In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high

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

A US court has ruled in favour of Apple at the close of a long-running legal battle with Mac clone maker Psystar..

A gorgeous new controller makes this the best Sonos system ever – just take note of that high price.

A solid draft-n router with NAS and media-streaming features – though it’s a little on the slow side.

The cheapest way to get OS X, but it has all of the MacBook Pro’s shortcomings and more of its own

We like the ambition of producing a low-cost BlackBerry, but until it drops in price there’s too much competition.

Mac clone firm Psystar has announced the launch of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing programme that will let hardware manufacturers produce machines that are Mac OS X compatible.

The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

Apple’s MacBook Pro is a design masterpiece, even if its brilliance is marred by a few annoying niggles.

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

A stunningly powerful card that tops the last generation’s best dual-GPU monsters.

As the Guinness Books of Records may prove, people are fascinated with all things big and small. The Sharp Aquos LB-1085 makes us dream big with 108in

The little R2D2 from Speaker Realm certainly packs a punch - and very cheap too.

Jam-packed with features, but it struggles to compete with the best.

Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X The latest figures from Net Applications suggest that Windows 7 has failed to attract any interest and the Mac is set to become the dominant operating system in the world

The Vostro may look like a netbook to the inexperienced eye, but its more powerful processor gives it more flexibility and speed

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

New version adds hundreds of refinements, including built-in support for Exchange email servers.