Category: Features
REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S 2
Super slim, super light and super fast, the Samsung Galaxy S II is quite the smartphone. Is this the Android handset to finally make Apple fanboys turn their backs on the iPhone?
Catching up with modern technology: UK copyright law faces overhaul
The changes are not final yet, but recommendations for new copyright rules include making it legal for people to transfer their own CDs onto their MP3 players. Did you know this was illegal? The fact that most people probably…
REVIEW: LA Noire (PS3, Xbox 360)
Played from the perspective of the law-makers rather than the law-breakers, Rockstar's latest epic is a far cry from the destructive hi-jinks of the Grand Theft Auto series. But is LA Noire a "hardboiled thriller", or more like a hardboiled egg?
WIN: Two tickets to the Start More Live gadget show in association with Ford Focus
WIN: Two tickets to the Start More Live gadget show in association with Ford Focus Tech Digest have teamed up with Ford to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to the Start More Live show on May…
REVIEW: Harman Kardon BDS 700 5.1 Blu-ray Home Cinema combo
The convenience of one-box home cinema set-ups often make them the first port of call for budding home theatre enthusiasts. Combining a Blu-ray deck with 5.1 surround speakers, Harman Kardon's BDS 700 set is a stylishly designed premium AV solution. But can the sparse feature list do enough to justify its hefty price tag?
REVIEW: Brink (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
Class based shooters can be a mixed bag. How do you encourage gamers to work as a team rather than going out Rambo-style, all guns blazing, for personal glory? And how do you differentiate yourself from the countless other shooters on the market? Brink, with its unique art direction and parkour controls plants its flag firmly in the genre's A-team, but falls short of becoming the new King of the Hill.
Google to launch Music Beta at I/O conference this week
The long-awaited iTunes rival from Google is expected to launch this week at the search giant's I/O developers conference, but it's shaping up to have a few less features than was initially expected. Called Music Beta, the service will…
Have Microsoft bagged Skype? [UPDATE – Yes, they officially have]
Remember last week when we told you that both Facebook and Google were fishing with big-money lures in an attempt to catch voice and video chat service Skype? Well forget that; it seems Microsoft are now the front runners to…
Sony NGP / Xbox 360 lovechild is an Android-touting curiosity
Comng across like the bastard lovechild of an Xbox 360 controller and the as-yet-unreleased Sony NGP handheld is the iReadyGo, a new handheld device that's doing the rounds on the CnGBA forums. Running an undisclosed build of Android off a…
REVIEW: Onkyo TX-NR609 AV receiver
Onkyo have built a solid reputation for themselves by offering affordable AV kits that consistently perform as well as their more expensive rivals. Their latest effort, the TX-NR609, may be their best mid-range AV receiver yet, packing in a a range of web-connected audio features, including Spotify.