PC Magazine has launched a cyber charityauction of nine HP laptops “redesigned” by top U.S. artists to benefit the National Cristina Foundation (NCF). Bidding will run through May 19 on eBay. Part of PC Magazine’s 25th anniversary celebrations and “The Computerlicious Design Experience,” the charity auction will help NCF provide computer equipment for the training of people in need. Underneath their new “outfits,” the notebook PCs are the HP tx1000z, dv6500t, dv9500z and HP Dragon models. The designs range from metal, spray paint and patent leather to environmentally friendly and experimental materials.

Electric Pocket has issued a new collection of fun SMS alerts available to users of its Ringo ringtone manager for Palm OS, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. This free collection of “blips and bloops” make great message alert sounds and increases the choices available from the “default” options that come with phones.

PowerupMobile.com is bundling a free Asus Eee PC laptop computer when customers sign up to T-Mobiles mobile broadband package. The Eee PC from ASUS is easy to use, portable and has most of the components of a regular laptop, including built in WiFi. Share photos of your travels without waiting till you get home, shop the web without attaching lines or wires, play relax and entertain on the go, the 2GB mini laptop is shock proof and power efficient so no need to worry about a short battery life.

In Tel Aviv’s wholesale fashion headquarters, where textile merchants follow in the legacy of fathers and grandfathers, many Israelis are looking for the latest in tech fashion: the iPhone. Apple has yet to make its presence official in Israel. The company has limited its iPhone products to four markets: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

Z-Tov Ltd., the local mobile phone chain pays a 50 percent tax to import iPhones from outside the country, passing the expense along to customers. Still, as in other parts of the world, the iPhone has strong reception along Mediterranean shores.

Proporta is offering their Crystal Case for the Asus Eee PC Series. It is produced from the same material that is used to make protective eyewear, a durable and scratch resistant polycarbonate plastic.

Proporta is known for wanting to stay in touch with their customers and are pleased to have launched a page on the social networking site, Facebook.

Friends of the Proporta Facebook page (we believe you can never have enough) can enjoy access to a special promotions area, the latest product reviews and sneak announcements of products not yet launched. Those joining the Proporta Facebook page will also be able to communicate with each other and Proporta directly.

To celebrate the launch of the page, Proporta are offering all their friends a 10% discount off all Proporta branded hardware. Simply enter the promotion code FRIENDSFOREVER at the cart page.

Natura’s DayNotez (for Windows, Palm, and Pocket PC) is a replacement for the right-hand page of your planner, providing organization options and easy ways to access your information. But is it something to buy? Heather Wardell discusses a good program that has some strange problems.

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The release of Yahoo Go 3 beta seems to indicate it is only compatible with Windows Mobile Standard for now. New features include: An integrated at-a-glance Yahoo screen, improved Yahoo oneSearch, prettier design and navigation, full-on widget support, with in-app widgets like MySpace and eBay.

No excuses for Mother’s Day this year. Here are some suggestions for gear that will keep Mom smiling until next year.

HTC, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Delivering unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship the HTC Touch Diamond is defined by its compact size, game-changing Internet and its new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D.

The HTC Touch Diamond is the first device to feature HTC’s new 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D providing animated quick and easy access to people, messaging, email, photos, music, weather and more. Further supporting touch innovation, HTC is introducing a touch-sensitive control making it simple to utilize the full features on the device.

In addition, the HTC Touch Diamond incorporates advanced wireless capabilities and auto sensor screen pivoting allowing its users to stay connected wherever and whenever they need. The device will be available to customers across all major European carriers in June. It will be available later this quarter in Asia and the Middle East. The North American and Latin American versions of the Touch Diamond will be available in the second half of 2008.