CeBIT Grows Less Popular, Focuses on Ultrabooks Instead

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 12, 2012 CeBIT Focuses in on Ultrabooks and Cloud Services What makes one of the leading technology tradeshows take a dive for the worst? It was once a gigantic event, bustling with life; one of the most important places to show off new technology from around the world. Since tech became a part of nearly everyone's life and combined itself with consumer electronics, 'smart' gadgets and the at-home entertainment market, CeBIT has positioned itself below the likes of shows like CES, Computex and the Mobile World Congress. This year, the show was held in Hannover, Germany. Rather than showcasing the newest tablets, smartphones, TVs and notebooks, CeBIT focused on hardware, graphics cards, ultrabooks, and motherboards, cloud services, and service providers. » Read Our Full Coverage and Analysis of CeBIT CeBIT - Ultrabooks Everywhere CeBIT is still one of the biggest global trade shows for new technology. It's divided into two parts - one for business users, dominated by cloud computing and services; the other dedicated to end-customers, where specific devices can be seen and tested. This year, these consumer segments of CeBIT were dominated by ultrabooks. We got to try out the HP Envy 14 Spectre, Dell XPS 13, Lenovo IdeaPad U410, and the Acer Aspire S5. » Ultrabooks Looking to Reclaim their Marketshare H&R Block Tax Prep Software Review: TurboTax Has Competition When it comes to tax preparation software, TurboTax is the most well-known and used, and TaxACT closely follows. H&R Block is still better known for its tax filing services by in-store professionals than for its PC software. However, H&R Block's At Home software should still be considered... depending on your tax return needs. Still need to file your taxes and interested in knowing more? Check out our full review! » Read the full H&R Block Tax Prep Software Review   ADVERTISEMENT     RESOURCES Is Nine Flavors of Windows 8 Enough or Overkill? Corel Bolsters VideoStudio Pro With HTML 5 Authoring, Screen Recording & More MSI GT783 Review, Gaming Dominance Five Top Internet Security Threats in 2012 ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by TechnologyGuide.com, part of the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from TechnologyGuide Update, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget TechnologyGuide Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved.