IFA 2008 All the stories from this year’s IFA in Berlin Continued

Susi takes a look at two consumer orientated handsets from HTC. First up is the P3350 sporting an FM radio, microSD slot, MP3 player and BlackBerry Pearl-a-like trackwheel. Then there s the S710 which sneakily disguises a slide-out QWERTY keyboard beneath… Continued

Any phone worth its salt has Bluetooth these days, with most of the high-profile launches at the 3GSM offering A2DP streaming too. So a good time for Bluetrek to launch its ST1 Bluetooth headset. The headset offers A2DP streaming from… Continued

A joint survey from security software firm McAfee and the research company Informa has found that mobile operators are being struck hard by viruses. A poll of over 200 operators worldwide shows that they are experiencing the effect of viruses… Continued

Simplo says supply can’t keep up with demand The world s largest laptop battery manufacturer has warned that a global shortage of power cells will last three months longer than expected. Continued

Matey messaging service, 10p upwards Vodafone is to allow customers to send messages to their mates direct from their Facebook page, at a cost of only ten pence per message. Continued

Updated ‘Fair use’ policy given the chop Sky has dropped gigabyte download restrictions on its “Max” package in order to offer unlimited broadband without any “fair use policy” chicanery. Continued

Group Test Sends songs to your hi-fi with these four systems The Roku Soundbridge M1001, Logitech’s Squeezebox Duet, Philips’ Streamium NP1100 and the Sonos Digital Music System all offer ways to get the music on your hard drive to pump out of your stereo. Continued

‘Leccy Tech Lithium-ion to dominate A manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars has said that lithium-ion batteries will dominate the electric car market for the next 15-20 years. Continued

Touchscreens driving demand, says analyst Global smartphone sales were steady during the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. But only a wider availability of new touchscreen smartphones will spur stronger sales in Q3, the analyst warned. Continued

Learning to love termination fees Termination fees - the money paid to a receiving network for connecting a call - are for the chop. The question is what, if anything, will replace them; moreover, will ordinary punters ever even notice they’re paying to receive calls? Continued

Updated E72 slider and E75 business Nokia is developing two new E-series handsets, according to a promotional video that s been leaked online. Continued

Sony Ericsson to launch Comes With Music rival Sony Ericsson is poised to jump on Nokia s recent Comes With Music announcement by launching a rival unlimited music download service. Continued

Software to support downloading as well as streaming Hot on the heels of Nokia s N96 launch announcement, the BBC has confirmed that it ll soon offer a purpose-built iPlayer application to N96 users. Continued

We previewed the new BlackBerry 8800 yesterday, unsure at the time which networks were going to offer new device. Well, now we know at least one - Vodafone. The BlackBerry 8800 features a full QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS and BlackBerry… Continued