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Cisco releases WebEx app for iPhone 3G
Cisco has released a web conferencing and collaboration application for the iPhone. The WebEx Meeting Center app lets users join and collaborate in WebEx meetings from their Apple... More
Android becomes an accessibility testb...
There is much kerfuffling going on right now about the news that, shock horror, paid-for apps will soon appear in the Android Marketplace. Um, isn't that what marketplaces are for? Far... More
Steve Jobs's letter about his health
The following is a letter posted Monday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs to tell the company's customers about his health problems and the situation with his employment at the Mac maker. After... More
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Your guide to the ultimate road-warrior tech at CeBIT
We've spent the week walking the 30-plus halls at CeBIT to pick out the best pieces of kit for the serious road warrior — whether your need is small, light and cheap or a bit more esoteric, there will be something here for you more
The best video from CeBIT 2008
CeBIT's 30-plus exhibition halls were packed with technology this year; we capture the best of it on video, from software controlled by brainwaves to a robot based on the same AI engine that drove the fight scenes in Lord of the Rings more
The best photo galleries from CeBIT 2008
Cool gadgets, cold cryogenics, technology for the ultimate road warrior, and even data centres made from recycled materials — CeBIT had it all this year more
NextWindow enables giant multitouch screen
Microsoft is not the only company showing off multitouch technology. NextWindow's touch technology can fit screens up to 100 inches, and enables multitouch features more
Portable tech on show at CeBIT
New hardware on show at CeBIT this year includes a Windows version of a low-power laptop and a notebook designed for airtravel more
Asus and Microsoft unveil Eee upgrade
New Linux and Windows versions of the Eee 900 PC will sport significant enhancements in many areas, but will be more expensive than earlier versions more
The Linux-based car's next challenge
Caroline is not just any old VW Passat; it has seven PCs monitoring its environment, making decisions and controlling it. Researcher Jörn Martern Wille talks about the tech and explains where it's headed more
Cryogenics chilled systems at CeBIT
Amid the talk of green and power-efficient computing at CeBIT this year, in some cases it is all about faster and cooler — and in one instance, that involves liquid nitrogen more
Blog: The big CeBIT patent bust
It seems that 180 cops have visited 51 CeBIT stands that had allegedly patent-infringing products on show, and carted away 68 boxes... more
Blog: Why SSD makers don't like to (over)talk SSD
At CeBIT this week there were a number of companies displaying their solid state drives (SSDs) in capacities ranging up to 64GB... more
Waterproof displays make a splash at CeBIT
Giant touchscreens, waterproof displays and eight regular monitors driven from a single PC — all on show at CeBIT more
Zeno: The robot based on Lord of the Rings AI
Hanson Robotics's Zeno robot may be a toy, but its sophisticated artificial intelligence is far from child's play more
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What vendors really mean by 'open source'
Mark Taylor, Sirius Corporation Vendors may describe a particular software offering as 'open source', but you'd do well to examine their words extremely carefully, says Mark Taylor more
How to stand out in the supercomputing crowd
Andrew Jones, NAG High-performance computing's key business benefit may be to differentiate an organisation from its rivals, but that shouldn't rule out the use of commodity products more
Will 2008 prove the year the web grew up?
Bruce Lawson, Opera After the turbulence of the browser wars and the dot-com crash, the emergence this year of open development standards hints at a new-found maturity, argues Bruce Lawson more
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