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Total concentration: The best focus apps
25. August 2022

Unfinished household chores, the children or even the TV distract your attention when you’re working from home. And in the office, it’s the latest stories from colleagues, Facebook or the constant temptation of coffee. And no matter where you are, as digitalization increases, so too do the opportunities to be get distracted – especially through more

Playing and learning: Sensible apps for kids
12. August 2022

Part 2: Primary school age The topic of smartphones for children of primary school age raises a lot of conflicts. Most of them don’t even have one of their own. But they find the digital world incredibly fascinating. No wonder: At this age, children are also discovering the world outside their families. And they’re just more

Flip phones have a cult following and also a clear message – less is more
10. August 2022

For many users today, flip phones are timelessly cool, the expression of a spirit of the times and an attitude to life that is self-determined and free of constraints, that prefers understatement and embraces minimalism. For others, flip phones are a relic of days gone by, impractical and totally uncool, unsuitable for surfing, streaming or more

Traffic jam in sight – these apps help
8. August 2022

As is the case every year, the German automobile club ADAC expects particularly long tailbacks in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg to coincide with the start of the summer holidays. Drivers are facing “one of the worst weekends for congestion of the season,” warned the ADAC in Munich. “Anyone who doesn’t want to be stuck in a more

The Game of Kings: Become a master with these five chess apps
1. August 2022

It’s maybe 3,000 years old, is played on every continent in different variations, and there are more than 318 trillion possible positions after just four moves: Chess is a fascinating game. In the Middle Ages, it was even considered a knightly virtue to master what is known as the Game of Kings. After all, it more

Ready for an emergency: What’s the best warning app?
21. July 2022

Germany is one of the safest countries in the world. However, the last few years and their crises have shaken that sense of ostensible security. The Covid-19 pandemic and the deadly floods in June 2021 have shown that we’re not immune from such harrowing events. On the contrary: Climate change actually makes extreme weather events more

Playing and learning: Sensible apps for kids
14. July 2022

Part 1: Pre-school age There has never been a generation like today’s children that has grown up with so many technical and media possibilities open to them. They’re genuine digital natives. Using digital media and smartphones is nothing unusual for them from a very early age. An amusing and striking illustration of that is the more

Every kilowatt-hour helps: The hunt for power guzzlers
8. July 2022

The situation is serious, so serious that every kilowatt-hour saved matters. That’s what Robert Habeck, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, proclaimed to Germans in a video message after Russia had again cut its gas flows, calling on them once more to save energy: “Now’s the time to do that. Every kilowatt-hour helps in this more

A look behind the scenes: What does a Product Manager at Gigaset do?
6. July 2022

What exactly is a Product Manager? What does their everyday life look like, and what are the tasks of a Product Manager at Gigaset? In the new video series, colleagues from Gigaset shed light on that and take us on a journey through their exciting profession. In the last video in our series, Lukas Brink more