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  • MSI

    MSI "Wind" joins ranks of Eee wannabes

    Looks good, shame about the name 10 March 2008 16:14 GMT

    Looks like there's another entrant in the race to the bottom, as MSI has quietly shown off a new Eee rival at the CeBIT show.

    The MSI Wind is apparently only at prototype stage just now, but it has been specced and priced which is always...

  • Nav N Go reveals iPhone GPS hardware . Phones, Car And GPS, Gomite, Nav N Go, iPhone, Apple, Mobile phone apps, GPS, iPhone accessories, CeBIT2008 0

    Nav N Go reveals iPhone GPS hardware

    But will only work on jailbroken devices 10 March 2008 12:43 GMT

    We recently reported that Nav N Go was demoing an iPhone running their satnav software at CeBIT thanks to a soon-to-be-announced GPS add-on for the device, and have now received more information on the hardware.

    The GPS abilities for Nav...

  • CeBIT 2008: Phone for giants launched in Germany. Phones, Mobile phones, Fitage, CeBIT2008, Photos 0

    CeBIT 2008: Phone for giants launched in Germany

    Fe fi fo fum 6 March 2008 16:40 GMT

    If you don't believe us - check out the booth babe - she's clearly dressed for a fairy tale.

  • CeBIT 2008: Asus prices 8.9-inch Eee PC 900. Hardware, Laptops, UMPCs, Asus, CeBIT2008 0

    CeBIT 2008: Asus prices 8.9-inch Eee PC 900

    Coming in the summer for £300 6 March 2008 11:57 GMT

    We're excited to have received the official UK press info from Asus about the new Eee models they are showcasing at the CeBIT tech event in Germany.

    We're less excited about the claim in the press release that the Eee "makes it easy for...

  • CeBIT 2008: Greenpeace talks eco electronics . Eco, Greenpeace, Statistics, Apple, Nokia, Acer, Nintendo, Sony, Sony Ericsson, CeBIT2008 0

    CeBIT 2008: Greenpeace talks eco electronics

    "No product could yet lay claim to being truly green" 6 March 2008 11:14 GMT

    Greenpeace usually has a presence at CeBIT and this year is no exception with the campaigners showing a pile of e-waste and releasing more info on which companies are doing their green bit.

    Greenpeace recently asked electronics manufacturers...

  • CeBIT 2008: Simtrix launches Slider mouse design. Hardware, Mice And Keyboards, Simtrix, CeBIT2008, Photos 0

    CeBIT 2008: Simtrix launches Slider mouse design

    Super mouse! 6 March 2008 10:45 GMT

    Simtrix showed off two new mouse designs at CeBIT, both additions to their "Swiftpoint" series.

    First up is the TriPed, which is designed to be held like a pen if needed and is aimed primarily at tablet PC/tabletop computer users.

  • CeBIT 2008: Asus officially launches XP Eee. Hardware, Laptops, UMPCs, Asus, Microsoft, Software, CeBIT2008, Operating Systems 0

    CeBIT 2008: Asus officially launches XP Eee

    Windows version offers Works and Live services too 6 March 2008 10:18 GMT

    Asus chose CeBIT as the venue for the European launch of the Asus Eee PC pre-installed with Windows XP, rather than the Linux-based Xandros build on the already-available models.

    Asus say that with the addition of the familiar XP interface,...

  • CeBIT 2008: General Mobile shows credible GM500 watch-phone. Phones, Mobile phones, Watches, Jewellery, GeekBooTeek, CeBIT2008, GSM Phones 0

    CeBIT 2008: General Mobile shows credible GM500 watch-phone

    Not perfect, but no-one will point and laugh 6 March 2008 9:34 GMT

    General Mobile has been showing off its wristwatch phone, the GM500, in the hallowed Hanover halls of CeBIT 2008.

    Measuring only 58.1 x 44.2 x 16.4mm and weighing 142 grams (which includes the weight of the battery and metal wristband), the...

  • CeBIT 2008: iPhone getting GPS add-on?. Phones, iPhone, Apple, Rumours, GPS, Nav N Go, CeBIT2008 0

    CeBIT 2008: iPhone getting GPS add-on?

    Nav N Go shows satnav solution that uses "upcoming receiver" 5 March 2008 17:07 GMT

    Show floor rumours from CeBIT have tipped us that Nav N Go have announced a version of its satnav software iGO MyWay 8 for the iPhone that will use an "upcoming yet to be announced iPhone GPS receiver".



    We have managed to speak...

  • iPhone cloner's CeBIT stand shut down by police . Phones, iPhone, Apple, Meizu, CeBIT2008 0

    iPhone cloner's CeBIT stand shut down by police

    Meizu's booth raided and closed 5 March 2008 16:27 GMT

    iPhone "clones" are big business with lots of Apple-esque mobiles turning up since the device's launch last year but some companies are more obvious about it than others.

    Chinese company Meizu have openly courted publicity for their iPhone-esque...

  • CeBIT 2008: Navman S30 and S50 get upgraded . Car And GPS, GPS, Navman, Mio, CeBIT2008, Bluetooth, 3DTV 0

    CeBIT 2008: Navman S30 and S50 get upgraded

    "3D" models to benefit from Mio tech 5 March 2008 10:46 GMT

    Navman has announced upgrades to the lower-end S30 and S50 satnav models from their S-Series range.

    The first integrated products from the newly merged Navman and Mio, the S30 3D and S50 3D now include Mio's 3D landmarks of over 1000 buildings...

  • CeBIT 2008: Vodafone Otello experiences first hiccup. Phones, Mobile phone apps, Vodafone, Search engines, CeBIT2008 0

    CeBIT 2008: Vodafone Otello experiences first hiccup

    Can't find German Chancellor on launch in Germany 4 March 2008 22:53 GMT

    Vodafone's Otello may have launched with big fanfare on Tuesday at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, but that didn't stop it experiencing its first major hiccup on day one.

    The hiccup?

    The programmers seem to have forgotten to include...

  • CeBIT 2008: Yahoo launches onePlace. Phones, Mobile phone apps, Yahoo, Software, Online, CeBIT2008 0

    CeBIT 2008: Yahoo launches onePlace

    "Revolutionary mobile content management solution" 4 March 2008 12:47 GMT

    At CeBIT, as well as announcing the expansion of its Go 3.0 service to include France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK by the end of Q2 2008, the company has unveiled Yahoo! onePlace, that they describe as "a revolutionary mobile content management solution."...

  • CeBIT 2008: Vodafone demos

    CeBIT 2008: Vodafone demos "Otello" visual search

    MMS your pics for search results to your phone 4 March 2008 12:08 GMT

    At the CeBIT show in Germany, Vodafone is demonstrating a trial service called "Otello", which is a search engine that uses images, rather than words.

    Rather than use a word as a search term, Otello users can send images via MMS from their...

  • CeBIT 2008: Linksys launches EasyLink Advisor. Hardware, Routers, Linksys, Wireless, Networking, Software, CeBIT2008 0

    CeBIT 2008: Linksys launches EasyLink Advisor

    Software offers easy set up, maintenance and trouble shooting 4 March 2008 10:56 GMT

    Linksys has announced the launch of the Linksys EasyLink Advisor (LELA) software with the claim that is offers an "easy and fun" approach to setting up and controlling home networks and devices connected to them.

    Claiming to simplify the...

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