New OS, bigger screen and more media features make the BlackBerry Torch 9800 a true iPhone/Android rival… BlackBerry smartphones are email champions. However, with a starchy operating system, clunky web browsing and media features that fell like an afterthought. RIM has never made a smartphone that could directly compete with the iPhone and Android elite [...]
I SPY AND THE NUMBER PLATE GAME WON’T entertain the Nintendo DS generation for long on car journeys. The modern parent needs to be armed with portable DVD players, PMPs, games consoles and the new breed of tech that will amuse for hours. Some even have educational benefit. but don’t tell the kids… LEAPFROG LEAPSTER [...]
This stylish netbook has a stunning screen, but is let down by flawed usability… Dell’s consumer Inspiron range includes the Mini series of netbooks – eye-catchingly designed. slimmed-down versions of its full-priced laptops. The Inspiron Mini 1012 (£368 inc. VAT) is a great machine with arguably the best screen in this group test, but is [...]
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” [...]
Beefed-up Pre could still be challenger, given more app… Ah, the Palm Pre…It coulda been a contender. Palm’s webOS was a delight but something about the Pre failed to capture the public imagination. The Pre Plus doesn’t really improve on things enough to catapult itself to the top, but it remains a fine handset. The [...]
HP’s TouchSmart 600 is an all-in-one touchscreen desktop PC that’s built to be admired and, of course, touched. With a sleek, slimline design and a stunning 23-inch screen that can be mounted on your wall, the TouchSmart 600 is attention grabbing and looks razor-sharp, as well as being a multimedia powerhouse… The HP TouchSmart 600′s [...]
Proof of just how seriously Lg is still taking plasma is abundantly clear in the brand’s latest flagship TV the 50PK990. Thanks to its slim frame, single-layer finish and novel color scheme, which subtly infuses a touch of blue into the stand and bezel, it certainly cuts a dash. Doing more to establish the set’s [...]
Not the most powerful all-in-one, but gorgeous design is well worth paying a bit extra for… Samsung has long produced beautiful monitors, and from the front the U250 looks to be another gorgeous example. With its gloss-black finish, clear edging and thin glass neck, It’s as stylish as any SyncMaster TFT we’ve seen, and only [...]
Budget, non-3G Symbian phone offers old-fashioned virtues… This stylish and smart new phone from Nokia is designed for those on tighter budgets. but you wouldn’t guess to look at it. The screen is clear, the fonts are big, sharp and at the QWERTY keyboard is easy to use and the direction pad and other buttons [...]
The Acer Stream’s 24fps 720p recordings look acceptable on the handset’s 3.7-inch, 800×480-pixel AMOLED display. However. when transferred to a computer screen or TV via HDMI, footage is disappointingly washed out and lacks sharpness. There’s no light, which is a big issue when shooting indoors. The small, fiddly record button is also an irritation. Elsewhere. [...]
