Zara Baxter explains why installing Windows XP on the EeePC is a very, very bad idea.

If I'd seen one of these when I was an 8 year old, I would have gone on a hunger-strike until my parents bought me one.

The number two Phillips head screwdriver is a powerful beast. I remember, as a wee lad, watching my father encounter a problem and reach straight for the little green handled wonder, with its chrome steel shank.

Wolrd of Warcraft sneaks into a demo by Intel; and the chip giant talks more about Atom. It all sounds eerily like Via.

The freakish looks are cool but Roboquad is frustrating to use: it doesn't react fast enough and the functions aren't that impressive

Robots are supposed to be helpful or entertaining. Roboreptile, with his limited movements and irate demeanour, is just unpleasant

AMD'S PAT Moorhead, VP of advanced marketing, claims that wee netbooks are not really worth the effort.

If your compulsion to rock in the early hours is resulting in eviction warnings, the amPlug could well be your saviour

News on downloadable content incoming according to the Big M. Rocket launchers at the ready!

Atom buster

It should be a heavenly fusion of beauty and function.

ISP to offer free streaming UK Premier League football. Good news if you're waiting for the kickoff on August 16.

Onecare fingered for unauthorised downloads.

More detail on the big launches, including the big head to head between AMD's Puma platform and Intel's Centrino, and Intel's Atom chip.

It’s the most expensive laptop we’ve looked at yet. David Hollingworth ponders if you get the right amount of bang for your buck.