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China sets out hi-tech stall at Hanover's CeBiT

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:06:25 +0100

China's huge IT sector is out in force in Germany this week, signalling to the world it is ready to not just copy but lead as a tech superpower.

World's biggest IT fair ready to boot up

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:37:00 +0100

Around 230,000 IT professionals from all over the world will descend on Hannover on Monday for CeBIT, the world's biggest IT expo. Exhibitors from academics to start-ups will be showcasing their new tech.

Gadgets and gizmos galore blink at CeBIT

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:50:00 +0100

From a glove that can be used as a mobile phone to a remote-controlled spy helicopter: this year's CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, showcases a bewildering array of gadgets.

CeBIT tech fair targets Asia and social media

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:13:00 +0100

The world's biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, kicks off on Tuesday, pinning its hopes on growing tech regions Asia and Africa and the hot topic of social media to beat competition from other high-profile fairs.

Tech fair offers dazzling glimpses of the future

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0100

Pole-dancing robots, eye-controlled video games, and ... er ... waterproof tablet computers demonstrated personally by Angela Merkel were some of the many innovations at the CeBIT 2012 tech fair this week. Check out our special picture gallery!

Scientists unveil incredible shrinking car

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:02:00 +0100

Scientists at the world's biggest IT fair unveiled on Tuesday what they hope is the car of the future that can shrink to fit tight parking spaces and pick you up at the touch of a button.

Organizers declare CeBIT success

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:54:00 +0100

The organizers of the computer-based trade fair CeBIT have declared the event a huge success on its conclusion this weekend.

Gadgets galore wow CeBIT crowds

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:44:00 +0100

A Shakespearean robot, the world's most merciless alarm clock and "intelligent" cocktail shakers were among the gadgets wowing visitors at the CeBIT high-tech fair on Wednesday.

Window shopping with a wave of the hand

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:19:00 +0100

Always window shopping but never stopping to buy? In the future you can do both with new technology allowing you to point through the window at items and buy them with a swish of your hand.

Tech fair CeBIT rides bullish IT sector

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:10:00 +0100

With the IT industry in a bullish mood, CeBIT opens on Tuesday in Hannover. The world's top high-tech trade fair is preparing to wow visitors with head-spinning futuristic gadgets and the latest in 'cloud computing' technology.

Expert warns of free internet hotspot fakers

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:50:00 +0100

Using free wireless internet hotspots should only be done carefully, and never to conduct sensitive business, a computer security expert warned on Sunday.

Big high-tech firms return to CeBIT

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:05:00 +0100

CeBIT, the world’s largest technology trade fair, is welcoming back several big-name tech firms following a few rough, crisis-hit years.

Mind-reading computers turn heads at CeBIT

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:24:00 +0100

Devices allowing people to write letters or play pinball using just the power of their brains have become a major draw at Hannover's high-tech CeBIT fair this week.

Teachers reject claim German schools are IT failures

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:46:00 +0100

The national teachers’ association on Tuesday rejected claims by Microsoft that German schools were failing to offer students adequate computer training, telling The Local better libraries were needed instead.

Tech fair CeBIT hopes new gadgets will woo back consumers

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:03:00 +0100

CeBIT, the world's biggest technology trade fair, opened to the public in Hannover on Tuesday, as the beleaguered IT sector sought to woo consumers with trendy gadgets to make life easier and more fun.

One quarter of Germans fine with microchip skin implant

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:22:00 +0100

It sounds like something from a creepy science-fiction film, but a poll published on Monday showed one in four Germans would be happy to have a microchip implanted in their body if they derived concrete benefits from it.

Minister warns of growing might of Google, Facebook and Apple

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:18:00 +0100

German Consumer Minister Ilse Aigner on Monday warned of the growing power of internet companies like Google and Apple, as CeBit, the world’s biggest high-tech trade fair, prepared to kick off in Hannover.

CeBIT tech fair to open with 3D and smart gadgets

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:04:00 +0100

The world's biggest high-tech fair kicks off in Germany on Tuesday, with a focus on ‘smart’ gadgets as well as "Avatar"-inspired 3D products to make consumers' lives easier - and more fun.

Attendance short-circuits at Hannover's tech fair CeBIT

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:28:00 +0100

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t enough to draw visitor’s to this year's CeBIT, Germany’s biggest high-tech trade fair in Hannover. Attendance dropped almost 20 percent, the event's organiser Deutsche Messe said on Sunday.

CeBIT keeps high-tech fun despite economic gloom

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:22:00 +0100

AFP's Deborah Cole heads to Hannover to check out intelligent champagne bottles, "green" USB sticks made of corn, an understanding alarm clock and plenty of other fun and futuristic gadgets at the world's biggest high-tech fair CeBIT.