Video may be the future of the internet, but until we can get internet based video to our favored viewing medium - the living room TV – it’s hard to imagine it replacing more traditional formats like DVD, BLU-Ray or broadcast. With this device , however, Philips comes a step closer – a box designed to replace your DVD or Blu-Ray player [...]

A funny thing just happened to Microsoft Office – It’s become free of charge. OK, so we’re not talking about gratis boxes copies of Office 2010 here, but a version that can be used in a web browser. This might seem like crazy move by Microsoft but online office suites are now commonplace an d Microsoft has had little choice [...]

Compact camera, wide lens: another winning Cyber-shot from Sony… As the smallest and lightest camera on test, the 14-megapixel W380 is the perfect go-anywhere, casual camera , its metal body looks attractive and makes it feel robust, and all controls are perfectly positioned, with a mode dial above the four-way controller and playback buttons, making the w380 incredibly simple to [...]

Intel’s new range of Core Processor enable your PC to run faster and for longer… Combine with the power of Windows 7, the Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processor complete everyday office task with ease, but they have the power to do much more. The processors all feature “smart” technology that adapts to your needs, with the i5 [...]

For speed and convenience, little beats this Nikon point-and-shot… Billed as the world’s slimmest 10x optical zoom camera, the 14-megapixel S8000 sits at the pinnacle of Nikon’s oddly unstylish Style range. The 30-300mm zoom is smooth and quick to focus-speed is something of a theme with this camera- at wide and maximum zoom. Lens-shift vibration reduction helps quell camera shake [...]

Samsung’s Bada OS makes an impressive debut appearance… The success of Google’s Android operating system hasn’t gone unnoticed by Samsung, but rather than hiring Google’s roamin’ OS, it’s created its own: Bada. The Samsung Wave is its first  showcase. The phone looks exquisite, with an aluminum body less than 11mm thick, a 3.3-inch “Super AMOLED” screen that’s pain sharp, bright [...]

Nokia has broken the mould N900 as it replaces the company’s usual Symbian OS with Maemo, which is a more advanced system… The hardware is similarly powerful, with a pull-out QWERTY, a 600Mhz ARM A8 processor, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a touchscreen that lushly high resolution, even if it is sadly only resistive rather than capacitive. As [...]

The 3GS is soon to be surpassed by the iPhone 4, but it’s no ageing dinosaur. The iPhone 3GS still offers enviable usability and a form factory that oozes class and quality… The interface is incredibly simple, with shortcuts and apps spread over an unlimited supply of home screens. The seamless working of multi-touch still impresses too, letting you pinch to zoom [...]

With a smooth , nickel-finished body and an internal 5x optical zoom, the Slice is the most stylish Kodak we’ve seen and probably the best looking camera here… with 2GB it’s also got by far the most built-in storage – there’s a microSD slot too. The reason being that the Slice is for those who like to show pic to [...]

PANASONIC P50VT20 Performance – Technically brilliant with 3D and 2D sources, this is Panasonic’s  best plasma TV to date. If you’re thinking of upgrading to 3D, this is the set to get. Love – Super-smooth 3D and equally astounding 3D images. DLNA networking. Freeview HD and Freesat tunners Hate – Average audio and a clunky interface littered with advertising Specifications [...]