• Laptops walking out the door of policy-free firms

  Concerned that your employees are being a bit lax when it comes to looking after their laptops? Steal them yourself, one vendor has advised in the wake of yet another damning security report that suggests laptops and other equipment are literally walking out of Australian companies that are still operating at far below world's best practice when it comes to device security.

• Dell Inspiron M501R review

  The Dell Inspiron M501R is a 15in laptop with a triple-core 2.2GHz AMD Phenom II N850 CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.

• Lenovo repairs NSW DER laptops free of charge

  Lenovo has redesigned the protective cases issued with laptops distributed under the NSW program of the Federal Government’s Digital Education Revolution (DER), and is working with the NSW Department of Education and Training to distribute them to students free of charge.

• Laptop engineer trapped in TV sting

  A PC engineer was caught red-handed by an undercover TV reporter in a perfectly-executed sting - even though the journalist was investigating another matter.

• Sales of laptops grew by 43 percent in Q1, says Gartner

  Shipments of laptops rose by 43.4 per cent in the first three months of 2010, compared to the same period last year, according to market research company Gartner. A large part of the growth was due to a 71 percent bump in netbook sales, which Gartner doesn't expect will be affected by the arrival of Apple's iPad and other tablets.

• How to maintain your laptop

  Ever thought your laptop or notebook needed a tune up? Wondering how to go about maintaining your work machine? Well, here are a few tips and tricks to help you keep your mobile device in top shape.

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  VMware and Cloud Computing: An Evolutionary Approach to an IT Revolution

  During the past 40 years, information technology has undergone many revolutions in how applications and data have been delivered to users. Mainframes provided a centralized computation facility where end users consumed resources on a shared basis. Client-server architectures offered flexibility and lowered computing costs while bringing more power to the desktop. Mobile computing introduced the notion of anytime, anywhere application access from a laptop or handheld device. Now cloud computing offers a new approach that will enable you to deliver IT services on demand. Read on.