I have no doubts that the photo here will seem hunky-dory to many. But before you start flailing about, you should probably know that the time isn’t ripe yet for you to have your World Cup-branded netbook. The eye-candy above is only for kids. HP has launched a new affordable line of education-focused Mini netbooks, which should prove to be a blessing to both schools...

How valuable is a maximum sequential read speed of 250 Megabyte per second (MBps) and a 220MBps sequential write speed to you? Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the forerunner in the world of advanced semiconductor technology, introduced their first Solid State Drive (SSD) using the 30 nanometer-class 32 gigabit chip which the company started producing last year. The SSD...

Keeping its hardcore fans distracted with the iPhone 4 pre-order news, Apple has slyly pushed its Mac mini range of desktop computers on to the Atkins diet. With almost half the metal sliced off from its old Mac Mini, the redesigned version looks more like a TV with a HDMI port. The new Mac Mini is packed in a slim unibody aluminium case (1.4 inch), with an option between...

The Computex has turned out to be a huge coming out party for Optimus, with 16 new NVIDIA Optimus-enabled notebooks and a total of 30. Nvidia has a huge presence at Computex this year (especially with a +15,000 square foot tent, the NVIDIA’s 3D Experience Center) and a slew of Tegra 2 tablets, 3D Vision-based devices, and other desktop graphics boards. There are a total...

3D is the buzzword and consumers are clearly embracing every form of it. Be it the success of 3D movies, such as, Avatar and Alice in Wonderland or interactive games, which took the gaming world by storm, the 3D saga only gets bigger and better. With the unveiling of the 3D PC, NVIDIA has clearly achieved yet another milestone in the 3D entertainment revolution. Partnering...

The hottest gadget of the moment – the Apple iPad is now available in Europe and Asia and fans mobbed Apple Inc stores across the continents on the first day of sale outside the US. Shoppers queued all night to grab the coveted tablet computer and long lines of eager buyers could be seen on the streets of London, Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo. After having sold a million...

After the much awaited launch of Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook, we can’t deny that the wait was worth-while. Some of its features that stand out are great screen, the slick styling, 3G connectivity and decent battery life and makes it one among the best Netbooks. This compact chassis measures 233 x 156 x 34mm (WxHxD) and weighs 1.1kg thus being weightless!...