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  • Sony Ericsson J10i2 Elm mobile phone

    Sony Ericsson Elm review

    3.5 REVIEW We munch the green candy bar 27 April 2010 11:53 GMT

    Riding the green wave is the Sony Ericsson Elm, part of its GreenHeart range, which aims to be a more environmentally friendly mobile phone. We've seen a number of eco phones from different manufacturers and we don't always buy into the eco pitch:...

  • Acer Aspire 4820TG notebook  . Hardware, Laptops, Acer, Acer Aspire 4820TG, Acer TimelineX 0

    Acer Aspire 4820TG notebook review

    4.0 REVIEW Promising package of power and portability? 22 April 2010 12:03 GMT

    The Acer Aspire 4820TG is a product of continued refinement from the computing giant. Acquisitions and rebranding have taken place in the attempt to move the "Acer" branded machines away from the bargain basement end of the market (where eMachines...

  • Phonak Audeo PFE 112 headphones

    Phonak Audeo PFE 112 headphones review

    4.5 REVIEW Does the new kid on the block rock? 21 April 2010 12:28 GMT

    Phonak are newcomers to the headphone world, with the Audeo PFE (Perfect Fit Earphones) 112 representing their first foray into a competitive market. The company has a background in hearing aids, so arguably has a great deal of experience with in-ear...

  • Bowers and Wilkins P5 headphones

    Bowers and Wilkins P5 headphones review

    4.5 REVIEW Are these really a "concert for one"? 20 April 2010 16:00 GMT

    Bowers & Wilkins struggle not to blow you away. From the most lust-worthy speakers, through to the design statement that is the Zeppelin iPod dock. The P5 step into the limelight knowing that audiophiles are going to be peering very closely at...

  • Canon EOS 550D DSLR camera

    Canon EOS 550D DSLR camera review

    4.5 REVIEW Expensive - but is it worth it? 16 April 2010 22:09 GMT

    The new Canon EOS 550D was one of those cameras that got us really excited when it arrived at Pocket-lint towers. For some it is a camera that can potentially confuse - packing an 18-megapixel sensor into a consumer DSLR seems counter to the sensible...

  • Samsung PL80 compact camera. Cameras, Compact cameras, Digital cameras, Samsung, Samsung PL80, 12 megapixels 0

    Samsung PL80 compact camera review

    3.5 REVIEW Easy on the pocket, easy on the eye? 15 April 2010 16:42 GMT

    The Samsung PL80 compact camera is an entry-level point and shoot model pitched in at an affordable price. It offers a range of simple to use features in a package that is designed to deliver results with minimal fuss.

    Measuring 96.8 x 57.5...

  • HTC HD mini. Phones, Mobile phones, Windows Phone, HTC, HTC HD Mini 0

    HTC HD mini review

    3.0 REVIEW It looks cute, but doesn't everything mini? 14 April 2010 15:37 GMT

    The HTC HD mini fills an awkward space. It's small format gives less wow space for HTC Sense to roam, especially sitting in the shadow of the hugely successful HD2, which had the power to step over Windows Mobile's awkwardness. It also comes in at...

  • Football Manager Handheld 2010 for iPhone. Gaming, Mobile phone games, Football games, Football Manager Handheld 2010, iPhone, iPod Touch, Sega, Sports Interactive 0

    Football Manager Handheld 2010 for iPhone review

    4.0 REVIEW Feed your addiction on the move 13 April 2010 13:09 GMT

    Football Manager Handheld 2010 has landed in the iPhone and iPod touch, having previously been a regular fixture on the PSP. The important distinction to make here is that word Handheld: it doesn’t have the depth that the desktop version does...

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 . Phones, Mobile phones, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Android 0

    Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 review

    3.0 REVIEW 4-inches, 8.1-megapixels, 1GHz: do the numbers add up? 12 April 2010 11:29 GMT

     The Xperia X10 is Sony Ericsson's flagship, and first, Android device and part of a family of three that will be hitting the market this year, the others being the X10 mini and the X10 mini pro. For a company that has struggled recently to keep pace...

  • Sennheiser MM 450 Bluetooth headphones

    Sennheiser MM 450 Bluetooth headphones review

    4.5 REVIEW The ultimate travel headphones? 8 April 2010 11:53 GMT

    The Sennheiser MM 450 headset packs in buckets of technology offering up pretty much everything you could look for in a headset. It can be wired, wireless, with or without noise cancellation and they fold-up too. Could these be the ultimate headphones...

  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 camera

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 camera review

    3.0 REVIEW Simple, compact and unfortunately flawed 6 April 2010 16:37 GMT

    The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 is a compact camera that offers a range of features in a pocket-friendly package. Aimed firmly at the point and shoot end of the market, the W380 is amongst the smallest compact cameras out there measuring 91.7 x 51.9mm,...

  • Creative Aurvana In-Ear 2 headphones

    Creative Aurvana In-Ear 2 headphones review

    4.5 REVIEW Will these bring a bit of class to your MP3 player? 6 April 2010 9:00 GMT

    Creative continues to punch itself into the headphone space with an update to their Aurvana In-Ear models, appropriately named the In-Ear 2. As the name suggests, they are an in-ear model, making bold claims of blocking 95% of external noise, but not...

