Some of the wildest, weirdest and most useful gadgets and gizmos for kids - or big kids at heart

Dell has outed the super-skinny Adamo XPS, complete with specs. But can it hold its own against Apple's almighty MacBook Air?

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

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.

The market is adapting to photo enthusiasts with a number of better-than-compact technologies and camera sizes. Here's a 5-minute primer to the pros and cons of four different types of digital cameras

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

Cameras and accessories to whet the appetite of photo enthusiasts

Packed with features, only its value for money lets it escape without an award this month

Minor upgrade to the media player

Major upgrade to the media player

If you haven't set up your desktop with two LCD monitors, then now's the time. We've picked this LG Flatron as the winning 24in LCD in our latest group test

Burn audio or data discs quickly & easily with this full commercial application

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

High-profile short films from around the world are now getting made on DSLR cameras, thanks to rapidly improving sensors and prices. Judge for yourself, with these five videos made with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.