Monthly Archives: March 2009
Nokia – N96
The N96 is another chunky, multimedia friendly handset from Nokia. In this case the size of the phone does seem to make it a bit unwieldy, and we aren’t entirely convinced about the dual slider system, though as an update of the popular N95 it does a good job. In terms of size, the fact…
Trend Micro – Internet Security Pro 2009
Trend Micro is a long established name in the PC security fraternity, even if it doesn’t carry quite as much weight as the Nortons of the world. The company has just released its latest net security suite and we got our hands on the Pro version, which bundles a number of extra utilities alongside the…
Xara – Web Designer
If you don’t fancy falling into the clutches of Adobe or learning how to program in some odd web language, or getting inside the head of WordPress, then your web design options can seem a bit bleak. True, the odd program like NetObjects Fusion makes the effort to stand its ground alongside those who want…
X-oom – Music Arranger Studio
It’s the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: producing the ultimate music album from your bedroom laptop using no more than a canny piece of software, a microphone and an array of digital samplers. Serious musicians who like complex mixing and editing and are happy to open their wallets will probably opt…
Focus – Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst
The spooky manor of Ravenhearst is home to creaky doors, flickering light bulbs and that most chilling and scary bird, Naomi Campbell… sorry, we meant the raven. You know, the one that does a lot of quothing, according to Edgar Allan Poe’s verses. As a detective, you’ve got to brave the musty halls of the…
505 Games – NecroVisioN
War and horror go together like Bond and vodka martinis and recently there’s been an upsurge in interest in combining ‘ordinary’ combat with nightmarish zombies and monsters (compare the recent F.E.A.R. 2 and Shellshock 2: Blood Trails). The latest bloody incarnation of this sub-species is NecroVisioN, developer The Farm 51′s literally Hellish take on the…
Sony Ericsson – W902
The W902 brings a 5-megapixel camera to the Walkman handset range. In these days of mobiles offering 8 megapixels this might not sound like a big deal, but in fact we reckon 5 megapixels is quite enough for a mobile phone to offer and if you want more then a dedicated digital camera is a…
Archos – 7
If you are looking for a portable Internet and media playback device then the Archos 7 could well appeal. Coming in 160GB and 320GB versions and with a 7-inch screen capable of 800 x 480 pixels, it sounds spot-on for a bit of movie watching on the move. With a battery capacity of 10 hours…
Olympus – mju 7000
The Olympus µ 7000 (also known as the mju 7000) is a slightly boxier compact camera than you’d expect from the range. Previously opting for tapering, curvy designs in the new mju series, Olympus seems to have gone back to basics here in terms of design: focusing closer on operation than curvaceous looks. This doesn’t…
Nobilis – iFluid
In a game industry flooded with carbon copy strategy, role-play and first-person shooter games, it always comes as a breath of fresh air when some imaginative brains come up with something much more original. Although the concept of micro-manoeuvring isn’t novel (just think of the fun we had with the Micro Machines series and playing…