Here's what's in store for 2010, including Intel's big gun - the Clarkdale CPU - and the highly anticipated new netbook platform

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

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

Power, strong build and an added splash of style make the Asus G60J a gaming laptop worth paying top dollar for.

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

For this price, the Vostro’s plain looks can be overlooked in favour of its impressive battery life

A stunning piece of design to rival any Apple offering, and the price is surprisingly reasonable

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

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

Samsung's Q1 was originally touted as an iPod killer and a UMPC style tablet perfect for travelling business users - but it never worked and it never took off. Why? We may have the answer.

Acer brings 3D to the masses with a 3D screen on a mainstream laptop

The latest high-tech gadgetry for when you’re tangling with nature

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

The days when laptops occasionally explode due to their lithium batteries breaking down could soon be over thanks to a new invention which shuts down the explosive reaction.

Asus is snapping at the heels of rival Acer by outing not one but two 3D laptops for release over the next six months

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.

Which crapware cleaner is really best for giving your laptop of PC a new lease of life? We put TuneUp Utilities 2009, Autoruns and CCleaner to the test.

The m15x is another out-of-this-world laptop design from Alienware. Is it onto something, or just on another planet?

Windows 7 gives users the ability to stream your favourite albums from your home PC to your laptop in the office. Here's how it works

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