Even if the flexible, paper-thin screen is the undisputed killer app of display technology, it will never get out of the lab if its tied to present-day battery technology. Batteries have, its true, im

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The reason why most plastics cant conduct electricity is because there are no free electrons available to produce a current. A typical polymer consists of a mass of long chain-like molecules (see The

Don't make the mistake of thinking all iPod accessories are compatible with iPhones, or you could end up frying your new toy.

Sony sells five types of "Full HD" televisions with HDMI inputs and integrated high definition TV tuners - the XBR, Z, W, E, and V series. So which is best for you?

Head into any mobile phone shop and it's easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer range of choices. This guide breaks down what you need to look for - and what you can safely overlook.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

There are fundamental differences between a handheld OS and the desktop variety. Desktop computers have a lot of power to draw on, while handheld OSes have traditionally been limited by the hardware o

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster. Ian Murphy explains how to get started with virtualisation.

Battery capacity has proven to be a serious barrier to true mobile computing. Tim Dean looks at how the technology is evolving.

Media Center is here but Tim Dean thinks it totally and utterly doesn't live up to expectations, but there might be some hope for the future.

Want to perform an extreme makeover of your system's motherboard, processor, memory or hard disk? We'll show you how.

What does Google’s online office suite and core applications offer over the Microsoft alternative?

Let’s not beat around the bush: we’ve seen exclusive footage from the long awaited Star Trek reboot, and this isn’t the Enterprise of old. Star Trek is back, but maybe not the way you expected. See the trailer here.

We’ve collected some of the cheapest, oddest and most feature-packed hubs to connect all your USB peripherals connected.

Toshiba’s resident portable computer visionary speaks about hardware design, Vista, and the future of notebook tech.

What can a vendor-controlled comparison of notebook technology teach us? Plenty – but not in the way it was intended. Read on as we expose HP’s notebook ‘Reliability Challenge’.

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster.

Last week's blog attracted some interesting responses and shows that I'm not the only one that's noticing a looming privacy problem out there.

The biggest noise during early years of Internet commerce has come from the marketing men from the e-tailing .coms. High-profile advertising campaigns mean that pretty much everyone from cradle to gra