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Raids mark opening day of IFA trade fair in Berlin - Summary
Berlin - German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair, hunting for non-payers of royalties, shortly after the expo opened Friday in Berlin. Led by Berlin prosecutors, the raids were prompted by complaints from international...
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Gadget guys invade Europe's top electrical fair IFA - Feature
Berlin - Tens of thousands of Germans swarmed into Europe's top electrical-goods fair, IFA, on its opening day Friday in Berlin. For the first time, the consumer-electronics expo included home appliances such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners. ...
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Germany claims world's first fuel-cell passenger boat
Hamburg - Germany inaugurated Friday what it said was the world's first fuel cell-powered passenger boat in commercial use. The FCS Alsterwasser is powered by twin fuel-cell motors similar to those already in use in the Germany Navy's most modern sub...
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Panasonic executive criticizes IFA trade fair in Berlin
Berlin - In an outspoken attack on the IFA consumer-electronics show in Berlin, Panasonic executive Joachim Reinhart said in an interview Friday it was provincial and disappointing. Reinhart, who heads the Japanese manufacturer's European operations,...
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Spaniards invent packaging to keep bread fresh
Zaragoza, Spain - Spanish scientists have invented packaging that keeps bread and other baked goods from going mouldy for up to 10 days, authors of the study said Friday. The wax paper packaging contains cinnamon oil, which has high antimicrobial act...
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Samsung CEO: networks next step in digital revolution
Berlin - Connecting digital devices from different manufacturers to one another will be the next step in the Digital Revolution, Jongwoo Park, the chief executive of conglomerate Samsung, said in a speech Friday in Berlin. Consumers had the most mo...
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German agents hunt royalty freeloaders at Berlin trade fair
Berlin - German customs agents swarmed through the IFA consumer-electronics fair, hunting for non-payers of royalties, shortly after the expo opened Friday in the German capital Berlin. Asian manufacturers of electronic gadgets appeared to be major t...
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Flat screens dominate Berlin's IFA consumer-electronics show
Berlin - Flat-panel televisions were the dominant product at the opening to the public Friday of the IFA fair, an annual consumer-electronics extravaganza in the German capital Berlin. Ticket booths and turnstiles matched the pace of arrivals of trad...
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Flat TVs get slimmer still at Berlin's IFA trade show - Summary
Berlin - Flat-panel televisions are becoming even slimmer, according to manufacturers offering new products this week at the IFA consumer-electronics fair in the German capital Berlin. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated the fair Thursday ...
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