For users wanting a PC-based alternative to the Apple iPad, Toshiba has launched a laptop that features two touchscreens

Netbooks are becoming increasingly powerful device, as evidenced by Acer, which updated two netbooks in its Aspire One portfolio

Microsoft believes it could eventually become a strong competitor in the tablet PC market despite the sales success of the Apple iPad

Research firm ABI predicts the market will keep growing this year with shipments totaling 58 million

Asus is working on a new communications module, which will offer users the option to plug a phone into their notebook

Apple could ship as many as 8 millon to 10 million iPads in 2010, according to a Morgan Stanley analyst

IBM has teamed up with Canonical and Simmtronics to launch a cloud netbook costing just $190 (£127) for emerging markets

MSI is introducing two new Wind netbooks, replacing a previous 12-inch version with two models pairing dual-core AMD processors with Bluetooth - a first for the Wind lineup

Market researcher IDC is predicting that the market share of all-in-one desktops will stage a comeback in 2010