For the last couple years, the IEEE has taken a lot of raw data about patents in a variety of industry segments, added a bit of massaging and come up with what it calls an Adjusted Pipeline Power number in an attempt to illustrate which companies wield the most influence and prowess around the world, based on their patent portfolio. Here’s how it works. The raw number of patents a company was awarded in a year – 2007, in this most recent report – is multiplied by the product of these variables: Pipeline …

If you think that the World of Warcraft couldn’t get any better, then you’re in for a big surprise. Slated for a world wide release on November 13, 2008, the new expansion of the World of Warcraft is sure to get any avid gamer’s blood pumping.

The MSI Wind U1000-432 10″ Netbook is one of the most popular netbooks in the market. Launched this year, the MSI Wind U1000-432 10″ Netbook aims to grab a share of the increasingly popular netbook market.

The 255W adds complete maps for North America and Text-to-Speech, so you get turn by turn verbal guidance’s with the real names of streets (e.g. “turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way”, rather than merely “turn left in 50 feet”). The 255W also offers a wide 4.3-inch (diagonal) screen that exposes 70% more of the road around you.

As a general rule, gaming laptops are not cheap, they are usually the most expensive laptops you can purchase. If you go with a fully-loaded high-end gaming machine from the popular brand-name makers you will likely have to dish out 4 to 6 grand for the top rigs. However, since all laptop prices have been falling at a steady rate in recent years, if you shop around you can find a half-decent gaming laptop at a reasonable price.

The Asus Eee PC 701 – the computer that brought to us the world of 1 kilo laptops, sub-200 prices and the name ‘netbook’. Since the first 4G model appeared during COMPUTEX Taipei 2007, Asus have taken the Eee PC, made it bigger, faster, flashier and more functional – which has pushed the price up.

Sun Microsystems’s new UltraSPARC T1 and T2 series of microprocessors has revived Sun’s position as one of the few third-party manufactures capable of competing with the Big Two processor companies (Intel and AMD) who currently dominating the processor market. Sun fell behind for a few years as their flagship processor, the UltraSPARC IV series, hit its performance limits.

With the holiday season upon us, many people are preoccupied with thoughts of gifts, both the giving and receiving. For the gadget-orientated and tech-minded, netbooks are the perfect solution to the conflict between tight wallets and generous hearts.

Low cost netbooks have captured the hearts of many current notebook users. The netbook market segment is booming. What makes this barely a year old offering a success? What does it offer that is different from the previous attempts like UMPC and Tablet PCs? ASUS, started alone. They are now joined by a number of other major vendors.

Since pioneering the netbook just over a year ago, the Asus Eee PC S101 represents the pinnacle of its progress and development. For once, Asus have produced a mini laptop that looks somewhat graceful.