Cell phone batteries can be charged with a simple solar panel and USB Car cigarette charger. But what happens on a cloudy day? Find out here – based on measurements results in southern Europe in winter time.
 

The USB 3.0 SuperSpeed standard is making a debut in 2010, with the first hardware manufacturers releasing their USB 3.0 products. USB 3.0 is designed for transfer speeds up-to a whopping 5.0 Gbit/s, 10 times faster than USB 2.0. So what are the options to use USB 3.0 with existing laptops and notebooks?
 

When Internet access is of the utmost importance, the most common solution is to have a 2nd internet connection on standby. The new Netgear Wireless-N 300 router launched in January 2010 at the CES in Las Vegas seems to have all 3G and 4G internet access fall-back options covered.

For those with a defect in the DELL laptop motherboard charging circuitry there’s a  possible workaround to charge laptop batteries externally. Have a look.

With 3G internet roaming for post-paid cell phone contracts being horribly expensive in Europe and beyond, the only affordable way to stay connected to the internet in Europe is to resort to local Pay-As-You-Go SIM cards. Read about the PAYG scene in France, Spain and Portugal in 2010. 

The USB port of a Nokia  N95 8 GB suddenly stopped working. A dig deep into the problem revealed a broken USB port in the N95. Read about it there.
 

DVB-T digital TV in Portugal was officially launched in May 2009 in 29 municipalities. Although it’s still brand new, digital coverage in December 2009 / January 2010 can already be found in the bigger cities. Read about it here.
 

For those who travel in Portugal and want to stay connected to the Internet as a non-resident there are a few options. Here’s how to do it through a 3G mobile cellphone connection in December 2009.

High Speed 3G mobile Internet is accessible in large parts of Spain. For visitors, travelers, holidaymakers it's now possible to have prepaid fast Internet access without a fixed mobile cellphone contract. It allows you to surf the Internet on your laptop, notebook, netbook or smartphone, iphone. Here's how.