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Portable speakers are built to let you take your sound on the go, but they're often bigger than something little hands can grab. And yet JBL's latest bucks that trend, and clings to a backpack.

The iPad may dominate the tablet world, but if you don't have lots of cash to spend, there are other options.

Need a tablet for the kids that they can access the net with and won't break the bank? Alcatel has something just for that on the way.

An Android phone with a fingerprint sensor and a big screen for under $100? It's possible, but you'll need to make a few compromises.

At $130, the Cygnett FreePlay cordless and wireless in-earphones look like a great bargain, as the Aussie peripheral maker builds something for budgets. But is it a great buy?

The mid-range squeeze may well and truly be changing what you get for a low price in the smartphone world, but at least one manufacturer is keen to stamp its name all over value, as Alcatel demonstrates.

Budget laptops tend to be a very “start of year” thing, and the return to school is to blame, something Kogan is capitalising on this year.

Need a laptop or tablet, but don’t have so much spare cash? As the end of the year gears up for a new one, Kogan is ready with a thrifty threesome.