The two biggest PC makers in China - Lenovo and Founder Electronics - have hinted at plans to strengthen their export strategies targeting other nations, including Australia.

Latest statistics from Gartner suggest that big-name vendors in Australia sold 24 percent more PCs last year than in the previous year and 7.8 percent more PCs this quarter.

Flextronics tops $4bn in most recent quarter, aims for $19bn a year.

Flextronics tops $4bn in most recent quarter, aims for $19bn a year.

There was very little to separate the top two but this month there was very little disgrace in finishing second for Samsung.

Slick looks and astonishing battery life make this the pick of the bunch for travelers, especially for the business person on the go.

A startling achievement: a highly capable mini-laptop for under $700. Only mediocre battery life mars its appeal.

Australia's PC market is still going gangbusters, recording second-quarter growth of 14.4 percent and sequential growth of 8.6 percent in latest Gartner statistics.

The Australian PC market grew 9.6 percent in the first calendar quarter compared to the final quarter of 2003, driven by strong notebook sales, according to figures released by IDC.

The Inspiron 630m is Dell’s first 14-inch widescreen notebook.

At Computex today, home grown Taiwanese firm Acer unveiled its new Aspire One netbook sporting the Android operating system.

It is looking like Acer will be the first PC manufacturer to release an Android powered netbook. According to a company statement, the outfit will release an Android version of the Aspire One in the third quarter of this year.

Taiwanese netbook maker Acer will launch its own brand of smartphones at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona next week, and analysts believe that the firm plans to introduce numerous different handsets.

Chinese giant has made progress but still has issues, warns Gartner.

Gamers likely to take wait-and-see approach.

We're doing our best to champion Australia's home grown White Box market.

For the first time since the fourth quarter of 2001, notebook manufacturer Toshiba has lost its top market share position, knocked off in Q2 this year by HP.

US sales up 38 per cent this quarter.

Rumours suggest Dell entry will be ultra-slim competitor to EeePC or even MacBook Air.

Blu-Ray notebooks are the next battleground, and the good news is they're slowly getting cheaper. ASUS is staking a claim with this monstrously powerful behemoth.