It might take years until Berlin will get its free WiFi network throughout the city such as other cities like Austin or San Francisco. However, there are still a lot of locations with free WiFi (or WLAN) access to the web such as bars, cafes, hostels, hotels or even certain points of interest. With more and more people having a netbook or a smartphone with WiFi support and more and more people taking their mobiles on their trips to other countries, WiFi hotspots become hot again. For example, by using a free WiFi hotspot in Berlin mobile phone or netbook users from other countries save high data roaming expenses – all it might take to access the internet for free is to get a password at the counter and order one or two coffees during the online session. The Phone Guide Germany tells you at which locations in Berlin you will find free WiFi connections to the web.

Around the world, swine flu (H1N1) related deaths are on the rise. In Germany eleven deaths from swine flu (H1N1) haven been reported so far. Most of these fatal cases had been caused by complications associated with other illnesses such as pneumonia for example. Even though most of these cases of infection have taken a mild course so far, experts warn there could be a second wave of pandemic influenza beginning. Personal hygiene measures and vaccination are among the most important prevention measures. Doctors in Germany have also begun contacting high-priority patients to get their swine flu (H1N1) shot. The Phone Guide Germany tells you where to find English language information about the swine flu (H1N1) in Germany by telephone or on the internet.

Today, Nokia starts an advertising campaign for the navigation service Ovi Maps and opens a Nokia Navigation Store at Oranienburger Straße 1-3, just around the corner from Hackescher Markt, in Berlin. Until Sunday, visitors can try the Ovi navigation services on the cell phone Nokia 6710 Navigator, listen to lectures about future trends in mobile navigation or take guided tours to settings of famous movies such as “James Bond 007: Octopussy”, “Goodbye Lenin”, “The Bourne Conspiracy” which were shot in Berlin.

Visitors of the Brandenburg capital Potsdam can now receive information on twelve places of interest by mobile phone. Calling a specific phone number for a point of interest, the visitor is told the most important facts about historic sites they are looking at such as the Stadtschloss, the Marstall, the Hollaendisches Viertel, or the Brandenburger Tor. Each announcement is limited to two or three minutes. The tourist information service for visitors of Potsdam is free of charge except for the connection fee for a phone call to a landline connection which depends on the price plan of the mobile phone user.