Monthly Archives: July 2009
Codemasters – Fuel
Fuel is set in an alternate America where an environmental disaster has occurred. Citizens have carved out new living spaces for themselves away from the old cities and stomping grounds, which are now ravaged by storms, winds and bush fires. While fossil fuels have been eschewed by the masses in favour of green energy, die-hard…
Creative – Zen MX
The phrase ‘fallen from grace’ would be unnecessarily harsh when referring to Creative’s current position in the MP3 player market, but the company that was instrumental in the early development of the digital audio portable has certainly slipped down the rankings since the emergence of the iPod. So much so that it may come as…
Hewlett Packard – 6730b on Orange Business Everywhere
Mobile broadband is really starting to take off. You have two options here: you can either opt for a laptop with SIM support built in or buy a laptop and add a ‘dongle’ from your favourite operator, which will slot happily into any USB port. Hewlett Packard’s 6730b fits into the former category, and Orange…
Sony Ericsson – C510
The C510 from Sony Ericsson is a Cybershot handset that sits in the middle of the current line-up in terms of specifications. It is a small and light phone, its candybar design is familiar and it looks fairly unprepossessing. For a small phone it has a good sized screen. Measuring 2.3 inches across diagonal corners,…
iZotope – iDrum
When it comes to drumming you need three core qualities. One: A good sense of rhythm – obviously. Two: A high level of co-ordination – using both hands and feet simultaneously is ridiculously tricky to begin with. Three: A drummer must be insane – there’s something about beating the hell out of skins all day…
Opera – Opera 10
While millions of words a year seem to be devoted across the planet to the likes of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and now Google’s Chome, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that one browser has stood the test of time better than most of them: Opera. While never threatening any form of mass-market…
Acer – Aspire 3935
Acer keeps up with the Joneses when it comes to the portable PC market, having recently launched its Aspire One range as a competitor in the netbook arena. Meanwhile, the company’s large to middle sized array of TravelMate and Aspire models continues apace and the Aspire 3935 is designed as a direct challenge to 13.3-inch…
Microsoft – Exchange Server 2010
Just when you thought you’d got to grips with everything Exchange Server had to offer, a new version of Microsoft’s flagship email/collaboration product looms large on the horizon. Still in beta at present, it nonetheless looked pretty polished when we put it through its paces. Here’s what we found. The most obvious changes to Exchange…
EA Sports – Grand Slam Tennis & Wii MotionPlus controller
Nintendo’s Wiimote controller has been at the heart of the revolution that the firm has driven through the video-gaming world, and it’s thus unsurprising that there’s plenty of interest in its Wii MotionPlus enhancement. It’s effectively a jacket with a connector, into which you slip your existing Wiimote, thus extending the size of the controller….
Toshiba – Satellite A350
As far as first impressions go, the Satellite A350 from Toshiba certainly gets the thumbs up. The all-black chassis looks smart and it feels like a solidly built piece of kit. Open it up, however, and you’re greeted with a rather bizarre glossy keyboard. It’s not the first time Toshiba has gone for a glossy…