CeBIT 2008

PC Pro is once again bringing you the latest reports live from the showfloor of Europe’s biggest technology show, CeBIT 2008. Our team of reporters are covering all 26 halls at the Hannover Exhibition Centre, bringing you news of all the key product launches, industry trends and showfloor rumours.

We’ll be getting the inside track from companies such as Samsung, AMD and Linksys, as well as shining the spotlight on the lesser-known innovators in Germany. Bookmark this site for the latest updates from Germany.

Latest CeBIT News

HaloSurround headphones not angelic Posted at 2:28PM, 6th Mar 2008 We trial the next big thing in headphones.... maybe...more

Intel brands Montevina the Centrino 2 Posted at 1:49PM, 6th Mar 2008 Intel unveils next generation of Centrino platform...more

New adverts could know what you're thinking Posted at 12:45PM, 6th Mar 2008 Advertisers could know what you think about their posters the very second you walk past one...more

Getting to work on the Virtual Desk Posted at 11:53AM, 6th Mar 2008 Virtual desk technology aims to bring design to life...more

Meizu CeBIT booth raided Posted at 12:42PM, 6th Mar 2008 Meizu suffers scare over patents, but not concerning the mini one bizarrely...more

First look: Samsung's new monitors Posted at 2:11PM Wednesday 5th March Samsung sharpens up the image of the desktop TFT with classy new designs and a novel secondary screen...more

SAP brings checkout to mobiles Posted at 11:53AM Wednesday 5th March SAP turns mobile phones into an interactive supermarket guide...more

Meizu mini one casts iPhone-shaped shadow Posted at 11:45AM Wednesday 5th March Meizu looks to have taken its inspiration for the mini one from the iPhone, but can it measure up?...more

Hands on with Microsoft Surface Posted at 11:34 AM Wednesday 5th March We take a tour of Microsoft's latest touchscreen technology...more

New TomTom uses drivers' street cred to dodge jams Posted at 5:29PM Tuesday 4th March TomTom brings big new features to sat-nav technology...more

"Slider" mouse aims to replace trackpad Posted at 5:04PM Tuesday 4th March New Zealand company latest to have a crack at reinventing the mouse...more

Hands on: World's smallest colour laser printer Posted at 4:23PM Tuesday 4th March Samsung is pitching its new colour lasers at the inkjet market - but are they cheap enough to tempt buyers?...more

Vodafone brings picture search to mobiles Posted at 3:52PM Tuesday 4th March Vodafone thinks the days of text search on mobiles are ending...more

SanDisk turns SD cards into laptop backup Posted at 3:38PM Tuesday 4th March Storage company converts ExpressCard slot into a novel backup device...more

IBM launches "Microsoft-free" PC initiative Posted at 1:31PM Tuesday 4th March Big Blue to start distributing Linux PCs in the emerging Russian market...more

Asus shows off 9in Eee PC Posted at 11:52AM Tuesday 4th March Asus finally takes the covers of its 9in Eee PC...more

Exclusive: AMD's Centrino rival revealed Posted at 4:00pm Monday 3rd March AMD gives PC Pro the inside track on its new Puma mobile platform, which is designed to compete with Intel's Centrino...more

Ballmer won't budge on Yahoo bid Posted at 5:19pm Monday 3rd March Microsoft boss insists $42 billion takeover price is "still fair"...more

MSI brings battery "Turbo" button to pro laptops Posted at 10:57AM, Friday 29th February 2008 CPU underclocking at the touch of a button will extend battery life by a fifth, claims MSI...more

Devolo doubles powerline networking speeds 10:50AM, Friday 29th February 2008 Devolo is ready to demonstrate 400Mb/sec powerline technology...more