In May of this year Microsoft released a patch for Windows XP SP2. The patch prevents battery drain problems when an internal or external USB 2.0 device is connected to a mobile computer and powered on. Find out about the patch and how to download and install it. Read more

Maxtor's OneTouch III Mini Edition is an external 2.5" USB 2.0 hard drive for mobile users who want to back up important files at the touch of a button. In this review, Harald Thon takes a look at this little storage giant to see if it is worth the price. Read more

Sony's VAIO VGN-UX180P packs a lot of functionality into a very small package. The good news is that almost everything works flawlessly. If you're looking for brilliant design and near perfect execution, this Sony's for you. Sony wins our Editors Choice Award for the UX180P. Read more

Eurocom's D900K F-Bomb notebook is large, heavy and, when in the middle of a challenging game, noisy and hot. Still, even compared to Dell's powerful XPS M1710, the computer delivers very good performance and has the kind of cachet associated with the best of the monster gaming machines. Read more

Ultra-Mobile PCs have been soundly trashed by the tech press and tech analysts. Do UMPCs deserve all this negativity? Read more

The Internet is a wondrous place that some misuse in a way that can be especially devastating for us all. Read more

Tablet PC is a great idea both as a hardware concept and an operating system. However it doesn't work well in any and all circumstances. Toshiba may have hit at least the conceptual limits of Tablet PC with its Portege M400. Read more

If you believe graphics card and notebook platform vendors, nearly every notebook with a discrete graphics processor available today is suitable for PC gaming. We look at four very different notebook systems to see whether this is pure hype or hard truth. Read more

In Part II of 3D Gaming Notebooks: Fantasy or Reality? see how four very different graphically capable notebooks perform on a series of gaming and other tests. Then read our conclusions and recommendations. Read more

If you believe the graphics card and notebook platform vendors, nearly every notebook available today is suitable for PC gaming. We look at four very different notebook systems to see whether this is pure hype or hard truth. Read more