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Netbook platforms: VIA Nano v. Intel Atom

Netbook platforms: VIA Nano v. Intel Atom

Tech Guide Today's netbooks are mostly Intel Atom-powered, but that could change with the advent of VIA's Nano processor, which outperforms Intel's CPU in several areas.

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Annoying hardware: a rogues' gallery

Annoying hardware: a rogues' gallery

Photos Hardware may be less 'in your face' than software, but it can still ruin your day. We've listed our main bugbears: let us know if you agree.

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Photos: OLPC, Classmate and Eee

Photos: OLPC, Classmate and Eee

Photos How do the three leading education-orientated ultraportable notebooks stack up? Take our visual tour to find out.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with Vodafone mobile broadband

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with Vodafone mobile broadband

Preview Dell's netbook is now available on 24-month contract from Vodafone. Here are our impressions of the mobile broadband version of the Mini 9.

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Photos: HTC Touch Diamond

Photos: HTC Touch Diamond

Photos HTC's latest Touch device is the iPhone-like Diamond. See how this Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone shapes up here.

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HTC Touch: the iPhone spoiler?

HTC Touch: the iPhone spoiler?

Preview HTC has launched a new Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with an iPhone-like touch-driven add-on user interface. But will it steal Apple's thunder? Check out our launch-day preview.

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The future of netbooks

The future of netbooks

Photos What technologies will the netbooks of the future incorporate as standard? Here are ten we expect to still be around in 2012 and five we don't.

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Notebook design: ten things we hate

Notebook design: ten things we hate

Photos A design flaw in piece of personal technology like a notebook computer is irritating and can seriously impair your productivity. Here are ten of our biggest bugbears.

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Photos: Vodafone BlackBerry Storm

Photos: Vodafone BlackBerry Storm

Photos Vodafone and Research in Motion (RIM) have been showing off the new BlackBerry Storm, which is due to go on sale on 14 November.

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CPU roadmap: 2008 and beyond

CPU roadmap: 2008 and beyond

Tech Guide Want to know Intel and AMD's release plans for this year and next? We have the roadmap details for desktop and mobile processors.

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Benchmarks: Intel's first 45nm Penryn chip

Benchmarks: Intel's first 45nm Penryn chip

Tech Guide The 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9650, Intel's first 45nm processor, has a total of 12MB of Level 2 cache at its disposal. This benchmark test shows what else the new chip has to offer.

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Apple MacBook Air: a first look

Apple MacBook Air: a first look

Preview The MacBook Air is not quite an ultraportable, but it is exceptionally thin. Retaining the same 13.3in. display as the current MacBook line, it tapers from 1.94cm thick to just 0.4cm. Apple calls it the 'world's thinnest notebook'.

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Photos: mobile phone with built-in DLP projector

Photos: mobile phone with built-in DLP projector

Photos Texas Instruments has demonstrated a 'pico-projector' that fits into a mobile phone. Check out our photos.

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Editors Choice Award ASUS Eee PC 1000 review

ASUS Eee PC 1000 review

Review The Eee PC 1000 is a fabulous machine. It precariously straddles the line between netbook and ultraportable, but it's well equipped, well designed and great for anyone requiring a highly portable notebook.

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iPhone 3G S: a first look

iPhone 3G S: a first look

Preview Apple's third-generation iPhone will be available on 19 June. Here are the highlights from its unveiling at the WWDC 2009 keynote.

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