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

MSI loooks like joining ASUS with a netbook powered by Intel's Atom n280 chip.

At $349 rrp, and likely lower on the street, the MSI X58 Pro claims to be the cheapest Intel Core i7 motherboard on the market.

It seems that Samsung may be a player to watch in laptops - we've just seen their new range including the NC20 and N120, and we have to say we're impressed

We raved about the MSI Wind, now Lenovo comes along and spoils our shopping plans with a 1Kg mini-notebook for the same price. Take a look at the specs.

Wondering what to do with your tax return? Here's our list of "if-only" technology products that might be in your reach after your tax return.

We were sure April Fool's Day jokes were limited to April 1st. So imagine our surprise when, this morning, April 2nd, we discovered Nvidia's 'mythical' GTX275 card - was actually being made physically available.

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.

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

Asus’s new Atom-based Eee PC 901 is set to launch in June (say overseas rumours), and may feature Bluetooth.

Wondering which netbooks have the best battery life? We've pulled together a big chart showing how 25 different models compare

Intel and Nvidia have agreed to a deal which will end the companies' licensing battle.

Google's mobile phone operating system called Android has come to the PC in a LiveCD version. Download the file, burn to CD, and you've got a bootable OS you can try without installing

With few specs released, the Sony Vaio X series remains a tech mystery, as industry commentators struggle to decide if the ultra-thin, ultra light notebook is a winner

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.

If you're a gamer or enthusiast, the trusty conventional PC is still your friend, not the shiny new all-in-one PCs hitting the market

Intel's new Core i7 and i5 CPU chipset will be SLI-compatible - just the shot in the arm Nvidia needs in its battle with ATI?

Microsoft is certainly not holding back on efforts to promote Windows 7 or their TechEd conference. Not only is Windows 7 RC a free download, but if you're paying to go to TechEd you get a free HP netbook.

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

AMD hopes the chipset it launched this morning, the 760G platform, will be one of the cheapest chipsets around capable of DirectX 10 and full OpenGL 2 graphics.