Alan Lu
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What is Thunderbolt and why is it so exciting?
By Alan Lu published
In-depth Thunderbolt is an incredibly impressive new cable and connector technology from Intel. Formerly known as Light Peak, the highly-anticipated technology has finally arrived and could be the biggest thing to happen to computers this year.

Pen tip-sized computer could change medicine
By Alan Lu published
News Michigan's miniature microchip marvel may be modern medical miracle.

Intel to launch Light Peak on iPad 2?
By Alan Lu published
News Apple may play with its rivals with a whizzy new USB killer from Intel.

Sony Vaio S series SB1V9 review – First Look
By Alan Lu published
Reviews Is the new Vaio S the best-looking Sandy Bridge laptop yet?

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro review: First Look
By Alan Lu published
Reviews An Android 2.3 smartphone with a physical keyboard and proper video-out support - could the Xperia Pro be the business smartphone of 2011?

Toshiba NB550D AMD Fusion netbook review: First Look
By Alan Lu published
Reviews Has the first usable AMD-based netbook finally arrived?

Toshiba Tablet Android 3.0 review: First Look
By Alan Lu published
Reviews Toshiba Tegra 2-powered Android 3.0 Tablet coming in spring but how much will it cost?

Toshiba unveils new Sandy Bridge ultraportable laptops
By Alan Lu published
News Sleek new ultraportable laptops won't be available until April at the earliest

Toshiba Folio 100 tablet won't get Android 3.0 Honeycomb
By Alan Lu published
News Eager tablet early adopters may want to wait if they also want the latest and greatest Android software features.

Week in review: Nokia-Microsoft alliance, HP TouchPad
By Alan Lu published
News There are some weeks in the tech industry where absolutely nothing seems to happen. This week definitely wasn't one of them.

IE9 gets closer to release with new version
By Alan Lu published
News The new release candidate of IE9 is here, but as yet there's no word on when the finished browser will be ready.

Dell Latitude E6320 Sandy Bridge review – First Look
By Alan Lu published
Reviews Rugged and packed with the latest chips from Intel - we get a hands-on preview of Dell's latest Latitude business laptop.

Drobo announces new storage arrays aimed at businesses
By Alan Lu published
News Drobo targets bigger companies with its BeyondRAID-enabled products.

Week in review: Public Wi-Fi isn't dead yet, Apple security
By Alan Lu published
News This week, Sky puts its head in the clouds whilst the mobile market continues to flourish.

Week in review: CEO musical chairs; sneaky Stuxnet
By Alan Lu published
News This week both Apple and Google undergo a slight change in management, while more details emerge about the malware that hit the Iranian nuclear weapons programme.

The truth about the iPhone, Flash video and battery life
By Alan Lu published
In-depth Does playing Flash video really sap an iPhone's battery life? We find out using our exclusive set of tests.

EMC announces new deduple and backup systems
By Alan Lu published
News EMC proudly announces 40 new enterprise storage products, but rival NetApp says customers shouldn't bother.

Acer Aspire One Android netbook review
By Alan Lu published
Reviews Is there any point in having Android on a netbook? Read our review of Acer's latest Aspire One netbook to find out.

Google Nexus S review
By Alan Lu published
Reviews The Nexus S, the latest Google-branded Android smartphone, is finally here. But is it any good? Read our review to find out.

Motorola Xoom review: First Look
By Alan Lu published
Reviews The Motorola Xoom, the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, has finally been revealed. Should Apple be worried? We took a closer look.

Dell Insprion Duo review
By Alan Lu published
Reviews It's a tablet! It's a netbook! But is it any good? No, not really. Read on to find out why.

Top 10 products to look forward to in 2011
By Alan Lu published
In-depth We can't wait for the new year to get fully into swing, if only because of the new and exciting products to be released in 2011. Here are the 10 we're looking forward to the most.

Top 10 best products of 2010
By Alan Lu published
In-depth What were the best products of 2010? Our top 10 list contains some surprising and not so surprising winners...
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