18Aug2011
Toshiba NB520 Netbook Review
The Toshiba NB520 is an incredibly efficient, portable, and aesthetically pleasing netbook for its price range (with a suggested retail price of £280). The stylish, yet ergonomically sound design of the NB520, combined with its durability makes it an ideal laptop for travelers, business professionals, and
Read More13Jun2011
HP625 Laptop from Cleverboxes – £299
We're always on the lookout for a great deal and we've uncovered this offer from Cleverboxes for the fantastic HP625 Notebook laptop for just £299. This quality laptop is ideal for business or home use. The HP625 Notebook is also stylish, with an effortlessly cool design and in a stone gray colour scheme, which
Read More13Oct2010
Cyber attacks a ‘reality’ according to head of GCHQ
In his first public appearance, Iain Lobban, head of GCHQ has revealed that Cyber Terrorists and foreign states launch 1,000 malicious attacks on Britain every month. Revealing his spies have found around 20,000 hostile emails on govt. computer networks. According to the head of the Cheltenham based intelligence
Read More23Jun2010
Toshiba Portege R700: Thin, Fast, and Surprisingly Affordable
Toshiba's latest mid-range mobile creation is a difficult machine to describe. Packing features which are utterly unremarkable and offering performance that's all but expected for mobile users, it hardly seems like a tech industry favourite the first time you see it. But underneath the bland spec sheet is a laptop
Read More22Jun2010
Toshiba Libretto W100 Could Bring DS-Style Operation to PCs
When Asus released the Eee PC in late 2007, technology industry observers were uncertain that mobile computing would catch on. Laptops had already bridged the gap between portability and productivity, with desktop computers remaining popular at home and in the workplace. Who could ever need anything more portable
Read More22Jun2010
Acer Aspire 8935G-904G1TBwn: A Strange Mix of Old and New Technology
Acer's latest multimedia laptop is a puzzling mix of technology. The Aspire 8935G-904G1TBwn boasts a massive eighteen-inch screen and a full-scale desktop keyboard, yet lags behind its rivals with a slightly outdated CPU and minimal gaming hardware. But beneath its behemoth enclosure and unimpressive spec sheet is
Read More20Jun2010
Elonex Websurfer: A Bizarre and Useless VOIP and Netbook Mix
At first glance, we had trouble believing that the Elonex Websurfer was a real piece of consumer technology. Boasting a built-in VoIP phone and a truly abysmal seven-inch notebook screen, this ultra-basic netbook looks more like a piece of 1970s sci-fi memorabilia than a pioneering business laptop. But Elonex
Read More20Jun2010
MSI X400-225UK: A Great, Albeit Flawed Ultra Portable Machine
MSI's latest creation isn't a low-end netbook or a high-end gaming laptop, but a relatively standard portable notebook computer. The X400-225UK pulls very few punches, offering a laundry list of standard features and performance benefits, though it pulls them very well; the machine is one of our favourite portable
Read More19Jun2010
Hannspree SN12-E22B: Our Budget Portability Favourite
Hannspree are an unknown in the notebook world -- a consumer electronics manufacturer with relatively few models available. The notebook division of large Taiwan-based consumer device manufacturer HannStar Corp, their first ventures into the laptop world have been largely successful. The SN12-E22B is a low-cost
Read More19Jun2010
Packard Bell Dot S2: Inexpensive, Highly Portable, and Very Sleek
Packard Bell's latest netbook – the ten-inch Dot S2 – is a true design wonder. The slick and stylish netbook is available in a range of different colours and offers one of the most aesthetically pleasing mobile computing enclosures we've seen in years, equal parts Macbook Pro and slim Sony Vaio. It's also a
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