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It seems with all the excitement surrounding the Eee PC 900, Asus had also introduced their desktop Eee PC, the EP20. We first heard rumors of this back in November, sadly it does not seem like it was worth the wait.

So far just a few details that have emerged, what we can tell you is the EP20 will feature a 1.87 GHz Intel dual core processor and include a standard 2.5-inch hard drive as opposed to the SSD’s in the Eee PC notebook. No mention of the storage size for that hard drive or any RAM amount. Also, while their has not been any confirmation, it is expected to be running the same modified version of Linux as the Eee PC notebook lineup.

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51 booths during the 2008 CeBIT annual trade show were raided by German police due to breaches of patents with the MP3 file format. Various models of cellphones, mobile music players, satellite navigation devices and even screens were confiscated following the raid.

The patent complaints that started it all came from an Italian firm called Sisvel, who filed the said complaints on behalf of big companies including Philips, one of the largest electronic companies in the world, who through an agreement is granted the right to demand a licensing fee for consumer electronics devices sold in Europe.

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Gigabyte has unveiled their latest UMPC, the M700, at CeBIT 2008. While there is no shortage of available UMPC’s right now, there aren’t too many that can combine good looks with decent power. Packing specs that could make even the Cloudbook pale, the device manages to look pretty good in and out with a whopping 2GB of RAM along with a 1.2GHz C7M Via processor. It has a nice 7-inch touchscreen display that can put out resolutions of up to 1024x600 and 40-60GB of disk space, which is more than adequate for something that is supposed to be ultra-mobile. Other than these details and the little tidbit that it runs Vista Home Premium, not much else is known about the M700, but these things don’t usually stay under the wraps for too long, do they? Look for us to bring you more details as they come available.

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As Gordon Ramsey would say, “Shut it down!”.  That is just what German officials did to the Meiuzu booth at CeBIT today after complaints from Sisvel of Mp3 infringement.  The officials were seen removing product and literature from the booth advising the booth was temporarily out of commission. 

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A new model has been added to Samsung’s premium Soul series, featuring a 5-megapixel camera with auto face detection, image stabilizer, and Dynamic Range capabilities (WDR). Dubbed the Samsung G400 Soul, it will be a follow-up handset to the original Samsung Soul phone, the U900 Soul. This new device will bear a fully interactive 2.22-inch touchscreen display on top of the flip mechanism, from which users will be able to operate the built-in FM radio, music player, camera, and photo album. This same external screen will also display a bunch of other things while in idle mode such as animated wallpapers, call or SMS notifications, upcoming calendar appointments, and a digital or analog clock. Not surprisingly, the Samsung G400 Soul clamshell phone will come with the same user interface as the old U900 Soul, which is fully customizable depending on the user’s interest. With dazzling new stylish clamshells like these, it’s no wonder Motorola wasn’t that successful with the RAZR2.

Via [Unwired View] Via [IntoMobile]

Another hot new gaming PC has turned up a CeBIT, this time its the Asus ARES CG6150, and while a current press release has been made, the stunning looking piece of machinery is sure to have hearts racing. It promises to bring a hardcore gaming experience from a case that looks like a cross between the Starship Enterprise and red lights like the car from Knightrider. Wow!

If you opened it up, you would find a Core 2 Extreme processor, up to 8GB of RAM and up to a massive 4TB of hard drive space. This thing has better air cooling than my car and will probably use more power than my house!

Via [SlashGear] Via [Engadget]

Getac has released their latest handheld, the PS535E, a Pocket PC that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium. Some may be critical of the design, but it is a rugged product so what can you really expect. It has passed FCC testing, which means it is suitable for military and industrial use. It is very rugged having passed the MIL-STD 810F and IP54 tests and should survive the knocks and drops of any office, let alone out in the field.

The PS535E features include a 400MHz processor, Wi-Fi, GPS, 2GB flash storage, a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen and it also comes with the Windows Mobile Office software. The powerful battery, speaker/microphone and mini USB port are small things which will make usage a little easier.

Via [NaviGadget]

Navigon is getting ready to unveil their new GPS in the 8000 series, and it comes with a new version of the Navigon MobileNavigator software, which is version 7.

Version 6 of this software was released about 2 years ago, and version 7 will be featuring voice synthesis, and voice recognition, which whill allow you to save address information. The maps will be displayed in a better 3D reality view, and route calculations will be performed much faster.

Screenwise, the Navigon 8110 will be featuring a wide 4.8 inch touch screen, and it is encased in an aluminum design. Additionally, it comes with integrated Bluetooth for hands-free calling, an FM transmitter, a RDS/TMC receiver for live traffic updates, and a built-in car charger. The processor runs at 533MHz, utilises a graphic accelerator, and 128MB of memory.

A list of all the features are as follows:

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Asus has officially announced the upcoming M930. The new device has a similar look to the Nokia E90, but still has a decent set of specs to go along with it. The M930 Communicator will feature a 2-inch QVGA external display with numeric keypad and a larger 2.6-inch 400 x 240 internal display with full QWERTY keyboard. The device will be running Windows Mobile 6 Standard and have a Texas Instruments 2431 processor at 450MHz, 256MB of ROM, 64MB of RAM, 2-megapixel camera with auto-focus, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a microSD slot for additional storage.

No word yet on pricing or availability date, however there is speculation that it will be revealed during CeBIT in March.

Read [MoDaCo] Via [EngadgetMobile]