Hamburg - Many USB charging devices are actually a genuine threat to the user's safety, a recent study by the Hamburg-based Computer Bild magazine found.
The magazine tested 30 charging devices, primarily for use with MP3 players with a USB port. Nine of the models had significant safety issues, the test showed. A high-voltage test even sent sparks flying in five of the devices.
Hamburg - When Jens Kuerpick looks at photos from old, school outings, he can't help but grin. Not because he and his old buddies were just kids back then, "but because they all have red eyes in the photos," the Dusseldorf university student says.
Those flaws can now be fixed using a computer. Yet digital photo editing is also increasingly being used for artistic aspects. Practical solutions can come through special programs on the internet.
Hamburg - Brazilian striker Grafite scored both goals as leaders VfL Wolfsburg edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Saturday to stay three points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
A Luca Toni header gave defending champions Bayern a hard-fought 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld, while Mario Gomez struck a hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart ran out 3-0 winners at Cologne to move third.
Grafite hit the winner for Wolfsburg five minutes from time to give Felix Magath's side a 10th successive victory - equalling a record set by Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1987.
Hamburg - Brazilian striker Grafite scored both goals as leaders VfL Wolfsburg edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Saturday to stay three points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
A Luca Toni header gave Bayern a hard-fought 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld, while Mario Gomez struck a hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart ran out 3-0 winners at Cologne to move third.
Grafite hit the winner for Wolfsburg five minutes from time to give Felix Magath's side a 10th successive victory.
Hamburg - Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton of the United States retired on Friday after admitting to have failed another doping test.
Hamilton, 38, told the cyclingnews website that he tested positive for the steroid dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) at an out-of-competition test in February.
Hamilton said he was aware that an over-the-counter medication he used to treat depression contained the banned substance. He said he used the medication after his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
Hamburg - SV Hamburg set up an all-German UEFA Cup semi- final tie against Werder Bremen despite losing 2-1 to Manchester City Thursday while Ukrainian clubs Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev will meet in the other semi after prevailing in their quarter-final ties.
Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Hamburg looked to have one foot in the last four of the competition when Paolo Guerrero took advantage of City's failure to clear a low cross from Jonathan Pitroipa to fire a low shot low into the corner after 12 minutes.
Hamburg - Many USB charging devices are actually a genuine threat to the user's safety, a recent study by the Hamburg-based Computer Bild magazine found.
Hamburg - When Jens Kuerpick looks at photos from old, school outings, he can't help but grin. Not because he and his old buddies were just kids back then, "but because they all have red eyes in the photos," the Dusseldorf university student says.
Hamburg - Brazilian striker Grafite scored both goals as leaders VfL Wolfsburg edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Saturday to stay three points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
Hamburg - Brazilian striker Grafite scored both goals as leaders VfL Wolfsburg edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Saturday to stay three points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
Hamburg - Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton of the United States retired on Friday after admitting to have failed another doping test.
Hamburg - SV Hamburg set up an all-German UEFA Cup semi- final tie against Werder Bremen despite losing 2-1 to Manchester City Thursday while Ukrainian clubs Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev will meet in the other semi after prevailing in their quarter-final ties.
