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Unwanted calls? Banish them forever!
8. June 2022

Banish unwanted calls forever! We’re usually happy about calls, or at least private ones. After all, they’re mostly from friends and family bearing news. However, there are also unwanted calls. And they often come from companies conducting unlawful advertising. Even worse: There are more and more calls from fraudsters who want to trick people out more

A craving for streaming video content
2. June 2022

Streaming has never been so popular and the providers of streaming subscriptions are raking in money. That’s the good news. Revenue from subscription-based video streaming was some €1.92 billion in Germany alone – a figure that is forecast to rise to €2.26 billion in 2022 and to €3.09 billion in 2026. That means Germany ranks more

Smartphones: What to do when the storage is full?
27. May 2022

It’s a situation we all know: Objects that are in the way, haven’t been used for a long time or take up too much living space often end up in the attic or basement. And they lie there and keep on lying there. Now at the latest it’s time to ask the question of all more

What’s the best food waste app?
19. May 2022

It sounds unbelievable: In 2020, 2.5 billion tons of food were thrown away instead of ending up on the plate. That equates to 40 percent of the food produced worldwide, according to the results of a WWF study. And because that figure is so incredible, the authors have added a stark image to illustrate it. more

Smartphones are being used longer and longer: Replacement only after 40 months
9. May 2022

“The best is the newest. At first glance, that’s true. And sometimes you need the latest thing very urgently,” wrote the FAZ in 2014. Today, consumers keep a smartphone for up to 40 months before buying a new one. What is changing in consumer behaviour and why? Our blog post takes a closer look at more

Mobile gaming: the smartphone becomes the most popular gaming device
22. April 2022

What do people do when they’re confined to home in the age of Covid-19? They play computer games on their smartphone. The German magazine Stern reports that “professional gamblers played for prize money of six million US dollars (or around 5.07 million euros) at the 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championship from November 2021 to January more

Smartphone lenses: take photos like a pro
8. April 2022

Cellphone pictures in professional quality? Smartphone lenses make it possible with little effort and low cost. It was just 15 years ago that smartphones conquered everyday life as practical all-rounders. But back then, their cameras had an image resolution of just two megapixels. And we’d better not talk about exposure times. Today, smartphone cameras have more

Professional phone calls: Tips for the right behaviour on the phone
9. March 2022

Talking on the phone is not going out of fashion. Since the beginning of the pandemic talking on the phone has once again become one of the most important everyday activities for many people – both professionally and privately. Just like in a face-to-face conversation, the right communication is very important when talking on the more

In Germany, screen time increases to 10 hours per day
1. March 2022

In Germany, almost 67 million people were using the internet in 2021 – 100 per cent of those under 50, 95 per cent of the group between 50 and 69 and 77 per cent of those aged 70 and over. This is the result of a current ARD/ZDF Online Study.  The screen time is correspondingly more