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  • ECS H70 ultraportable tablet PC

    10 March 2006, 17:47

    An interesting bridge between a PDA and medium-sized notebook, the H70 should be available from Q2 2006. Pricing is yet to be determined, however, but yours truly is one potential ...

  • Dell, Lenovo and Fujistsu-Siemens integrate Vodafone UTMS broadband

    9 March 2006, 23:09

    Dell, Lenovo and Fujistsu-Siemens begin shipping integrated Vodafone solution using UMTS broadband technology

  • Lenovo (IBM) ThinkPad X60 - the sweetest ultraportable yet?

    9 March 2006, 17:11

    The ThinkPad X60 headlines Lenovo's ultra-portable range

  • Review: rockdirect Xtreme SLI Laptop

    9 March 2006, 13:47

    The Xtreme SL is simply a statement of the amount of graphical power available at the very top-end of the desktop-replacement market. Loud? A little. Huge? Yes. Fast? Oh, yes. ...

  • Hi-tech paint promises to kill cellphone reception in public places

    2 March 2006, 12:11

    A New York company called NaturalNano is claiming that it's developed a paint that can block cellphone and WiFi signals - yet be toggled off to allow selective, chargeable access

  • Review: ASUSTeK W1 Carbon Fibre notebook

    2 February 2006, 05:20

    The ASUSTeK W1 Carbon Fibre notebook may win a number of design awards, but - and it's a big but - does the underlying technology and specification merit an outlay ...

  • Lappy bags with one-year screen insurance

    20 January 2006, 11:07

    Damage in transit is the big killer of laptop PCs, so we were pleased to hear from one bag maker - PORT Designs – that it's now offering a free ...

  • Review: ASUSTeK A6JA 'Napa' Notebook

    13 January 2006, 08:40

    All-in-all, we would probably recommend the ASUS A6J if it shipped with a single-core Dothan CPU; it's got all the right ingredients and a reasonable asking price. Throw in the ...

  • ASUS produces Lamborghini lappy

    6 January 2006, 11:44

    Perhaps trying to upstage Acer's Ferrari laptop (and we reckon it's succeeded), ASUS has teamed up with Lamborghini to develop a very sexy new laptop.

  • Intel Napa Platform - a brief look

    6 January 2006, 01:35

    Napa, the overall name given to the three hardware requirements of a Yonah CPU, i945 Express chipset, and PRO/Wireless 3945ABG WiFi, brings with it the loveliness of dual-core in a ...

  • Concept: The All-In-One Card

    3 January 2006, 11:51

    Just the other day, I sat watching the futuristic film Minority Report. I was taken aback by the digital newspapers and animated cereal boxes in the film, not because of ...

  • Intel's next generation Centrino

    30 December 2005, 13:33

    This year we've heard a lot of hype about dual cores, but as of yet they've only made an appearance on server, workstation and to some degree desktop systems, with ...

  • Review: Rockdirect Xtreme 64 4800+ DTR

    30 December 2005, 09:34

    Rockdirect's latest effort finally brings dual-core CPUs to its laptop line, albeit one that's not hot on the mobility stakes. The Xtreme 64 4800+ is based on the large Clevo ...

  • Novogo: The new GPS in town

    28 December 2005, 14:58

    Novogo is launching a new line-up of GPS navigators, the V series. What makes these GPS units nifty is the built in voice-recognition software

  • Destinator finds itself a 55% sales increase

    14 December 2005, 14:24

    The GPS market is growing rapidly, with several brands becoming more of a household name than a niche-product. Maker of GPS-based navigation software, Destinator, has this week announced a sales ...

  • Review: HEXUS.eXclusives :: ASUSTeK A7G with ATI Mobility RADEON X1600 - First Hands-On Look!

    6 December 2005, 01:59

    Coming early next year is ATI's Mobility Radeon X1600 for laptops, aiming at mid-range mobile graphics performance. However, HEXUS has exclusively had some hands on time with an ASUS laptop ...

  • Review: Alienware Area-51 m5700 laptop

    2 December 2005, 03:38

    Alienware has had the time to see what the likes of Dell has done with its high-end laptops. Following on from that, it has also had the time to architect ...

  • ASUS ships sexy carbon laptop in time for Christmas

    29 November 2005, 20:00

    ASUS has put together a sexy little laptop that they're calling the W1 Carbon Edition, just in time for the Christmas shopper looking for something a little stylish from their ...

  • Rockdirect's MD risks losing his hair

    28 November 2005, 16:56

    Rockdirect's Nick Boardman recently ran the risk of losing his hair... and we're not talking the hair on his head!

  • Laptop bag not so anonymous after all...

    15 November 2005, 19:57

    I write this sat in the central section of Edinburgh Waverley train station, waiting for my onward train on the way up to Aberdeen. If you know the station well, ...

  • The coming notebook boom?

    11 November 2005, 09:10

    As an increasing number of companies project increased laptop sales over the coming year, are we set to see a boom in the number of notebook users?

  • Review: ASUS V6-V Notebook and Pakuma Akara K1

    10 November 2005, 08:27

    I start writing this article sat on a bench in Aberdeen train station, freezing, as I make my way back home to Sheffield. I've been up here for a few ...

  • ASUS laptop in fight with delivery truck

    7 November 2005, 21:44

    ...laptop wins (just about)

  • LG to be first with notebook fuel cells?

    29 September 2005, 15:05

    LG Chem, part of the LG Group, is looking to be first to the market with a notebook fuel cell.

  • Review: Amacrox Notebook Kit

    23 September 2005, 00:00

    Individually, each component is useful, but nothing worth shouting about. However, combined into a neat, compact package, they become a useful set of accessories that you'll be pleased to include ...

  • Review: Rockdirect Pegasus 650 laptop

    12 September 2005, 00:00

    Rockdirect, then, has most of the bases covered with its Pegasus 650 model. It's fast, quiet, reasonably portable, and, subjectively-speaking, looks good, as well. The review model, priced at £1199+VAT, ...

  • IDF August 2005 :: Wireless Mobility

    23 August 2005, 00:00

    Computing is going mobile – in the form of the power which we are carrying with us – a growth spurt at the beginning of 2002 which is still shooting ...

  • Review: Rockdirect XTI 3.8 Performance Review

    8 August 2005, 00:00

    Users looking for ultimate notebook performance should seriously consider Rockdirect's XTI series. Taking into account overall performance, the XTI 3.8 is the fastest notebook we've tested thus far.

  • Review: Rock Xtreme Ti 3.6 Laptop

    23 June 2005, 00:00

    There's no doubt that the Rock Xtreme Ti is a fast, fast gaming laptop. However, Rock really needs to look at the engineering and component choice of, say, Dell's Inspiron ...

  • Review: Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 Laptop

    17 June 2005, 00:00

    The chosen combination of Pentium M 770 and GeForce 6800 Go Ultra 256MB make for, without doubt, the fastest gaming laptop ever to grace HEXUS Labs, and I keep repeating ...

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  • Computex 2005: MSI Laptops

    5 June 2005, 00:00

    MSI had plenty on display appealing to a massive range of technological interests, so first off, let’s have a look at two interesting laptops they were showing off.

  • Computex 2005: Laptop lushness from Amacrox

    2 June 2005, 00:00

    You know the score, you get yourself a lappy and the next thing you know you’ve got a bag full of bits and pieces you find you need to go ...

  • Computex 2005: Dual-core X2 in a Clevo D900

    1 June 2005, 00:00

    Now while I'm no great fan of the D900, with an X2 under the hood and it paired up with a RAID array of disks that the D900 is capable ...