At a Saturday auction in Cologne, Germany, a treasured trove of some exclusive one-offs and oddities from the tech arena, as well as a few technology "firsts," will be put up for sale.

As per the revelations of a new report, a 2-0 win has been eked out at the World Championships on the ice in Helsinki by Germany over rivals Austria.

However, the hopes of the nation are still slim. But, it is being said that the same was enough for reprisal for February Olympic heartbreak. Its best hockey was not produced then by the German national team against Austria.

An announcement by Optus has said that Günther Ottendorfer will return to Austria to work as chief technology officer with Telekom Austria.

Optus Networks managing director, Guenther (Günther) Ottendorfer has affirmed that he will be leaving the telecommunications provider to return home to Austria.

A report from the European Environment Agency has revealed that during 2010, Germany, Austria and Belgium topped the list of recycling maximum proportion of municipal waste. Countries like UK and Irelands are also showing a good growth in recycling municipal waste, but still trail in the list.