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Wi-Fi standards face patent threat

A patent ruling in favour of an Australian government agency could mean equipment makers will have to pay up.

Sony VAIO VGN-AR18GP

If you're happy to wait a few months for more Blu-ray content to land, the AR18GP is a powerful, multimedia-rich laptop whose only glaring omission is a TV tuner.