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low cost handset with touchscreen and slide-out keyboard - 06/09/2010
The LG Town is a social networking phone for those who like a physical keyboard to work with. The handset is fairly affordable, and as we write O2 is offering it with £10 off its £80 ...
lots of power, but needs a friendlier face - 06/09/2010
There are, without doubt, friendlier Internet security packages on the market than Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, yet it's still hard to sniff at the level of protection that the software offers. We'll come to that shortly. ...
stylish netbook with decent battery life and an excellent keyboard - 05/09/2010
Thanks to their well-designed keyboards and stylish good looks, Samsung's netbooks have impressed in the past. The new N230 continues this trend, and makes a great first impression with its sleek chassis. At 1.2kg, it's ...
a fan, a flower, and a whole load of obstacles - 04/09/2010
Flowers aren't just pretty to look at. As well as contributing an important role in our ecosystem, they perform a hundred and one different other functions. Or at least three. You can put them in your ...
high end Android smartphone complete with 8-megapixel camera - 03/09/2010
Motorola's Milestone XT720 is a high end Android smartphone with a quirky physical design and one feature that is an Android first. The novel feature is an 8-megapixel camera with Xenon flash. This, along with ...
language learning for Windows and Mac users - 03/09/2010
English may be the default setting for doing business the world over but there's still no substitute for some basic-and-beyond conversational skills in the native language of another country if you're visiting on vacation. Berlitz's traditional ...
disappointing compact all-in-one inkjet printer - 02/09/2010
There has to be almost as many new printers appearing on the market on a monthly basis as digital cameras. All of this is good news for the consumer who wants plenty of choice when finding ...
small business accounting package - 02/09/2010
Other than minor tweaks to cope with legislative changes, accounting packages don't change very often these days. So it comes as no surprise to discover that QuickBooks 2010 is the first major update to Intuit's bookkeeping ...
miniature Android smartphone with a slide-out keyboard - 01/09/2010
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro is a superb smartphone. It is innovative and well built, though right at the outset we should note that it runs Android 1.6, which puts it somewhat behind the ...
impressive low cost Android smartphone - 01/09/2010
HTC prides itself on having some of the most feature packed smartphones on the market, but the Wildfire is something different. Specifically designed to be a low cost smartphone, it nevertheless runs Android 2.1, which puts ...
business oriented workhorse - 31/08/2010
The Samsung P580 is a business grade laptop that isn't going to win any prizes for looking good or showing off fancy features. But it is a solid performer. The 15.6-inch screen delivers 1366 x ...
12-megapixel camera with GPS and HD video - 31/08/2010
The Panasonic DMC-TZ10 has the look and feel of a digital camera that has been designed by metal workers rather than the usual bunch of electronic engineers. For starters your eye is likely to be drawn ...
latest version of bestselling CAD software - 31/08/2010
It's hard to believe that the first edition of TurboCAD saw the light of day in 1986, but it's usually a good indication that a product has found a solid position within the market when 24 ...
stylish and compact mobile scanner - 30/08/2010
In a technological age where the emphasis is increasingly on becoming more compact and user-friendly while still maintaining high quality and a myriad of features, it's perhaps not surprising that scanners are now receiving the attention ...
compact camera with high speed shooting - 27/08/2010
Over the years Canon has managed to pack an enormous array of features into its never-ending series of IXUS cameras. Generally speaking this seems to be the electronic equivalent of squeezing a pint into a half-pint ...
dual-socket Xeon tower server - 27/08/2010
Remember Gateway and its garish black and white boxes? Well, times have changed, and the fancy boxes are long gone. Moreover, Gateway is now the business arm of Acer, with the Gateway GT350 F1 server the ...
budget handset with superb QWERTY keyboard - 26/08/2010
Nokia's C3 looks at first glance to be every inch a high end messaging phone. But it is in fact a mid range handset, the price indicating that it can't possibly offer top end smartphone features. ...
Need for Speed goes massively multiplayer - 26/08/2010
Need for Speed is one of the biggest racing franchises video gaming has ever seen. Throughout its long and somewhat chequered history, the series has put a number of different spins on its arcade oriented style ...
Network server - 25/08/2010
As all Dr Who fans know, the Tardis time machine is a lot bigger on the inside than out. A seemingly impossible feat that Apple appears to have replicated with its tiny Mac mini which can ...
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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