As we open the box it hits us, the unmistakable wafting scent of a pine forest, floating on the summer breeze and carrying away our troubles . . .

When Sony released its first 'Walkman' back in 1979 the feature it pushed most was 'pocket-sized'.

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Smells like green spirit, and offers performance at a budget price. The ASUS F6V Green is a laptop with something a little different

OEMs continue to offer 'downgrades' to XP.

Energy ratings aren't just for the fridge anymore. By trimming watts from its routers and modems, Linksys reckons it can save enough power to light 14,000 home for a day.

Expand your application choices with USB flash drives and portable software.

Intel's Atom platform may provide the backbone of today's netbooks, but with rivals emerging, Intel could find itself playing a smaller part in the future, as players such as Nvidia's Tegra take hold.

Remakes don't always go down well, but JJ Abram's Star Trek is the rare example that defies expectations and delivers. Daniel Long boarded the new Enterprise and survived to tell the story.

We caught up with Karl Urban, who plays 'Bones' in the new Star Trek film. Karl gives us his thoughts on possible Trek sequels, being typecast, his favourite gadgets and the answer to those elusive Tron 2.0 rumours.

Let’s not beat around the bush: we’ve seen exclusive footage from the long awaited Star Trek reboot, and this isn’t the Enterprise of old. Star Trek is back, but maybe not the way you expected. See the trailer here.