Asus N series rated by telegraph.co.uk

The Asus N series range of laptops has been rated as one of the Telegraph's hottest gadgets. Just some of the features include a super hybrid engine which helps to conserve battery power and a smart login based on facial recognition.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologyreviews/4324939/Hottest-gadgets.

Google to launch "GDrive"

Google is to launch the "GDrive", a system which will allow users to store almost all of their data on the internet and access it from any computer with an internet connection. Users' information would be stored on Google's own drives, and some comentators say that it could "kill off the desktop computer".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/25/google-drive-gdrive-internet

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/google/4337830/Googles-GDrive-will-make-the-PC-redundant.html

Google to cut 100 jobs

Google are to cut 100 jobs. They plan to shed staff in recruitment and shut down three engineering offices as a result of a decision to slow expansion.

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8903834622380703303

Concerns over Apple's future raised as Steve Jobs takes absence

Concerns are being raised over Apple's future as their CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/15/steve-jobs-apple-future

Sales slide at DSG Group

The BBC reports that DSG International's sales have dropped 10% in the three months to 10th January. The group's chairman stated that many people waited for the post-Christmas sales to purchase televisions and laptops.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7830002.stm

LeNovo to cut 2,500 jobs in Asia

LeNovo is to cut 2,500 jobs in Asia, whilst TDK, the electronic components maker, is to cut 8,000.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7817093.stm