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

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

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

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

Since we saw the HP Mini for our huge netbook roundup in October, a new 6-cell battery has been released.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

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

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

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

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 takes on the touchscreen nettop competition, but singularly fails to excite.

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