CeBIT 2007: Full PC Pro coverage from the show floor

CeBIT 2007 - PC Pro special PC Pro is heading for Hanover, Germany, to attend the mammoth technology trade show that is CeBIT 2007. Our team will be reporting back from the show floor, providing full coverage of all the technology news and product announcements from the event. Keep tuned - we'll keep you up to speed with all you need to be aware of, without having the hassle of Hanover itself! Dubbed 'The leading business event for the digital world', the CeBIT trade show has long been the biggest computing event in Europe. ...more

VIA unveils P4M800 Pro Chipset for entry level PCs

Eager to capitalise on the success of its VIA P4M chipsets in the entry-level markets for emerging economies such as India and China, VIA is now introducing the P4M800 Pro Chipset. VIA says that its chipset offers high-level graphics support with the inclusion of an integrated S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP. The P4M800 also offers DDR2 compatibility for both Intel's Pentium 4 and Celeron processors. ...more

Sony unveils compact HD camcorders

Sony has introduced two new HD camcorder, the HVR-A1E, its most compact professional HDV camcorder to date, and the HDR-HC1E, a digital high definition video camera providing professional high definition video quality in Handy size. The HVR-A1E is designed for professional users seeking the quality of the HDV 1080i format in a small, light package yet with full 1080 line resolution. It includes built-in down-conversion to Standard Definition, two-channel Audio XLR inputs, a 16:9 Viewfinder and a 2. ...more

Sony and Samsung shake hands on patent cross licensing

Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics have signed a cross licensing deal covering each other's patents. The deal is a rare agreement between a Japanese and Korean company over what are often bitter copyright disputes. The agreement covers patents from both companies on basic technologies. ...more

New Amaya browser, even more conformant

The Web standards body W3C has updated its Amaya browser and testing tool. In the words of the W3C, Amaya is intended to be 'a comprehensive client environment for testing and evaluating new proposals for Web standards and formats' - basically a reference platform for those wishing to officially conform to Web ways. New to Amaya 6. ...more