Smartphones and tablets have a lot to answer for, at least when it comes to making technology affordable for the public.  Since the launch of the first iPhone it’s become not only accepted that sensors and other devices such as GPS, multi-touch capacitive screens, NFC, accelerometers, digital compasses and more should be included but we’ve come [...]

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It’s been announced that US government is about to expand its scheme to get broadband and PCs into low-income households across America.  It’s a similar scheme to others that have been run and that continue worldwide.  As part of the deal Microsoft will provide $250 laptops and desktops pre-loaded with Office and Redemtech will offer [...]

Categories: Hardware, The Web

Of all the laptops available at the moment, the two categories that interest me most are ultraportables and full desktop replacements.  Ultraportables can be incredibly useful for life on the move due to their small size and incredibly light weight.  For regular laptops to be useful though for anything more than light use is unusual [...]

Categories: Hardware

Laptops come in all shapes and sizes these days from tiny netbooks to sexy ultraportables and everyday value machines.  Then however there are the workstations.  These laptops are designed with the needs of CAD designers, video production and engineering and geology projects in mind.  They pack the very finest and the best of everything and come [...]

Categories: Hardware

The mobile computing market changed forever a few years ago with the introduction of the netbook.  Finally a small, reasonably lightweight personal computer that could be carried by anybody.  Then the technology companies brought us a new breed of powerful ultraportables and finally tablets.  One thing to note though is that prices haven’t changed much, [...]

Categories: Mobile Computing

You might remember last month I reviewed the very sexy little Samsung Series 9 Ultraportable, their “Macbook Air killer” and absolutely loved it.  The latest box to arrive at my door from the company contained something very far removed from the Series 9.  This time they’d sent their top of the line RF711 gaming laptop. [...]

Categories: Hardware

Last week I reviewed the Samsung Series 9 laptop and you can read Part 1 and Part 2 of my reviews here. Today the review unit goes back but I thought it appropriate to write a follow-up to the review as this laptop has actually had quite a profound effect on me. Let’s start correctly, [...]

Categories: Hardware

This week I’ve been testing Samsung’s new Ultraportable laptop, their Macbook Air equivalent.  Yesterday I wrote about the hardware itself which is absolutely gorgeous and even lighter than the Air.  Today I’ll be wrapping up this review by talking about what the Series 9 (known in the USA as the 900X3A) is like to use [...]

Categories: Hardware

In the race to beat the Macbook Air for size and portability, there have been precious few Windows laptops.  Indeed so far we’ve only seen Sony’s Z Series and the Dell Adamo which is no longer on sale.  Now though Samsung have stepped bravely into the fold with the Series 9 (known in the USA [...]

Categories: Hardware