If you're in the market for a new laptop, you might be surprised at how far your money can go nowadays. As the platform has become more popular, features that were previously confined to desktop PCs are now often available as standard on newer machines - and at drastically lower prices. Take a look at the many available laptops at Misco to see what we mean, or check this list for inspiration: Asus EeePC 101 ...

The 5 best apps for the iPhone The iPhone was first unveiled by Apple supremo the late Steve Jobs in 2007 and has gone from strength to strength ever since. The iPhone 4S, a fifth generation smartphone, came out in October 2011 and typifies the sorts of technology on board these multimedia-enabled devices. With music, video, stills camera, media player and web browsing capabilities, and much else besides, t ...

Motorola, the phone giant wanted to show that Google voice actions was just as good as Sir I at getting the job done so they launched an advertising campaign below, which is 100% truthful. Interesting results huh? One thing I cab say is that Siri has definitely got more of a personality than Voice actions. Watch the video below! ...

Windows Phone's intuitive Metro UI is one of the biggest gambles Microsoft has made as of late. Based on the Zune HD interface, Windows Phone 7's functionality and ease-of-use has surprised many critics. Of the few Windows Phone devices on the market, however, only Nokia's Lumia 800 is consistently given high praise. The Lumia 800 is a great piece of hardware, there's no doubt about it, but its muted succes ...

Why should I guess about this? Well, for one it's extremely relevant and two, I've got an uncanny knack for guessing right; I guessed Mountain Lion's name and release date, I guessed notification center for iPhone, I guessed the iPhone 4S. Personally I think that's quite good for an average blogger. So what is the A5X, it is the leaked processor that we see on the Logic board of the iPad 3. Why is it import ...

If you own an Android phone, you probably know how many advantages this platform has and how cool it is. Android is highly customizable and has lots of apps for all occasions – I guess this is what makes it the most popular platform in the world. Perhaps the only shortcoming of Android phones is the short battery life they usually have. If you listen to music, use Bluetooth, talk on the phone and play some ...

How to Choose the Computer That is Right for You If you are a first-time computer buyer, or a veteran looking for a new machine, choosing the right computer to fit your needs does not have to be difficult. Whether you shop in-store or online, keeping in mind what the computer will be used for will help keep you focused as you make a selection. Hard-drive space, speed, and high-speed graphics and sound for g ...

USB sticks have come a long way. Starting commercially with a mere 8MB of storage space, these handy little devices have developed blazingly fast, and are useful in infinite different situations. As of September 2011, the largest USB stick was able to contain 256GB of information, and they are intended to store eventually up to 2 TB of information! USBs have been useful for all sorts of situations, be it ba ...

Wondered why Wikipedia's not working, why Google's got a Black logo, why Mozilla.org is down. Well, its all to do with SOPA, and its starting now, Wikipedia english sites are now down displaying the message, As is Craigslist. Reddit is going down in an hour or two. Google should be black soon! So what is SOPA and how does it affect us? In simple terms it is regulation that aims to cut piracy. In fact it cut ...

As the Facebook timeline slowly rolls out with more and more people getting it, with everybody eventually getting this update by the end of the week, what should you do to make it is the best experience possible. Check your privacy settings and set them to the highest possible, especially if you're a teacher. This is because the new timeline makes everything from your past visible. Even things that you had ...

After Microsoft teamed up with the WP7 Chevron team we thought no more, thinking that they were neutralising the threat. In a strange turn it seems to be quite the opposite, with Microsoft announcing the full supported release of ChevronWP7 unlock tool. It still voids your warranty but it adds loads of options for developers such as side loading, different ROMs etc. If your interested then don't hold off vi ...

Although this is strictly not gadgets, it is technology and the like, and believe it or not we are a tech blog! But this really is worth reporting about, Lord Foster, the world renowned architect behind the likes of Singapore airport, the Wembley stadium and the dome of the Reichstag, has come up with designs for a new UK transportation hub situated in the Thames estuary, crammed into small man-made island, ...

Phones have been getting bigger and there is no doubting that. In fact recently we have seen the standard in screen size rise from a mere 3.5inch to a much larger 4.3inch. All of the flagship phones are definitely bigger than they were just a mere year ago, with growth on the horizon once again we have manufacturers trying to anticipate the trend just like HTC did with the HD2 and Evo 2 years ago; the birth ...

We have decided to make a list of the top ten phones currently available in the latter half of 2011. Furthermore the phones in the list are definitely, in our opinions the best phones available/ announced in 2011 or ever for that matter. Samsung Galaxy Nexus- The phone of the moment, loaded with Ice-Cream sandwich and also the best screen on the market. This is easily the best phone at the moment from our p ...

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="372" caption="Cnet"][/caption] That exciting time of a person's life has come around again: Phone upgrade time! But as always, the question remains: What phone should I get? Well, you lucky so-and-so's, I'm leaving it up to you! Ish I need suggestions as to what to upgrade to. At the minute, I have a iPhone 3G (smashed) on O2, £35 a month. Clearly, I was mugged off, ...