The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now available in Germany. As reported by Areamobile.de, Media Markt was first to offer the new Android smartphone on Wednesday. Now, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus at the web stores of the German mobile phone provider 1&1 and of the retailer Expansys, as well. Currently, Media Markt is offering the best price, though. At Media Markt stores, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus costs € 529.00 without plan.

Nokia has presented its first Windows Phones called Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. In Germany, the Nokia Lumia 800 will be launched next Tuesday, November 15th. All four German operators Telekom (T-Mobile), Vodafone, E-Plus (Base) and Telefónica Germany (O2) have announced they will offer the Lumia 800 in their shops, Telekom is the premium partner of Nokia. Here is a short overview of things you should know when going to buy one of the Lumia Windows Phones of Nokia in Germany.

The new Apple smart-phones iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 8GB haven been launched. Apple and carriers in Germany are already accepting orders for the new Apple smart-phones. Here is a short overview of German carriers marketing the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 8GB and the iPhone 3G S and the purchase prices they are asking for.

Sure, you can watch the matches of the German football Bundesliga on TV: Telekom via IPTV (“Entertain”) and Sky via satellite and TV cable (“Welt” and Fußball Bundesliga”) are offering live broadcasts of all games of the Bundesliga. But what about when you are not at home or in a pub but in a parc or on the way instead? Here is a short overview of how to watch live streams of the German football Bundesliga on your mobile.

A new mobile network test by Stiftung Warentest shows: Overall voice quality in Germany is quite good even though there are still a few rural spots without phone coverage. But there are considerable differences between networks when it comes to mobile data transmission rates.

Telefónica Germany (O2) will reduce the price for the iPhone 3G S drastically to sell off the older iPhone model before the new iPhone 5 will be launched – this could already happen in four weeks. As of tomorrow, the iPhone 3G S with 8 GB memory will cost just € 361.00 with or without plan at O2 shops.

At home you are used to having access to email, apps and the web and when traveling you want to have it, too. Depending on the destination country and on how often and how long the user wants to connect to the web, it might also be ok to keep the SIM card of the German provider in the smart-phone during the trip. Here is a short overview of what users of a prepaid SIM card of a German provider pay for mobile Internet access on their smart-phone when being in another country.

The LG P990 Optimus Speed (aka 2X) has been the first smart-phone in the market being powered by a dual core processor. In more specific terms, the LG Optimus Speed is powered by the Nvidia dual core processor Tegra 2 with 1 GHz and with a separate graphics unit that should arrange for smoothly running programs and applications even when these require a lot of processing power. Here is a short review of the LG Optimus Speed.

If you buy a new iPhone 4 in Germany, you pay at least € 630.00 without plan (check my updated overview). But there is a way to save some money: At stores of the two German operators Telekom (T-Mobile) and O2 Germany you can buy arefurbished iPhone 4 which means the phone is not new, but supposedly as good as new. Compared to buying a new iPhone 4, you can save up to 20 percent when purchasing a refurbished one. On the other hand: There might be warranty and guarantee issues with a refurbished iPhone. Here is a short overview of how much refurbished iPhone 4 cost at Telekom and O2 stores.

For accessing the Internet over a mobile network with your notebook, netbook or tablet, you need at least a 3G web stick. Such web sticks with pay as you go tariff are available at retail stores in Germany for purchase prices beginning at € 20.00 to € 30.00. Alternatively, notebook or tablet users can also buy a portable WiFi 3G router called “web’n’walk Box”, “Surfbox” or “MiFi”. With such a device, users can not only connect to the web via GPRS or UMTS, but also integrate other mobile devices such as a game pad, a smart-phone, a media player or a camera into the wireless network.