So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

Well priced, with a robust chassis and touchscreen option that make it a good choice for classroom use, and any one else wanting a netbook that's a little bit different

Intel and Numonyx have announced a research milestone in the development of stackable, cross-point phase change memory (PCM) technology, which could fundamentally alter the non-volatile memory market in years to come.

Researchers at the Arizona State University (ASU) have been awarded a two year US$5.1 million grant by the USA government to develop a radically improved battery..

Dell has announced its first rugged laptop with a multitouch display. Designed to meet military standards, this is the laptop for you if you like to tangle with nature.

As one of Australia's few locally designed netbooks, the Kogan Agora lives up to some lofty netbook ideals, but it’s sadly ho-hum in too many aspects to be seen as a real netbook contender.

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Since we saw the HP Mini for our huge netbook roundup in October, a new 6-cell battery has been released.

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has moved swiftly to play down the significance of the arrest on terrorism charges of a nuclear physicist who worked at the Hadron Collider for six years.

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A firm called WarMouse has launched a multi-buttoned device designed to end the misery of having to remember common short cuts..

Dell has outed the super-skinny Adamo XPS, complete with specs. But can it hold its own against Apple's almighty MacBook Air?

Part laptop and part nettop, the Gigabyte Booktop M1022M is the first netbook we’ve seen that overcomes the ‘3 USB problem'.

It may be lovely, but Sony’s under-powered P-series costs too much and features features poor battery life.

The Nvidia Ion finally pops up in HP's latest netbook addition with an 11.6in screen, 250GB HDD and a graphics chip devoted to 1080p video and even some games.

Sleek and professional, the Hp Mini 5101 is another attractively pitched netbook that can't shake its very poor battery life. When will manufactuers learn that battery life is all-important to netbook success?

Dell has introduced several new business systems, including a novel Latitude laptop with wireless docking and charging.

For this price, the Vostro’s plain looks can be overlooked in favour of its impressive battery life

Battery life lets down this otherwise solid netbook from a local manufacturer

Not quite the consumer/business crossover it aims to be, but there’s a lot to like in this clever mix of old-style business laptop and feature-packed modern machine