From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

The world’s biggest chip show is on this week in San Francisco and we’re there to bring you live coverage. Stay tuned for news on Atom, Core i7, Larrabee and more.

They’re faster than hard drives, and save battery life, but do they last? Intel says yes, and has 80GB and 160GB SSDs on the way.

Earlier today I pondered the possibility of an Intel Atom-based smartphone. It looks like I wasn’t far off - Intel has just shown video of an Atom based cordless home phone.

We’ve just seen the demo, and frankly, we’re blown away. High resolution beach-scapes, ultra-realistic water ripples, wind blowing through the tall grass. Wait, is that...?

It looks like a high school science project, but is actually the first step towards one day wirelessly powering your notebook or mobile phone.

Oh, and it’s power efficient too. Follow our coverage of the next big desktop processor from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

You’ve been asking us for more info about what Intel’s new CPU will mean for those upgrading in the next 12 months. Here’s what you need to know.

Only it’s not the Turbo Mode of the early 90s. Intel sheds new light on its Core (Nehalem) CPU, including excessive use of the word “turbo”.

Buying a mid-range Dell notebook now means a choice between Dell's Inspiron, Studio and XPS notebooks. We examine the value.

It looks the Asus Eee Box isn’t the only interesting mini-desktop around. Amid the swathes of Centrino 2 and small form factor notebooks at IDF this week, we spotted this – a mini Centrino 2 desktop.

After a relatively boring 12 months of Intel spanking AMD all over the park, the CPU is getting interesting again.

This picture sums up the mini-notebook frenzy at Intel's IDF in San Francisco – we’ve never seen so many mini notebooks in one place.

New models avoid the el cheapo tag, and it's probably a good thing if you're planning on running Vista.

Could a new wave of cheaper ultra-portables make you reconsider the cheap-as-chips netbook?

Silverthorne chip to arrive by mid year, with promises of amazing battery life.

You’re driving past a fast food chain or roadsign, and suddenly an electronic image of a coupon appears in the corner of your windscreen advertising “$2.00 off any Burger Meal”.

Will Intel's new Atom chips finally mean an end to crappy performance on mini laptops?

Here's our quick guide to buying a cheap laptop that isn't a pile of junk - from CPUs, to graphics, to price and other specs.

We sat down with AMD at CES to see what the company has in store for 2009, and find some things worth getting excited about.