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Google, T-Mobile and HTC today presented the first mobile phone which uses Google’s open source software Android.

Android is a mobile phone operating system which can run on every mobile phone.

The G1 might look not too spectacular, more like one of the design classics designed by the german company BRAUN, but it’s definately going to be our weapon of choice for our on the road reports as soon as it hits the shelves over here in Germany.

Read our extended report about Android and the G1 from NYC’s launch event today over at the main section of our website: Google - Android aka T-Mobile G1 is alive

Don’t be too sad that summer is coming to an end, cause all of our favorite Berlin designers are now doing their end of summer sales.

On the 26th and 27th of September Von Wedel & Tiedeken are doing their “FINAL-SUMMER-SALE”, which means 50% off of every item! The amazing chance is close to fill up your wardrobe with many amazing fashion goodies.

Von Wedel & Tiedeken design favorite pieces for women with head and style. Every dress tells a story and combines unusual cuts with high quality materials.

If you’re in Berlin next weekend make sure to be fast, cause i will for sure. Yay!

WWW.VONWEDEL-TIEDEKEN.DE

For some people seeing Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson in the front row of Charlotte Ronson’s catwalk was the highlight of New York Fashion Week.

As Citylife New York put it:  “...Charlotte Ronson could have sent models down the runway in their underwear and still been one of the hottest tickets of the weekend.”

If you’re at fashion week because you think that fashion is the most important thing in life you sometimes can get struck by reality when you realize that to some it’s more about celebrities than fashion.

Lucky enough i’m from Berlin. Because we have no celebs back here, it’s still fashion that matters during a fashion event.

The legendary DJ Mag Top 100 poll kicked off for the 2008 riot.

Last year increased more than 345.000 votes from clubbers all around the world. You can be part of one of the most influential ballots for electronic music and vote for Paul. Be a mirror of the scene and have your say: vote for your favourite DJ now!

Read more over here.

It doesn’t come as a surprise to us that Karl Lagerfeld, the german fashion designer who chose to live in France favors Carla Bruni over the other first ladies.

In an interview he gave to Vanity Fair he said about Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife: “She’s imaginative, clever, educated. She knows how to behave. She speaks many languages. It must be an embarrassment for the wives of other heads of state to see this beautiful creature who can wear anything and speak like that.”

Looking out of our office window and seeing the roof of the Reichstag in the distance where german chancellor Merkel often holds her speeches i think to myself that at least one spouse won’t be embarassed by her looks - as long as Carla doesn’t look too long into the eyes of our chancellor’s husband Joachim Sauer.

Makes me wonder about how to call a husband of a female head of state? Can’t be first lady for sure. Maybe first gentleman, first man, first husband...? As far as i have read, Margaret Thatcher’s husband was always called “the man behind Margaret Thatcher”. But that was some days ago and in the end…

Next saturday - August 9 - Fuckparade 2008 will happen again in Berlin.

The parade which was started as an alternative parade to Loveparade meanwhile survived Berlin Loveparade and will see it’s next edition in a week.

The goal of the organizers is to be a platform for alternative lifestyles. For the freedom of speech, music and art - for the right of every human to choose freely where you live and how you live your live.

Currently investors are aiming at building large office buildings along the river Spree. This would mean that many youth projects would have to move or finally close down and that the general public doesn’t have any more free access to the banks of the river.

To stop those companies is this year’s main topic of Fuckparade 2008. Join in next saturday and show your protest and claim your right to live freely in a free city.

Website: Fuckparade.org

Dr. Macenstein just announced that NetShare is back online in Apple’s application store.

NetShare by Nullriver allows Mac users to connect to their iPhone easily and use it’s 3G and EDGE connection which - in Germany for example - comes as a flat rate, which means: unlimited surfing.

Still don’t own an iPhone myself yet, but i will in the near future and for sure am going to use this feature heavily as the mobile networks in Germany are usually very good and available with very few exceptions everywhere in our country.

In the past 1&1 was my internet provider and i used to own a flatrate until - due to heave usage by internet addicted like me - 1&1 chose to cancel all those contracts which made me switch to another more generous company.

If NetShare gets adopted by the heavy user scene to a huge amount chances are that the mobile phone providers around the globe will do the same…

Follow this direct link to download the application immediately. At 9.99 $ quite a bargain!!!

(VIA)

Though the company has not revealed the exact location of it’s japanese flagship store, the plans of the architects can already be viewed online.

Shibuya or Ginza are among the places where Louis Vuitton might build it’s Japan Flagship Store.

Check out some pictures of the desings by dutch UNStudio on dezeen.com.

In their september issue Vanity Fair features the supermodels from yesterday who have never been more up to date than today.

The story “A League Of Their own” is about Stephanie Seymor, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford - the girls for whom somebody created the title supermodels.

Wish that i’ll manage to have a “derriere” like Naomi or Claudia when i’ll one day be a woman of their age…

If you turn on the radion in Germany atm chances are very good that Kid Rock’s current summer hit “All summer long” is playing.

If you’re a (very) long time music lover you will find similarities (which is a very weak description) between his song and Warren Zevon’s hit single Werewolves Of London released in 1978. Actually you don’t need to call the “Kid” a bad boy cause there are numerous covers of the Zevon song with the memorable “Ah-hoo”.

Find out more about the history of the original recording over at Wikipedia and check out the Kid Rock version over at YouTube.

Norwegian designer Siv Støldal has won the Scandinavian +46 Award S/S 2009.

Støldal’s fall/winter collection for 2008/09, “Three Wardrobes,” inspired by three Norwegian men and their wardrobes, will be presented at the opening of +46 Trade Fair during Stockholm Fashion Week (Aug. 13-15) as an installation co-created by artist Andreas Nilsson and architects Boys Don’t Cry.

+46 Trade presents progressive Scandinavian fashion labels as well as a number of selected international labels.
+46 Trade is open to selected Swedish and international buyers.

Few days to go till the Olympic Games make a lift off in China.

Looking for some designer who is able to combine sports and fashion, Ralph Lauren got chosen as the official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic Team.

Find the designs on the official website of the U.S. Olympic Team or over at Ralphs Lauren’s website.

Tomorrow at 12pm the citizens of the Berlin districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg will meet on the Oberbaumbrücke to throw anything at each other that is wet and slimey.

The wasserschalcht (water battle) is a fun event about the rivalry between the two districts. In previous years, with a break in 2006 an 07 the people of Friedrichshain succeeded, but the Kreuzberg citizens are very positive that they can “make a change” this year cause the population of Friedrichshain has changed. The punks and unemployed have moved away, so Friedrichshain has run out of strong participants.

Let’s see who will succeed in the end.

More info (in german only)

As Roman is busy creating content from last weeks Berlin Fashion Week, the first few galleries are online.

Expect looooooads more articles and pictures to pop up on our website during the next days!

Right now we already have Vivienne Westwood, Michalsky, Unrath & Strano and Susanne Wiebe for your entertainment.

Follow this way to the fashion galleries: Berlinista Fashion Gallery

During Berlin Fashion Week Best Shop presents their new collections.

For all the details click on the picture to read about all the details.

www.bestshop-berlin.de