Cinema Display: A match made in heaven
Tom on November 28, 2008
Photo by Stefan Rechsteiner
With the updated line of Apple notebooks, which both present a professional aesthetic, it was only suitable for the Cupertino company to design a corresponding display, that borrowed from their design, and, following with the themes introduced by the new models, dramatically simplified the formally cumbersome set-up for the user.
This ‘dream’ is [...]
CrossOver 7: Easy compatibility
Tom on November 2, 2008
Codeweavers‘ CrossOver product has filled the much-wanted “Run Windows apps for free” niche in the virtual machine market. The purchase of CrossOver, recently updated to version 7, was the only cost.
Many flocked to CrossOver as an alternative to the purchase of Parallels or Fusion, and the need to buy a Windows licence. However, the flaw [...]
Review: Dell XPS M1530 (Product RED)
Tom on August 11, 2008
Dell has finally found the key to winning over the Windows home notebook market as well as maintaining a majority in the business laptop sector; design-conscious buyers are enjoying of the manufacturer’s new-found talent while the core quality of Dell’s notebooks remains solid. Dell’s most prominent notebook in this hotly-contested segment has been the [...]
First Look & First Pictures: BlackBerry Bold
Tom on August 5, 2008
Review: HP Pavilion dv3021tx (dv3000)
Tom on July 31, 2008
HP is on a winning streak with its consumer notebooks at the moment - its 14.1” Pavilion dv6000 Series models have proven to be real winners. We haven’t heard much from the 13.3” and 15.4” front, so does HP’s neglect in these screen sizes mean that they’ve forgotten how to build a mainstream laptop? HP’s [...]
Mobile Me: a breakthrough for consumers
Tom on June 21, 2008
Whilst it was actually announced before the iPhone 3G at Apple’s recent WWDC 2008 conference, the rebranded, revamped .Mac (dot Mac) service, Mobile Me, was, in my mind, not given enough coverage or credit from the big news blogs - even some of the bigger name Apple news sources.
What is Mobile Me, anyway?
Mobile Me represents [...]
Live Mesh: the most useful tech from Microsoft in years
Tom on May 14, 2008
Like many aspiring technology departments, the innovative Windows Live section of the empire that is Microsoft has a ‘Labs’ section for its emerging, yet buggy technologies.
Usually this is the haunt of new, socially networked scientific calculators (seeing as everything must be socially networked these days) but over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been hearing [...]
Review: HP Pavilion dv2840tx ‘Artist Edition’ notebook
Tom on May 12, 2008
Pros
loud, statement-making design
wonderful display
massive 300gb hard drive standard
speedy processor
reliable
excellent value for money
Cons
Vista Ultimate should be standard
no high-definition drive available
display could be at higher resolution
design won’t appeal to everyone
Design
Whilst the casing design won’t appeal to everybody, HP never intentioned the dv2840tx Artist Edition notebook to appeal to the everyday consumer. This notebook is designed to swing [...]
Office 2008 for Mac: not worth your money
Tom on April 25, 2008
When first buying my Mac, I was still something of an Apple beginner. So Microsoft Office for Mac (2004 at that stage) looked very enticing. Pity it was only designed for PowerPC processors, and therefore had to run through Rosetta, the Apple technology that ‘translated’ PowerPC-native apps into something an Intel processor could read. And [...]
Quick Review: BlackBerry Pearl 8120
Tom on April 9, 2008
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is the first device we have subjected to our new ‘Quick Review’ criteria, which involves a more everyday testing procedure, and a simplified, shorter review that’s easy to understand and quick to follow.
Pros
- a stylish alternative to other BlackBerry models
- exceptional email integration
- easy to set up
- SureType keyboard is faster than many QWERTY models
- good [...]