Monthly Archives: February 2012
Sony PlayStation Vita WiFi
The handheld game’s market is now very different from the one that Sony launched the PSP into, back in 2005. First Nintendo pulled off an unlikely triumph by prioritising innovative gameplay over graphics performance, with the DS – pulling in a whole new audience along the way. Then along came the smartphones, dishing out fantastic…
Nokia Lumia 710
Nokia’s second Windows Mobile based phone has a very attractive price tag. It is around £100 inc VAT cheaper than the flagship Nokia Lumia 800, SIM free. So, what corners have been cut to hit that price and can they be lived with? Lacking the look If it is stunning looks and a show-off hardware…
Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Buying a camera before the digital era used to be relatively simple – you either went for the point ‘n’ click type (Polaroid, Instamatic) that did it all for you, or you went for full manual control from low-to-high spec SLRs. Now you have an ever-expanding middle-tier, such as the ‘system’ and ‘hybrid’ digital cameras…
TomTom Western Europe for iPhone
This turn-by-turn app, from the brand that popularised the sat nav, is the most expensive around by a country mile. The cynic in us thinks this might be because TomTom can see the lucrative market for GPS hardware disappearing before its very eyes, as touchscreen smartphones become dominant. The company promises that its range of…
Sapphire Radeon HD6970 FleX Edition
Sapphire’s FleX Edition range of cards have been designed to make it easier to implement AMD’s Eyefinity multi-screen technology. This is without having to resort to using a DisplayPort equipped monitor, or having to buy expensive third-party active dongles. You have to use one of these two options for a standard card, as you can’t…
Archos 35 Smart Home Phone
Cordless phones are widespread, though often they’re not hugely laden with technology. Archos is not the only company to try marrying DECT with Android, but that’s what the Archos 35 Smart Home Phone does. It’s not inexpensive either, coming it at £140. You can get competent DECT handsets for less than £50, where the same…
Pentax Q
Why does less always cost more? The Pentax Q is the smallest interchangeable lens camera, which was launched in the UK late last year. It proved too pricey and has just received a massive price cut, as a direct result. No sooner had this review sample of the Q landed in our palm, than its…
Samsung NP-900X3A-B02
January’s International CES may have been dominated by a new generation of ultrabooks, but Samsung has been playing the super-slim game for some time – with its 16.3mm-slim Series 9 laptops. Styled as ‘ultra portable’ notebooks, the slinky, metallic-styled Series 9 is a clear challenge to Apple’s 19mm-deep MacBook Air range. This variation is squarely…
Dell Inspiron One 2320
One group of computers that have never seemingly caught the public’s attention are the All-in-One PC’s. This is surprising, as all you have to do is find a home for the screen where the device makes for an ideal space-saver. Maybe it’s still the perception that they are the poorer relations, when it comes to…
Intel 520 SSD 240GB
Intel’s latest SSD (Solid State Drive) model 520 feels rather familiar as it sports the same light silver casing as the model 510 and 1ooks pretty similar to every Intel SSD since the first X25-M which was launched back in 2008. The retail package of goodies is also familiar and consists of a SATA cable,…