Solar cells have been around for a long time, but they have been out of reach of many due to the cost. PowerTraveller has bought out a new solar charger not only capable of charging up you mobile phone or iPhone but also your laptop as well.

While many companies have been knocking out netbooks left, right and centre, HP thinks that you could probably stick a slightly bigger screen and add a few pounds to the price. So doesAMD too - no wonder that HP has used the chip company's Neo platform with which to make a Netbook plus.

According to the Ponemon Institute, 900 laptops are stolen every week from Heathrow Airport alone. Absolute Software, which has launched its Computrace LoJack system to track and recover stolen laptops, has five tips to help travellers keep their technology safe this summer.

We met staff from phone recycling firm Fonebank this week to debate 10 years of mobile phone addiction. The company sees every kind of device coming through its offices and has chosen what it believes are the decade's most iconic phones. Having got all nostalgic for some of these handsets, we have to agree...