The Eee PC1000H grows an inch, packs twice the battery power of its predecessor and might finally have a keyboard worth typing on. But is $699 too much to pay?

The 1000HE could be our new favourite if ASUS’ claims of 9.5 hour battery life stack up.

Is Sony’s new Vaio P the new Lord of the Mini Notebooks? The tiny mini-me laptop weighs a puny 600grams, with 60GB HDD or 128GB SSD.

So it'll probably be more expensive than the Eee 900, but take a look at the specs to see what's changed.

Ludicrously big batteries will arrive this year for laptops, says MSI, at the launch of its Wind U100+ netbook and ultra-thin X340 laptop.

Can a new Intel chip put make the sub $1,000 portable even more attractive? We cast our eyes over the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE's tasty looking specifications.

Intel has released a beta version of its Linux-based Moblin 2.0 operating system designed for netbooks and nettops..

Apple's Macbook Pro may be getting all the hype, but Sony's Vaio remains perhaps one of the classiest non-Apple competitors on the market.

Windows 7 is a bit lighter than Vista and the pre-Beta is now available to developers and whoever has an Internet connection.

Put these perfect stocking-stuffers towards the gear or gadgets of your choice. We have 10 $50 vouchers to giveaway every fortnight plus four $250 prizes, and they’re ridiculously easy to win.

The notebook giant is planning an ultra low-cost portable to join the ranks of the Eee PC and MSI Wind (though not necessarily a direct competitor, they say). Check out our pic, and first impressions.

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