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Sales of portable laptops are set to jump ahead of their bigger desktop brothers in the next two years, industry experts have suggested.

The increasing miniaturisation of technology means that more can be crammed into the smaller laptop machines than ever before.

And Paul Otellini, the chief executive of chip manufacturer Intel, suggested that this movement towards mobile computing will "revolutionise the world".

Speaking at the ninth annual Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame event, he highlighted that there remains a huge number of people in the world who do not have access to computers.

With the expansion of projects such as the $100 XO laptop and Intel's own Classmate system, efforts are being aimed at addressing the issue of improving connections in Africa and other third-world countries.

But consumers in the West may also be drawn to the extra mobility provided by laptops – meaning they can stay in touch wherever they are in the world.

By using a VonageV-Phone USB device, laptop owners can do just that through unlimited free voice calls over a broadband connection to up to 25 countries for a low monthly fee of £9.99.