  • Xobni for BlackBerry  . Phones, Mobile phone apps, BlackBerry, Xobni, Xobni for BlackBerry, Xobni One, BlackBerry apps,  0

    Xobni for BlackBerry review

    4.5 REVIEW Power to the people? 1 April 2010 11:26 GMT

    Xobni for BlackBerry has long been anticipated, bringing together the rich contacts experience that Outlook users have been enjoying through Xobni the last 2 years. But appearing as a paid-for app, does it offer enough over BlackBerry's existing powerful...

  • Jabra Clipper Bluetooth headset

    Jabra Clipper Bluetooth headset review

    4.5 REVIEW Tune on, Tune in, Clip out 31 March 2010 9:19 GMT

    The Jabra Clipper is a twist on the traditional Bluetooth design, aimed more at those who want to use it for music than those who are just looking for handsfree calls on their mobile phone.

    As the name suggests, the Clipper takes the form of...

  • HTC Desire mobile phone

    HTC Desire review

    4.5 REVIEW The ace in HTC's Android pack? 29 March 2010 13:54 GMT

    It would be fair to say the HTC Desire is the most anticipated phone of 2010. Perhaps an indication of this phone's significance, following the launch by HTC, a slew of announcements came from mobile phone operators saying they'd be stocking it. The...

  • Flip Mino HD 2nd gen camcorder  . Cameras, Camcorders, Flip, Flip Mino HD, Cisco 0

    Flip Mino HD 2nd gen camcorder review

    3.5 REVIEW Can Flip regain a space in your pocket? 26 March 2010 15:36 GMT

    The new Flip Mino HD comes in to replace its predecessor and making a few changes to the last iteration of the pocket camcorder. We'd like to take credit for forcing Flip-now-Cisco's hand, but we're sure it wasn't down to us alone. We pulled it up...

  • Metro 2033 - Xbox 360

    Metro 2033 - Xbox 360 review

    4.0 REVIEW Should you fear the future? 26 March 2010 8:30 GMT

    Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Metro 2033 centres around the surviving remains of Moscow's society, harbouring in the tunnels and subways under the city. Based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's book of the same title, you play Artyom, a happy go lucky (ish)...

  • Philips SDC5100 notebook CushionSpeaker  . Hardware, Stands, Philips, Philips CushionSpeaker, Laptop accessories,  0

    Philips SDC5100 notebook CushionSpeaker review

    2.5 REVIEW A sound choice to jump into bed with? 24 March 2010 15:44 GMT

    Admit it, you sit there, laptop on knee, browsing the Internet whilst watching TV and eating spaghetti hoops. We're sure a lot of people run the gauntlet everyday, suffering warmed legs and audiological horrors. As a result there are a number of accessories...

  • Creative Vado HD 3rd gen camcorder  . Cameras, Camcorders, Creative, Creative Vado HD 0

    Creative Vado HD 3rd gen camcorder review

    3.5 REVIEW Does this advance the pocket camcorder game? 24 March 2010 9:21 GMT

    The Creative Vado has offered a viable alternative to the Flip line-up of pocket camcorders since they first started hitting the shelves a few years back. We have here the third generation device, the Creative Vado HD, taking the same name as its predecessor.

    The...

  • Samsung Diva GT-S7070 mobile phone

    Samsung Diva GT-S7070 review

    2.5 REVIEW Girls just wanna have phones 18 March 2010 11:23 GMT

    The Samsung Diva, GT-S7070 to use the number you'll never hear again, is a phone that is targeted straight at women. No, it isn't some red-blooded horn dog of a phone, but one that's been designed to cater to the needs of girlies.

    Well the...

  • Canon PowerShot SX210 IS camera

    Canon PowerShot SX210 IS camera review

    4.0 REVIEW An ideal travel camera? 17 March 2010 13:43 GMT

    The Canon PowerShot SX210 IS comes in to replace the SX200 IS, competing against the likes of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8, in offering a wealth of creative control and a lot of zoom in a relatively compact camera. It's the sort of camera aimed at those...

  • OneForAll SmartControl remote control  . Home Cinema, Remote controls, OneForAll, OneForAll SmartControl 0

    OneForAll SmartControl remote control review

    4.0 REVIEW Drowning in remote controls? 16 March 2010 18:50 GMT

    Universal remotes have come a long way, and OneForAll have been there every step of the way. If you have an array of home entertainment kit, and remote controls littered all over your house, then something like the OneForAll SmartControl (URC 7960)...

  • Sony BDP-S760 Blu-ray player

    Sony BDP-S760 Blu-ray player review

    4.0 REVIEW Sensational pictures, but is that enough? 15 March 2010 9:41 GMT

    The Sony BDP-S760 forms part of Sony's late-2009 announcements, offering all the normal Blu-ray niceties, as well as wide audio decoding and a whole host of connections on its rear end. But with the recent posturing from Sony setting up their newest...

  • Amazon Kindle Keyboard

    Amazon Kindle Keyboard review

    3.5 REVIEW A good choice for UK readers? 12 March 2010 9:44 GMT

    The Amazon Kindle has only relatively recently made it to the UK, with our US brothers and sisters enjoying the device for some time. As we've been looking at our disconnected ebook readers on this side of the pond and scratching our balding pates,...

  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 camera

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 camera review

    4.0 REVIEW Looking for a compact zoom camera? 11 March 2010 12:18 GMT

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 (known as the ZS5 in the US) is a step-down from the company's TZ10 model, which most notably features a GPS and a few tweaks to differentiate it from the smaller brother. It falls into Panasonic's line of "super zoom" compacts,...

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