Portable media player, PDA, storage device, tablet PC, digital camera and webcam.

Now here's an idea you don't see advertised in phones very often - Samsung's Ultra Touch comes loaded with a program that can pretend to call you to get you out of those awkward social moments.

Forty per cent growth in emerging regions, predicts Gartner.

The kicker? Among the proposed plans is a regular telephone service without line rental.

The new mobile chip has been named, and it's looking impressive, though non-Intel users will still probably forgo battery life.

Bluetooth SIG merges with Wibree Forum.

New chip will be aimed at ultra-portable notebooks ranging in display sizefrom 11in to 13.3in.

Gartner welcomes chip giant's move.

With few specs released, the Sony Vaio X series remains a tech mystery, as industry commentators struggle to decide if the ultra-thin, ultra light notebook is a winner

4GB SD and 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo cards coming soon.

Technique promises tiny high resolution cameras.

Bigger and faster than ever before.

Revamped branding called Vision will make it easier to see which laptop to buy, according to AMD.

Teething troubles overcome, says research.

Dell looks set to introduce a new ultra-thin laptop that is even slimmer than the Adamo model unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show at the start of this year.

Researchers have demonstrated a "dark flash" that takes photos without emitting the bright visible flash normally visible to the naked eye.

IBM has launched the ThinkCentre S50 ultra small, a PC which it claims is the smallest in the world.

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill. This week, more companies trying netbooks, crazy takeover rumours, Apple cutting prices, and a PSP redesign.

All day battery life now scheduled for 2008 arrival.