even before the pandemic broke out, hiking was one of the Germans’ favourite outdoor activities. Now the restrictions in many parts of public life are leading to a real hiking boom. In Germany Hiking Day is on 14 May and it has come at just the right time, because the sun is finally shining again, more

Our Responsibility
24. March 2021

Shouldering responsibility for people and the environment: Gigaset makes its products in the heart of Germany: in a state-of-the-art, clean factory in Bocholt. We produced our 220 millionth phone there in 2020. Yet “Made in Germany” is far more than a seal of quality for us – it is possibly the key component in our more

Are you still making calls or already streaming?
9. March 2021

Calling or streaming: 94 percent of Germans – 78.81 million people – now use the World Wide Web. Looking at the number, that presumably means just about everyone apart from babies, kids below five and the elderly above the age of 90. And the average German spends five hours and 26 minutes a day online more

The Cyber Primer – a step-by-step guide to proficiency and security in everyday digital life
7. December 2020

If you feel insecure, you don’t move around freely, with no cares in the world. That applies just as much in our everyday life as it does in the digital world. In particular, senior citizens feel unsure online. The majority of older people in Germany do not feel confident using the Internet and in the more

Greenwashing? Not at Gigaset: Permanently establishing environmental protection at the company
16. October 2020

This post about Greenwashing was published on LinkedIn on October 13, 2020 by Ralf Lueb. The post can be viewed, liked or shared at this link. It’s less than a year since hundreds of thousands went out on the streets across Germany on climate demonstrations. Environmental protection was the key topic for months in public more