Monthly Archives: April 2009
Sony Ericsson – C905
The C905 is one of the latest rash of mobile phones to incorporate an 8-megapixel camera. It has competition from LG in the Renoir and Samsung in both the Pixon and the i8510. Leaving the camera aside for the moment and looking at the other aspects of this handset, the ergonomics don’t exactly set our…
Acer – Aspire 5735Z
There are any number of good looking notebooks around, so what, you may ask, makes the Acer Aspire 5735Z worthy of a mention? Well, how about a Core 2 Duo with a 15.6-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen display for around four hundred quid all in. Yes, you read that right; around four hundred pounds including…
Panda – Internet Security 2009
When it comes to internet security, there’s one company that will panda to your needs. And will doubtless never, ever use that pun in a press release. At any rate, Panda’s latest net security suite has been unleashed on the world, consisting of several different types of protection and some backup features. Oh, and probably…
Eclypt – PICO Freedom
There’s an increasing emphasis on security and encryption for protecting sensitive data these days, and considering the likelihood of files being carried around on the move (and all too often lost), it’s not difficult to see why. An abundance of dedicated software that can password-protect files would be the traditional choice for such an occasion,…
TerraTec – Grabby
The relentless march of the digital revolution means that some of our most precious memories that were previously captured on VHS seem destined to gather dust in the attic forever. However, help is at hand in the shape of a nifty new device from TerraTec, who have done a deal with media software company Magix…
YOYOTech – Water Dragon 940
Here’s a rare beast: an overclocked gaming system that doesn’t use an Intel processor but instead uses a watercooled AMD one. But don’t let that put you off, as YOYOTech’s Water Dragon 940 is a capable, extremely well put together system unit. It also makes a nice change that the name of a system actually…
New Star Games – New Star Grand Prix
Proof that in a games publishing world dominated by multi-million dollar projects and prolonged development cycles, one person can still churn out an interesting game, and at a very attractive price too. New Star Grand Prix is the latest title from Simon Read, previously responsible for the really very good New Star Soccer series, and…
Pinnacle Systems – Studio 12
The latest version of Pinnacle’s home video editing program again comes in three editions: Standard, Plus and Ultimate. Long time users will appreciate many of the small interface changes which make capturing, editing and producing home videos run more smoothly, but the big difference across all three versions is the introduction of a feature called…
MSI – EX620
The EX620 is the latest addition to MSI’s Entertainment Series of notebooks and features a 16-inch widescreen display, Core 2 Duo processor, discrete ATI graphics and a host of other goodies for your multimedia pleasure. A well made, stylish looking notebook, the EX620 features MSI’s Ocean Wave design, which brings a dark grey wave pattern…
RITLabs – The Bat!
It’s increasingly common for many of us to have more than one e-mail address on the go. By the time work, home, webmail and mobile addresses have been taken into account, the theory runs that you’re dashing between different accounts just to keep up with everything that’s going on. So the thinking behind The Bat!…