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Can laptops save a battered PC industry? Probably not, but at least people are still buying notebooks and, especially, netbooks in halfway decent numbers. Here's a wrap of some our most popular laptop stories in recent months. And you can find our latest reviews here.

Reg Reader poll on notebook quality: results are in

Our recent poll of Reg readers on their perceptions of some of the most prominent notebook brands provides some food for buyers Find out if Reg readers think Apple and Sony are worth the price.

Google phone OS to transform Linux netbooks, says researcher

Windows for mini-laptops, Android for appliances

Reg Hardware 17 Mar 13:50

So, what's the f**king difference between a Netbook and an ultrathin?

The El Reg flowchart can help

Odds and Sods 13 Mar 17:15

Gartner: PC sales, except netbooks, to slump in 2009

'Sharpest unit decline in history'

PCs & Chips 2 Mar 16:59

Concerted Linux-netbook effort needed to beat Microsoft

Zemlin: skin this cat with services

Operating Systems 10 Mar 21:45

Nokia eyes up notebook biz

Mobiles and laptops to converge, says company chief

Reg Hardware 26 Feb 11:53

20 per cent of laptop buyers opted for netbooks in Q4 08

Consumer uptake even higher

Reg Hardware 18 Feb 10:58

Apple shares MacBook break-in tips

Easy no more

Hardware 18 Feb 01:49

Taking note of notebooks

Get a handle on remote assets

Notebooks 17 Feb 11:02

You did what? The trials of supporting remote users

Reg Reader Workshop It's a dirty job, but...

Notebooks 10 Feb 16:22

Users: The weakest link in laptop security

Reg Tech Panel Is end user training still an optional luxury?

Of laptop data security

Done the basics - or sleepwalking along a precipice?

Exploiting laptop connectivity

Striking the communications balance

Notebooks 2 Feb 11:02

Mobile broadband or WiFi? You betcha

Horses for wireless courses

Notebooks 29 Jan 19:19

Unravelling PC form factors

Workshop One size does not fit all

Notebooks 23 Jan 11:23

Whose notebook is it anyway?

Workshop Essential or luxury

Notebooks 20 Jan 12:37

Global notebook sales finally beat desktops

PCs are up, Macs are down

PCs & Chips 24 Dec 00:18

Acer: We’re comin’ at ya, Dell

The PC company that rose without trace

Channel Register 6 Oct 14:12

US boffins: Laptops will be as hot as the Sun by 2030

Nanodemon tech to prevent notebook novae

PCs & Chips 30 Sep 09:07

PC vendors recall more blazin' Sony batteries

Just when you thought your crotch was safe again...

PCs & Chips 30 Oct 23:08

Toshiba unveils HSDPA-ready Portégé trio

Slim'n'light laptops and tablets

Reg Hardware 15 Oct 10:25

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