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duplex mono laser multifunction device - 09/02/2010
There are multifunction printers which can also photocopy, and photocopiers which can print from and scan to a computer. The FS-1128MFP falls into the latter class, as a mono photocopier with a lot of potential for ...
run Windows or Linux on a Mac - 09/02/2010
The ability to run Windows on an Apple Macintosh instantly turns it into something infinitely more useful, particularly if it's possible to run it alongside OSX and swap information easily back and forth. Thus, Parallels makes ...
career based arcade tennis game - 09/02/2010
If you're familiar with New Star Games, you'll know it's the indie stable that brought us the likes of New Star Soccer and Grand Prix. The developer's latest offering focuses on the world of tennis, and ...
Samsung's first Android-based smartphone - 08/02/2010
The Android platform is found in an increasingly large number of smartphones, and Samsung has entered into the fray with its first offering, the Galaxy i7500, supplied with a snugly fitting protective slipcase. The physical design ...
upgraded successor to the PEN E-P1 - 08/02/2010
They say that nostalgia isn't what it used to be, but you won't be able to convince anyone at Olympus that this is true. It's less than year since the company gave its successful PEN series, ...
innovative, free security solution to protect against viruses and malicious code - 08/02/2010
The ongoing battle between security experts and authors of malicious code has been raging for many a year, and despite doing a good job of reacting quickly to or staying ahead of new threats, it seems ...
mobile broadband device with Wi-Fi - 05/02/2010
Once you get used to the idea of having access to the Internet from anywhere, it is a difficult thing to let go of. One day you'll be sitting in a café without free Wi-Fi and ...
stunning space action sequel - 05/02/2010
If you haven't already experienced the first instalment of BioWare's awesome sci-fi trilogy that seems likely to rival Star Wars for its intriguing plot, exciting combat and complex characters, then now is the time to launch ...
portable, key-ring sized music player - 04/02/2010
It's almost with a sense of nostalgia that we unpack the iAudio E2, a device that suggests that the ‘faceless' MP3 player market is still ticking away in the background amidst a swathe of equally portable, ...
portable and versatile media streaming jukebox - 03/02/2010
We've looked at a few of Lacie's media streamers/jukeboxes over the last couple of years and while the LaCinema Rugged sported an interesting design, performance and usability were sadly lacking. The company has faired better with ...
tiny but fully-featured 3G and 802.11N Wi-Fi router - 03/02/2010
If there were awards for cramming the most networking technology into the smallest package, the Solwise 3G11nMRW Mobile Router would have a bulging trophy cabinet. It's a miniature 3.5G (HSPA/UMTS) router with 10/100Mbps Ethernet and 802.11B/G/N ...
budget DirectX 11 graphics card - 02/02/2010
Radeon HD 5670 is the latest member of ATi's Radeon HD 5000 family of DirectX 11 graphics chips that are fabricated using 40nm technology. We're reviewing a 512MB version of the HD 5670 from Sapphire, however ...
compact HD camcorder with 10-megapixel stills camera - 02/02/2010
Long gone are the days of having to lug around a hefty beast of a video camera. For the casual user who just wants videos fit for YouTube or needs a lightweight, portable device for taking ...
this month's round up of iPhone apps - 02/02/2010
This month's round-up is full of nice smells, natural science and no small measure of strangeness as we take the temperatures of an aromatherapy app, get travel news direct from the heart of government, learn how ...
refresh of the original BlackBerry Bold - 01/02/2010
The original BlackBerry Bold did quite a lot of good for RIM in terms of carrying it away from its purely business-user focus and towards a wider audience. The Bold 9700 does yet more, maintaining a ...
compact budget all-in-one - 01/02/2010
With reams of budget all-in-ones (AIOs) available for casual users there's a constant battle between speed, quality and value, and HP has attempted to find the right combination yet again here with the PhotoSmart C4680. We ...
document management with OCR - 01/02/2010
PaperPort has the consumer-level document management market pretty much to itself. There are more sophisticated, dedicated systems available for corporate customers, but they attract corporate-level prices. PaperPort 12, the latest incarnation of the program, costs under ...
small format Windows XP computer with outward facing screen - 29/01/2010
Imagine a fully-fledged Windows-toting computer that measures just 174 x 84 x 25mm and weighs a mere 430g. You could almost get such a machine into a pocket, albeit that you'd really notice the weight. Well, ...
high performance gaming notebook - 28/01/2010
While desktop PCs have traditionally been the main haven for serious gamers, the explosion of interest in laptops as desktop replacements means that more and more consumers want to be able to play online and on ...
emulation contemplation - 08/01/2010
I am something of a nerd when it comes to old computers, and especially old software. Various house moves and eBay clearouts have inevitably depleted my physical computer collection to a couple of laptops and a ...
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Buying any new piece of IT equipment or software is a potential minefield. How do you decide exactly what you need? How do you get the right product at the best price? Our buyers guides explain it all.