Live from IFA 2011: Pocket-lint touches down in Germany

31 August 2011 13:52 GMT / By Stuart Miles

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Each year Berlin becomes the focus of the entire consumer electronics industry, as the city hosts one of the world’s largest trade shows on the planet. That is the thing they call IFA.

Pronounced ee-fa by most who know her, the acronym stands for Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, which roughly translated comes out as The Berlin Radio Show - Giving an indication of how the show began life in 1926.

And IFA 2011 is now underway with the technology media, including a strong Pocket-lint contingent, arriving in Germany for the press events ahead of the big show.

We'll be furiously treading the 140,200 square metres of floor space devoted to over 1441 exhibitors at the Messe Berlin, bringing you all the news as it breaks and getting our grubby paws on all of the new kit so we can let you guys know what's what.

It's all set to be a tablet-tastic event with

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